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Chapter 4, Problem 33E
You’re an engineer working on Ares I, NASA’s replacement for the space shuttles. Performance specs call for a first-stage rocket capable of accelerating a total mass of 630 Mg vertically from rest to 7200 km/h in 2.0 min. You’re asked to determine the required engine thrust (force) and the force exerted on a 75-kg astronaut during liftoff. What do you report?
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