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Old Aug 19, 2007, 10:37 pm   #90 (permalink) (top)
Zeebadee
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The earth's escape velocity is 11.2km/s and the moons is 2.4km/s Less gravity in combination with a smaller escape velocity. require less effort.
Actually, escape velocity isn't really that important. If you have enough fuel, you can escape from the earth's gravity by going 50 mph.


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