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    Dragon Counts Down to Launch Ahead of Spacewalks

    A pair of Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), also known spacesuits, are pictured inside the space station's Quest airlock where spacewalks are staged by astronauts wearing the EMUs.

    A Dragon cargo craft is counting down to its liftoff to the International Space Station on Saturday as two NASA astronauts get ready for next week’s spacewalk. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is keeping up with its human research, robotics, and lab maintenance activities. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo craft atop …

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    Dragon Counts Down to Launch Ahead of Spacewalks

    A pair of Extravehicular Mobility Units (EMUs), also known spacesuits, are pictured inside the space station's Quest airlock where spacewalks are staged by astronauts wearing the EMUs.

    A Dragon cargo craft is counting down to its liftoff to the International Space Station on Saturday as two NASA astronauts get ready for next week’s spacewalk. Meanwhile, the Expedition 69 crew is keeping up with its human research, robotics, and lab maintenance activities. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Dragon cargo craft atop …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/31/2023

    Payloads: ISS Ham: The crew participated in an ISS Ham pass with high school students hosted at the Mohammad Bin Rashid Space Centre (MBRSC), Dubai, UAE. In line with the UAE strategy to promote scientific research and support the STEM community, MBRSC’s educational programs aim to instill a culture based on discovery and exploration in …

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    Station Crew Focuses on Spacewalks, Cargo Mission After Ax-2

    Astronaut Stephen Bowen is pictured exiting the space station's Quest airlock and beginning a spacewalk on April 28, 2023.

    The seven Expedition 69 crew members are turning their attention to a pair of spacewalks and a cargo mission after saying goodbye to their Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2) guests on Tuesday. Meanwhile, a pair of experiments onboard the International Space Station on Wednesday looked at monitoring health and 3D printing. The four astronauts and three cosmonauts …

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    NASA Sets Coverage for 28th Commercial Resupply Services Mission

    Launch of NASA's SpaceX CRS-27 mission from Kennedy Space Center

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting 12:35 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 3, to launch the company’s 28th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live launch coverage will air on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website, with prelaunch events …

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    NASA Invites Public to Engage with Next SpaceX Cargo Launch to Station

    The public is invited to take part in virtual activities and events ahead of the launch of SpaceX’s 28th commercial resupply services mission for NASA to the International Space Station. Liftoff of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the company’s Falcon 9 rocket is targeted for no earlier than Saturday, June 3 at 12:35 p.m. EDT, …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/30/2023

    Axiom-2 (Ax-2) Private Astronaut Mission (PAM) Undock: SpaceX Crew Dragon Freedom undocked from the ISS at 10:05 AM CT to return private astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni, and Rayyanah Barnawi following a successful eight day docked mission. The vehicle is scheduled to splash down near Panama City, Florida, at 10:04 PM CT. Payloads: …

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    Ax-2 Astronauts Undock from Station Inside Dragon Freedom

    May 30, 2023: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are docked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour crew ship and Roscosmos' Soyuz MS-23 crew ship and Progress 83 and 84 resupply ships.

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 11:05 a.m. EDT to complete the second all-private astronaut mission to the orbiting laboratory, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2). Dragon is slowly maneuvering away from the orbital laboratory into an orbital track that will return the astronaut crew and …

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    Ax-2 Astronauts Enter Dragon Freedom, Close Hatch

    Ax-2 commander Peggy Whitson, foreground, and pilot John Shoffner suited up and seated inside the SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft preparing to undock from the space station on May 30.

    At 9:20 a.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the Dragon spacecraft and the  International Space Station in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of the Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2) with astronauts Peggy Whitson, John Shoffner, Ali Alqarni and Rayyanah Barnawi. NASA Television will air  live coverage  resuming at 10:45 a.m. in advance of the planned …

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    Ax-2 Astronauts Ending Station Mission Live on NASA TV

    The Axiom Mission-2 (Ax-2) and Expedition 69 crew members join each other for a Crew Farewell Ceremony on May 29, 2023. In the front row (from left) are, Ax-2 crew mates Peggy Whitson, Ali Alqarni, John Shoffner, and Rayyanah Barnawi. In the back (from left) are, Expedition 69 crew mates Frank Rubio, Andrey Fedyaev, Sultan Alneyadi, Dmitri Petelin, Sergey Prokopyev, Woody Hoburg, and Stephen Bowen.

    NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage from the International Space Station for the closure of the hatches between the station and the Dragon spacecraft to prepare for undocking and departure of the second private astronaut mission to the station, Axiom Mission 2 (Ax-2). Hatch closure is expected at …

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