Curious Kids: Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?

Curious Kids: Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth?

Curious Kids: Why does a rocket have to go 25,000 mph to escape Earth? kcpnews2 Sat, 01/18/2025 - 05:00 Image A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with its Crew Dragon capsule launches from Cape Canaveral, Fla., in January 2024. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images Benjamin L. Emerson, Georgia Institute of Technology Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconvers…