But what exactly is suborbital?

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If you throw the ball with a bit of sideways velocity as well, it will go farther down-range.

What’s a suborbital flight? An aerospace engineer explains

Imagine throwing your baseball in an open field.

Eventually, the ball will reach its maximum height and then fall back to the ground.

The baseball has reached space.

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