• Question: how many gravitational forces do you experience when taking off

    Asked by bumblebee3004 to Simon, Julia, Delma, Andrew, Alex on 14 Dec 2015. This question was also asked by 263nch35.
    • Photo: Delma Childers

      Delma Childers answered on 14 Dec 2015:

      In the old space shuttle, you would experience 3 x g, or 3 times Earth’s gravity, on launch. That’s less than what you experience on some roller coasters! (One ride in South Africa peaks at 6.3 x g!)

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