07. How many miles per hour does an average rocket go? (A K2S Question)

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There is no average mile per hour. It depends on where you want to go with your rocket. There are minimum speeds that a rocket must travel to do certain things, depending on how fast we want to get there. Each thing we want to do is different. For example: to orbit: 17,000 mph; to get to the Moon: 25,000 mph.

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Answer provided by John Cavallaro

Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer

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