Submitted by gwplayer1 t3_11boje4 in askscience
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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