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Speed of a Space Vehicle on its Journey
Saturday 7th August, 2010
Hello……..This Geof James, from Redland Bay, Queensland. 4165, “speaking”.
If anyone could please answer a small question. It is regarding a space vehicle’s speed, when it leaves the Earth’s gravitational field and travels to its ultimate destination in space.
I know that the escape velocity from Earth is 11.2 kilometres per second (40,320 km / hour). Does the vehicle continue on, upon its journey at this above "land speed", until it is eventually slowed to land upon the “target destination”.
I have been recently asked this question, and my thoughts are ‘yes’, the speed of 40,320 kms / hour would be correct, until it arrives at its destination.
Can anyone please either confirm or deny my answer, or enlighten me further on this particular matter? Than
Most Sincerely………Geof James (geof.james@internode.on.net)
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