Physics Technology Update (4th Edition)

Published by Pearson
ISBN 10: 0-32190-308-0
ISBN 13: 978-0-32190-308-2

Chapter 12 - Gravity - Conceptual Questions - Page 408: 8

Answer

Yes. See below.

Work Step by Step

According to many navigators, "the sun rises in the east". If the rockets are aimed toward the east and the sun is in the east, the rocket will be gravitated more toward the sun and the rocket will have a greater force acting on it.
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