If we can get particles at CERN to near-light speeds, why can’t we extrapolate that to rockets?

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Alternatively, why can’t we put a particle accelerator on the back of a rocket and use that?

Edit: okay thanks guys it was a dumb question I see that now lol

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You can create something called an ion drive which can power a spacecraft in the vacuum of space, they are good for slow steady acceleration, but poor from escaping the pull of Earth’s gravity. https://youtu.be/KFL623O9CXQ