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← ScienceWhich mechanism creates thrust imbalance in a spacecraft?
A)Space/time asymmetry near black hole
B)Relativistic equivalence principle violation✓
C)Photon momentum causing orbital drift
D)Variable delta-v application duration
💡 Explanation
Thrust imbalance from equivalence principle violation causes trajectory deviation because acceleration from thrust is not perfectly equivalent to gravitational forces. Therefore, orbital drift occurs, rather than stable orbit; gravitational anomalies are not dominant.
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