>>11868452No Anon, they mean rockets. Rockets are unable to generate thrust in a vacuum. It's a matter of simple physics and fluid dynamics. When you use logic, reason and actual real science, you realize rockets only work (definition: propel themselves forward) in an atmosphere. This means they don't and can't work in space. Any contrary claim is a fraud and a lie.
>inb4 you parrot "newtons 3rd law!" like an NPC without giving the physics any thoughtThat law /isn't/ in dispute here. Appealing to it to "prove" rockets "work in space" shows you don't grasp the fundamental problem here. The 3rd law is 100% correct. When asteroids floating in the vacuum of space crashes into each other, the 3rd law applies. Likewise, the law applies to objects bouncing into each other on Earth. The 3rd law is 100% real, but it doesn't "do" anything for a rocket when its engine is fired in the vacuum of space. No atmospheric pressure, zero atmospheric density = no thrust. It truly is that simple.
You see, the atmosphere gets thinner at higher elevation until it disappears completely (out in space). That's the issue here. And you can't get around that issue. Parroting "newtons's 3rd law!" doesn't magically make the issue go away. That's just you avoiding to deal with reality.
If you're currently under the "rockets work in space! xd!" spell they cast on you through the entertainment industry and educational system (the indoctrination system), and you want to break free from that spell and shatter the illusion - then see these two educational videos (they play inside your browser):
1st vid:
https://files.catbox.moe/dl9ldw.webm2nd (also important):
https://files.catbox.moe/so2rrt.mp4If you don't understand already, then the following videos, in addition to the ones already posted may help you:
https://files.catbox.moe/7e3whr.mp4https://files.catbox.moe/vquxds.mp4You can also view pic related for even further assistance in gaining understanding of the physics of rockets.
