[ QUOTE=PangQuan ]Viewing the planet from orbit (which is the claim suggested) is much different than viewing the planet from the moon.
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Now if we are speaking orbit, which is the only thing humans have done since the first landing and orbiting of the moon. Well then it is well documented that human creations such as the Great Pyramids ARE in fact visible from orbit.[/QUOTE]
You might notice that “TangLangCh’uan” said “ONLY” as in “…it it does still suck that someone, somewhere is allowing this to go on at the only man-made structure that is visible from orbit…”
This is the common myth promulgated. And although you and I are scientists 
and know that the shuttle orbit is outside of the Karmen line and is technically in outer space, the “teeming masses” (include foreigners in that) had/have the idea it could be seen for the Moon and Mars and such and were in fact disappointed that it could not be seen from the Moon when somneone actually got there,
In fact The Wall is mostly only twenty feet wide and just one of tens of thousands of objects somewhat visible and losing out in competing to highways and many other structures. In fact many structures in USA are MORE visible than the Great Wall and Holland is the clear winner.
This was first brought to my attention when I saw an interview with a shuttle astronaut and when the subject was brought up. Her disdain, weariness and protestation evidenced her irritation upon hearing the common misconception and over-emphasis on this thing.
Notwithstanding the intense wish of many human beings to give themselves an identity to make their universe feel meaningful, perhaps it is a good idea to curve this enthusiam to a proper perspective.
The wall is pretty and best viewed from walking on it. However, I wouldn’t start selling tickets on inter-planetary junkets advertising this view, nor do I think the Wall has any prioritization on Shuttle Missions. :rolleyes:
"The first problem comes in defining exactly where outer space is. Is it one hundred miles up? One thousand miles up? Halfway to the Moon? On the Moon itself? At the altitude the Space Shuttle orbits (typically between 190 and 350 miles above sea level), the Great Wall is a thin, barely visible line. But other objects are visible as well, such as the Golden Gate Bridge, the Panama Canal, and the Fresh Kills Landfill on Staten Island. The Eisenhower interstates are also faintly visible as well, as well as crisscrossing patches of farmland adjacent to the Great Wall itself.
