Spaceship Work Problem: A 1000-lb spaceship is to be sent to a distant location. The
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Spaceship Work Problem: A 1000-lb spaceship is to be sent to a distant location. The work required to get the spaceship away from Earths gravity equals the force times the distance the spaceship is moved. But the force, F, which is 1000 lb at Earths surface, decreases with the square of the distance from Earths center, where r is the number of earth-radii. There is always some force no matter how far you travel from Earth, so additional work is always being done. Does the amount of work increasewithout bound as r goes to infinity? Show howyou arrive at your answer.The Space Shuttle Endeavor (STS-47) blasting offon September 12, 1992
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