It always amazes me, that although the little Space Station is clearly visible glowing in the night sky, and is only around 200 miles from Earth it still takes 12 days, travelling 10 million miles, to get there...

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...traffic jams...?
...avoiding dangerous obstacles...?
...Maps out of date...?
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Mission name: STS-115
Shuttle: Atlantis
Number of crew members: 6
Launch pad: 39-B
Launch: September 9, 2006, 15:14:55 UTC
Landing: September 21, 2006, 10:21:30 UTC
Duration: 11 days, 19 hours, 6 minutes and 35 seconds
Orbit altitude: 334-350 km
Distance traveled: 4.9 million miles (7.84 million kilometers)
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Paul...boiled Jellyfish with Tartare Sauce for dins...

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