The International Space ... the curvature of Earth. It would keep falling, following this curve, without losing altitude because the planet would be curving away from it at the same time.

Views from space at record high altitude: the illuminated Earth; majestic India; the spectacular curvature of the Earth, September 12-15, 1966, 1966 Subscribe now to view details for this work, and ...

It’s an entirely different kind of space age ... million meters per second), the quicker time passes and the slower age does.