Dec 4, 2009

Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla 321-867-2468 allard beutel@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M62-09

GOOD SPACE STATION SIGHTING OPPORTUNITIES ON DEC 6 AND 8

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla - Central Florida will have a good opportunity to see the International Space Station pass overhead in the predawn hours on Sunday, Dec 6, and again on Tuesday, Dec 8, weather permitting

The station, with its Expedition 22 crew aboard commanded by NASA astronaut Jeff Williams, is about 225 miles up Traveling at five-miles every second, the space station will look like a very bright star, which doesn't twinkle or blink, moving quickly across the sky like an aircraft

Watching from Orlando on Dec 6 at 6:33 a m EST, the station will approach from the southwest and disappear over the horizon in the northeast It will be visible for about five minutes

Then again on Dec 8 at 5:46 a m , the station will move from the west, southwest toward the northeast and be visible for three minutes

For sighting opportunities from specific cities in Florida, visit:

http://spaceflight nasa gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region cgi?country=United_States&region=Florida

For the latest information about the International Space Station, its crews and scientific research taking place onboard, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

-end-

To subscribe to the list, send a message to: ksc-subscribe@newsletters nasa gov To remove your address from the list, send a message to: ksc-unsubscribe@newsletters nasa gov

The following information is a reminder of your current mailing list subscription:

You are subscribed to the following list: [list_name]

using the following email: example@example.com

You may automatically unsubscribe from this list at any time by visiting the following URL:

http://www aus-city com/cgi-bin/dada/mail cgi/u/STS_ISS_STATUS/

If the above URL is inoperable, make sure that you have copied the entire address Some mail readers will wrap a long URL and thus break this automatic unsubscribe mechanism

You may also change your subscription by visiting this list's main screen:

<[program_url]/list/[list]>

If you're still having trouble, please contact the list owner at:

<mailto:[list_owner_email]>

The following physical address is associated with this mailing list:

[physical_address]