Engineering, 05.05.2020 13:03, whackybrother24

For a rocket to leave the gravitational pull of the Earth, it needs to reach a very special speed. Once it reaches this speed, the gravity of the Earth can no longer pull it back, and it can "boldly go" off into space. What term is used to describe this special speed?

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Escape Velocity

Orbital Velocity

Terminal Velocity

Tangential Velocity

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