Systems with varying mass
Channel: Robert Dalling
Date: 2020-09-16

A rocket in outer space loses mass when it fires its engines. As its mass decreases, its acceleration increases. This lesson includes a first approximation of the air-drag on the sub-sonic space-shuttle as it rises just after lift-off. For more physics videos by Dr. Robert Dalling, click the channel or see www.HumanismWeb.net. The playlist is Physics-by-Robert-Dalling.