So my children gave me a few questions to ask you about space travel. May I ask you those questions? Yes. Number one, how fast does a rocket go? Well, it depends on the rocket. But The space shuttle went 17,500 miles an hour which is 25 times the speed of sound. Takes about eight and a half minutes to get that fast. Seven and a half million pounds of thrust. (03:25–03:33)
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