Open AccessEscape Velocity
Author(s) -
Nikola Vlacic
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
undergraduate journal of mathematical modeling
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2326-3652
DOI - 10.5038/2326-3652.3.1.24
Subject(s) - rocket (weapon) , thrust , position (finance) , aerospace engineering , constant (computer programming) , mechanics , physics , geodesy , geology , engineering , computer science , finance , economics , programming language
In this project, we investigated if it is feasible for a single staged rocket with constant thrust to attain escape velocity. We derived an equation for the velocity and position of a single staged rocket that launches vertically. From this equation, we determined if an ideal model of a rocket is able to reach escape velocity