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Wilfred,
 
Wv>AH> Virgin Galactic planned to take three Italian researchers to the edge
Wv>AH> of space within weeks. During its maiden flight on July 11,
Wv>AH> SpaceShipTwo reached a maximum altitude of 86 kilometers.
 
Wv> And it's debatable if that is really space. Some draw the line at 100 km,
Wv> but of course that is also an arbitrary limit...
 
My former boss at Belgacom flew on space Shuttle Atlantis STS-45 in a not too
high orbit just outside the atmosphere and he explained to me that while it is
considered "space", there still is micro-gravity and friction.
 
 \%/@rd 

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