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    New Crew Launches and Heads to Space Station

    Orion, Delta IV Heavy Liftoff

    The Soyuz TMA-20M launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 5:26 p.m. EDT Friday (3:26 a.m. on March 19 in Baikonur). Jeff Williams of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin are now safely in orbit. NASA Television coverage of the launch continues: https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/ Below is a …

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    Crew Launches to Station Live on NASA TV Today

    Soyuz Rocket Ready for Launch

    NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin are preparing for launch to the International Space Station. Their six-month journey will begin with a lift off in a Soyuz spacecraft today at 5:26 p.m. EDT. NASA Television will broadcast launch coverage live beginning at 4:30 p.m. For the NASA TV schedule …

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    Watch NASA TV for Launch of Next Crew

    Expedition 47-48 Crew Members

    At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Oleg Skripochka and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos are preparing for launch to the International Space Station. Their six-month journey will begin with a lift off in a Soyuz spacecraft at 5:26 p.m. EDT Friday, March 18 (3:26 a.m. on March 19 in Baikonur). …

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    A 2-ton box for NASA’s 2.5-ton Super Balloon

    NASA Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility technicians began processing a super pressure balloon Thursday, March 17, in preparations for launch from Wanaka, New Zealand, on a long-duration flight. The team is working to be flight ready by April 1. While the first step seemed simple enough—placing the shipping crate containing the balloon on a flatbed trailer—with …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/17/16

    Ocular Health (OH) Cardiac Operations: With operator assistance and remote guidance from the OH ground team, Kopra and Peake administered blood pressure measurements and ultrasound scanning activities which support the Health Maintenance System (HMS) eye ultrasound exam.  Crew members’ bodies change in a variety of ways during space flight, and some experience impaired vision. Tests …

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    Soyuz Stands Ready at Launch Pad as Cargo Missions Line Up

    Soyuz TMA-20M Rocket at the Launch Pad

    The Soyuz rocket that will carry three new crew members to the International Space Station Friday evening stands ready for launch in Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, the orbiting trio awaiting reinforcements is busy with medical science and preparations for upcoming cargo missions. High winds at the Baikonur Cosmodrome delayed the raising of the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft into …

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    There and Back Again

    NASA’s scientific balloon experts are back in Wanaka, New Zealand, prepping for the fourth flight of an 18.8 million-cubic-foot (532,000 cubic-meter) balloon, with the ambitious goal of achieving an ultra-long-duration flight of up to 100 days at mid-latitudes. Launch of the pumpkin-shaped, football stadium-size balloon is scheduled for sometime after April 1, 2016, from Wanaka …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 03/16/16

    Ocular Health (OH), Fundoscope: Kopra and Peake continued with OH and Fundoscope operations which are ongoing this week.   Dose Tracker:  Kopra and Peake completed entries for medication tracking early this morning.  This investigation documents the medication usage of crew members before and during their missions by capturing data regarding medication use during spaceflight, including …

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    Two Rockets Prep for Launch, Crew Busy with Research

    Roll Out of Soyuz TMA-20M

    A pair of spaceships is getting ready for launch to the International Space Station in less than a week. A Soyuz rocket will launch three new Expedition 47 crew members Friday evening from Kazakhstan. A few days later Orbital ATK will launch its Cygnus cargo ship from Florida and deliver new science, spacewalk gear and …

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