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SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Lifts Off for International Space Station

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“SpaceX Crew-13 Mission Lifts Off for International Space Station” is a 3-lesson course at Conversation level, created with soclever, a personal AI teacher. Each lesson takes a few minutes and ends with a check-in question; finish the curriculum and you can take a certificate test to earn a diploma. Try the first lesson without an account — or make your own course on any topic. Shared by @larissajeanniton.

What you'll learn

  1. Pre-Launch Preparation and Training. When an astronaut straps into a spacecraft and counts down to launch, they've already spent years preparing for that single moment.
  2. The Launch and Journey to Orbit. A rocket has to move so fast that gravity can't pull it back down—and reaching that speed is the hardest part of sending astronauts to the International Space Station.
  3. Life and Work Aboard the ISS. On Earth, you wake up, eat breakfast, go to work, and come home.

Questions this course answers

What orbital speed does a rocket need to reach so that gravity cannot pull it back down?

Orbital speed is about 17,500 miles per hour.

How long does the rocket launch take?

The launch itself takes only about eight minutes.

At what altitude do the spacecraft engines cut off once orbital speed is reached?

The engines cut off at roughly 250 kilometers up.

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