100,000 orbits! That's 2.6 billion miles or about the distance of 10 round trips to Mars. The International Space Station made its 100,000th orbit of Earth on May 16, 2016. During the 100,000 orbits since the first component of the station was launched Nov. 20, 1998, the station will have traveled around 2,643,342,240 miles, or roughly the distance between Earth and Neptune. It is also roughly equivalent of about 10 round trips between Earth and Mars at the average distance between the two planets. The station travels at 17,500 miles per hour, orbiting Earth every 90 minutes and traveling through 16 sunrises and sunsets.
As of January 2018, 230 individuals from 18 countries have visited the International Space Station. The ISS includes contributions from 15 nations.
The History of Flight cache series contains micro or small cache containers that are hidden in high muggle areas. Each container contains log only so be sure and take your pen/pencil with you and use stealth when necessary. If you find the log is almost full, feel free to replace it or let us know so we can bring a new one out.
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To find the hidden coordinates to the final location of this cache, answer the following question:
On what day did the ISS make its 100,000 orbit of Earth?
A. May 16, 2016 . . . . . . . . N 35° 0.585' W 85° 13.049'
B. May 31, 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . N 35° 0.836' W 85° 11.252'
C. May 6, 2018 . . . . . . . . . N 35° 0.962' W 85° 14.032'
D. May 16, 2008 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .N 35° 2.674' W 85° 11.396'