Questions about the distance objects or gases cover in a fixed amount of time while traveling in space, being launched or descending. Also for questions about speed-comparisons.
Questions tagged [velocity]
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Modern ICBMs vs new Russia Weapons
If a modern ICBM can travel at speeds of 6-7 km/s (around 25000 km/h) and the speed of sound is 1192 km/h that's by my math Mach 21. So if a modern ICBM can travel at Mach 21, why are new hypersonic russian weapons capable of surpassing west's…
Nelson Teixeira
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How come satellites and space stations that travel through space at Earth's speed do not disintegrate?
What I mean, if Earth travels through space at 1,700 km/hour, when a spaceship or other object leaves its atmosphere, should it not stay behind? And if it is gravity that keeps it near Earth, should that speed not disintegrate them?
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