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Is 128 inches per minute as fast as The Space Shuttle?

It's about one-one-hundred-fifty-thousandth as fast as The Space Shuttle
The speed of The Space Shuttle is about 18,292,000 inches per minute.
(Orbiter vehicle velocity)
The space shuttle orbits at a speed of 18,292,000 inches per minute. During liftoff, the space shuttle accelerates to orbital speed in 8.5 minutes, consuming over 1.59 million kg (3.51 million lbs) of propellant in the process.
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