This is what the International Space Station looked like from Barcelona

International Space Station (ISS) walked across the sky today Barcelona. The satellite was spotted from 18:48. evenings today, January 20, and his presence could be enjoyed with the naked eye – as can be seen in the photograph sent to El Periódico by Fabre Observatory meteorologist Alfons Puertas – in total 6 minutes before disappearing until his next appearance.

The ISS will be visible again at the end of the month. until February 1 at different times and from different places, as can be seen from the search engine on the site POT which continues its trajectory.

Miguel Lopez-Alegria on board the ISS

ISS is huge satellite or “science city”as described European Space Agency (ESA, its English acronym), which has been circulating at high speed over the earth’s surface at an altitude of more than 400 kilometers above sea level since its launch into orbit in 1998.

There’s nothing strange about seeing the station from our earthly perspective, though this time is special because he travels on it Spanish-American former astronaut Miguel Lopez-Alegria on the first ever European private commercial flight via Axiom. The purpose of the mission, which arrived at its destination this Saturday the 19th, is to put into practice some scientific experiments Related to cancer And mother cells before returning to earth again two weeks later.

In addition to the Latin American, three more participants joined, among whom stands out Alper Gezeravtsibecoming the first Turk to board the ISSto complete the formation of the research team along with the other seven members who were already working on the satellite.

This is not the first time Lopez-Alegria has visited the station, having spent a total of 17 days on another trade mission.