07. On the Moon, would we be able to play football? Would the ball fly away to another galaxy? (A K2S Question)

From The Space Library

Indoor football on the Moon would be much like it is here on Earth except the ball would travel much farther when thrown. If you were to play outside, you would have to be in spacesuits, which would make running, catching and throwing more difficult. Even though there is less gravity on the Moon, you wouldn't be able to throw the ball hard enough to get it in orbit, let alone to another galaxy.

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Answer provided by US Space and Rocket Center

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

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