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The fastest speed ever achieved by an aircraft was 7,232 km/hour (Mach 6.7) set by the experimental rocket-powered X-15. That's 0.00000002 of the speed of light.

The fastest speed of Apollo 10 on the return from the moon on May 26, 1969 was

39,897 km/h (24,791 mph). That's 0.000037 of the speed of light (more or less).

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