History 220-011 History of Space Exploration

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Point Nemo (Latin for "no one") is located at 48°52.6′ south latitude 123°23.6′ west longitude in the Pacific Ocean.

The nearest land to Point Nemo is 2,700 km away. 

The closest humans to Point Nemo are the astronauts in the International Space Stations, who fly by 400 km overhead.

The Pacific Ocean, where Point Nemo is located, is 4,000 meters deep. 

It is sometimes referred to as the spacecraft cemetery.  

It takes a lot of energy to reach Space. On July 16, 1969, Apollo 11 had to reach 39,429 km per hour to reach its escape velocity to travel to the Moon.

Likewise, it takes a lot of energy for satellites to achieve their orbits. Eventually, most return to Earth (a lot worse for wear). Keeping each satellite in a stable orbit also takes much effort.