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Find out about all the mission events and crew activities that occurred during the Expedition 55 mission aboard the International Space Station.

Rocket Ready to Blast Off New Crew Wednesday Morning
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The Soyuz rocket that will launch three new Expedition 56-57 crew members to the International Space Station stands at its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Soyuz Commander Sergey Prokopyev and Flight Engineers Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Alexander Gerst…

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NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Safely Return to Earth from Space Station
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Three members of the International Space Station Expedition 55 crew, including NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, returned to Earth Sunday after 168 days of living and working in low-Earth orbit. Tingle, astronaut Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, and…

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Crew Returns to Earth as Another Prepares for Launch
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Three crew members who have been living and working aboard the International Space Station have landed safely in Kazakhstan. NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos landed at 8:39…

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Expedition 55 Trio Undocks, Begins Ride to Earth
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Expedition 55 Flight Engineers Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos undocked from the International Space Station at 5:16 a.m. EDT to begin their trip home. Deorbit burn is scheduled for…

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Crew to Swap Command Before Return to Earth
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Three Expedition 55 crew members are returning to Earth Sunday, but first the Commander will hand over control of the International Space Station in a ceremony Friday afternoon. In the meantime, the crew managed to continue ongoing space research and…

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Crew Juggles Science, Departure Preps and Spacewalk Work
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International Space Station Commander Anton Shkaplerov will lead fellow Expedition 54-55 crewmates Scott Tingle and Norishige Kanai back to Earth early Sunday morning. The trio will undock from the Rassvet module inside the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft on Sunday at 5:16…

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NASA Television to Air Return of One Space Station Crew, Launch of Another
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Three of the crew members currently aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to end their mission on the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, June 3. A few days later, another trio of space travelers will depart for the station on…

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NASA, Space Station Partners Announce Future Mission Crew Members
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NASA astronauts Christina Hammock Koch and Andrew Morgan have been assigned to spaceflights scheduled to launch in 2019. Both Koch and Morgan were selected as NASA astronauts in 2013. Koch has been assigned to Expedition 59/60, which is set to launch to the International Space Station in…

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Robotics Controllers Install Cygnus Resupply Ship on Station
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The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo ship was bolted into place on the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 8:13 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft will spend about seven weeks attached to the space station before departing in…

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Astronaut Commands Robotic Arm to Capture Cygnus Cargo Craft
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At 5:26 a.m. EDT, Expedition 55 Flight Engineer Scott Tingle of NASA successfully captured Orbital ATK’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft using the International Space Station’s robotic arm, backed by NASA Astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel. Robotic ground controllers will position…

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Cygnus Space Freighter Approaching Station
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The International Space Station and Cygnus flight control teams are proceeding toward capture at approximately 5:20 a.m. EDT. Orbital ATK reports all spacecraft systems are ready for the final stages of rendezvous and space station flight controllers report the orbiting…

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Bone and Cardio Studies as Cygnus Nears Station
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The Cygnus space freighter from Orbital ATK is closing in on the International Space Station ready to deliver 7,400 pounds of cargo Thursday morning. The Expedition 55 crew members are getting ready for Cygnus’ arrival while also helping researchers understand…

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Captain’s Log – Week 12 on Station
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Crew: Captain Scott ”Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 4 March 2018 Earth Time (GMT): 13:30 Wow, time has gone by extremely fast. The mid-deployment phase will be short-lived for me this time, as the new…

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Captain’s Log – Unusual Attitude Recovery
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Crew: Captain Scott ”Maker” Tingle, USN ISS Location: Low Earth Orbit Earth Date: 25 February 2018 Earth Time (GMT): 21:00 While flying fast-moving jets, we practice the art of recovering from unusual attitudes. We close our eyes, and let the…

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Station Crew Juggles Science, Cargo Mission and Spacewalk Preps
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The Expedition 55 crew members had a full complement of work today as they conducted microgravity research, trained to capture a resupply ship and prepared for a June spacewalk. Astronaut Norishige Kanai explored how living and working in space affects…

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