Rockets that are launching things into space, like satellites or space probes, don’t actually have much trouble getting past the Earth’s atmosphere. Rockets encounter most of the resistance when ...

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When was the last time you thought about how a rocket moves through space? The average person is likely to know the basics of how planes direct themselves through the atmosphere, but rockets?

Q How do rockets get past our atmosphere? — Will Swisher, Madison, Wis. A Jim Lattis, director of the UW Space Place at the University of Wisconsin-Madison: Rockets that are launching things into ...