Escape Velocity (disambiguation)

Escape Velocity (disambiguation)

Escape velocity is the minimum speed an object without propulsion needs to have to move away indefinitely from the source of the gravity field.

Escape velocity may also refer to:

* Escape Velocity (band)
* Escape Velocity (Doctor Who), a "Doctor Who" novel
* Escape Velocity (novel), a novel written by Christopher Stasheff in his Gramarye series
* Escape Velocity (Battlestar Galactica), an episode of the TV show "Battlestar Galactica"
* Escape Velocity (film), a 1998 film

In computer games:
* Escape Velocity (computer game)
* Escape Velocity Override, its sequel
* Escape Velocity Nova, the most recent title in the "Escape Velocity" franchise, along with an expandable card-driven board game based on it


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