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C. Before space travel some people thought rockets would not work in space because there was no atmosphere for the rocket exhaust to push against. Explain the error in this thinking using Newton's third
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C. Before space travel some people thought rockets would not work in space because there was no

atmosphere for the rocket exhaust to push against. Explain the error in this thinking using Newton's
third law.

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Rockets can travel through space because there is no force holding or acting on them.So if the rocket travels and a certain velocity it will travel at the same velocity unless a force acts on it
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