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Old 05-11-11, 08:45 AM   #8
TLAM Strike
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Originally Posted by Anthony W. View Post
(the X-15 had RCS, and accidentally left the atmosphere at one point)
No it did not, even the space shuttle doesn't technically "leave the atmosphere". The Thermosphere (where the space shuttle putters around) extends 690 km high, and the exosphere (the highest layer of the atmosphere) extends 10,000 km.

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