TID: Mystic BBS 1.12 A45   
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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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