CRAMMEDNo. 005

How many tennis balls fit inside the International Space Station?

Tennis ball · 160 cm³ International Space Station · 388 m³ packing 0.64

The answer

1,500,000tennis balls

NASA puts the habitable volume at 388 cubic metres — the station is pressurised to 916, but the walls are lined with equipment racks.

Crammed No. 5 ran on September 1, 2026. Source: 388 m3 habitable volume (916 m3 pressurised) — NASA.
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