In fact it will be the International Space Station, 250 miles above the UK. If you really want your children to be excited about Christmas and get them into the holiday spirit, explain to them that Santa Claus is hurrying to deliver the last Christmas gifts. The ISS, or International Space Station is the most massive object that humans have made to orbit. The ISS (International Space Station) weighs 45 tons and is 356 feet meters long from the end. It is slightly bigger than a football pitch. NASA describes ISS as a microgravity laboratory where six crew members reside and work, while traveling at five miles per hour, orbiting Earth every minute. VirtualAstro has a message for all British children: Watch out for Santa Claus and his sleigh Christmas Eve. Image: https://twitter.com. As the sleigh whizzes about the Earth’s surface, the giant solar panels capture the Sun’s rays and make it sparkle like a bright star. Adult Britons might mistake the space station for Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve. VirtualAstro regularly updates the ISS’s positions above Earth. It says the station will rise in the west at 16: hour and set in the east at 16: 50 hrs. VirtualAstro tweeted that the ISS will be visible as a bright, star-like object (or plane) when it passes above the United Kingdom. It is expected to rise in the west at 16: 42 hours and set in the south east at (4)200. Hours. It is possible that Christmas Eve will be the day your child discovers astronomy. Image: https://twitter.com. While younger children may get excited about Santa Claus doing Christmas duties, older children will be able to enjoy the opportunity to learn more about space travel, astronomy, and the ISS. Since November 2000). 2001, the ISS has been continually occupied. Over 200 visitors from 15 countries visited the ISS during that period. Each week, crew members devote 35 hours to research in many disciplines in order to improve scientific knowledge in Earth and physical sciences, as well as biological sciences, for humanity living on this planet. Traditional legend says that Santa Claus rides in a sleigh with eight reindeer, including Dasher, Dancer and Prancer as well as Vixen, Comet and Cupid. Rudolph was introduced in the 20th Century. NASA Video – Preparing Thanksgiving Food in Space While astronauts on the ISS can’t go outside to fry turkeys or use a grill, they celebrate the holiday with a delicious feast including smoked turkeys, candied yams and cornbread dressing.
