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NASA only uses 15 digits of pi…
NASA only uses 15 digits of pi for calculating interplanetary travel. At 40 digits, you could calculate the circumference of a circle the size of the visible universe to an accuracy equal to the diameter of a hydrogen atom. The post NASA only uses 15 digits of pi… appeared first on Crazy Facts. Source
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25 Interesting Facts About International Space Station
Here are 25 Interesting Facts About International Space Station. 1-5 Interesting Facts About International Space Station 1. Astronauts aboard the International Space Station see 15 sunrises and 15 sunsets a day, averaging about one every 45 minutes – Source 2. There is a gun in the International Space Station and it belongs to the Russians.…… Read More »
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Dr. Story Musgrave, a NASA astronaut…
Dr. Story Musgrave, a NASA astronaut, made history on STS-80 by not getting into his seat before re-entry. He instead stood up on the flight deck “surfing” the Space Shuttle while it decelerated from 17,000mph to 0mph. He is the only person to have seen re-entry plasma with his bare eyes. The guy is absolutely… Read More »