altitude

And pitches don’t break, sink or cut as effectively as they do at lower altitudes, transforming Coors Field into a launching pad unlike anywhere in the majors.

“Stop your altitude climb,” controllers told the American Airlines pilot shortly thereafter.

But whenever the blazing comet that is Ms. Chenoweth is not center stage—which isn’t often, but often enough—“The Queen of Versailles” loses altitude.

While the plane gained enough altitude to clear the runway fence, it later crashed into buildings outside the airport.

At Vostok’s top altitude, 200 miles above Earth, the pull of gravity is about 90 percent as strong as it is on the planet’s surface.