Look Up This Weekend For Glimpse Of International Space Station

ST. LOUIS, MO — If you're heading out this weekend, look up. You might just get a glimpse of the International Space Station. The largest structure humans have put into space, the ISS travels at a speed of nearly five miles per second, orbiting the Earth every 90 minutes. That means the six astronauts on board get to experience 16 sunrises and sunsets every day.

From the ground, the ISS looks like a fast-moving point of light. It doesn't blink like a plane, and it's often the brightest object in the night sky — only the moon is brighter — even visible in the middle of the city.

Here's when you can see it:

• Friday, Jun 8, 9:53 p.m.
  
  • Visible For: 3 minutes.
  • Max Height: 28°
  • Appears: 16° above W
  • Disappears: 23° above SSW
    
• Saturday, June 9, 9:02 p.m.
  
  • Visible For: 4 min
  • Max Height: 60°
  • Appears: 42° above W
  • Disappears: 10° above SE
    
• Sunday, Jun 10, 9:46 p.m.
  
  • Visible For: 2 min
  • Max Height: 11°
  • Appears: 10° above WSW
  • Disappears: 10° above SW
    
• Monday June 11, 8:53 p.m.
  
  • Visible For: 4 min
  • Max Height: 22°
  • Appears: 16° above W
  • Disappears: 10° above S

For more dates and times you can see the station, check out spotthestation.nasa.gov. And once you've seen the ISS from the ground, check out the view from above by visiting the station's official Instagram page.

Image via NASA