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

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (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.

Just after 9 p.m. on Saturday, May 27, 2017 the ISS will fly over Asheville and be visible as it crosses overhead for about six minutes. (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 you have one)

If skies are clear in your area, look west-southwest about 9:02 p.m., 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 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 Saturday night - WLOS