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I know that in orbit, the shuttle goes about 17,500 MPH and reaches its top speed of Mach 25 upon re-entry.
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What is a jet going mach 3?
well the sr-71 exeeds mach 3(a little faster) or the space shuttle(not a jet)
Has any machine ever achieved mach 6?
Yes. The space shuttle moved at a speed of 17,500 mph, which is roughly Mach 25.
What is Mach 21.8 in mph?
16680 mph or the reentry speed of the space shuttle to our atmoshere.
What is is the speed of the space shuttle?
Mach 5, 5 times faster than the speed of sound!
What is the speed of the space shuttle?
Mach 5, 5 times faster than the speed of sound!
Did Concorde go Mach 2?
No Mach 2.3
How much force is a Mach?
"Mach" isn't a force.
How fast does a space shuttle reenter the earths atmosphere?
About thirty times the speed of sound, Mach 30 approx.
What was the space shuttle's speed during reentry?
As the shuttle reaches entry interface, the point where it starts to feel the effects of the atmosphere, it is traveling at about Mach 24.5 or about 24,000 miles per hour.
How fast is the fastest jet?
The fastest "officially" is the SR-71 Blackbird at mach 3.3 - but could go faster. The Space Shuttle - albeit not a jet by technical terms, should be classified as the fasted.
Space shuttle speed?
My high school astronomy book stated mach 26 in orbit. Though it did not state it as a maximum.
How much is Mach 2 in knots?
Mach 2 = 1,322.94 knots
