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A SpaceX raptor engine can produce 2,900 kN of thrust. What is the impulse of the raptor
If it is test fired for 4 seconds (careful with units!)?

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
Impulse = thrust × time.

2,900 kN = 2,900 × 1,000 N = 2.9×10^6 N.
Impulse = 2.9×10^6 N × 4 s = 1.16×10^7 N·s.

(Equivalently 11,600 kN·s or 11.6 MN·s.)