Why is it a rocket🚀 is used to go straight up into outer space and not just use an airplane ✈️ ? I’m sure there is a good reason but it seems that the gradual assent would be preferred over the straight up approach.
In: Engineering
Airplane engines need oxygen to burn their fuel, so they cant go into space. And the straight-up approach makes it easier to reach the speed needed to escape the earth’s atmosphere. (Feel free to fact-check these statements)
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