• Question: What is the approximate speed of a space ship in space?

    Asked by Camron B to Monique on 16 Nov 2015.
    • Photo: Monique Henson

      Monique Henson answered on 16 Nov 2015:

      Hi Camron!

      It would depend on the spaceship. As far as I know, the fastest spacecraft ever launched was the New Horizons probe, which travelled all the way out to Pluto in just 10 years. That travels at around 36,000 miles per hour, which is unbelievably fast. It had to go that fast to reach Pluto in a reasonable amount of time.

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