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Chapter 18, Problem 4E

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An astronaut is provided a “gravity” when the spaceship’s engines are activated to accelerate the ship. This requires the use of fuel. Is there a way to accelerate and provide “gravity” without the sustained use of fuel? Discuss, perhaps using ideas from Chapter 8.

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QUESTION:

An astronaut is provided a “gravity” when the spaceship’s engines are activated to accelerate the ship. This requires the use of fuel. Is there a way to accelerate and provide “gravity” without the sustained use of fuel? Discuss, perhaps using ideas from Chapter 8.

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An astronaut is provided a gravity when the spaceship’s engines are activated to accelerate the ship, this requires the use of fuel but instead of this if the spaceship is set into rotation, it will spin off its own rotational inertia like a top, once set spinning. An astronaut in the ship experiences a centrifugal force that provides a simulated gravity.

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