Astronauts on the ISS see 15 sunrises and sunsets a day





ISS is located about 220 kilometers above the Earth and moving at a speed of about 27 700 km / h, which means that it makes a circle around the orbit of every half hour. Because of this, the astronauts on board the station, see the sunrises and sunsets every 45 minutes. That is 15-16 spectacular sunsets of space that looks delicious than from any place on the Earth itself, per night.

via factroom.ru