Cruising at high altitude ?

[stevedeccaman]

How proud must this family be, God speed Tim :)

 

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-35102256

 

 

and we are discussing cabins/trips/tips/views ? 5MONTHS he will be up there, ? no cabin staff , no 24 hr Buffett, no shower etc :eek:

the ISS when they get to it has an average speed of 27,724 kilometres (17,227 mi) per hour, and completes 15.54 orbits per day (93 minutes per orbit Makes a trip on Thomson ships or whichever seem insignificant ?:cool:

Sorry am rambling but when I watched the launch there was tears in my eye

Why cannot all work like this, no suicide bombers etc

Anyway thus ends this lesson

 

Stevie