Set your alarm! George gets a front-row seat to the International Space Station flyover this wednesday!

GEORGE NEWS - The International Space Station will be passing over George tomorrow morning. The space station looks like a star that is moving.

The weather forecast says that it is going to be a nice clear day so everyone should be able to see it. It will be very bright (-3.2 magnitude)!

Date and time: Wed 14 May at 06:36
Visibility: 7 minutes
Max height: 66°
Appears: 10° above NW
Disappears: 10° above SE

For people in George, it will appear in the North West (Cape Town direction!) at 06:36 and then climb towards the mountain and then move towards the South Eastern horizon (towards Kynsna).

There are currently seven astronauts onboard, three Americans, three Russians, and a Japanese. The International Space Station is around 418Km above the earth, and travelling at 7.66 Km/second!

There are currently 13 people in space.

There are six Chinese astronauts on the Chinese Space Station called Tiangong. It will be visible on 17 May at 18:46 from the South-West.

Set your alarm clocks for 06:30!