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   Message 105,463 of 106,651   
   Jeff Findley to All   
   Re: Space tourism enters new era   
   12 Jul 21 13:36:33   
   
   From: jfindley@cinci.nospam.rr.com   
      
   In article ,   
   jfmezei.spamnot@vaxination.ca says...   
   >   
   > On 2021-07-11 17:09, Jeff Findley wrote:   
   >   
   > >> Funny how media tout this as space flight instead of an amusement park   
   > >> joy ride.   
   > >   
   > > It's both.   
   >   
   > It isn't actually travelling in space. It just rises to touch "space"   
   > and then falls back.   So I say it is a flight, but not a space flight   
   > as it doesn't actually travel in space.   
      
   It's suborbital space flight.   
      
   > I asked a while back and it was made clear to me that this   
   > plane/technology has no potential to actually travel in space, as in   
   > "not even close".   
      
   It has no chance of evolving into an *orbital* vehicle.  Which I believe   
   is what you were asking at the time.   
      
   Jeff   
      
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