when that happens the force of gravity outweighs and the i.s.a.'s loses altitude. particles rejected by the sun can all sleep indirectly disturb the equilibrium of forces and pull the i.s.o.'s off course the more the station is slowed down the quicker it would sink towards the earth eventually breaking apart and burning up in the atmosphere just like the russian space station mir which in 2001 was brought down that way in a controlled procedure. regular orbital corrections prevent that from happening. that's why satellites are equipped with thrusters to regain lost altitude. the i.s.o.'s gets the necessary boost in part from the supply ships that regularly dock their. they maintain the station's course by firing their engines for a few minutes at a time. since 2015 there's been a daily altitude loss of around 100 meters. that's been balanced out with the help of the russian progress cargo craft in addition the i assess has its own control systems to keep it on track. the problem is right right right and. if you have a science question send it in as a video text ovo