during an intimate moment with the gal in my life, she asked me .....
"hobie, do you know how fast the International Space station travels?"
In a moment of inspiration I promised her that I would ask the guys on PPRUNE and hence my question .......
I had in mind a number around 18,000 mph and from the above answers it looks like its around this speed .....
ISS altitude info is available at .....
http://www.spaceflight.esa.int/users...c-iss-open-alt
cheers guys ......