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6. for every action...

Thu Mar 23, 2023, 03:17 PM

Mar 2023

...there is an equal but opposite reaction. Gasses squirt out in one direction and the outgassing body scoots in the other.

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In the vacuum of space, how would "outgassing" cause acceleration? Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #5

for every action... mike_c Mar 2023 #6

Thanks. Midnight Writer Mar 2023 #7

Oh, for chrissakes. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2023 #8