What is longer than a football field and travels at more than 17,000 miles an hour? The answer is: the International Space Station (ISS). This amazing spacecraft has been orbiting the Earth once every 90 minutes for more than 20 years at an altitude of about 250 miles, and with humans on board!
Star Watch: Examining humanity’s home in space — the International Space Station
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