| ▲ | iJohnDoe an hour ago | |
Time dilation. The ISS travels at 17,400 MPH. Just like satellites, their clocks have to be adjusted. > Gravitational time dilation is the time passed for a far away observer. That is, the satellites' clocks gain 45850 nanoseconds a day due to gravitational time dilation. | ||
| ▲ | SoftTalker 44 minutes ago | parent [-] | |
So the astronauts are perceiving that everything is a few minutes older than it "should be" when they return? | ||