Suppose a spaceship is designed to withstand a micrometeoroid impact delivering a TKE of a million joules.

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Suppose a spaceship is designed to withstand a micrometeoroid impact delivering a TKE of a million joules. Suppose that the most massive micrometeoroid it is likely to encounter in space has a mass of 3 g. What is the maximum velocity relative to the spaceship at which the most massive micrometeorite can be traveling for the spaceship to be able to withstand its impact?

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Exploring Engineering An Introduction to Engineering and Design

ISBN: 978-0123747235

2nd edition

Authors: Philip Kosky, George Wise, Robert Balmer, William Keat

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