The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) provides live video feed from cameras aboard the International Space Station (ISS). You may at times see a blue screen whenever the ISS loses contact with the ground, but when the connection is available you may view the ISS and the Earth below and even listen to conversations between the crew and Mission Control. When the ISS is in darkness (it orbits the Earth once every 90 minutes and experiences a sunrise or a sunset about every 45 minutes) you will see a dark screen, although at times you may see spectacular views of lightning or city lights down below. There are two video resolutions available with different views: high definition (top) and standard definition (bottom). The standard-definition video has audio. The ISS streaks across the sky at an incredible speed of 12,700 km/h and an altitude of 400 km.
Click here to see a Google Map that shows the current path and location of the ISS with an embedded live video feed, and here to find out when the ISS will be visible as it passes above your location.
