Drag is enough of an issue for the ISS that they actually rotate the solar panels to reduce drag when they're not in sunlight, which saves them ~1000kg of prope

Drag is enough of an issue for the ISS that they actually rotate the solar panels to reduce drag when they're not in sunlight, which saves them ~1000kg of propellant per year. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Glider_mode https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Glider_mode