Mass driver constrained by a limited amount of onboard spacecraft power. Thrust and momentum from exhaust, per unit mass expelled, scales up linearly with its velocity (momentum = mv), yet kinetic energy and energy input requirements scale up faster with velocity squared (kinetic energy = mv). Too low exhaust velocity would excessively increase propellant mass needed under the rocket equation, with too high a fraction of energy going into accelerating propellant not used yet. Higher exhaust velocity has both benefit and tradeoff, increasing propellant usage efficiency (more momentum per unit mass of propellant expelled) but decreasing thrust and the current rate of
Our Velocity Our Velocity "Our Velocity" is the first single from "Our Earthly Pleasures", the second album from the band, Maxïmo Park. The single was released two weeks prior to the release of the album, on 19 March 2007. The music was written by Duncan Lloyd and the lyrics by Paul Smith of the band. The video of the song features the band being multiplied in a white room while playing the song. It was directed by Nima Nourizadeh. The song has been highly regarded and in VH1's "50 Greatest Songs of 2007 So Far" it placed at number 1. The song