…made the trip to the Kármán line – the internationally recognized boundary of space – to float about, weightlessly, in the rocket’s capsule for three minutes
So they literally flew to the very edge of what’s technically space, stayed there three minutes, then left. It’s like a US citizen driving to the border with Canada, stepping over, waiting three minutes, and declaring yourself a worldly traveler. As performative as it gets.
It’s still technically very hard, very expensive, and a very cool experience for oneself. So yeah good for them, but I agree this won’t get them any Nobel
So they literally flew to the very edge of what’s technically space, stayed there three minutes, then left. It’s like a US citizen driving to the border with Canada, stepping over, waiting three minutes, and declaring yourself a worldly traveler. As performative as it gets.
they didn’t even try space poutine :/
It’s still technically very hard, very expensive, and a very cool experience for oneself. So yeah good for them, but I agree this won’t get them any Nobel