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Dark Sky Stations, Stratospheric Satellites, and Ultra Low Orbit Infrastructure (Narration Only)

Science & Futurism with Isaac Arthur

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The Common Line Is Not That Tough

The current altitude record for a rocket plane of 102 kilometers has been held by bryan binney since two thousand four. But joseph walk or force cross the common line at 106 kilometers way back in 19 63 in the x 15. So stratospheric satellites hanging up there by simple orbital mechanics isn't really duable even for a single rotation. They need power and a lot of it, very much more than take to simply get into orbit.

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