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For the final velocity u of a rocket related to the launching system with a launch mass m 0, mass m at the final velocity u and exhaust velocity v relative to the vehicle the following applies
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Peschka, W. (1992). Liquid Hydrogen as a Rocket Propellant. In: Liquid Hydrogen. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-9126-2_5
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