31. How fast do we usually travel? (A K2S Question)

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The orbiter flies about 17,400 mph while it orbits the Earth. The Apollo command module got up to about 25,000 mph while going to and returning from the Moon. Both these spacecraft had human crews.

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Answer provided by Jon H. Brown

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

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