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Is the following statement true or false :

A rocket can propel itself in a vacuum.

True: Rockets and engines in space behave according to Isaac Newton's third law of motion: Every action produces an equal and opposite reaction. When a rocket shoots fuel out one end, this propels the rocket forward — no air is required.


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