
EliteKarma wrote:Well,to escape earth's gravitional field,the minimum speed required is mach 6 (25k mph),did the apollo 11went to mach 6 at that time?Ehm, they did not escape the 'gravitational field' of Earth at all?
EliteKarma wrote:Well,to escape earth's gravitional field,the minimum speed required is mach 6 (25k mph),did the apollo 11went to mach 6 at that time?As you know, the moon rotates on earth, so yeah they didn't have to do it.
GalaxyGeri wrote:The Apollo 11 got WAY faster than that, not only in orbit.EliteKarma wrote:Well,to escape earth's gravitional field,the minimum speed required is mach 6 (25k mph),did the apollo 11went to mach 6 at that time?As you know, the moon rotates on earth, so yeah they didn't have to do it.
I am sure the apollo 11 couldn't reach that speed, but modern technology can, since they went to mars and way further.
Robin wrote:Really? 25.000m/s?GalaxyGeri wrote:The Apollo 11 got WAY faster than that, not only in orbit.EliteKarma wrote:Well,to escape earth's gravitional field,the minimum speed required is mach 6 (25k mph),did the apollo 11went to mach 6 at that time?As you know, the moon rotates on earth, so yeah they didn't have to do it.
I am sure the apollo 11 couldn't reach that speed, but modern technology can, since they went to mars and way further.
GalaxyGeri wrote:KSP is on a 1 to 10 scale.Robin wrote:Really? 25.000m/s?GalaxyGeri wrote: As you know, the moon rotates on earth, so yeah they didn't have to do it.The Apollo 11 got WAY faster than that, not only in orbit.
I am sure the apollo 11 couldn't reach that speed, but modern technology can, since they went to mars and way further.
I should stop comparing to KSP lmao
EliteKarma wrote:Well,to escape earth's gravitional field,the minimum speed required is mach 6 (25k mph),did the apollo 11went to mach 6 at that time?Mach 6 is 2041.74 meters per second, 7350.264 kilometers per hour, 4410.1584 miles per hour.
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