For example, while NASA personnel work on the space station, is it physically traveling at high speeds or is it stationary? I'm no albert einstein.
2007-06-13 14:06:03 · 7 answers · asked by Yahoood 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
About 17,500mph. ~
2007-06-13 14:13:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In theory, the lowest orbit possible (which is the fastest in speed) is the 'surface orbit' at 84 minutes.
Circumference = 40,000 km (25,000 mi).
40,000 km in 84 minutes = 28571 km/h = 7.94 km/s
= escape speed divided by SQRT(2).
25,000 mi in 84 minutes = 17,857 mph = 4.96 mi/s
The astronauts who are outside or inside are also in orbit around Earth and travelling at exactly the same speed (they are on the same orbit); so, for them, the station or the shuttle appears stationnary relative to them.
2007-06-13 15:21:51 · answer #2 · answered by Raymond 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Low Earth orbit is about 5 miles/second, fractionally slower than the the speed at which military high explosives detonate.
2007-06-13 14:11:48 · answer #3 · answered by Uncle Al 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
16.400 mph. to a high of aprx 18,000 mph. Sounds like alot but pittance compared to what is required to be impressive. If you want to get somewhere in space you got to travel over 10x speed of light.WE are far from this.The only way to travel is time warp.or worms. 4thD.Uncle AL is good at these anwsers.
2007-06-13 15:00:52 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
what you may find very interesting is live space shuttle feeds,
go to ksc.gov to get them or google search for them. they give you the speeds in real time as well as live video. have fun.
2007-06-13 14:59:27 · answer #5 · answered by barrbou214 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
22 to 24 thousand miles per hour.
2007-06-13 16:24:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
17500 MPH
2007-06-17 11:30:07 · answer #7 · answered by johnandeileen2000 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋