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Write a brief descrition of how a rocket accelerated through the vaccum of space

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Step-by-step explanation:

As the exhaust gases go in one direction, the rocket goes in the other to keep the total momentum of the system constant. This momentum change of the gases gives the rocket the "push" to go forward. We call this push, the thrust of the rocket, i.e. the force exerted on the rocket.

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