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    Crew Juggles Research and Upkeep as Astronaut Departure Nears

    Astronauts (from left) Mark Vande Hei, Shane Kimbrough, Akihiko Hoshide and Megan McArthur, pose with chile peppers grown aboard the station.

    Space experiments filled the Expedition 66 crew’s day on Tuesday with a variety of physics research and science hardware maintenance on the schedule. Four astronauts on the International Space Station are also continuing to pack up as they prepare for a return to Earth. NASA Flight Engineer Mark Vande Hei partnered throughout the day with …

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    Station Residents Work Science, Get Ready for Crew Swap

    The waning gibbous Moon is pictured above the Earth's horizon as the International Space Station orbited 262 miles above eastern China.

    The seven Expedition 66 crew members living and working aboard the International Space Station focused on a variety of microgravity research today while preparing to split up this month. Back on Earth, four commercial crew astronauts are preparing for their launch to the orbiting lab from Kennedy Space Center. NASA Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and …

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