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    ISS R&D Conference 2015 – July 9

    NASA astronauts Suni Williams (left) and Karen Nyberg (right) give a keynote talk on the final day of the 2015 ISS R&D Conference in Boston

    The final day of the 2015 International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development conference closed the event with multiple talks looking at exploration beyond low-Earth orbit (LEO) and novel ways the space station is affecting life on Earth. Panel sessions began with a talk about the commercial capabilities and technologies that will be needed—together with …

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    Crew Heads to Launch Site Friday, First Commercial Crew Announced

    Expedition 44/45 Crew Members

    The International Space Station will get an orbital boost tonight to get ready for upcoming Soyuz crew missions. On the ground, three new crew members are preparing for their Friday departure to the launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The orbiting Expedition 44 trio, with Commander Gennady Padalka and One-Year crew members Scott …

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    ISS R&D Conference 2015 – July 8

    ISS R&D 2015

    The second full day of the 2015 International Space Station (ISS) Research and Development conference was dominated by panels and technical sessions featuring the leading minds in scientific research from the commercial and academic ISS communities. Panel sessions were led by a look at what the ISS Program is doing to maximize use of the …

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    Botany Science, Cargo Work on Orbit

    Northern Australia

    The Expedition 44 trio continued more science Wednesday looking at plants, fluids and other ongoing advanced space research. Back on Earth, another crew is getting ready for its July 22 launch to the International Space Station. One-Year crew member Scott Kelly worked throughout the day on botany science preparing samples collected for the Plant Gravity …

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    ISS R&D Conference 2015 – July 7

    ISS R&D 2015

    The 2015 International Space Station R&D Conference officially kicked off in Boston today with researchers gathering to learn about the incredible breadth of research and technology development on humankind’s most innovative learning platform. The day began with opening remarks from Mike Suffredini, NASA’s ISS Program Manager, followed immediately by his conversation with keynote speaker, Elon …

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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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    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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    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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