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SCIENCEApr 17 · 11:00 UTCWIREDRhett Allain

How Can Astronauts Tell How Fast They’re Going?

Spaceships lack direct speed-measuring instruments, but astronauts use physics-based methods to determine their velocity. These techniques rely on fundamental principles of motion and external reference points.

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