I thought it was about 120 miles above the Earth, but as I was listening to a Yahoo Reuters report...the female reporter noted that the astronaughts were "thousands of miles above the Earth" as the first 6 words of the news clip. The linke is http://news.yahoo.com/i/753
2006-12-12 13:59:34 · 3 answers · asked by johnnyinsnj 4 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Both of the above answers are correct. Remember that nautical miles are a little longer than the regular mile we use every day. The space station orbits about 220 miles up, not 120. That is regular statute miles. 5,280 foot miles.
2006-12-12 14:53:29 · answer #1 · answered by campbelp2002 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You were a lot closer. The ISS's perigee is 190.5 nautical miles (352.8km) and its apogee is 191.3 nautical miles (354.2km). Even the U.S. space shuttles only have a general apogee of about 520mi (1000km). Don't believe everything you hear on the news.
2006-12-12 14:08:06 · answer #2 · answered by mghtyroach 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
They said yesterday it was 234 miles up or about 390 Km.
2006-12-12 14:08:04 · answer #3 · answered by arnp4u 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋