Farmer's orbital path, due to the rotation of the earth, would not pass over the launch point until 24 hours or roughly 18 orbits have been completed. After nine orbits the path of the capsule would take it mostly over Europe and Asia, then dipping into the Southern Hemisphere, nowhere near the southern U.S. The producers might originally have envisioned a 24-hour flight (and filmed it that way) but for some reason the number of completed orbits was changed to 9 in the script.
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05/03/2025 alle ore 07:51