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What does /sci/ think of this video?
>STS-80 footage
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0jpUPLqLhA

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>>1103879
You really need more than 50-60 miles, and remember, most of the energy of a spacecraft in orbit is in the form of translational energy. It's not as simple as just lifting a load up 100 miles.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low_Earth_orbit

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