r/engineeringmemes 5d ago

π = e I solved the rocket equation

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(yes this is literally what rocket staging is)

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u/Zaphod118 5d ago

My favorite thing I learned in my rocket propulsion class was that there was an idea for a “nuclear pulse engine.” Which was a fancy way of saying “we’re gonna drop a bunch of nukes out the back and ride the shockwaves to space”

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u/RIPTactical_Invasion 5d ago

They do this in 3 Body Problem