The aurora australis streams above the Indian Ocean in this picture from the space station as it orbited 270 miles above the Earth. Credit: NASA The Expedition 66 crew kicked off the week working on robotics, spacesuits, and advanced research equipment. TheInternational Space Stationis al...
The ISS orbits in a Torque Equilibrium Attitude (TEA) to limit the rate at which the station’s control moment gyroscopes accumulate the angular momentum induced by external torques such as atmospheric drag and gravity gradient torques. TEA will change with visiting vehicles and with the arrival ...
Since 2000, there have always been humans living and working on the International Space Station—and the streak could just be getting started.
Globes are nearly always tilted to one side, to reflect the 23.4° tilt of Earth's axis, compared to the 'ecliptic plane' the planet traces out as it orbits the Sun. This tilt is the reason for our seasons. ...
Globes are nearly always tilted to one side, to reflect the 23.4° tilt of Earth's axis, compared to the 'ecliptic plane' the planet traces out as it orbits the Sun. This tilt is the reason for our seasons. When the ...