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An engine of the orbital maneuvering system (OMS) on a space shuttle exerts a force of over a time interval of (see attachment), exhausting a negligible mass of fuel relative to the shuttle's mass of (see attachment) .

1. What is the y component of the impulse of the force for this time interval of (see attachment)?
2. What is the y component of the shuttle's change in momentum from this impulse?
3. What is the y component of the shuttle's change in velocity from this impulse?

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