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Objective :
Engineers use mathematical principles to calculate how many people and how much cargo can safely be transported into space, and also to determine how long they can stay in space.
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Video : Ares: The Ares Launch Vehicles
Imagine a rocket the size of a small skyscraper. Now imagine shooting it into the air with so much force that it goes from zero to a thousand miles an hour in less than a minute. What kind of engines can generate that much thrust? And why is that rocket built in stages?
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