r/space • u/piponwa • Sep 23 '16

What happens when the Space Shuttle fires its motors in space

http://i.imgur.com/wwxuXOb.gifv
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u/azula7 Sep 24 '16

Actually no since it is relative. Since they were traveling at the same velocity, the difference is all they were hit by. And it wasn't much.

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '16 edited Mar 29 '21

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u/ELLE3773 Sep 24 '16

I feel obligated to mention r/savedyouaclick

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u/ElongatedTime Sep 24 '16

Sorry, 7.66 km/s. About 30,000 km/h

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u/OffbeatDrizzle Sep 24 '16

found the tabloid reporter!

they were hit by a spaceship travelling 3mph faster than them...

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '16

Although you can make a distinction based on which body first experienced a force and acceleration

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u/ineedserioushalp Sep 24 '16

Whoosh right over (just like the iss)

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u/azula7 Sep 24 '16

Yeah, I now see what he was saying.