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Maxine:

What is the power output of the space shuttle in Horsepower?

Maxine:

@Timmyspu

Timmyspu:

Ok so what do you do first.

4evablood:

""Power of a Space Shuttle. The overall power of a space shuttle at takeoff is about 12 GW or 12 billion watts of power. That is about 16 million horsepower! Once the solid rocket boosters detach and the fuel engine detaches, the orbiters three engines are left to propel the aircraft and its acceleration decreases substantially."""

Maxine:

I have no idea to be honest.

4evablood:

read that

Maxine:

i did but im still confused on who its that answer.

Maxine:

How*

4evablood:

What are the answer choices

Maxine:

I have to give a number cause there is no multiple choice.

4evablood:

ok

CocoCammron:

'''''' The three space shuttle main engines generate the maximum equivalent of about 37 million horsepower. The fuel pump alone delivers as much as 71,000 horsepower, the oxygen pump delivers about 23,000.""""""

Maxine:

The space shuttle, which was first launched on April 22, 1981, is the world’s first reusable space vehicle. The shuttle is placed in orbit by three engines that do 1.4 x 1013J of work in 8.5 min. What is the power output of these engines? 12054.7 This is the first part of it

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