They traveled to the Kármán line, at which they came to a dead stop before falling back to Earth. Blue Origin was nowhere near achieving orbit.
Regards,
Correct. Plus, the definition of the Karman line is a bit nebulous. And Gagarin didn’t actually complete on orbit, landing west of where he took off going east.
Can Bezos and Branson Be Called Astronauts? It Depends Who You Ask.
July 27, 2021
Scott Manley
As you might imaging, there are lots of random people with strong opinions on what you have to do to deserve ‘Astronaut’ status, and it turns out that depending who you ask the qualifications are different. The FAA has rules for commercial astronauts which sets altitudes and participation requirements, meanwhile NASA seems to call anyone who’s completed the training an Astronaut, even if they’ve never flown to space.
There’s a long history of ‘Astronaut Wings’ and other awards for those who participate in spaceflight, and I felt it’s worth talking about this.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKx-QD5w9Ew
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Vostok_1_orbit_english.png
Should Outer Space Begin at 80km?
August 4, 2018
Scott Manley
Approaching the question of proximity to space in both directions - hiking up to the highest point I could find (http://www.norcalhiker.com/sierra-but...) then discussing Jonathan McDowell’s paper on why the edge of space might be better set at 80km rather than the current 100km.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9bwTFGbDa0
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0094576518308221?via%3Dihub
