Posted on 01/01/2015 6:27:40 AM PST by Libloather
International Space Station astronauts celebrate Happy New Year 16 TIMES as it orbits the globe at 17,500 miles per hour
Astronauts on board the International Space Station will celebrate New Year's Day 16 times as it repeatedly crosses the globe.
The 'official' New Year starts on the space ship at midnight GMT which is also known as the Universal Time Clock.
However, Expedition 42 crew, who are travelling at 17,500 miles-per-hour will pass a point on the earth at the stroke of midnight today a staggering 16 times.
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...must get old fast.
With an all Male crew there’s no one to kiss at midnight, unless somedody in the crew is AC/DC.
LOLOL!!!
Now that would be some New Years Eve to celebrate, Really, 16 times? Can you imagine the hang-over? Ouch!
“With an all Male crew there’s no one to kiss at midnight.”.
In an imaginary world, the gubmint would have allowed for that issue and made sure there were the appropriate kind on board.
Which direction do they go with respect to the International Date Line? In one direction, they are still in mid-December; in the other, mid-January.
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