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  2. List of heaviest spacecraft - Wikipedia

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    Ship 28 and Ship 29 flew long Suborbital flights, however both demonstrated that Starship can reach LEO. Ship 33 flew with 10 Starlink simulator satellites weighing 20 tons. Suborbital: In development 2020–2024 Space Shuttle orbiter: 122,683 kg (270,470 lb) Space Shuttle Atlantis on STS-117, the heaviest flight of the Space Shuttle. LEO ...

  3. Looming and similar refraction phenomena - Wikipedia

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    Looming of the Canadian coast as seen from Rochester, New York, on April 16, 1871. Looming is the most noticeable and most often observed of these refraction phenomena. It is an abnormally large refraction of the object that increases the apparent elevation of the distant objects and sometimes allows an observer to see objects that are located below the horizon under normal conditions.

  4. Artificial structures visible from space - Wikipedia

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    From US Space Shuttles, which typically orbited at around 135 mi (217 km), cities were easily distinguishable from surrounding countryside. [1] Using binoculars, astronauts could even see roads, dams, harbors, even large vehicles such as ships and planes. [2] [6] At night, cities are also easily visible from the higher orbit of the ISS.

  5. What happens if an astronaut floats off into space? - AOL

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    If that fails, saving an astronaut floating off into space might require several tethers hooked together, a SAFER, and, to be honest, a lot of luck. RELATED: Here's whats happening in space this year:

  6. Lost in Space: astronauts drop tool bag into orbit that you ...

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    Under clear, dark skies the bag can be seen floating ahead of the International Space Station, which is the third brightest object in the night sky and looks like a fast-moving plane, according to ...

  7. NASA spots a massive 'Christmas tree' floating in space - AOL

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    Christmas is less than a week away, and even the night sky is spreading some holiday cheer with what could be the largest Christmas tree in the universe. On Tuesday, NASA released an image of NGC ...

  8. Fata Morgana (mirage) - Wikipedia

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    Even when the boat in the mirage does not seem to be suspended in the air, it still looks ghostly, and unusual, and what is even more important, it is ever-changing in its appearance. Sometimes a Fata Morgana causes a ship to appear to float inside the waves, at other times an inverted ship appears to sail above its real companion.

  9. Bell's spaceship paradox - Wikipedia

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    Therefore, it breaks in S′ due to the increasing distance between the ships. As explained above, the same is also obtained by only considering the start frame S using length contraction of the string (or the contraction of its moving molecular fields) while the distance between the ships stays the same due to equal acceleration.