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On 04 Sep 2021, Ward Dossche said the following...
 
 WD> Wilfred,
 WD>  
 WD> Wv>AH> Virgin Galactic planned to take three Italian researchers to the ed
 WD> Wv>AH> of space within weeks. During its maiden flight on July 11,
 WD> Wv>AH> SpaceShipTwo reached a maximum altitude of 86 kilometers.
 WD>  
 WD> Wv> And it's debatable if that is really space. Some draw the line at 100 
 WD> Wv> but of course that is also an arbitrary limit...
 WD>  
 WD> My former boss at Belgacom flew on space Shuttle Atlantis STS-45 in a
 WD> not too high orbit just outside the atmosphere and he explained to me
 WD> that while it is considered "space", there still is micro-gravity and
 WD> friction. 

The same is true for the ISS. They have to adjust the solar panels to limit
the amount of drag during certain phases of orbit.

Daniel Traechin

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