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2023-05-14 07:21:41 UTC - HELPFUL
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A rocket does not actually need to attain EV to escape, but could achieve that at any speed with a suitable mode of propulsion and sufficient propellant to provide the accelerating force on the object to escape. EV is only required to send a ballistic object on a trajectory. https://nasa.fandom.com/wiki/Escape_velocity#:~:text=The%20escape%20velocity%20from%20Earth,energy%20is%20equal%20to%20zero.
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