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

Answer:

6.30 miles/hour

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:

$a = \frac{F}{N}$

  = $\frac{(686.68*10^{6} )}{24811505120150.2656} \\= 0.0000277 m/s\\= 6.03 miles/hr$