Question

An astronaut was working on the exterior of her spaceship tightening a bolt with her wrench. The astronaut and a spaceship both experience weightlessness and become separated from each other. Suggest a way in which the astronaut can use her knowledge of Newton's Laws to get back to her ship.

Oct 17, 2015

Tugging on the rope would bring them both together due to tension force.

Mar 26, 2016

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