Hey Man just watched all of your videos! Loved them. Why did you stop? I am sure you will get a following base soon. Much power to you. Waiting to see videos on your channel soon❤️
Thanks! So the Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation (or the Ideal Rocket Equation) is honestly pretty complicated for a novice like me. I’ll do my best to explain it with my limited understanding. Basically, it describes the changing relationship between the rocket, the thrust force, and the payload (among a few other factors). When you start with the end goal (we want to land this much weight on the moon), this equation allows you to work backwards to determine how much fuel your rocket needs to get there, knowing that as the rocket burns fuel, the weight will decrease during launch. That among of fuel obviously has some kind of relationship to the size and weight of your rocket. The more fuel you need, the larger your rocket needs to be. So you could launch a MASSIVE rocket that is far larger than the Saturn V to get your lunar lander to the moon, but another options is to jettison unnecessary weight as you continue to convert your fuel into a thrust force. This is how most rockets work, including the Saturn V, because it is much more efficient to reduce not only the weight of fuel during your journey, but also the fuel tanks you no longer need. This article here is a pretty good resource to learn more! www.planetary.org/articles/20170428-the-rocket-equation-part-1
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Hey Man just watched all of your videos! Loved them. Why did you stop? I am sure you will get a following base soon. Much power to you. Waiting to see videos on your channel soon❤️
Thanks Kunal! I plan to make more in the future. We had kids, so that has been limiting my free time to make these videos. In a good way!
@@DigitalAstronaut that's great to hear and congratulations!
Dang this video is good. I am re-excited about space again. Very good explanation? I did wonder, what *is* the Rocket Equation? You never showed it.
Thanks! So the Tsiolkovsky Rocket Equation (or the Ideal Rocket Equation) is honestly pretty complicated for a novice like me. I’ll do my best to explain it with my limited understanding. Basically, it describes the changing relationship between the rocket, the thrust force, and the payload (among a few other factors). When you start with the end goal (we want to land this much weight on the moon), this equation allows you to work backwards to determine how much fuel your rocket needs to get there, knowing that as the rocket burns fuel, the weight will decrease during launch. That among of fuel obviously has some kind of relationship to the size and weight of your rocket. The more fuel you need, the larger your rocket needs to be. So you could launch a MASSIVE rocket that is far larger than the Saturn V to get your lunar lander to the moon, but another options is to jettison unnecessary weight as you continue to convert your fuel into a thrust force. This is how most rockets work, including the Saturn V, because it is much more efficient to reduce not only the weight of fuel during your journey, but also the fuel tanks you no longer need. This article here is a pretty good resource to learn more! www.planetary.org/articles/20170428-the-rocket-equation-part-1
Absolutely brilliant. Best explanation I've ever seen. Why so few views? Even the flat-earthers haven't bothered disliking this.
Thanks!