To a decent approximation, the astronauts took off from the Earth and landed back on the Earth -- so their total displacement was zero! With that simple approximation, average velocity = 0 m/s One might argue that the astronauts left Florida and returned to the Pacific Ocean, making a displacement of about 11,000 km. In that case, one could calculate 11,000,000 m average velocity = -------------------------- (8 days) * (86,400 s/day) = approx 16 m/s