Eli5: Why can’t airplanes get into space?

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Why is it a rocket🚀 is used to go straight up into outer space and not just use an airplane ✈️ ? I’m sure there is a good reason but it seems that the gradual assent would be preferred over the straight up approach.

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Because airplanes require air, and the higher the altitude is the less air there is. That is why to actually go to space you need a rocket, rockets do not need air for propulsion.

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