RE: Physics Puzzle
July 16, 2020 at 9:09 am
(This post was last modified: July 16, 2020 at 9:11 am by Peebothuhlu.)
(July 16, 2020 at 7:42 am)onlinebiker Wrote: You are an astronaut on the International Space Station. You are making an EVA in order to change a battery. When you finish up - you decide to be a litterbug and give the old battery a careful shove z straight "down" - that is - towards the planet's center mass.
What will be the path of the batteity - in relation to your point of view?
It will appear to accelerate 'forwards' in relation to the station's current orbit.
Scott Manly has a Youtube vid on if an Astronaut can throw something hard enough for it to de-orbit.
Also... playing Kerbal Space Program and trying to keep near Kerbin space Kessler free is also good experience.

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