If the first stage provides a thrust of 5.31 mega-newtons [MN] and the space shuttle has a mass of 5,760,000 pound-mass [lbm], what is the acceleration of the spacecraft in miles per hour squared [mi/h2]?

The acceleration of the spacecraft is 16,367.62 miles/hr²

Explanation:

Given;

thrust of the spacecraft, F = 5.31 x 10⁶ N

mass of the spacecraft, m = 5,760,000 lbm = 2612692.051 kg

The acceleration of the spacecraft in m/s² is given by Newton's second law of motion;

F = ma

a = F / m

The acceleration in miles per hour square is given by;

Therefore, the acceleration of the spacecraft is 16,367.62 miles/hr²

neither accurate nor precise.