The ISS weighs 1 million pounds and consumes 75 kW of power
Woody Hoburg · NASA Astronaut Woody Hoburg | All-In Summit 2024 · Sep 25, 2024 · at 1:42
NASA Astronaut Woody Hoburg describes the technical specifications and orbit mechanics of the International Space Station at the All-In Summit 2024.
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“On an average workday, it consumes about 75 kilowatts. It is a million pounds of mass in low Earth orbit. It's about 250 miles above Earth. To stay in that orbit, it has to travel five miles every second.”
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