International Space Station

The Space Station Tracker shows where the International Space Station is right now and its path 90 minutes ago and 90 minutes ahead. This enables people on earth to know exactly when the Space Station passes above them, and when it is the best time to spot the Space station with the naked eye without any special equipment. The Space Station is earth’s only microgravity laboratory. This football field-sized platform hosts a plethora of science and technology experiments that are continuously being conducted by crew members, or are automated. Research aboard the orbiting laboratory holds benefits for life back on earth, as well as for future space exploration. It serves as a test-bed for technologies and allows us to studyContinue Reading