Required fuel mass: estimated fuel quantity needed for the journey. Maximum velocity: maximum speed achieved by the spaceship. FAQs How long does it take to get to space? It takes about 8.5 minutes for a space shuttle or spacecraft to reach Earth's orbit, i.e., the limit of space where...
aBabylonian astronomers' fine tuned the clepsydra taking into account the equation of time caused by the varying distance between the Earth and the sun as it moves in an elliptical orbit. Due to this effect, noon could be as much as a half hour before or after the time when the sun is...