Setting and Environmental Context (VCE SSCE English): Flashcards
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Height of station above Earth in Orbital
Height of station above Earth in Orbital
250 miles
Time period Orbital covers
Time period Orbital covers
Single 24-hour period
Number of orbits in novel's structure
Number of orbits in novel's structure
16 ninety-minute orbits
Speed of space station
Speed of space station
17,500 miles per hour
Daily exercise requirement for astronauts
Daily exercise requirement for astronauts
Two hours each day
Frequency of sunrise in orbit
Frequency of sunrise in orbit
Every 90 minutes
Source of drinking water on station
Source of drinking water on station
Processed urine
Planned ISS decommissioning year
Planned ISS decommissioning year
2030
Function of the Cupola
Function of the Cupola
Multi-windowed observation module
Year Harvey won Booker Prize for Orbital
Year Harvey won Booker Prize for Orbital
2024