TAMPA, Fla. — Heads up, Tampa! You'll be able to spot the International Space Station as it orbits the Earth between July 15-17.
The orbiting laboratory that houses astronauts from around the globe is set to make four appearances in the night or early morning sky. Here are the times you'll want to keep in mind:
- July 15: Beginning at 9:28 p.m. ISS will appear for six minutes.
- July 16: Beginning at 4:04 a.m. ISS will appear for three minutes.
- July 16: Beginning at 5:39 a.m. ISS will appear for seven minutes.
- July 17: Beginning at 4:56 a.m. ISS will appear for three minutes.
If you spot the ISS be sure to wave to the third commercial crew that NASA and SpaceX launched in less than a year. ASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur, along with JAXA astronaut Akihiko Hoshide and ESA astronaut Thomas Pesquet are currently on board and working on research projects.
The ISS is approaching 21 years of humans living in space and has been called home by 241 worldwide visitors.
It took the work of 15 nations, 42 assembly flights and 11 years to construct the space station, which is still always growing and changing as we move through the decades.
Fun fact: The orbiting laboratory travels at 4.76 miles per second, meaning it can orbit Earth every 90-93 minutes.
You can find the coordinates to give you the best view of the International Space Station here.
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