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Life On the Space Station, the Ultimate Perspective for Us
Living on board the International Space Station, And the remarkable truth
Here’s everything you wanted to know about what’s zooming over your head while you sleep at night and work all day.
Because not everybody works on Earth these days.
Welcome to the International Space Station.
An international partnership of five space agencies from 15 countries operates the International Space Station.
The living and working space in the station is larger than a six-bedroom house (and has six sleeping quarters, two bathrooms, a gym, and a 360-degree view bay window).
The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000.
An international crew of seven people live and work while traveling at a speed of five miles per second, orbiting Earth about every 90 minutes. Sometimes more are aboard the station during a crew handover.
In 24 hours, the space station makes 16 orbits of Earth, traveling through 16 sunrises and…
