Seriously?
August 7, 1959 – The first ever television images of earth from space are transmitted from the Explorer 6 satellite. In 1963, I flew high enough to see the curvature of the earth. What a sight. @NASA #astronauts #space #StarTrek
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I haven’t said it so I shall now. Thank you, Sir, for your service in researching beyond our atmospheric envelope.
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Sir, has anyone ever tried to argue with you that there is no curvature of the earth? I.e., do you ever get any really stupid questions? (Other than mine.)
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Thank you for all your service. My husband a aircraft electrician on some of your planes !!!
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General, and to know you did this in a winged craft... my gosh what a ride that had to be!
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Which aircraft did you fly, when you saw the curvature of the earth?
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How high do you need to fly to see the curvature?
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I was over 118,000'
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One of many reasons, no doubt, that we have had several USS Yeagers in
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