Recent content by Noakhailla Hola

Hey BvU, Thank you so much for your reply, and I am extremely sorry for not following the guidelines. I will definitely do that next time. To be specific, when the spacecraft gets near the planet, it will just split without really a thrust or anything. The two parts will have different mass...

Homework Statement I am doing a MATLAB simulation for a spacecraft that splits into two near a planet, and one part enters the planet's orbit while the other part avoids the orbit. I am a bit unsure about the physics of the split. Since there is a net force due to gravity, I guess momentum is...