Open Stax: Introduction to Rocket Propulsion

From a chapter on Linear Momentum and Collisions in a Physics textbook. This section of the chapter discusses Newton's third law of motion in the context of rocket and jet engine propulsion. Students learn how to calculate a rocket's acceleration, and discuss what impacts acceleration and what the space shuttle as a vehicle was meant to accomplish. Includes questions, problems and exercises, as well as a downloadable interactive simulating a lunar landing.