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An engineer at NASA decides to save money on fuel by launching satellites from a very ta...

An engineer at NASA decides to save money on fuel by launching satellites from a very tall mountain. (a) Calculate the escape speed for a satellite launched from an altitude of 8000 m above sea level (a mountain comparable to Mount Everest). (b) Do you think this method would be a good way for NASA to save fuel?

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