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Forces and Motion

The time-travelling astronaut

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Russian cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev holds the record for time spent in orbit around the Earth: 803 days. It is calculated that the time dilation caused by his orbital motion means that Krikalev is 0.02 seconds younger than other people born at the same time as him on Earth.

References

N. Atkinson, Cosmonaut Sergei Krikalev, The World’s Most Prolific Time Traveler

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