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An Astronaut Is Piloting a Spacecraft, Which Is in a Circular

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An astronaut is piloting a spacecraft, which is in a circular orbit around Earth. A space station is ahead, on the same circular orbit. If he fires his rockets briefly to increase the forward speed of the rocket, what will happen?

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