– Okay, so the solar system is hurtling through space at around 200km/s and by extension so are the planets. I get that we can launch a rocket and land it on another planet, but does this mean that the rocket would also be travelling at approx 200km/s as well?

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And additionally, would it ever be possible to launch something into deep space and get entirely left in the dust by the solar system whizzing by? Completely untethered from its gravity?

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The earth is spinning at around 1000mph, which means that right now, *you* are also moving at 1000mph. But if you’re sitting down, then *compared to the surface of the planet* you’re not moving at all.

So it depends: 200 km/s *compared to what*?