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Are Rockets Fast or Slow?

Are Rockets Fast or Slow?

Of course rockets are fast, right? The speediest one carrying a person zoomed at over 4,000 miles an hour! But rockets ride very slowly on the ground. Spacecraft are rolled from NASA’s Vehicle Assembly Building to the launchpad at just 2-3 miles an hour — slower than you can walk! We’re guessing rockets have more fun flying in the sky.
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