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Tostino
on Oct 31, 2019
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The Tyranny of the Rocket Equation (2012)
You would fall back down to earth. The gravity of the earth at the "space" barrier is slightly less than at the surface, but not all that much. So without the speed to maintain an orbit, it would be like falling from an extremely tall ladder.
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