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- SPECIMPL is a text file that tell you everything you need to know about
- "Specific Impulse: What, Besides Thrust, Gets Us to Orbit?" This
- article introduces the concept of specific impulse, an important value in
- determining the performance and capabilities of a space propulsion
- system. It is intended primarily for those people who do not have a firm
- technical knowledge of space propulsion systems, but would like to gain a
- working knowledge of some of the parameters used in the field. By
- examining various engines, both current and theoretical this article can
- help you understand what it takes to get a rocket moving (efficiently!)
- By John McDonnell.
- 17K.
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