Astronauts on the International Space Station see around 15 sunrises and sunsets every day.

The International Space Station orbits about 354 kilometers above the Earth and travels at approximately 27,700 km/hr, so it takes about 92 minutes to circle the Earth once. For this reason, every 45 minutes the astronauts on-board see a sunrise or a sunset, with a total of 15 – 16 sightings of the sun "rising" and "setting" every single day.

Space sunsets are said to be even more spectacular than any that can be viewed here on Earth. This is because from space you can see all the detail within each of the Earth’s atmospheres in breathtaking bands of pink, orange and blue!