College Physics
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Author: Paul Peter Urone, Roger Hinrichs
Publisher: OpenStax College
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Chapter 8, Problem 21CQ
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During a visit to the International Space Station, an astronaut was positioned motionless in the center of the station, out of reach of any solid object on which he could exert a force. Suggest a method by which he could move himself away from this position, and explain the physics involved.
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