T IVE I 8. The International Space Station has a mass of 4.19 × 105 kg and orbits at a radius of 6.79 x 106 m from the center of Earth (Me=5.9722 × 1024 kg, RE=6371 km, G=6.67 × 10-11 N-m²/kg²). Find (a) the gravitational force exerted by Earth on the space station with 52 kg astronaut living inside,

T IVE I 8. The International Space Station has a mass of 4.19 × 105 kg and orbits at a radius of 6.79 x 106 m from the center of Earth (Me=5.9722 × 1024 kg, RE=6371 km, G=6.67 × 10-11 N-m²/kg²). Find (a) the gravitational force exerted by Earth on the space station with 52 kg astronaut living inside,

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Chapter5: More Applications Of Newton’s Laws

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