On: A Rocket Built by Students Reaches Space

[CydeWeys]

I know you're joking, but, KSP models a planet that's different from Earth in a number of ways. On Kerbin there is zero atmospheric drag past 70km; it's not the edge of space, it's the demarcation line at which indefinite stable orbits are possible. That is very different from Earth.

[fernandopj → CydeWeys]

KSP is a whole different beast if you use the Real Solar System mod (which you should, once you learn the basics).

[CydeWeys → fernandopj]

One of the differences of that mod is that it changes the 70k value to what it actually is in the real world, though.

[thaumasiotes → CydeWeys]

> it changes the 70k value to what it actually is in the real world, though.

This surprised me. What is the real-world altitude at which there is zero atmospheric drag? I thought the atmosphere was basically just continuous.