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Science fiction stories have included spaceships that use the annihilation of matter and...

Science fiction stories have included spaceships that use the annihilation of matter and antimatter to produce energy. How much matter and antimatter would be required to launch a 15,000-kg spaceship from Earth’s orbit out of the solar system? Ignore the energy necessary to escape Earth’s gravity, and assume equal amounts of matter and antimatter.

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