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Expedition 36 Update: June 17, 2013

The station's Expedition 36 crew kicked off the workweek with spacewalk preps, telerobotics and activities related to a recently arrived cargo ship.

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ATV-4 approaches station

“Albert Einstein” Delivers Gear to Expedition 36 Crew

Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-4 (ATV-4) automatically docked Saturday at 10:07 a.m. EDT to the aft-end port of the Zvezda service module.

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2nd Annual International Space Station Conference

Learn about benefits of and scientific results from the International Space Station at the 2nd Annual ISS Research and Development Conference.

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View of European Space Agency (ESA) Andre Kuipers, Expedition 30 flight engineer, working with the Kubik facility in the Columbus Module of the International Space Station. (NASA)

Station Immunology Insights For Earth and Space

Space station T cell studies may hold the key to unlocking the secrets of the human immune system for improved treatments on Earth and in space.

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Eugene Cernan and daughter Tracy

Father’s Day Special in Space, But Astronauts Not the ...

10 children will celebrate Father’s Day on Earth while their fathers orbit overhead as members of the Expedition 36 crew aboard the International ...

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External image of the International Space Station showing SCAN Testbed installed on the nadir side. (NASA)

Weekly Recap From the Expedition Lead Scientist

Expedition 36 is hard at work 200-plus miles above us! Catch this week's research highlights here.

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Flames, like the one pictured here from the Flame Extinguishing Experiment (FLEX), burn more perfectly in microgravity, helping researchers get a better understanding of the nature of combustion in space and on Earth. (NASA)

FLEX-ICE-GA: Bio-fuels, Italian-American Style

International Space Station study, ICE-GA, seeks answers to scientific questions that could have significant impact on green fuels here on Earth.

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Albert Einstein Takes Research to Space Station

You may be surprised to hear it, but Albert Einstein is headed to the International Space Station to deliver a cargo of science and supplies.

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Next Space Station Launch

    Launch Vehicle: ISS Progress 52
    Date: July 24
    Launch Site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan
    Description: Progress 52 will carry supplies, hardware, fuel and water to the International Space Station.
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