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r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/chirantaniga • 11d ago
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tl;dr: for a rocket it is waaaay more important to go fast than to go high. and earth rotates very slowly, so going higher doesn't make you much faster.
• u/Maephia 11d ago So would it be theoretically easier to launch rockets at the equator since that's where the spin is the fastest? • u/Ok-Front8255 11d ago Yes, that’s why we do that (or as close as we can)
So would it be theoretically easier to launch rockets at the equator since that's where the spin is the fastest?
• u/Ok-Front8255 11d ago Yes, that’s why we do that (or as close as we can)
Yes, that’s why we do that (or as close as we can)
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u/Icy_Concern_9804 11d ago
tl;dr: for a rocket it is waaaay more important to go fast than to go high. and earth rotates very slowly, so going higher doesn't make you much faster.