2. September 15, 2009
Announcement is made about Zero G Essay Contest
STUDENT APPLICATION: In about 300 words,
describe why you want to participate in this
experience, what you think you could learn from
this experience, and how you think you could share
your experience with others.
7. Floating
Regular Gravity - 9.81 meters per second squared
Martian Gravity - 3.27 meters per second squared
Lunar Gravity - 1.635 meters per second squared
Zero Gravity – ummm... zero g :-)
8.
9. Acceleration
What is the change in velocity of our plane from the
halfway point to the end point?
About 147 m/s
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How much time did it take to make that change in
velocity?
15 seconds
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What is the acceleration of the airplane?
About 9.8 m/s^2
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