Orbits: Escape Velocity
Now consider the rocket/spacecraft
after it has "escaped" the Earth, and traveled to the farthest reaches of
space....
(Note: We
will assume the rocket/spacecraft has not lost any mass!)
Q: What is the rocket’s Kinetic Energy
so far from the Earth?
Q: What is the
rocket’s Potential Energy
so "high" above the Earth’s surface?
Q: What is the
"final" total energy of the
"system"?
