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    Crew Gets Ready for New Dragon and New Science

    Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti

    The SpaceX Dragon commercial cargo craft is less than a day away from arriving at the International Space Station. The Expedition 43 crew is getting ready for its arrival and five-week stay at the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. Read more about the SpaceX CRS-6 mission. Commander Terry Virts set up hardware inside Harmony …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/15/15

    The Effect of Long-Term Microgravity Exposure on Cardiac Autonomic Function (Biological Rhythms): Kelly set up and donned a Holter Electrocardiogram (ECG).  He will record his ECG data for 48 hours, synching and downlinking the data between 21 and 24 hours after starting.  Biological Rhythms studies the effects of long-term microgravity exposure on heart function by …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/14/15

    SpaceX (SpX-6) Launch: Dragon successfully launched today at 3:10 PM CDT. Capture is planned for Friday April 17th at ~6:00 AM CDT. European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) Rotor Based Life Support System (RBLSS) and Water Reservoir Removal:  Cristoforetti successfully removed all four EMCS RBLSS Modules and two Water Reservoirs and packed them for return on …

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    Dragon Reaches Space, Headed for Friday Station Rendezvous

    SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

    The Dragon spacecraft has separated from its second stage and achieved its preliminary orbit. Dragon’s solar arrays have deployed and will provide 5 kilowatts of power to the spacecraft as it begins a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the International Space Station. At 7 a.m. EDT on Friday, April 17, the Dragon …

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    SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket Lifts Off to Station

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket

    The Falcon 9 lifted off at 4:10 p.m. EDT and is climbing toward its preliminary orbit en route to the International Space Station. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was traveling at an altitude of 257 miles over the Great Australian Bight, south of Western Australia. The spacecraft’s two tons of supplies, …

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    SpaceX Countdown is Progressing Smoothly

    SpaceX Dragon

    NASA television coverage for today’s scheduled launch of the sixth SpaceX commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station has begun and can be seen at https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv. Countdown is progressing smoothly toward a scheduled lift off at 4:10:41 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The …

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    SpaceX Preps for Second Launch Opportunity

    NASA astronaut Terry Virts

    SpaceX will attempt another launch today at 4:10 p.m. EDT after a weather violation within 10 nautical miles of the launch pad at Cape Canaveral, Florida, forced mission controllers to scrub Monday’s launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon space freighter to the International Space Station. Live coverage on NASA TV begins …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 04/13/15

    Russian Cosmonautics Day: Today was a crew holiday in honor of Russian Cosmonautics Day. SpaceX (SpX)-6 Launch: The Dragon vehicle launch for today was scrubbed due to a weather violation.  The next launch opportunity will be Tuesday April 14, 2015 at 03:10 PM CDT, with a Dragon capture on Friday April 17th.  Today the USOS …

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    SpaceX Launch Scrubbed Due to Weather Violation

    SpaceX Dragon

    Because of weather conditions that violated the rules for launching, SpaceX has postponed its planned launch of its Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft. It is SpaceX’s sixth commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. The next launch opportunity is Tuesday, April 14, at 4:10:40 p.m. EDT. NASA Television coverage will begin …

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    SpaceX Terminal Countdown has Begun

    SpaceX Dragon

    The Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft on top, is loaded with its complement of flight propellants and ready for lift off. Terminal countdown has begun with no technical concerns with the rocket or spacecraft. Forecasters are closing monitoring a storm cell near the launch site. Weather currently is “go” for launch. Live NASA …

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