Originally Posted By: ClubNeon
He was circling the Earth, just out of convenience. He could have flow faster than the speed of light in any direction, but it would have been a waste to go anywhere else.


I'm not sure about that. It seems like it would be a lot easier to travel faster than the speed of light in a straight line instead of in a curve. He should have shot straight out somewhere, then straight back. Unless you meant it was out of convenience for the filmmakers.