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How To Spot the International Space Station

Season 43 | 3m 23s

The international space station is one of the most incredible technological and scientific experiments ever attempted by humankind and in this episode, Trace tells you how you can see it!

Funding provided by The Batchelor Foundation and The William J. & Tina Rosenberg Foundation
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