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For a substantial portion of its flight, a spacecraft is an aircraft. A first stage like the Super Heavy doesn't even necessarily exit the atmosphere. Super-Hea
by SAI_Peregrinus 4y ago
For a substantial portion of its flight, a spacecraft is an aircraft. A first stage like the Super Heavy doesn't even necessarily exit the atmosphere. Super-Heavy's intended MECO & stage separation is 65km, well below the accepted 100km "edge of space" definition. Super-Heavy is an aircraft, Starship is both an aircraft and a spacecraft.