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		ianthiel on Dec 26, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Are Humans Fit for Space? A ‘Herculean’ Study Humans are living beyond earth, right now, as you read this, on the ISS.

A_Parr on Dec 26, 2019 [–]

The ISS is about the same distance from Earth that New York City is from Washington DC. It's technically still in the Earths' atmosphere.

edgyquant on Dec 26, 2019 | [–]

Right but it is beyond Earth as in it's orbiting the planet and has microgravity.

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