if our fastest and most aerodynamic fighter jets go 2,000mph, what is special about rocket ships that allow them to achieve 25,000mph for escape velocity

Question

I just always assumed to achieve higher speeds in the universe you needed to be smaller and more aerodynamic. The Lockheed Blackbird is the fastest fighter jet we have and it goes only 2000mph. This fighter jet seems like it would be more aerodynamic than a rocket ship.

What is special about the rocket ships that allow them to achieve 25,000mph without being disintegrated when leaving the atmosphere and achieving escape velocity to go into space?

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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Answer 1

What’s special is the type and amount of fuel. Notice a crew capsule of a rocket is a tiny room on top of a 10 story column of fuel. All that fuel (and it burns more powefully and quicker than normal fuel) is required to get the small payload to space. You may remember the Space Suttle needed extra fuel tanks because it was much more than a tiny room (but still small by airplane standards).