Question

An orbiting spacecraft is described not as a "zero-g" but rather as a "microgravity" environment for its occupants and for onboard experiments. Astronauts experience slight lurches due to the motions of equipment and other astronauts and as a result of venting of materials from the craft. Assume that a 3500 kg spacecraft undergoes an acceleration of 2.91 µg = 2.85 10-5 m/s2 due to a leak from one of its hydraulic control systems. The fluid is known to escape with a speed of 73.5 m/s into the vacuum of space. How much fluid will be lost in 1.00 h if the leak is not stopped? kg

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