Astronauts can see the sunrise and sunset sixteen times in 24 hours aboard the International Space Station.

 Astronauts can see the sunrise and sunset sixteen times in 24 hours aboard the International Space Station.

We all know that the International Space Station (the ISS) is orbiting our planet.

Some might know that important scientific experiments are routinely carried out on the ISS, but to the average person, that’s about it!

We’re here to shine some light on this technological marvel with some of the best facts, so buckle up and prepare for blast-off – it’s going to be quite the ride!

he International Space Station (ISS) completes one orbit of Earth in 90 minutes. It is because of this phenomenon that astronauts in space are able to witness sunrise and sunset at an interval of 45 minutes. As a result of this, those in ISS are able to witness as many as 16 sunsets and sunrises every day. What is more interesting is the fact that the difference between the temperatures of sunset and sunrise is 250 degrees Fahrenheit. The reason why the astronauts are able to survive in such erratic temperatures is because of 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 revealed in a recent video that was shared on ISS’ official Twitter handle. The rather unbelievable information was shared with a small clip of the ISS.

The answer related to the massive temperature fluctuation was given as a part of the “Ask NASA” series. In the caption of the video, ISS also mentioned the handle of the curious individual. Captioning the interesting post, they said, “The spacewalkers experience a sunrise and sunset every 90 minutes and QuantumSpin asks if they feel temperature differences in their suits.”