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Anything in low earth orbit (like the space station, the space shuttle or the Hubble space telescope) is traveling 17,500 MPH. But how fast is that in real, down-to-earth terms? Here’s the answer:
It’s a pretty amazing speed. It’s Los Angeles to Tokyo (approximately 5,400 miles) in 18 minutes:
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The space shuttle achieves that speed during its launch, and the the ride to orbit takes about 6 minutes. So it is zero-to-17,500 MPH in 360 seconds.
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