Upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, the bottom of a space shuttle heats up to dangerous levels as the craft slows for landing. If the velocity of the shuttle is 28,500 km/hr at the beginning of...

Upon reentry into the Earth’s atmosphere, the bottom of a space shuttle heats up to dangerous levels as the craft slows for landing. If the velocity of the shuttle is 28,500 km/hr at the beginning of reentry and 370 km/hr just prior to landing, how much energy is lost as heat? The shuttle has a mass of 90,000 kg. Assume that the change in potential energy is negligible compared to the change in kinetic energy.