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It can be. A bullet is traveling at the greatest speed when t leaves the barrel, and immediately starts to slow down. A rocket starts slowly, and moves faster and faster as the engines burn. To achieve orbit, the Space Shuttle would accelerate from zero to a speed of almost 28,968 kilometers per hour (18,000 miles per hour), a speed nine times faster than the average rifle bullet.

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Some are, some are not, some will be faster than some bullets but not all.

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