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The present chapter deals with the optimisation of rockets for the purpose of achieving a desired performance. A rocket is considered as a body of variable mass accelerated by a thrust, which is obtained by gas particles ejected at high speed from a nozzle.
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de Iaco Veris, A. (2018). Performance and Optimisation of Rockets. In: Practical Astrodynamics. Springer Aerospace Technology. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-62220-0_11
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