November 11, 2022

Visualizing the speed of the International Space Station, and the speed of light, on Earth

ISS Flyby at 10,000 feet (3,000 meters) in Microsoft Flight Simulator:

 

What would it look like to go around the world once at the speed of light?

 

2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 11, 2022 at 12:49 PM

    What would it look like if an F22 Raptor and the ISS were flying side-by-side and encircling the earth?

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  2. AnonymousNovember 16, 2022 at 12:04 PM

    On the speed of light video, at 0:42 the slide mentioned "6: Saudi Arabia". But according to the line traced around the globe, perhaps it should have been "Mauritiana" or nearby?

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