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How fast can a space shuttle fly?
Answer
Wiki User
11/19/2016
The speed of flight really depends on what you mean by 'flight'. The shuttle can reach over 1700 mph, but not all that is provided by the shuttle engines. The initial 3000 mph are supplied by the booster rockets.
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