2007-02-23 04:44:45 · 10 answers · asked by ragazza.chica.kella 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
For those of you who seem to think I've done no researching, I've been looking into this question for an hour now and have found varying answers none of which address this particular question with any fact. So I decided -as a last resort - to see what the general consensus is. So please just answer the question to the best of your ability and not throw it back at my by saying I should look it up myself. I have.
2007-02-23 04:57:32 · update #1
Not as space is defined. The definition that used to be used by the US was 50 miles, but since the rest of the world used 100 km as the start of space the US has changed to that definition.
In either case General Yeager never made it into space, by either definition.
However, to a human being, physiologically at least, you could consider 81000 m as the edge of space, because at that altitude you couldn't survive (for various reasons). General Yeager made that altitude, so in terms of human survival he did go into space.
His autobiography is called Yeager! and makes very interesting reading.
2007-02-23 05:22:29 · answer #1 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
David A is right! So far as I can find out, Chuck Yeager's highest flight was about 104,000 feet - less than half the US threshold of 50 miles.
2007-02-23 05:54:02 · answer #2 · answered by Iridflare 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, read The Right Stuff- Tom Wolfe
2007-02-23 04:52:17 · answer #3 · answered by Hal H 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe, maybe not. Technically he didn't but according to that movie The Right Stuff, he pushed the envolope and seen the stars
2007-02-23 06:35:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
NO he never got out of earths gravity pull,as a test pilot
2007-02-23 04:50:28 · answer #5 · answered by railway 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he broke the sound barrier.
2007-02-23 04:46:54 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
NO - why not just look up his bio on wikipedia ?
2007-02-23 04:47:26 · answer #7 · answered by Gene 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
he had to go at leased once but i dont have much prof
2007-02-23 06:21:40 · answer #8 · answered by Kris F 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Nope. No college degree.
2007-02-23 04:46:39 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
find out for yourself http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Yeager
2007-02-23 04:52:36 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋