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    • First stage of the Saturn V rocket as it separates
    Rights: NASA Published 30 November 2011 Size: 64 KB Referencing Hub media

    This Apollo 11 image shows the first stage (S-1C) of the Saturn V rocket as it separates from the second (S-II) and third (SIVB) stages. This separations occurred at am altitude of 61 km.

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      Rockets and mass

      The mass of a rocket is important for two reasons – an object with less mass accelerates more quickly, and an object with more mass has more gravitational force acting on it. To understand these ...

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