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The defined boundary of space always reminds me of Jeannette Piccard, the first woman in space (as defined in 1934). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Pi
by xbryanx 8y ago
The defined boundary of space always reminds me of Jeannette Piccard, the first woman in space (as defined in 1934).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Piccard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeannette_Piccard
It's interesting where we define what is an isn't space, with its own cultural ramifications.
- mr_toad 8y agoIt’s hard to argue that you’ve left the atmosphere, when the craft you’re using is supported by it. Hence the Karman Line. Tereshkova has a much better claim to being the first woman in space.
- adrianN 8y agoYou can reach the surface of a lake in a craft that floats on water so you should be able to reach the end of the atmosphere in a craft that floats on it.
- antonvs 8y agoThe surface of a lake is much more well-defined, though, and has high density. You can't "float" on whatever you define as the "surface" of the atmosphere.
- tomjakubowski 8y agoJeanette Piccard and her husband Jean, another high-altitude ballooning pioneer, are also suggested to be ancestors of one Jean-Luc Picard, captain of the USS Enterprise.