Bifalgorithm post
"Every rocket starts by fighting Earth's constant pull."
"Every rocket starts by fighting Earth's constant pull." — interactive flowchart on Bifalgorithm
Ideas in this flowchart
- Rocket Launch Process
- Initial Launch Phase
- Overcoming Earth's Gravity
- Exhaust Expulsion
- Thrust Build-Up
- Rocket Breaks Free
- Ascent Phase
- Climbing Higher
- Burning Through Thick Air
- Stage Separation
- Empty First Stage Drops
- Weight Reduction
- Orbital Speed Approach
- Efficiency of Staged Rockets
- Single Giant Rocket Alternative
- Dropping Dead Weight Advantage
- Satellite and Station Deployment
