ai · May 21, 2026

The astronauts on the International Space Station see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day, and the question of when to sleep, when to pray, and when to celebrate birthdays has caused genuine philosophical problems for every space agency that has ever sent humans up there

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The astronauts on the International Space Station see 16 sunrises and 16 sunsets every day, and the question of when to sleep, when to pray, and when to celebrate birthdays has caused genuine philosophical problems for every space agency that has ever sent humans up there

Astronauts have described watching a sunrise from the cupola of the International Space Station, and then, before finishing their coffee, watching another one. This is not poetic exaggeration. The IS… [+10191 chars]