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Lashb1ade t1_ja3c41j wrote

Reply to comment by C47man in How old is the ISS REALLY? by gwplayer1

"General relativity" would refer to time dilation due to gravity; the ISS is higher up in Earth's gravity well, so will age faster than on the Earth's surface.

I can never remember which of the two effects is larger.

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somdude04 t1_ja3f55p wrote

Moving fast is stronger. About 14 ms per year slower due to moving fast versus .3 ms per year from lower gravity at ISS orbit.

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