Suborbital Flight

Suborbital flight refers to a spacecraft journey that reaches space but does not attain the speed or altitude necessary to enter a stable orbit around the Earth. Typically, these flights climb above the Kármán line (about 62 miles or 100 kilometers high), which is the commonly accepted boundary of space. After a brief period of weightlessness and views of Earth from above, the spacecraft descends back to the surface. Suborbital flights are often conducted for research, testing technologies, or space tourism, allowing passengers to experience a taste of space travel without the complexities of orbiting the planet.