Brewster is what is known in entertainment as a ‘smart goof’ – a character who, in spite of the ‘goof’ part, gets a disproportionate number of zingers in. Gilligan, Bullwinkle, Larry the Cucumber and Homer Simpson are a few others.
I looked this up yesterday when I was writing a scene in a novella about a spacecraft launch. I didn’t know ISS was below the exosphere though, so thanks for that.
The earth is not a perfect sphere, It is an “Oblate Sphere” since it bulges at the Equator. Thanks to Noraly at Itchyboots,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc29TtNUYlU&list=PL8M9dV_BySaXAcvOFRz-nz97x2eEHqZSr&index=11
Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador is the closest to outer space than any other place on earth. Even Everest which is 1.5 km taller. G.M.
Bilan over 2 years ago
I thought NASA considered somebody an astronaut if they officially joined the astronaut program.
Algolei I over 2 years ago
Don’t tell the flat-Earthers, you’ll never hear the end of it.
Panufo over 2 years ago
Brewster is what is known in entertainment as a ‘smart goof’ – a character who, in spite of the ‘goof’ part, gets a disproportionate number of zingers in. Gilligan, Bullwinkle, Larry the Cucumber and Homer Simpson are a few others.
pcolli over 2 years ago
5 foot 8…. over my head.
Serial Pedant over 2 years ago
The boundary between smart and dumb is actually called the (insert almost any republican politician (Rubio, Gaetz, Gosar, et al).
Dawn Premium Member over 2 years ago
Well this is cool.
tripwire45 over 2 years ago
I looked this up yesterday when I was writing a scene in a novella about a spacecraft launch. I didn’t know ISS was below the exosphere though, so thanks for that.
carlzr over 2 years ago
Because of his flight on Blue Origin, should the Karman line be renamed the William Shatner line?
gantech over 2 years ago
“Good luck, Mr. Gorsky.”
Mayor Snorkum over 2 years ago
I see where Spacex is, but where’s Desanex? At the foot of Mt. Everest?
cuzinron47 over 2 years ago
I think a pretty clear boundary has been established with all the space junk.
GeraldMelanson over 2 years ago
The earth is not a perfect sphere, It is an “Oblate Sphere” since it bulges at the Equator. Thanks to Noraly at Itchyboots,https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc29TtNUYlU&list=PL8M9dV_BySaXAcvOFRz-nz97x2eEHqZSr&index=11
Chimborazo Volcano in Ecuador is the closest to outer space than any other place on earth. Even Everest which is 1.5 km taller. G.M.
delmoral over 2 years ago
Crib sheet for metric users (like me!) [250 miles = ~ 402 Km] [62 miles = ~ 100 Km] [50 miles = ~ 80 Km] [11 miles = ~ 18 Km] [8 miles = ~ 13 Km] [5.5 miles = ~ 9 Km]