MILWAUKEE — It may look like someone took a video of their pocket, but that little dot in the middle of the surrounding black void is actually the International Space Station (ISS) flying over Milwaukee Saturday.

The ISS orbit around Earth has taken it above the Milwaukee skyline many times in the past, and it will “swing” by us many times in the future, but it is always cool to see just how far humans can go — about 248 miles above the surface.

It may have, arguably, one of the best views out of any job but it is no easy commute to get there and back.

Stranded astronauts — Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams — recently came into the public eye after the spacecraft carrying them to the station ran into several problems during the flight, and what was supposed to be an eight-day mission became several months.

The pair is now waiting for transport from the SpaceX Dragon capsule after the Boeing Starliner was remotely flown back without the astronauts.

Wilmore and Williams are expected back to Earth in February, but in the meantime, they are making the most of their time above ground and plan to vote in the upcoming November election.

If you want up-to-date coverage on the election, check out TMJ4’s America Votes, here, and vote like astronauts.

How the ISS came to be:

1984 — Ronald Reagan ordered NASA to build the ISS within the following 10 years. In his State of the Union Address, he said “Just as the oceans opened up a new world for clipper ships and Yankee traders, space holds enormous potential for commerce today.”

1998 — The Zarya Control Module and the first section of the station in space was launched aboard a Russian Proton rocket in November. The First US built section, Unity Node 1 was launched in December and was connected with Zarya. This was the first step in building the orbiting laboratory.

2000 — The first crew stayed in the station. NASA astronaut Bill Shepherd and cosmonauts Yuri Gidzenko and Sergi Krikalev spent four months and according to the ISS National Laboratory, “began what is now more than 20 years of continuous human presence in space.”

2001 — US Lab Module was added which added a little over 40 percent of living space and this section is still the main area for US research.

2008 — Columbus Laboratory, the European lab, was added to the station in February. Kibo laboratory module, a Japanese lab, was added to the station.

If anyone would like to keep an eye on the sky for the ISS in the future, a sighting schedule is available for stargazers.

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Game one of the series between the Brewers and Diamondbacks went about the opposite way it was expected to go. The Brewers’ pitchers held the Diamondbacks to just one run, while their pitchers mostly kept the Brewers in check. The Brewers got two runs across and that was enough for the win.

Tonight, the Brewers have Tobias Myers on the mound. He’s coming off of an 11-strikeout performance against the Rockies, where he allowed just one run. He’ll face Brandon Pfaadt of the Diamondbacks, who has allowed at least three runs and eight hits in each of his last five starts. Pfaadt is also a high-strikeout and low-walk pitcher.

Brice Turang is back in the leadoff spot for tonight’s game, with Jackson Chourio moving to second in the lineup and Garrett Mitchell moving to fourth and playing DH. Jake Bauers is in the lineup and playing first base tonight, and Blake Perkins will patrol center field.

For the scoreboard watchers tonight, here are the matchups of importance. The Phillies already won over the Mets today. The Dodgers and Braves have just started in Atlanta, and the Cubs are playing the Rockies at the same time as the Brewers tonight.

Here are the full lineups. First pitch is set for 7:10 p.m. on Bally Sports Wisconsin and the Brewers Radio Network.

MILWAUKEE — Amanda Buhrman, owner of Sweetly Baked, serves up CBD-infused treats.

Buhrman started baking as a hobby during the early days of the pandemic. She said that’s when she discovered her hidden talent.

“I didn’t realize that I really had a passion for baking and that I was actually really good at it,” said Buhrman. “I got a lot of joy from it.”

Her love for baking turned into a business when she experimented with CBD-infused ingredients.

She started in a food truck where she sold CBD-infused baked goods to a growing customer base.

“I was looking at the market,” said Buhrman. “At the time, there really wasn’t much going on for a CBD bakery.”

Buhrman said she wanted to create a new kind of edible experience. She said she wants to redefine the way people think about CBD and baked goods.

“Destigmatizing kind of the old school edible brownie vibe from that,” said Buhrman. “Why can’t you have a beautiful gourmet item and something that helps you relax as well?”

Sweetly Baked offers a variety of sweets, from macaroons and scones to brownies and even dog treats.

Buhrman said she is committed to using high-quality ingredients and producing small-batch treats.

“We’re a small-batch bakery and we try to put a lot of time and effort into the items that we produce,” said Buhrman.