Obviously, we can make rockets to go very fast, but what is a reasonable top speed? assume that a rocket is fired from rest at a space station in deep space, where gravity is negligible. assume that c = 3.00 × 108 m/s.
all rockets must be travelling at 17,000mph at least to be able to stay in orbit of our earth, as it would be falling away from the earth at the same rate the earth curves away from it.
