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What is drag divergence?
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Why are there different types of thrust?
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What was the first spacecraft that was sent into space?
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Who launched the first rocket successfully into the space?
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What is the thrust required to keep the ISS in orbit?
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How does propulsion power a balloon car?
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What is the work of nuclear reactors in rockets?
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What's the difference between liquid and solid propellant rockets?
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Is it possible to use a rocket jet on an airplane?
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What can we do increase the force that pushes the plane forward?
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Propulsion
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