I think around m 1940 we could encircle the planet earth in a little over an hour (using a rocket capsule).
I have tried to google this over and over but apparently I can't articulate well enough to get an answer. How fast are we able to circle the earth? I just watched a YouTube clip of Chris Hatfield and he says that it takes about 90 minutes to orbit the earth. However, I assume that is calculated using the distance from the earth to where he is located in the capsule. What is the record time it took to circumvent the earth going as fast as possible? Thanks very much!