SUMMARY OF ROCKET PROPULSION

 

For humans, the conditions of space begins at about 45,000 feet (13,700 meters).

 

A satellite can orbit the Earth at an altitude of approximately 100 miles (160 kilometers).

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The region beyond Earth is our most challenging final frontier.

Perhaps the biggest reason we want to explore space... is the irresistible phenomenon of the unknown.

 

HOWEVER;

The only device that can get us to these heights and back, are rockets and their propulsion systems.