The definition of disability under Social Security is different than other programs. Social Security pays only for total disability. No benefits are payable for partial disability or for short-term disability. We consider you disabled under Social Security rules if: You cannot do work that you did before;
UCSB Science Line. A rocket ship, on its way to the moon, can get up to almost 25,000 miles per hour in order to escape the Earths atmosphere. However, it does not go that fast the whole way. Also, the ship cannot fly directly from the Earth straight to the moon surface.
I'm asking because I was reading about the new planet, Gliese 581, which is said to have earth like habitation characteristics, but is 20.5 lightyears away-- impossible to reach in a human lifetime. So I would like to know how fast our space shuttles go...eport Abuse. Well, the space shuttle normally cruises along at 17,000 mph. At that speed, assuming a straight line shot to Gliese 581, it would take 810,502 years to get there. If we go back to the velocity of the Apollo missions to the moon (..about 45,000 mph..) we're down to a one-way trip of 305,706 years.