Stargazers Can Spot Shuttle, Space Station Pass Over D.C.

The space shuttle Endeavour and the international space station, docked together and replete with a tiny town of astronauts, will cross Washington skies Saturday and Sunday nights, according to the U.S. Naval Observatory. The shuttle and the space station are 220 miles above the Earth and traveling at 17,500 mph. "It's going to be a bright, fast-moving dot with 13 of your fellow humans on board. More

(Source: Washington Post - Jul 25)