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Mar15-12, 08:47 AM   #6
 
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Exhaust velocity and mass flow determines a rocket's acceleration, but has no limitation w.r.t. its maximum velocity in space.

As I mentioned before, a rocket's maximum speed is only limited by how much fuel its carrying, in other words how long it can maintain thrust and therefore acceleration.