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    Spacesuit Check and Student Robotics Contest Today as Station Orbits Higher

    The Canadarm2 robotic arm extends from the Harmony module as the orbital outpost soared above the coast of Peru. Partially obscured in the top background, is the Boeing Starliner spacecraft.

    Spacesuits, robotics, and maintenance were the main priorities for the Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test crews after the International Space Station raised its orbit on Wednesday. The nine orbital residents also split their day on a variety of human research activities and docked crew spaceship activities. NASA Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick evaluated …

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    Blood Tests, Eye Scans on Station Helping Doctors Improve Crew Health

    Clockwise from bottom, NASA astronauts Mike Barratt, Butch Wilmore, and Suni Williams work on science maintenance inside the International Space Station's Unity module.

    Blood sample collections and eye scans took a big part of the day on Tuesday as the International Space Station residents continuously explore how living in space affects their bodies. The two crews representing Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test also trained for robotics activities, serviced spacesuits, and kept up household tasks aboard …

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    NASA, Boeing Complete Second Docked Starliner Hot Fire Test

    Image shows Boeing's Starliner crew capsule docked to the Harmony module's forward port at the International Space Station

    Engineering teams with NASA and Boeing completed a hot fire test of the Starliner spacecraft’s reaction control system jets on July 27 to evaluate the spacecraft’s propulsion system. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, assigned to the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, were seated inside the docked spacecraft during the test as part of …

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    NASA, Boeing Complete Second Docked Starliner Hot Fire Test

    Image shows Boeing's Starliner crew capsule docked to the Harmony module's forward port at the International Space Station

    Engineering teams with NASA and Boeing completed a hot fire test of the Starliner spacecraft’s reaction control system jets on July 27 to evaluate the spacecraft’s propulsion system. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, assigned to the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, were seated inside the docked spacecraft during the test as part of …

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    Crews Prep for Cargo Mission and Checks Out Starliner Systems

    Boeing's Starliner spacecraft is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port as the International Space Station orbited above Egypt's Mediterranean coast.

    The Expedition 71 crew turned its attention to an upcoming U. S. cargo mission, spacesuit work, and a variety of life science on Monday. NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test members began the week servicing their Starliner flight suits and the spacecraft’s life support systems following a morning of light research duties. The next cargo mission …

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    NASA, SpaceX Targeting Aug. 18 for Crew-9 Mission to Space Station

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 stands in front of a Falcon 9 first-stage booster at SpaceX’s HangarX facility in Florida.

    NASA and SpaceX officials announced during a news conference Friday their plan to launch the agency’s SpaceX Crew-9 mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 18. Watch a full replay of the news conference. Crew-9 is the ninth crew rotation mission with SpaceX to the space station under NASA’s Commercial Crew …

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    Astronauts, Cosmonauts Focus on Maintenance; SpaceX Crew-9 Introduces Itself

    Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson unpacks and examines research gear inside the International Space Station's Columbus laboratory module.

    The orbital residents representing Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test switched gears on Friday and turned their attention to a host of lab maintenance activities. The nine astronauts and cosmonauts living and working aboard the International Space Station focused on spacewalking tools, computer networks, housecleaning, and inspections at the end of the week. …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/26/2024

    Boeing CST-100 Crewed Flight Test (CFT): The CFT crew continued assisting the ISS crew with various audits and housekeeping.  They also performed CloudNet Testing and STEMonstration Earth Science activities. Payloads: Sleep in Orbit: A crewmember transferred the MicroSD memory card into a Columbus Payload Laptop to allow the ground to downlink data. The Sleep in …

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    NASA, Boeing Discuss Ground Testing, Forward Work for Starliner Return

    NASA and Boeing leadership provided an update on Starliner’s Crew Flight Test during a news conference Thursday. The integrated Starliner team continues to assess the spacecraft’s propulsion system performance and complete other tasks before scheduling its undocking from the International Space Station and return to Earth. Watch the full replay of the news conference. Engineering teams …

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