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NinjaLanternShark t1_iufxjbk wrote

Wow - the orbit comes within 45,000 ft of the moon's surface. That's like (almost) airliner altitude.

Edit: it's also only 6 x 10 x 14 inches in size

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iNstein t1_iuh82sy wrote

Or around 15km for the 96% of the world that doesn't use prehistoric units and actually use a sensible system.

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MarkPancake t1_iuh9jc6 wrote

When have you ever heard a pilot say we’re now cruising at approximately 14 kilometres?

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opposablethumbsup t1_iuh9u72 wrote

In aviation fight altitude is expressed in feet. I’m used to metric but Feet aren’t all that weird here.

Metric is sensible but your comment comes off as a little aggressive.

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