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Re:Orbital Mechanics – How do rockets get to where they're h... by pdonis on Wednesday April 28, 2021 @12:46AM (#26965700)
The mass of the spacecraft, and how it changes as fuel is burned, can of course be ignored when computing gravitational forces, yes. But it can't be ignored when computing things like how much fuel is required for a particular burn to achieve a desired delta-v.
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