• DMCMNFIBFFF
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    4 months ago

    Will an American go 1000 km from Earth this decade, like they haven’t in over 50 years?

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      4 months ago

      I want to volunteer as tribute, get me the fuck out of this country as far away as I can.

    • threelonmusketeers@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Four already did:

      Launched 10 September 2024 as the 14th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, Isaacman and his crew of three — Scott Poteet, Sarah Gillis and Anna Menon — flew in an elliptic orbit that took them 1,400 kilometers (870 mi) away from Earth, the farthest anyone has been since NASA’s Apollo program.

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        4 months ago

        Launched 10 September 2024 as the 14th crewed orbital flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft,

        So I guess I was right until almost 6 months ago. 😁

        Thanks for the correction. 🙂