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The fastest spacecraft



Index Key:   ENG012
Author:      helen p maserang
Subject:     The fastest spacecraft.
How fast can our space faring vehicles travel at present?

Response #:  1 of 1
Author:      wildman jackson
The space shuttle travels at about 17,000 miles per hour +/- 1000 while in
orbit.  It could travel much faster in free-space but it does not have
enough fuel to do so.

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