17. What's out there? What kinds of things or sights are there to see in space? (A K2S Question)

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The astronauts can darken the lights in the Shuttle and take pictures of famous landmarks on Earth from their vantage point orbiting high above it. Shannon Lucid was amazed to witness the aurora borealis while in space and even more amazed as the Shuttle flew right through the display with both wings and the Shuttle tail engulfed in the plasma glow from the northern lights. Other astronauts spend time looking at orbital sunrises or sunsets and seeing the Moon from space.

Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski


Image:K2S logosmall.jpg Question and Answer extracted from the book Kids to Space - by Lonnie Schorer


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