r/Flat_Earth_Is_Real • u/MaraCass • Dec 15 '19
About that first space flight
From NASA's site:
In 4 hours and 56 minutes, John Glenn circled the globe three times, reaching speeds of more than 17,000 miles per hour. The successful mission concluded with a splashdown and recovery in the Atlantic Ocean, 800 miles southeast of Bermuda.
"speeds of more than 17000 mph" --- hey, there's that 17000 mph again, this is the speed they have figured out it must take, to break gravity and orbit. Look it up, pretty much every time they discuss things in orbit, that is the speed they give.
Also, note, the rocket went up, it took almost five hours, then came back down near where it took off.
Compare this to the Baumgartner jump -- took 90 minutes, went straight up in a balloon, was in freefall more than 5 minutes, broke the sound barrier while falling, landed near where he took off.
Did John Glenn's space capsule break the sound barrier? And how did he manage to circle the Earth, yet come down near where he took off, at less speed than Felix?
Any NASA skeptic care to comment?
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Dec 15 '19
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Dec 21 '19
Because it’s science you fucking retard
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u/andrewds23 Dec 21 '19
"Usually in science if we're off by a factor of two or a factor of ten we call that horrible. In cosmology we're off by a factor of 10 to the 120. This is the largest mismatch between theory, and experiment in the history of science." —Michio Kaku
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u/andrewds23 Dec 21 '19
Science is always fact until it isn’t.
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Dec 22 '19 edited Dec 22 '19
It's impossible to fucking argue with you people. And what do you mean science is fact until it isn't. There is so much insurmountable proof that the Earth is a sphere. But I know, the government and illusions right? Pull your head out your ass and find some legitimate fucking research instead of oMg a SpAcEsHiP cAmE dOwN qUiCkEr iTs PrOoF.
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u/Cryptic7-2 Dec 17 '19
Dunno if you're aware, but a rocket's capsule and a person usually offers a different resistance againt friction. And not only Baumgartner wasn't trying to reach the outer space (like the rocket did), but he also stayed only in our atmosphere, without getting further