How does a rocket overcome the earth’s gravitational force for it to get out to space

Question: How does a rocket overcome the earth's gravitational force for it to get out to space
- Keywords:
  gravitation,
  rocket
Asked by Doroh to Beatrice, Charles, George, Kamal, Patricia on 27 Jan 2017.
- George Githinji answered on 27 Jan 2017:
  
  It just needs to achieve the so called escape velocity (41,000 km/h). The minimum velocity require to pull out of the earth’s gravitational force. It does this by using powerful rocket engines.