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submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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They didn't bring us a gift, but considering the kinetic energy of a bottle of wine at orbital speed, that's probably for the best.

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[–] [email protected] 67 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ok, now we start patiently waiting for the website where you enter an address and then get back your astronaut visit date.

[–] [email protected] 23 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Is it there yet?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I'm not sure if there's any publicly available orbital data for the ISS with enough precision.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Isn’t there an app that shows you exactly where that thing is, and when it will be visible over your location?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago

Yeah, but that's not to the precision of a few meters that would be required.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

https://stuffin.space/ should show you a decent percentage of objects tracked in Earth's orbit.