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Space Shuttle launch The mass of the Space Shuttle at launch was about
(200 mi) to
(385 mi) above Earth’s surface. The shuttle’s two solid fuel boosters (the cylinders on the sides of the shuttle) provided 71.4% of the thrust during liftoff and the first stage of ascent before being released from the shuttle 132 s after launch at 48,000 m above sea level. The boosters continued moving up in free fall to an altitude of approximately 70,000 m and then fell toward the ocean to be recovered 230 km from the launch site. The shuttle’s five engines together provided
Which number below is closest to the average vertical acceleration of the shuttle during the first 132 s of its flight?
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