S stoove Guest Feb 27, 2009 #1 In David Bowie's space oddity song, the astronaught said he was past 100 thousand miles before he lost contact. How far would he be compared to the orbits of our planets?
In David Bowie's space oddity song, the astronaught said he was past 100 thousand miles before he lost contact. How far would he be compared to the orbits of our planets?
K Kyle M Guest Feb 27, 2009 #2 the moon is 238,857 miles away at its closest mars is 35,462,392 miles away the distance to the sun is 92,955,887 miles so Major Tom, the astronaut, is less than half way to the moon. (that is one of my favorite songs for no good reason than i like it)
the moon is 238,857 miles away at its closest mars is 35,462,392 miles away the distance to the sun is 92,955,887 miles so Major Tom, the astronaut, is less than half way to the moon. (that is one of my favorite songs for no good reason than i like it)
