Question

The space shuttle launches an 860-kg satellite by ejecting it from the cargo bay. The ejection mechanism is activated and is in contact with the satellite for 3.5 s to give it a velocity of 0.30 m/s in the z-direction relative to the shuttle. The mass of the shuttle is 9.5×10⁴ kg .

a. Determine the component of velocity vf of the shuttle in the minus z-direction resulting from the ejection.

b.Find the average force that the shuttle exerts on the satellite during the ejection.

Answer 1