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Specific Impulse: Defined
"A measurement of a rocket's relative performance. Expressed in seconds, the number of which a rocket can produce one pound of thrust from one pound of fuel. The higher the specific impulse, the less fuel required to produce a given amount of thrust."
Source: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov
Source: http://www.jpl.nasa.gov