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=== Impulse and its Specificity ===
=== Impulse and its Specificity ===
Impulse is defined as equal to force multiplied by time - it is a measure of how powerful motors are, and can easily give you your change in velocity (Impulse / Mass, assuming no drag or gravity losses. There will always be drag and gravity losses.)
It turns out that impulse alone is not a good measure for rocket fuel performance; it is technically possible to use wood and air as rocket fuels, and to get an insanely large impulse by making the engine really big. That will never get you to space. Instead, rockets really care about a number called the specific impulse, defined as impulse divided by the mass of the propellant and the gravitational constant. This gives a far better picture of what constitutes a good rocket fuel, although there are definitely other considerations.
=== Motor Systems (DMS and RMS) ===
=== Motor Systems (DMS and RMS) ===