LOOK UP! The International Space Station flies over Asheville Friday night – WLOS

The International Space Station (ISS) orbits the Earth, and it's visible when it flies over Asheville, if you know where and when to look. (Photo credit: MGN)

The International Space Station (ISS) orbits the Earth, and it's visible when it flies over Asheville, if you know where and when to look.

At 10:42 p.m. on Friday, June 9, 2017 the ISS will fly over Asheville and be visible as it crosses overhead, but only for only a minute. (If you're seeing this story ahead of the flyover, a good way to remember to watch the ISS is to set an alarm on your cell phone.)

If skies are clear in your area, look northwest and wait for the ISS to become visible over the horizon. It will look like a bright, fast-moving star, and will travel overhead and move out of sight into the north-northeast.

The ISS travels at about 17,150 mph if you can believe that, and you can view how many people are aboard it right here.

You can track where the ISS is here. There's even a livecam on the ISS, and you can see what the international astronauts are seeing here.

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LOOK UP! The International Space Station flies over Asheville Friday night - WLOS