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I don't think a 65 miles suborbital flight qualifies as "outer space" but still cool to see.
by throwawayboise 4y ago
I don't think a 65 miles suborbital flight qualifies as "outer space" but still cool to see.
- bagels 4y agoIt's a widely used definition of the boundary of space. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K%C3%A1rm%C3%A1n_line
- throwawayboise 4y agoInteresting. I always thought outer space was at least beyond the lunar orbit.
- mb7733 4y agoWhat would the area between the edge of the atmosphere and lunar orbit be called then?
- naavis 4y agoWhy does it need a name?
- pgreenwood 4y agoThat would be called cislunar space.
- TheRealNGenius 4y agoBy this metric, the ISS is clearly not in outer space then. Nor any satellites. Seems like parent threw their sense of logic to boise as well.
- dotancohen 4y agoI believe that the adjective "outer" is superfluous and does not change the meaning of the sentence. "Outer space" is synonymous with "space", which by the generally accepted definition begins at 100 km altitude (about 62 miles).
- midasuni 4y agoSure, but the term “outer space” suggests an area beyond “space” Where is “inner space” or “middle space”?
- martyvis 4y agoYeah it has always sounded a bit weird. I guess "space" is considered the world we can experience by conventional means and specifically we can survive in it with minimal support, that is we can breathe. Outer space is anything outside of this atmosphere. And inner space became the deep sea, especially reminiscent of the explorations of Cousteau and ilk.
- mb7733 4y agoAt least where I'm from, "space" is just a short-form for "outer space". But it sounds like your understanding is that "space" refers to the area within the atmosphere? Is that the really case?
- mrtnmcc 4y agoThe view is not much different than at the 20 miles easily reached by high altitude balloons.
- 8bitsrule 4y agoDepends on how we define the boldly in 'boldly go'.