Elon Musk’s SpaceX is proposing that commercial flights will be ready to go to the Moon in less than three years. Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, is seeking eight artists to join his trip to the Moon. He wants them to inspire everyone by creating artwork after they return to Earth. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is 16.6% of the acceleration due to gravity on Earth. To keep the artists comfortable, it is decided that as they lift off from the Moon, the acceleration they experience close to the surface of the Moon should be kept to the equivalent of 2.83 g (1?is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth). What is the maximum thrust that one of the new rockets from Part 2 can withstand under this condition? Note: The weight of the artists is negligible compared to the weight of the rocket (given in part 2), so you can ignore it in your calculations!
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is proposing that commercial flights will be ready to go to the Moon in less than three years. Yusaku Maezawa, a Japanese billionaire, is seeking eight artists to join his trip to the Moon. He wants them to inspire everyone by creating artwork after they return to Earth. The acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Moon is 16.6% of the acceleration due to gravity on Earth. To keep the artists comfortable, it is decided that as they lift off from the Moon, the acceleration they experience close to the surface of the Moon should be kept to the equivalent of 2.83 g (1?is the acceleration due to gravity on the surface of the Earth).
What is the maximum thrust that one of the new rockets from Part 2 can withstand under this condition? Note: The weight of the artists is negligible compared to the weight of the rocket (given in part 2), so you can ignore it in your calculations!
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