Thread: Space Station

Originally Posted by "D"

Randy, you would still get to see it on a clear night. The times and directions they send are very accurate. Looks like a bright fast moving star. Looked up a couple stats to answer MIL's questions. It is moving 17,500 mph. About 5 miles a second. Circles the earth every 92 minutes.That means a sunrise and sunset almost every hour and a half. Orbit is not quite a circle. Closest it gets on its orbit is 205 miles, furthest is 270 miles.

Thanks Danny. This is what my sky look like. Habitual shade:



I believe I will go to my neighbor's pasture though for a viewing. Thanks for the link Ray!

I remember when Columbia went down, was living in Bryan/College Station at the time - huge news being in the close area. This thread also reminds me of when the engineering disaster called Skylab went down (controlled descent). The Australian government fined NASA $400 for littering. The fine was finally paid in 2009.