Monday 7 April 2008

The ATV which docked with the ISS pictured

Following Milly and my discussions about space on the weekend show here are new pictures of the docked ATV pictured over the UK.

The ISS orbits at about 350km above the earth, while the moons orbit is approximately 340,000km. The ISS circles the earth 15.8 times per day. Currently three humans live in the station which has had permanent human presence since 2000.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7330925.stm

I have new interest in space stories ...

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