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Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2012-May
Pages: 4
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Return Trajectory of the SpaceShipTwo Spacecraft--Numerical Solution
Slegr, J.; Kraus, I.
Physics Education, v47 n3 p309-312 May 2012
SpaceShipTwo is a private spaceplane project which is intended for space tourism. Very few details about its construction and flight characteristics are available for the public, but with proper numerical methods some interesting results can be obtained using secondary school mathematics. An exercise about SpaceShipTwo can be used as a motivational factor in physics lessons. (Contains 4 figures.)
Descriptors: Secondary School Mathematics, Science Instruction, Secondary School Science, Physics, Teaching Methods, Equations (Mathematics), Space Sciences, Spreadsheets, Computer Uses in Education
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
Education Level: High Schools
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Language: English
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