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There is no connection between being in space and being in orbit. You can be really far out in space without being in orbit (or rather, you are in an orbit that
by lutorm 12y ago
There is no connection between being in space and being in orbit. You can be really far out in space without being in orbit (or rather, you are in an orbit that intersects the Earth's surface.) You are no less "in space" than the ISS crew just because you are only there for a few minutes.
- derekp7 12y agoI agree with that, but my point was that it doesn't seem very valuable to go "to space" when you can't stay -- kind of like how flying across the country, and flying over Nevada is different than "going to Vegas". So to me, the fact that they reach space really isn't the selling point, it is the fact that it is a thrill ride which lasts for however many minutes (more in line with a super roller coaster ride, or a step up from one of those parabolic curve plane flights).