Question

Suppose the mass of a fully loaded module in which astronauts take off from the Moon is 12,500kg. The thrust of its engines is 28,000 N.

(a) Calculate its the magnitude of acceleration in a vertical takeoff from the Moon in meter per square second, assuming the acceleration due to gravity on the Moon is 1.67m/s^2.

Answer 1

The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is approximately 1.625 m/s2, about 16.6% that on Earth's surface or 0.166 ɡ.

gravity of the moon is 1.62 m/s²