Aprojectile is fired straight upward from the earth's surface at the south pole with an initial speed equal to one third the escape speed. (the radius of the earth is 6.38 106 m.)

The astronauts on the space shuttle flights experienced an acceleration of 29 m/s2 (about 3 "g's") during lift-off. what upward force must the astronaut's seat apply to the astronaut in order to cause this acceleration? assume the astronaut's mass is 70 kg, and compute this force when the acceleration is near the earth's surface so their weight equals latex: mg m g .