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This is one of those items where all there really is to say is refer to an xkcd. https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ People can define s
by perl4ever 5y ago
This is one of those items where all there really is to say is refer to an xkcd.
https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/ https://what-if.xkcd.com/58/
People can define space any way they like, but I think "going to" space should require going at least 90% of the way around the world.
Which has the side effect of implying you've spent over an hour "in" space.
- bpodgursky 5y agoThis new definition has nothing to do with being orbital.
- perl4ever 5y agoWhy does the Federal Aviation Administration get to define who's an astronaut anyway? Anybody can define anything. And while I have no opinion on whether Bezos and Branson specifically should be considered astronauts, the FAA definition as described is ridiculously arbitrary.
- bpodgursky 5y agoYeah no idea. I declare Bezos an astronaut. I believe I have equivalent jurisdiction.
- pininja 5y agoNames can change, NACA became NASA. The FAA has been the regulatory body for commercial space activities since 1995, and their focus on space will likely increase overtime rather than developing a new regulator.