Real World: Keeping the International Space Station in Orbit (2010)

2010 · Short film · 5 min

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Synopsis

Each day, gravity pulls the International Space Station, or ISS, a little closer to Earth. See how drag causes the ISS to slow down. Learn about the challenges of keeping the ISS in orbit and how NASA counteracts orbital decay.

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Details

Running time

5 minutes

Language

English

Collection

NASA

Subjects on the Internet Archive

• NASA eClips
• Real World
• NIA
• middle school
• math
• education
• ISS
• space station
• gravity
• orbital

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