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Yep, the Karman line is 100km. Only astronauts and X-15 pilots who flew above this heigh were deemed to have flown into space. Virgin and Branson are very good
by RachelF 8y ago
Yep, the Karman line is 100km. Only astronauts and X-15 pilots who flew above this heigh were deemed to have flown into space.
Virgin and Branson are very good at marketing and PR, so they probably chose the lower definition to say they had reached space.
- pdonis 8y agoThe US gave astronaut wings to anyone who flew above 50 miles (about 80 km), not 100 km: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Astronaut_Badge#Eligibility https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Astronaut_Badge#...