Station’s Orbit Raised; Crew Focuses on Science

The Zvezda service module’s engines were fired Friday for 1 minute, 22 seconds to raise the altitude of the International Space Station one final time in preparation for the impending arrival of three additional Expedition 30 crew members. The reboost raised the station’s altitude at perigee, or lowest point of the orbit, by 2.8 statute miles and will leave the complex in an orbit of 259.9 by 231.5 statute miles. More

(Source: Space Fellowship - Dec 11)