01. Can we see the Sun from our spacecraft as soon as we get into space? (A K2S Question)

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Once a spacecraft achieves a typical low Earth orbit, the spacecraft can expect to see an orbital sunrise and sunset every 45 minutes.


Answer provided by Jim Zebrowski


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