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From: ems@amdahl.UUCP (ems)
Newsgroups: net.space
Subject: Re: NASA & New Space Technology
Message-ID: <2553@amdahl.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 13-Jan-86 21:15:58 EST
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Posted: Mon Jan 13 21:15:58 1986
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Summary: How far away is space?

In article <1287@sdcsvax.UUCP>, davidson@sdcsvax.UUCP (J. Greg Davidson) writes:
...
> As the space advocacy movement continues to grow, we build the grassroots
> support for a more active and daring space program.  Its a long haul, but
> bootstrapping is what space development is all about.  Space starts only
> 200 miles away; its just in an awkward direction!
> 
> _Greg

How far away IS space, anyway?  I thought it started at about 100 miles
but that some orbits could dip to 75 mi. or so (a few times, at least)
before reentry.

So just how far does one have to go to reach 'space'?
-- 
E. Michael Smith  ...!{hplabs,ihnp4,amd,nsc}!amdahl!ems

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