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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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    Unexpected Turbulence for the S-MODE Airborne Instruments

    By Dragana Perkovic-Martin, Principal Investigator for DopplerScatt at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory // SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA // 10/25/2021 The first message I read this morning is that Ernesto, one of the deputy Principal Investigators on the S-MODE project and our project scientist for DopplerScatt, has succumbed to food poisoning. So, I am going to be making …

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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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    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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    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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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/01/2021

    Payloads: Exploration ECLSS-TOILET:  A crewmember completed a weekly survey on the Toilet System to provide feedback on system functionality and crew observations. The Toilet ЕДВ was also changed out and the crewmember checked the Toilet System for adequate Pretreat dosing from the Dose Pump.  The Toilet System is an Exploration Tech Demo that has evolved …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Launch Delayed from Nov. 3

    SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts (from left) Matthias Maurer, Thomas Marshburn, Raja Chari and Kayla Barron pose for a portrait during preflight training at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California.

    NASA is delaying the upcoming launch of the agency’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission due to a minor medical issue involving one of its crew members. The issue is not a medical emergency and not related to COVID-19. The launch to the International Space Station was planned for Wednesday, Nov. 3. The agency takes every effort to protect …

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    Final Certification Run for Orion Recovery

    A test version of the Orion spacecraft is loaded into the well deck of a U.S. Navy ship.

    NASA and the U.S. Navy are preparing to head out to sea for the ninth in a series of tests to verify and validate procedures and hardware that will be used to recover the Orion spacecraft after it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean following deep space exploration missions. NASA’s Landing and Recovery team, managed …

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    Coverage Update for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 Broadcast

    NASA's SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts participate in a dry dress rehearsal on Oct. 28, 2021, in preparation for launch.

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts will remain at crew quarters at Kennedy until their launch. They will spend time with their families and receive technical and weather briefings in the next few days. The Crew Dragon Endurance is scheduled to dock to the space station at 11 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 3. Launch and docking coverage will …

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