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To: kosciusko51

Relative gravity and speed both come into play. The effect of the latter is greater than the former in this case.


31 posted on 03/14/2018 6:14:11 PM PDT by rightwingcrazy
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To: rightwingcrazy

You are correct. I was thinking about the effects for the Apollo missions, where they did age faster.


39 posted on 03/14/2018 6:27:53 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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To: rightwingcrazy

Also, GPS clocks run faster than Earth-bound clocks, but they are at a higher altitude than the space station.


46 posted on 03/14/2018 6:47:11 PM PDT by kosciusko51
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