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Originally Posted by chefsos
I had someone tell me several years ago, that orbit at low altitude such as the ISS does, isn't technically an orbit at all. It's a controlled fall, with the speed sufficient to keep it continually falling "over the horizon", so to speak. While that didn't blow my mind, I gotta admit it popped a little.
I'm certain you know this stuff, so: was he full of shit?
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Hmm...then maybe you should consider the fact that we are in a "controlled" free fall towards the sun!
