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You fell victim to one of the classic blunders: conflating velocity with its derivative. The (approximately) zero-G period lasts for minutes, not milliseconds,
by p1mrx 6y ago
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders: conflating velocity with its derivative.
The (approximately) zero-G period lasts for minutes, not milliseconds, and during that time, the velocity changes by 9.8 m/s (22 MPH) every second. The velocity should not pause at 0, or any other value.
- dmurray 6y ago22 mph per second is an abomination of a mixed unit I'd never heard before, but it's actually much more intuitive to me than the standard 9.8 metres per second per second. Maybe we can compromise on 35 km/h per second though.
- p1mrx 6y agoI wouldn't normally use MPH/s, but it fits the units in the Blue Origin video.