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Astronauts on the International Space Station see about 16 sunrises every day.

The station circles Earth roughly every 90 minutes at about 28,000 kilometres per hour. Each orbit brings a sunrise and a sunset.

Why is this true?

Crews keep to a schedule set to Coordinated Universal Time and use window shutters and dimmed lighting to keep a normal sleep rhythm. The ISS has been continuously occupied since November 2000.

Source: Wikipedia: International Space Station

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