Level1 News February 26 2019: A Wrinkle in Samsung Patron Edition | Level One Techs

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This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://level1techs.com/video/level1-news-february-26-2019-wrinkle-samsung-patron-edition

Re: Space Tourism

Nice to see @ryan using the SI based definition :wink:

Kármán line 100 km ~62 mi
US Military ~81 km 50 mi

NASA decided in 2004 to use the 50 mi definition, “to eliminate any inconsistency between military and civilian pilots flying the same vehicle.”

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/dryden/news/X-Press/stories/2005/102105_Schneider.html


Some have argued to revise the Kármán line altitude to be much closer to the US Military definition:

There’s an immediate benefit for employees, as well, Carpenter maintains.

“Over the course of an eight-hour shift, they don’t have to repeat the same welcome language hundreds of times,” he said.

Why don’t they just use pre-recorded greetings?