The International Space Station (ISS) completes one orbit of the Earth in 90 minutes. Due to this phenomenon, the astronauts are able to see the sunrise and sunset at an interval of 45 minutes. As a result, the ISS sees 16 sunsets and sunrises per day. The most interesting thing is that there is a difference of 250 degrees Fahrenheit in the temperature of sunset and sunrise. The reason astronauts are able to survive in such uncertain temperatures is the special material in their space suits.
The suit is equipped to handle both extreme heat and extremely cold temperature conditions in space. These details were recently revealed in a video shared on the official Twitter handle of the ISS. Incredible information was shared along with a short clip from the ISS.
The spacewalkers experience a sunrise and sunset every 90 minutes and @cquantumspin asks if they feel temperature differences in their suits. #AskNASA | https://t.co/yuOTrYN8CV pic.twitter.com/R8ZjQcpQyr
— International Space Station (@Space_Station) September 12, 2021
The answer was given as a part of the “Ask NASA” series relating to large-scale temperature fluctuations. In the caption of the video, the ISS also mentioned the handle of the curious person. Captioning the interesting post, he said, “Spacewalkers experience sunrise and sunset every 90 minutes and QuantumSpin asks if they feel the difference in temperature in their suits.”
This post received a lot of comments from people interested in space related things. A user also wrote a question in response to the tweet related to the safety of the astronaut. He wrote, “In the rare occasion that an astronaut becomes uncapped, and leaves the station, how can they get it back safely?”
In the rare chance that astronaut becomes untethered, and drift from station, how can they make it back safely? #AskNasa
— uzumaki kachi kunš« (@OkereUzumaki) September 12, 2021
Another person commented on a rare phenomenon observed in South Africa. He said, “Hey, I’m in South Africa, we saw three points in the sky moving fast. They weren’t planes. And a twinkling object that was moving everywhere. Can you explain what it was? ? It happened 10-15 minutes ago”
Hey I'm in South Africa, we saw three dots moving in the sky at top speed. They were not planes. And a blinking object that was moving all over the place. Can you explain what it was? This happened 10-15 minutes ago
— šDee (@girl_dtf) September 12, 2021
Several other users expressed their disbelief when they came to know about 16 sunrises and sunsets in a day.
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