Space/Science — HabitableZone

Space/Science » in reply to Scale.

g and acceleration

On earth, if a rocket gives, say, 1.17 g of thrust against 1 g gravity field, then it accellerates at 1/6 g nett.

On the Moon, it accellerates at 1 g, 6 times faster, yet the pilot feels the same inertial force.

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