Caine
Hardcore Member
Hover above the earth? Doesn't hovering imply a state of being stationary?
The ISS is orbiting, i.e. circling around the earth at a velocity of about 8 km/s. It laps around the earth every 1.5 hours.
Essentially it is continuously falling downwards to earth, and missing
				
			The ISS is orbiting, i.e. circling around the earth at a velocity of about 8 km/s. It laps around the earth every 1.5 hours.
Essentially it is continuously falling downwards to earth, and missing
 
	
 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
	 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
	 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		 
 
		