Rockets don’t go straight up; they arc over and burn mostly sideways to build that insane orbital velocity. Get there, and you can ‘fall’ around Earth forever without hitting it. Escape velocity is even higher (~11.2 km/s) to break free entirely.

People always ask how space ‘works.’ It’s not about going up high enough—gravity doesn’t just stop. Earth’s pull is basically infinite; it gets weaker with distance, but never zero. The key is speed, not altitude.

Most people quit when things get hard. The ones who change the world don’t. Keep pushing.”