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why is fuel needed to change the speed or direction of a probe in space?

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Fuel is use to produce a force to accelerate in a new direction.In the void of space the object will continue its velocity until somthing acts upon it.(newtons first law of motion)
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Newton's first law of motion clearly states that once an object is traveling in a direction, that object will not change its direction or speed until something slows it down, stops it, or makes it change direction. Outer space creates a void where using a fuel propellent is the only way to move a probe.
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