Question

The space shuttle fleet was designed with two booster stages. If the first stage provides a thrust of 686.68 Mega-newtons(MN) and the space shuttle has a mass of 5,470,0005, 470,000 pound-mass, what is the acceleration of the space craft in miles per hour squared?

Answer 1

6.30 miles/hour

Step-by-step explanation:

Newton's second law applies here. In simple terms:

`F = ma`

where F = Force (Thrust) in N

a = acceleration (m/s²)

The acceleration can be given by rearranging the formula to give:

`a = (F)/(N)`

=
`((686.68*10^(6) ))/(24811505120150.2656) \\= 0.0000277 m/s\\= 6.03 miles/hr`