Space & the Universe

How fast does the International Space Station travel in its orbit, in kilometers per hour (1 km ≈ 0.6 mi)?

Answer

28,000 km/h

That's fast enough to go from New York to Los Angeles in under 9 minutes, circling the entire globe in about 90 minutes. At that speed, astronauts actually age a tiny fraction of a second less than people on Earth over a six-month stay.

Source: NASA

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