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The internationally accepted boundary for space is 100 km (Approximately 62.1 miles) above sea level. This boundary is called the Kármán line. The boundary is named after Theodore von Kármán, who calculated in the 1950s that at an altitude above 100km, a vehicle would have to fly faster than orbital velocity to have sufficient aerodynamic lift to support itself. Once the space shuttle travels above 62 miles, it is considered to be in space.

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