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    Orbital Crew Works Science as New Trio Readies for Mission

    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly

    The three-member orbiting Expedition 44 crew was busy Tuesday with a variety of research. On the ground a new set of station crew members is getting ready to depart to their launch site in Kazakhstan at the end of the week. NASA astronaut Scott Kelly worked on science and life support maintenance throughout the day. …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/06/15

    60 Progress (60P) Dock: 60P successfully docked to the ISS at 2:13 AM CDT Sunday. Following the docking, Padalka and Kornienko performed leak checks and disassembled the docking mechanism. They then ingressed the vehicle and began transfer operations. Habitability: Kelly used the iShort application on the iPad to document his initial feelings on the habitability …

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    Russian Cargo Craft Arrives at Space Station

    Space Station Configuration

    Traveling about 251 miles over the south Pacific, southeast of New Zealand, the unpiloted ISS Progress 60 Russian cargo ship docked at 3:11 a.m. EDT to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The craft is delivering more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies, including 1,940 pounds of propellant, 106 pounds …

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    Live Coverage of Progress Docking on NASA TV

    ISS Progress 60 Launch

    Beginning Sunday at 2:30 a.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the docking of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 44 crew aboard the International Space Station. The ISS Progress 60 is scheduled to arrive at the Pirs docking compartment of the …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/03/15

    60 Progress (60P) Launch: 60P launched successfully last night at 11:55 PM CDT from Baikonur, Kazahkstan Cosmodrome. Ascent was nominal and all appendages were deployed. Docking is scheduled for this Sunday at 2:13 AM CDT following a 34-orbit rendezvous. Binary Colloidal Alloy Test-Low Gravity Phase Kinetics Platform (BCAT-KP): Kelly charged the D2Xs camera batteries, then …

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    Progress Reaches Orbit for Two Day trip to Station

    Carrying more than 6,100 pounds of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 60 cargo craft launched at 12:55 a.m. EDT (10:55 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 249 miles over …

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    Watch NASA TV for Live Coverage of Progress Launch

    Progress Roll Out

    At 12:30 a.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 44 crew aboard the International Space Station. Launch of ISS Progress 60 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is planned for 12:55 a.m. (10:55 …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/02/15

    60 Progress (60P) Launch: 60P is scheduled to launch tonight at 11:55 PM CDT. Docking is planned for Sunday at 2:13 AM CDT following a 34-orbit rendezvous. Human Research Facility (HRF)-2 Resupply: To prevent use of expired hardware and simplify future operations, Kelly performed consolidation and resupply of the HRF2 rack in the Columbus Module. …

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    Cargo Mission Counting Down to Late Night Launch

    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly

    Over 3 tons of food, fuel, water, oxygen and supplies stands ready for a sky high delivery to the International Space Station late tonight. Meanwhile, the three-person Expedition 44 crew is at work on a variety of space science and orbital maintenance as they await the two-day space cargo mission. Russia’s ISS Progress 60 spacecraft …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 07/01/15

    ISSpresso: Kelly performed troubleshooting on the ISSpresso.  He was instructed to remove a deformed capsule lodged in the chamber and proceed with a nominal brewing.  The ISSpresso machine is a technical demonstration experiment that has the capability to provide hot beverages including espresso and still maintain the crema when dispensed in space. Capillary Effects of …

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