10. During launch and in space, does this kind of speed feel fast or is it impossible to tell? (A K2S Question)

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During launch, you could get a small feeling of the speed by watching the ground move away faster and faster, but in space it is hard to tell how fast you are going. This is because you are so far up.


Answer provided by John Cavallaro


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer