why when the international space station is only 250miles away does it take at least 4 hours to get there?

Question

I’m going to be very disappointed if the rockets top out at 65mph.

In: Planetary Science

Answer 1

In short: You don’t want to bump into the $150 billion laboratory, so you play it safe.

They got way faster over time, in the past they were so careful that it took 24 hours. Now the record stands at 3 hours 3 minutes.