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Tag: ISS

  • The Abandoned Dance of Orbital Evolution: ISS vs Freeside

    The Abandoned Dance of Orbital Evolution: ISS vs Freeside

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    Orbital Evolution Unleashed: Where Real Bacteria Meet Cyberpunk AI What happens when we mix real science, bacterial evolution, and cyberpunk imagination? Let’s find out… In the vast emptiness of Earth’s orbit, two space stations dance their eternal waltz around our pale blue dot. One exists in our reality—the International Space Station, humanity’s longest-running orbital habitat.…

  • Calculating the Rendezvous of a SpaceX Cargo Ship with the ISS

    Calculating the Rendezvous of a SpaceX Cargo Ship with the ISS

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    The rendezvous of a SpaceX cargo ship with the International Space Station (ISS) is a complex operation that involves multiple steps and calculations. This blog post is intended to provide a first impression of the complexity of calculating this rendezvous, taking into account various factors such as the shape of the Earth, the orbit of…