The International Space Station Just Orbited Earth for the 100,000th Time

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The International Space Station Just Orbited Earth for the 100,000th Time
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After almost 18 years of circling Earth, the International Space Station completed its 100,000th orbit on Monday. 

Ten thousand orbits around the planet is equal to:
   * 10 round trips to Mars
   * Nearly the distance to Neptune
   * More than 2.6 billion miles

![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/95/Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson_in_Cupola_ISS.jpg/800px-Tracy_Caldwell_Dyson_in_Cupola_ISS.jpg)
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