: the minimum velocity that a moving body (such as a rocket) must have to escape from the gravitational field of a celestial body (such as the earth) and move outward into space
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Recent Examples on the WebElectron will deliver the spacecraft into a 165 km orbit above Earth, where the rocket's high-energy Photon upper stage will perform a number of burns to raise the spacecraft's orbit and reach escape velocity. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 17 Aug. 2022 Some followers of technical analysis maintain that retracing half of the S&P 500’s loss in value—a level not far off—would signify escape velocity for the market. Spencer Jakab, WSJ, 12 Aug. 2022 Once a fan fiction scenario gains enough momentum to achieve escape velocity, it is elevated into mainstream tabloids, which are rife with reports of Depp’s courtroom flirtations and epic witness-stand one-liners.New York Times, 26 May 2022 Every now and then, though, a cocktail from the modern era achieves escape velocity and breaks through. Jason O'bryan, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2022 The slow-moving early episodes expend a lot of fuel, building energy and narrative force until the show reaches escape velocity. James Poniewozik, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2021 Many Americans began to hope that the country had enough escape velocity to exit its cycle of missteps and sickness. Ed Yong, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2021 In 2008, things like biofuels and even a lot of the solar industry and aspects of wind were simply not cost effective or technologically advanced enough to reach escape velocity. Brendan Doherty, Forbes, 25 May 2021 Lee spent much of his career trying to achieve escape velocity from the business that made him, writing books and movie scripts that never coalesced, pitching film projects that fizzled. Barbara Vandenburgh, USA TODAY, 18 Feb. 2021 See More