• Fermion@feddit.nl
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    4 months ago

    No human has ever been not gravitationally bound to the earth. So really this type of showerthought seems to be too early. If we send astronauts to Mars, it will be easier to say they have been separated from Earth.

    • sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works
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      4 months ago

      Yeah, that’s probably a better metric.

      Would you count a permanent base on the moon? I think it should, since you’d be more impacted by the moon’s gravity than Earth’s, despite still being in Earth’s orbit.