STEAM at home, S for SKY
What is the ISS?The ISS is the International Space Station.ISS is an orbiting platform on which experiments in physics, chemistry, biology and much more are conducted. From them and the astronauts who work there!
It was born from the collaboration of space agencies from all over the world, including the European one, ESA.
Where is it?
In orbit around the earth, 400km above our heads.How fast is it?
It rotates around the earth at a speed of approximately 28,000 km per hour. 7.7 km per second!
Do you want to visit it?Click this link to explore it with Google Earth
How to find the ISS in the sky? You may be able to see it with the naked eye.
Where to look to find it here is a guide from NASA: https://spotthestation.nasa.gov/message_example.cfm
You can also download some APPs that help you tell you where it is in the sky.Try searching in your app store:- Space Station ISS Detector- ISS finder
- Satellite Tracker(Be careful not to activate the subscription by mistake.. it is not used for this purpose)
Photo taken by Tata in Dublin.
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