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A NASA ion engine while under test at the Glenn Research Center. It can propel spacecrafts to speeds of up to 320,000 km per hour (i.ibb.co)
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[-] LeftHandedWave@lemm.ee 5 points 5 months ago

19883.8782 miles per hour for people in the USA.

[-] Blade9732@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I think you got the decimal wrong there. It should be 198,838 Miles per hour.

[-] Deceptichum@sh.itjust.works 4 points 5 months ago

Or 349,956 football fields if that helps.

[-] Auzy@beehaw.org 2 points 5 months ago

Fairly sure your decimal point is misplaced

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