[FR Class of 1998]

Growing up in New York, rumor had it that there were only two man-made structures visible from space: The Great Wall, and the Staten Island landfill.

[Scothia]

"We need to carry out more tests and improve astronaut training. Some astronauts have said that they didn't see it, but that doesn't mean it isn't there. A shuttle passes by so quickly."

IOW, Almighty Beijing mandates Chinese astronauts can and must see the Wall, or else "improve their training".

[Red Badger]

I didn’t see it.........

[ASA Vet]

Google Earth view of the Great Wall

[ReignOfError]

This has been settled for a long time. As far as the “visible from the moon” claim, just look at any of the Apollo photos where the Earth is visible from the moon. It occupies maybe twice as much of the sky as the moon does of the Earth’s sky. If the Great Wall were on the moon, could you spot it from here?

As far as visible from LEO, a lot of man-made structures can be seen from that distance. Highways, for starters. You probably couldn’t spot Hoover Dam from LEO, but you could pinpoint the spot between Lake Mead and the Colorado River.

Also worth mentioning is that implicit in the claim is that it can be seen with the naked eye. With a long enough lens and a sharp enough sensor, my house is visible from space — I found it on Google Earth.

[ARE SOLE]

I wonder if Hillary’s butt is observable from orbit?

Regards

[WilliamofCarmichael]

Is the October 2006 President Bush-authorized Mexican border wall visible from anywhere on earth?

"We have a responsibility to secure our borders. We take this responsibility seriously." Sure.