Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's third woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space shuttle Discovery to the INternational Space Station to complete construction in October of 2000. To unlock from the space station Pilot Melroy released hooks holding the two spacecraft together and the 68,000 kg shuttle pushed away from the space station with the aid of four large springs. If the 73,000 kg space station moved back at a speed of .6 m/s, how fast did the shuttle move?

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Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's third woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space
shuttle Discovery to the INternational Space Station to complete construction in
October of 2000. To unlock from the space station Pilot Melroy released hooks
holding the two spacecraft together and the 68,000 kg shuttle pushed away from
the space station with the aid of four large springs. If the 73,000 kg space station
moved back at a speed of .6 m/s, how fast did the shuttle move?
Transcribed Image Text:Astronaut Pam Melroy, history's third woman space shuttle pilot, flew the space shuttle Discovery to the INternational Space Station to complete construction in October of 2000. To unlock from the space station Pilot Melroy released hooks holding the two spacecraft together and the 68,000 kg shuttle pushed away from the space station with the aid of four large springs. If the 73,000 kg space station moved back at a speed of .6 m/s, how fast did the shuttle move?
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