Balloons have risen to about 150,000 feet. Rocket-powered aircraft, not requiring oxygen from the air, have ascended to more than 354,000 feet, or some 67 miles, a level above 99 percent of the atmosphere. At an altitude of about 100 miles, satellites can orbit the Earth. Here, true space may be said to begin. The farther regions of space are described by the bodies that limit them.
Cislunar space is the area between the Earth and the moon.
Interplanetary space lies between the sun and the planets of the solar system. Interstellar space lies between the stars of a galaxy. Amazing Universe III CD-Rom . Shareware Cd-Rom . Views of the Solar System CD-ROM .