ISS

How to spot the ISS

From time to time I receive an alert via Twitter that tells me the ISS will be passing later that day, with a link for more information.

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Dextre at work

The Astronomy Picture of the Day is always worth viewing. Today Dextre the Robot presents a really cool image. Visit APOD: 2008 June 11 – Dextre Robot at Work on the Space Station to see it at a much more impressive large size. I’m not sure exactly why this one catches my interest so much. [...]

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Spotting the Space Station, from somewhere on Earth

The Space Station is growing bigger and brighter with each mission by the Discovery. When the Discovery is docked or nearby there are spectacular opportunities to see them as they orbit the Earth. The folks at Satellite FlyBys have been kind enough to set up a web page where you can find out when and [...]

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