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How fast does a spaceship travel in Earth's orbit and is there a sense of speed? The international space station (taken as an example) orbits earth once every 92 minutes and travels at over 17,000 mph relative to the earths surface.
I have heard that the International Space Station is moving at 17,000 mph. 1. How is it moving that fast when our aircraft here on earth only move 1600 mph or so? (I assume something to do with less gravity in space but can you explain it?) 2.