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The 100 km comes from the "von Karmen line", the altitude at which the speed you'd need to be flying to generate enough lift to stay level would equal the orbital velocity.

For the moon, there is no such altitude, so space comes right down to the surface.



Fascinating, thanks! I'm not sure I would have made the connection between lift and orbital velocity.




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