Podcast: Rockets
Saturn V rocket. Image credit: NASA
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To move around in space, you need some kind of propulsion system. And for now, that means rockets. Let’s learn the underlying science of rockets, and how they work. And learn why a rocket will never let us reach the speed of light.
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