If my research serves me correctly, I think the average mission length is about six months, but this can vary greatly depending on their mission. I think this accurately describes the cliché, “my, how time flies.” I still struggle with the acceptance of how astronauts can stay on the “ship” for months at a time. This provides the opportunity for crew members to witness 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets each day. Traveling at around 17,500 miles per hour, the ISS orbits the Earth every 90 minutes. Orbiting the earth at an average altitude of 227 nautical miles (420 kilometers), the International Space Station (ISS) is Earth’s only microgravity laboratory that has allowed more than 3,600 researchers in 106 countries to conduct more than 2,500 experiments, and the research is still ongoing. My video didn’t even remotely do justice for the traveling space station. I am constantly amazed at how predictable and precise the timing is for “events” like viewing the high-speed vessel that did indeed pass over our home. ![]() If only our local airports were this timely. ![]() These delays in air travel create panic and distress even through space travel. The ISS was scheduled to pass over our neighborhood, and many other neighborhoods for that matter, at 7:42 p.m. I was almost late getting into my writing mode before packing for a long overdue break from the world. Domain menu for The Enterprise-Tocsin (main)
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