Space Station Marathon Starting This Weekend 61
RobGoldsmith writes with this snippet from Space Fellowship: "If you've never seen a spaceship with your own eyes, now's your chance. The International Space Station (ISS) is about to make a remarkable series of flybys over the United States. Beginning this 4th of July weekend, the station will appear once, twice, and sometimes three times a day for many days in a row. No matter where you live, you should have at least a few opportunities to see the biggest spaceship ever built."
Horrible picture in article (Score:3, Funny)
When I first saw the picture in the article I thought someone had posted some image of a fire and was trying to pass it off as a practical joke image of the space station hitting the ground and exploding for 4th July celebrations...
Why only the US? (Score:3, Funny)
Curious, why does this seem to be a US only thing? I understand the reasoning behind the date - 4th of July weekend, but I do not recall anything like this happening for any other part of the world. Surely us weird Europeans should get a chance to look at it, as well? It IS the INTERNATIONAL Space Station, after all.
Re:Why only the US? (Score:5, Funny)
Yep, us dastardly uh-mer-uh-can's have, using the power of our fourth grade math skills, manipulated the laws of orbital mechanics to give you yer-o-pee'ins the short end of the stick. U-S-A! U-S-A!
The improved viewing lasts from the middle of July, including the days leading up to the Endevour ink-up through the end of the month. RTFA.
Re:Why only the US? (Score:5, Funny)
Tell you what- you bring the Eiffel Tower or the Tower of Pisa by, and I'll let you take a look at the International Space Station.
Re:Why only the US? (Score:5, Funny)
Yes because rather than being the chance of the position of the sun, the earth, the ISS, and their orbits, it's a conspiracy by Americans.
They make sure it doesn't pass over Europe - makes for some rather hard orbital mechanics - magical ones even as it makes hard turns in its orbit to avoid a continent- but well worth it!
Re:When it passes overhead, be quick about it! (Score:2, Funny)
I looked it up for Mexico City and there are two great citing opportunities there...
Good luck seeing it through the smog.. I kid! I kid! I love Mexico City. The food is great. Try the pastor.
i live underground! (Score:0, Funny)