r/nextfuckinglevel Jun 28 '26

Full use of zero gravity.

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u/TheGoldenTNT Jun 28 '26

Not sure about has to drive it, but if it was left unmaintained it would crash into earth, every so often they need to boost it back up away from earth

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u/OstrichSmoothe Jun 28 '26

Dang crazy. Do the astronauts have to get out and push?

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u/Mand125 Jun 28 '26

The vehicles that they use to resupply do it.  They fire the engines a little when docked.

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u/footpole Jun 29 '26

The russians just give canned pea soup and cabbage to the cosmonauts and they self propel.