Title: Apply Newton's three laws of motion to rocketry.
Course: Aerospace Technology I (21055-I) > Section: Exploring Rocketry

Application requires an understanding that design must address the challenge of Newton’s laws of motion for a rocket to operate. Newton’s laws include the following:

- A physical body will remain at rest or continue to move at a constant velocity, unless an outside net force acts upon it.
- The rate of change of momentum is proportional to the resultant force producing it and takes place in the direction of that force.
- To every action there is an equal and opposite reaction.

Process/Skill Questions:

- What considerations must be taken when designing rockets to overcome the laws of motion?
- How is Newton’s second law applied to rocketry?
- How is the application of Newton’s laws to rocketry similar to the same application to aviation?