Question: 1 . A spacecraft in space executes a steady state impulsive burn with a single rocket engine to increase its forward velocity. Before the burn,

1. A spacecraft in space executes a steady state impulsive burn with a single rocket engine to increase
its forward velocity. Before the burn, it has 87 seconds of fuel on board (which burns at a constant
rate) and the ratio of its Propellant Mass Fraction to its Mass Ratio is 0.68. After the burn, the
following measurements are reported:
- Fuel Remaining in the spacecraft: 50%
- Momentum Change of spacecraft: 680,720 Ns
If the specific impulse of its engine is 270 seconds, Find:
2. Mass flow rate of the fuel

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