• Question: roughly, how long does it take to get to space?

    Asked by Jackthelad to Col Op, Elie, Floris, Jenn, RocketRich on 4 Mar 2016. This question was also asked by tom_morrissey7.
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      Richard Moss answered on 4 Mar 2016:

      7 minutes! I know, it is not long! But from the launch until the crew are floating free in space is only 7 minutes. The rocket is very powerful and reaches a speed of 5 miles per second. Imagine going to visit a friend 5 miles away, in 1 second.

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