A shuttlecraft is initially moving at 96.0 m/s as it travels in
deep space. The mass of the shuttle given its current fuel level is
approximately 6.41 ✕ 106 kg. When the
shuttle fires its rockets to move faster, the speed of the exhaust
leaving the rockets is 2900 m/s. What is the mass of the fuel
necessary to get the shuttlecraft up to a final speed of 130 m/s?
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