[SampleMan]

From a standing start, the 300,000 kilogram rocket ship left to circle the Earth where the outside air is too thin to breathe.

Was anyone else struck with the impression that the article was written by or for a 4th grader?

[SunkenCiv]

They’re trying to interest kids in something besides transgendering themselves, moslem outreach, occutardation, and white privilege.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Technically it IS right. “The exosphere is the outermost layer of Earth’s atmosphere (i.e. the upper limit of the atmosphere). It extends from the exobase, which is located at the top of the thermosphere at an altitude of about 700 km above sea level, to about 10,000 km (6,200 mi; 33,000,000 ft). The exosphere merges with the emptiness of outer space, where there is no atmosphere.”