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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.
Once at a steady cruising speed of about 16,150mph (26,000kph) in orbit, astronauts no more feel their speed than do passengers on a commercial airplane. View image of (Credit: Nasa). If G forces arenât a problem for Orionâs longer duration missions, small space rocks â âmicrometeoroidsâ â might be.