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By the commonly used Kármán line definition, about how high do you have to go before you're "in space"?

Past stat · 2026-09-13 UTC

The answer

Space starts shockingly close: ~100 km up. That's about the distance of a short road trip, straight up. Beyond that altitude, the atmosphere is too thin for conventional aircraft to generate lift.

Correct answer: About 100 kilometers (62 miles)

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