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Sunshine inside the ISS
Do the ISS crew get to *see* 15 sunrises and 15 sunsets every 24
hours?! How is the ISS' crew hab rotation synchronised between Earth observation and direct exposure to the Sun? Is there a window that lets in sunlight directly into the crew quarters? Thanks AAI |
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"AA Institute" wrote in message om... Do the ISS crew get to *see* 15 sunrises and 15 sunsets every 24 hours?! This is true. The crew of ISS can float over to one of ~15 windows to observe their surroundings. How is the ISS' crew hab rotation synchronised between Earth observation and direct exposure to the Sun? There is not really a rotation performed to space station. Of course there are two basic attitudes that ISS flights. The first is LVLH (Local Vertical/Local Horizontal) and the second is XPOP (X-Axis Perpendicular to Orbit Plane). http://civiliancomms.tripod.com/spac...ppendix_c.html Is there a window that lets in sunlight directly into the crew quarters? Not really. Sunlight on the space station flows through any of the windows just like it does your window at home, except the rise/set time is on the order of ~45 minutes. Thanks AAI |
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