This might be so, because I feel like I have to put things in simple terms which is---what people can and cannot do in this life. Some people feel so important w/ all their "technical" jargon. At the end of the day, this 'jargon' is still 'jargon'. And this 'jargon' cannot change the way things are, fpot.
I know you feel like you are standing on such high & mighty ground w/ your NASA god. You guys have accomplished so much in such a short time. Hallelujah!
To the "rocket" point, I might add that these "rockets" went quite a bit more than 20 feet. Even a bit more than 2,000 feet. But you must believe what you must. I can only point the way....
What is your reason for believing NASA went to "space" and photographed the earth?
I see you missed the part about quotation marks in my post, or simply ignored it.
For the record I didn't use any technical jargon in my post. Which parts didn't you understand? I'll gladly explain them to you. I have seen the term 'NASA god' thrown around this forum quite a bit. Is this supposed to discredit us, by comparing NASA to those who have faith in a certain religion or something? The difference between those who have a faith in religion and those of us who know that NASA went to space and the earth is round is simply that, faith. Faith requires no evidence of any kind for people to believe, whereas us who support science require tangible evidence, which is truly in abundance when it comes to the space program. I guess in your next post you are actually going to ask me to tell you what that evidence is. Yawn.
And you completely misunderstood what I was getting at with the 20 feet comment. Perhaps you should learn to comprehend what is written before you make a comment on it. What I was saying that the first successful heavier than air flight only traveled 20 feet or so, with numerous complete failures before that. Now we have planes that travel 5000km/h whilst cruising at 500000ft. Technological advancement is a slippy slope.
And the reason NASA went to space and photographed the earth? Why did cavemen leave their caves? Why did the the spanish set off to find the new world? Why did the British embark upon the first fleet? It's human nature to want to explore, to find out new things and to go to places they haven't been before. The next challenge for the human race was to embark upon space, and then eventually the moon. I guess the next challenge is to set foot upon mars, which is something I hope to see in my lifetime.
Your writing style and general way you come across suggest someone of a very low intelligence by the way. Perhaps anyone who has half a brain and sits on his side of the fence should remark upon that before hitting the 'post reply' button.