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What is special about watching the International Space Station pass over
our heads?
our heads?
In the past, many people believed that the planets are gods. They
believed that the fate of humans is decided by the location of planets in the sky at the time of their birth.
believed that the fate of humans is decided by the location of planets in the sky at the time of their birth.
Now, we can build a space station out of steel and aluminum, like we make
airplanes. We can launch it to roam around the world. It will appear to people
like a fast-paced planet. These stations are generally big enough for six people
to travel in space for something like a year.
airplanes. We can launch it to roam around the world. It will appear to people
like a fast-paced planet. These stations are generally big enough for six people
to travel in space for something like a year.
The space station will make a trip round the Earth in about 90 minutes.
Therefore, in a year, astronauts can orbit the Earth more than 5,000 times.
India has decided to launch its own space station within two or three years.
This would be a valuable place from where scientists would be able to study
the Earth.
( This article is avaiable in Hindi at HindiMeSTEM@blogpost.in )
This would be a valuable place from where scientists would be able to study
the Earth.
( This article is avaiable in Hindi at HindiMeSTEM@blogpost.in )
