Where does space really begin? Chinese spy balloon highlights legal fuzziness of ‘near space’ grid.news Submitted by HarpuasGhost t3_114s21e on February 17, 2023 at 5:12 PM in space 140 comments 333
NotAHamsterAtAll t1_j8yj33z wrote on February 17, 2023 at 9:31 PM If a balloon or an oxygen-powered plane can operate at the proposed altitude, it is not space. Permalink 7 fighterace00 t1_j8z1x71 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:45 PM That would be a function of technology as SSTO ramjets are developed Permalink Parent 2 NotAHamsterAtAll t1_j8z3hir wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:57 PM Sure, but I'm not sure they would pass the altitude record set by balloons any time soon anyways. Permalink Parent 3
fighterace00 t1_j8z1x71 wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:45 PM That would be a function of technology as SSTO ramjets are developed Permalink Parent 2 NotAHamsterAtAll t1_j8z3hir wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:57 PM Sure, but I'm not sure they would pass the altitude record set by balloons any time soon anyways. Permalink Parent 3
NotAHamsterAtAll t1_j8z3hir wrote on February 17, 2023 at 11:57 PM Sure, but I'm not sure they would pass the altitude record set by balloons any time soon anyways. Permalink Parent 3
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