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Are they actually going into space? I have read that they fly up to an altitude of 80 km. Doesn't space first start at 100 km?
by ToFab123 5y ago
Are they actually going into space? I have read that they fly up to an altitude of 80 km. Doesn't space first start at 100 km?
- hsnewman 5y agoYes, everywhere except in the USA.
- fiftyacorn 5y agoIt will be interesting what is most commercially successful in the short term. I've a feeling Bransons option will be and he'll develop the option to 100km Then again might get bought out
- jrmg 5y agoTrying to find this, but google results are just full of the controversy about this flight rather than information: _can_ SpaceShipTwo reach the Karman line?
- runlevel1 5y agoNASA defines space as starting at 50 miles (~80 km), FAI defines it as 100 km (~62 miles). Scott Manley gave a nice summary a few days ago: https://youtu.be/0b1VgtyIQN0?t=627 https://youtu.be/0b1VgtyIQN0?t=627 Here's the article he references: https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/PT.3.4599 https://physicstoday.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1063/PT.3.459... EDIT: Added links.