By the early 1950s, soap operas had switched over to television, and daytime TV had no shortage of offerings. As you'll see, captivating story lines and characters are the keys to longevity on daytime television. If you're curious about the shortest-running soap, it was NBC's These Are My Children, which lasted only 24 days in 1949. But for the longest-running soap operas, see the next page to get started. NEXT.
The distance of a light year. How long would it take the space shuttle to go one light-year? The shuttle orbits the Earth at about 5 miles per second (18,000 mph). Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, which is about 37,200 times faster than the shuttle. So the shuttle would need about 37,200 years to go one light-year.
Even further away is the famous âlight year,â the distance light travels in one year. Iâll repeat that just in case you have to re-look at the last line. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. That distance is 5,900,000,000,000 miles.Thatâs right, five trillion, nine hundred billion miles that light travels in one year. It is often rounded up to 6 trillion miles in a year or that a light year equals a distance of 6 trillion miles.ven further away is the famous âlight year,â the distance light travels in one year. Iâll repeat that just in case you have to re-look at the last line. A light year is the distance light travels in one year. That distance is 5,900,000,000,000 miles.