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They "fly" by their sheer momentum provided by reaction to bursts of rocket emissions of any length from short pulses (usually to correct the path) or longer bursts for major stunts like taking off, or slowing down to land on the moon etc. The momentum provided by a rocket engine "burn" happens because you have a fierce generation of expanding gases which press on a wall of the burn chamber, but are nut balanced at the opposite side of the chamber where they rush out unchecked.

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Spaceships fly in space by using thrusters to propel themselves forward and make course corrections. They follow the principles of physics, such as Newton's third law of motion, which states that for every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. This allows spacecraft to maneuver and travel through the vacuum of space.

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