The International Space Station will be visible in parts of Iowa during February.
The station, which has been in orbit since 1998, has a perfect bird’s eye view of Earth capturing hundreds of photos from up to 250 miles away. The ISS also travels at a speed of 17,500 mph around the Earth.
The International Space Station is a spacecraft that orbits Earth. The station serves as a laboratory and a home for crews of astronauts.
The station would weigh almost 1 million pounds on earth. There are laboratory modules from the United States, Russia, Japan and Europe in the International Space Station.
The upcoming sightings will occur around sunrise or sunset and will vary across the state.
Here are the times you can spot the International Space Station from Iowa, according to NASA.
The space station appears in the sky like an airplane or a very bright star. It will be moving faster than the typical airplane and won’t have flashing lights. You don’t need any equipment to see the International Space Station, according to Space.
Kate Kealey is a general assignment reporter for the Des Moines Register. Reach her at kkealey@registermedia.com or follow her on Twitter at @Kkealey17.
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