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Saturday 17 October 2026

Orbit before breakfast

Ten short space puzzles about the ISS and its orbit, from the phonetic alphabet up to an autokey closer. Answers are at the bottom.

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Photo: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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The International Space Station circles Earth about every 90 minutes, so its crew sees around 16 sunrises a day. You only need one pack.

A one-eighth scale Lunar Orbiter spacecraft model with four solar panels and a dish antenna on a wooden table. — Photo: Steve Jurvetson from Los Altos, USA / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 2.0)

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