More on the International Space Station

In the Tues, Mar 6 post I gave detailed instructions for finding exactly when and where to look for the International Space Station as it orbits the earth several hundred miles overhead.  Today my son asked how we could see where the ISS is right now, so I went to the site again.  If you go to Satellites, "10-day predictions for" and click "ISS" you will see, besides the dates and times, etc., several links in the upper right.  The "orbit" link shows where the ISS is at that moment in three different views: looking at the orbit squarely, looking at it edge-on, and looking at it on a world map.  Pretty cool!  "passes" will get you back to the previous page, then "info" will give you a beautiful view of the ISS as it orbits over the ocean, and some basic statistics.  It's hard to believe the thing is as big as it is: 108.5m width makes it wider than a football field is long, and 450,000kg translates to about 450 tons--by far the biggest thing we've ever put into space.  From this page, the "For further information, click here" at the bottom will get you NASA's page on the ISS, and the "Space Station latest news" link will tell you what's happening aboard that "moving light in the sky."  Have fun!