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ehabmozart
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Hi there! I kept on reading my textbook and i found one simple confusion in Newton's First law of motion. I want to consider a situation where a space shuttle is moving in the outerspace (assume there is no gravity) under the influence of the engines. What will happen when the engine stops functioning? It is given that the space shuttle will move with a constant velocity. Now, my opinion would be that there was an initial forward force given by the engine, no it is taken off. Is is like pulling the space shuttle. So it ultimately must end up by a stop! This is confusing me. I would really be thankful to whoever helps me in clarifying my confusion. Thanks in advance. I need elaborate answers if u please :)