If needed I will try to explain further.

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    2 days ago

    The escape velocity for the Earth is 11.2 km/s. If you shoot a cannonball upward at that speed, it’ll have enough energy to completely leave Earth and never come back.

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        1 day ago

        From wiki.

        assuming:

        • Ballistic trajectory – no other forces are acting on the object, such as propulsion and friction.
        • No other gravity-producing objects exist.

        Ignoring atmospheric drag, it would.

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      Yes, but there is air resistance. And as mentioned in the question, you can use moon to slingshot the object. Also, I guess it is better to accelerate during the ascendancy, probably because of the friction, otherwise rockets would be replaced with cannons.

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        probably because of the friction, otherwise rockets would be replaced with cannons.

        Well, they’re not exactly using cannons, but we do have SpinLaunch. It comes with a lot of impractical limitations, but it’s still pretty cool.