The motion of a rocket is based on the principle of conservation of
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Taking rocket + fuel as system total linear momentum must be conserved since there is no external force. As the exhaust moves out with high speed towards the Earth, the rocket moves with same momentum away from the earth as the net momentum should be zero.
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