[FPSPACE] ISS altitude rise?

[Mgr. Antonín Vítek, CSc.]

Another theory: impulse imparted by Soyuz TMA-14 during docking...

I am waiting for new orbital info directly from JSC.

Tony
>
> Hi Jim -
>
> I wonder...
>
> It would seem to me that if there's enough atmosphere to induce drag, then
> there must also be enough atmosphere to create lift...perhaps if the solar
> arrays were oriented toward the direction of flight, then an altitude rise
> could be arranged...
>
> Or perhaps just station keeping/orientation engines were used for the
> maneuver.
>
> Good point, though...
>
> E.P.
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