Comet Enthusiast

Why do these stories always say they have gone to “space”?! Not even close. Space is officially 100 km or 328083 feet! “Near Space” is the correct term normally used for these altitudes (60,000 to 120,000 feet).

For my part, even Spaceship 1 was not really a spaceship. It did reach the altitude, but was just a suborbital up and down. For me, if it don’t stay there, it ain’t space.