No, not even close to orbital. His goal was the Karman line, and that was to be via a rockoon. The steam powered flights were to get interest and funding.
NPR has a nice write-up on him: https://tinyurl.com/yxxzvrzf
No, not even close to orbital. His goal was the Karman line, and that was to be via a rockoon. The steam powered flights were to get interest and funding.
NPR has a nice write-up on him: https://tinyurl.com/yxxzvrzf