July 14, 2010 Allard Beutel Kennedy Space Center, Fla. 321-867-2468 allard.beutel@nasa.gov MEDIA ADVISORY: 40-10 GOOD INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION SIGHTING OPPORTUNITY ON JULY 15 CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Central Florida will have a good opportunity to see the International Space Station pass overhead on Thursday, July 15, at about 9:27 p.m. EDT, weather permitting. The station with its six-person Expedition 24 crew, including NASA astronauts Tracy Caldwell Dyson, Shannon Walker and Doug Wheelock, is about 225 miles above Earth. The station will approach from the north/northwest and for about two minutes will be two-thirds of the way up in the sky as it moves to the east/southeast. For sighting opportunities from specific cities in Florida, visit: http://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/cities/region.cgi?country=United_States®ion=Florida For the latest information about the International Space Station, its crews and scientific research taking place onboard, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station For updates about ongoing activities at Kennedy, visit the NASA Kennedy News Twitter feed at: http://www.twitter.com/nasakennedy For more on NASA's Kennedy Space Center, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/kennedy -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
