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Space Station RPM

    18-Mar-95 13:36:40
Sb: Space Station RPM
Fm: Nathan Adams 73214,3156
To: Dave Pitzer 70401,702
First you need to find the tangential velocity of your space station. X is a times sign Equation: velocity = the square root of (9.80 m/s2 X 150m) Then you need to use another equation to find the RPM. Equation: RPM = velocity divided by 2 X pi (3.1415) X radius (150m) RPM=v/2pi(r) I got 0.498 RPM