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The following is a list of speed records for various types of vehicles. This list only presents the single greatest speed achieved in each broad record category; for more information on records under variations of test conditions, see the specific article for each record category.
Fastest speed achieved by humans. The fastest speed at which humans have travelled is 39,937.7 km/h (24,816.1 mph). The command module of Apollo 10, carrying Col. (later Lieut Gen.) Thomas Patten Stafford, USAF (b. 17 Sep 1930), Cdr (later Capt.) Eugene Andrew Cernan (1934–2017) and Cdr (later Capt.) John Watts Young, USN (1930–2018 ...
On the ground, the fastest speed clocked by a human being was 760 face-melting miles per hour. In 1997 in the Nevada desert, Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green broke the sound barrier in a British-built jet-propelled car dubbed the ThrustSSC.
ThrustSSC, driven by Royal Air Force pilot Andy Green, holds the current land speed record at 1,227.986 km/h (763.035 mph) set October 15, 1997. The land speed record (LSR) or absolute land speed record is the highest speed achieved by a person using a vehicle on land.
No human has reached a greater speed on land than fighter-jet pilot Andy Green when he pushed a supersonic car beyond the speed of sound in 1997. But now he's back with a new vehicle, the question on everyone's lips is: can he go even faster?
12 lip 2017 · Three missions prior to the famous Apollo 13 mission, Apollo 10 registered the top speed experience by a human at a whopping 39,897kph during its return from the moon on May 26, 1969.
6 lis 2020 · Driven by Andy Green, the twin turbofan jet-powered car achieved the current land speed record of 763.035 mph or 1227.985 kmh over one mile in October 1997.
