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People living on Earth can see sunrise and sunset only once a day, but do you know that astronauts living in the International Space Station can see sunrise and sunset 16 times a day. Sunita Williams, who was stuck in the space station for five months, sees sunrise and sunset 16 times a day. But do you know how this is possible? So let us tell you in detail…
Sunita Williams celebrated Diwali in the space station itself
Indian-origin astronaut Sunita Williams celebrated Diwali in the space station this time. Two days before Diwali, Diwali was celebrated at the residence of the US President and during this, a video of Sunita was played, in which she was seen wishing Diwali. Meanwhile, while addressing an American program, a scientist said that Sunita Williams sees sunrise and sunset 16 times every day.
How about 16 sunrises and sunsets in one day?
The International Space Station is about 260 miles (418 kilometers) above Earth and orbits Earth at a speed of about 17,500 miles per hour (28,160 kilometers per hour). Its speed is 5 miles per second i.e. 8 kilometers per second. The speed of the space station can be estimated from the fact that it completes one revolution of the Earth in just 90 minutes. According to this, the space station revolves around the Earth 16 times a day. Because of this, astronauts living in the space station see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets in a day.