altitude

Finally, be sure to check out the Gemini 11 capsule, which set an altitude record of 850 miles when it took astronauts Dick Gordon and Pete Conrad into space in 1966.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

This capability allowed researchers to examine how magnetic structures extend and change with altitude rather than studying only a single layer.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 24, 2026

The altitude changes are consistent with efforts to command a damaged aircraft.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Passengers described rushing the cockpit and a fight for control after the plane suddenly plummeted -- losing around 17,000 feet of altitude in the span of a minute, according to the Flightradar24 website.

From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026

Maybe I’ll go where I can see stars, he said to himself as the car gained velocity and altitude; it headed away from San Francisco, toward the uninhabited desolation to the north.

From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick

By comparing their behavior, they were able to determine the altitudes at which different materials entered each of the seven phases.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 29, 2026

"It allows for operations at very low altitudes -- it is controlled by a signal from space, bypassing the radio horizon and the Earth's curvature -- factors that otherwise limit ground-based remote control signals."

From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2026

This is when air moves violently at high altitudes with no clouds or other visual cues to help a pilot avoid it.

From BBC ● Sep. 5, 2026

The drones are authorized by the Federal Aviation Administration and travel at altitudes between 250 and 400 feet, Robertson said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026

Such exchanges in the Andes, Alps, and Himalayas not only increased population densities in those areas, by providing people at all altitudes with a more balanced diet, but also promoted regional economic and political integration.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond