People have been living and working in space for more than 10 years in the International Space Station, according to NASA.

During the past decade, 15 nations have come together, setting aside boundaries and differences, to design, assemble, occupy, and conduct research inside and outside of the ISS, the largest and longest inhabited object to ever orbit the Earth.

For more information, go to www.jsc.nasa.gov/sightings/index.html

The following information from NASA, indicates how the ISS can be viewed locally.

 

The following International Space Station sightings are possible

SATELLITELOCALDURATIONMAX ELEVAPPROACHDEPARTURE

DATE/TIME(MIN)(DEG)(DEG-DIR)(DEG-DIR)

ISSSat Aug 18/09:40 PM36033 above NW20 above E

ISSSat Aug 18/11:15 PM12012 above W20 above W

ISSSun Aug 19/08:50 PM45037 above NW10 above E

ISSSun Aug 19/10:25 PM35915 above WNW58 above SSW

ISSMon Aug 20/09:35 PM38634 above WNW26 above ESE

ISSMon Aug 20/11:11 PM< 11310 above W13 above WSW

ISSTue Aug 21/08:45 PM46942 above NW11 above E

ISSTue Aug 21/10:20 PM32911 above W29 above SW

ISSWed Aug 22/09:31 PM34625 above W22 above SSE

ISSThu Aug 23/08:43 PM46842 above W11 above ESE

ISSThu Aug 23/10:19 PM21410 above WSW14 above SW

ISSFri Aug 24/09:30 PM42112 above W14 above S

ISSSat Aug 25/08:42 PM43226 above WSW10 above SSE

ISSMon Aug 27/08:41 PM31512 above WSW10 above S