13 Apr
2003
13 Apr
'03
4:21 a.m.
Space station moved to higher orbit ahead of new team's arrival MOSCOW (AFP) Apr 10, 2003 The International Space Station (ISS) was moved to a higher orbit on Thursday to prepare for the arrival of a new team of cosmonauts, Russian space officials quoted by Interfax said. The ISS was raised to an orbit of some five kilometers (three miles) above earth -- a procedure that is regularly required to counter Earth's gravitational pull. http://www.spacedaily.com/2003/030410172225.y1t7rsm2.html .... Man that thing must be streamlined to stay in orbit three miles above earth...