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Aren't bodies inside ISS rotating with it? Or are you implying that the rotation of ISS is not inertial but is constantly propelled by engines? If engines are d
by heavenlyblue 3y ago
Aren't bodies inside ISS rotating with it? Or are you implying that the rotation of ISS is not inertial but is constantly propelled by engines? If engines are driving it constantly, why is not constantly accelerating it's rotation?
- f154hfds 3y agoTrue - thanks for the clarification. As long as the ISS is rotating at a constant rate anything oriented to it inside of it will not perceive it to be rotating. It's rotating relative to a stationary perspective on the surface of the Earth but by the time anything docks to it, everything in the system will be rotating at the same rate. Thanks for pointing this out!