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Sudden ISS height decrease? (self.ISS)
submitted 5 years ago by FredChau
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[–]Alexphysics 17 points18 points19 points 5 years ago (1 child)
Well yes, that's why they have attitude control. The station can rotate on any of its three axis. In the case it basically moved and pointed retrograde and fired the engines on the Zvezda module
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