And in what plane or shuttle?
2007-09-04 13:52:30 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The Space Shuttle is the fastest winged vehicle that has ever flown.* but the fastest men have ever traveled was 25,000 mph (prox) when the Apollo astronauts were returning from the Moon.
2007-09-04 15:31:57 · answer #1 · answered by ericbryce2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fastest speed Man has travel, would be in a Saturn V, Apollo rocket.
Escape velocity from Earths orbit is approx 26,000 MPH.
Apollo 11 reached in excess of 40,000 MPH when slingshoting around the moon before return trip to Earth.
Space shuttle orbits at approx 17,000 MPH.
X-15 reached speeds in excess of Mach 7.
2007-09-04 16:16:14 · answer #2 · answered by Dennis F 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with John B the fastest ever were the crews going to the moon.
2007-09-05 00:38:40 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The man that jumped from the high altitude balloon at over 100,000 feet went supersonic during his 14 minute free fall without the aid of any type of vehicle or power.
2007-09-04 15:25:33 · answer #4 · answered by Skyhawk 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In relation to which ground. The appolo flights exceeded thirty thousand miles an hour on the way to the moon.
2007-09-04 14:44:01 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Return trips from the moon exceeded 25,000 MPH (40,000 KPH).
2007-09-04 17:29:50 · answer #6 · answered by phillipk_1959 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
if ur talking land speed record believe its 768mph by the thrust scc, dunno what the kph is though
2007-09-04 15:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by Jerrycobra 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋