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It all depends whether you're using that metric, though -- it's all fairly arbitrary. X15 pilots were considered astronauts for exceeding 100k ft.
by JabavuAdams 15y ago
It all depends whether you're using that metric, though -- it's all fairly arbitrary. X15 pilots were considered astronauts for exceeding 100k ft.
- tzs 15y agoThe threshold was 50 miles for X-15 pilots to be considered astronauts, which is 264k feet.
- JabavuAdams 15y agoI knew I should have looked that up. Fuck! Thanks.