eli5 escape velocity

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Why is there a velocity associated with escaping from earth’s atmosphere? If an object were to fly from the surface of the planet at 1 m/s without any change in acceleration would it not eventually end up in space?

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The object is going up at 1 m/s, and Earth’s gravity is pulling it down at 9.8 m/s/s. You’re going to need a little bit more oomph.

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