Quarky and Rockets
How do rockets push all the way into space?
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The story
Quarky rides a rocket to learn how burning fuel and Newton's push send astronauts beyond the sky.
What you'll learn
- A rocket pushes gas down, and the gas pushes the rocket up.
- Every action has an equal and opposite reaction.
- Rockets must go incredibly fast to escape Earth's gravity.
- Rockets carry their own oxygen because space has none.
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