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    Soyuz Rocket Blessed Before Launch, Cygnus Prepped for Departure

    Orthodox Priest Blesses Rocket and Media

    The Soyuz rocket that will launch three new Expedition 50 crew members to space Thursday was blessed at its launch pad today. Back in space, the Canadarm2 grappled the Cygnus cargo craft ahead of its release early next week. An Orthodox priest performed the traditional blessing of the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft today before its launch …

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    New Crews Announced Before Next Crew Launches

    Expedition 50 Crew Members

    NASA announced today the crew members chosen to launch on four upcoming missions to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, three Expedition 50 crew members are orbiting Earth today working on cargo operations, human research and awaiting the launch and docking of three new crew members this weekend. New space station crews were officially announced today …

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    Soyuz Rocket Rolls Out for Thursday Crew Launch

    The Soyuz MS-03 Rocket

    The rocket that will launch the next crew to the International Space Station rolled out to its launch pad today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. On orbit, the three Expedition 50 crew members are conducting human research, measuring radiation levels and wrapping up Cygnus cargo operations. Veteran space travelers Peggy Whitson of NASA and …

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    Oxygen Generator Back Online as Soyuz Nears Launch

    At the Cosmonaut Hotel crew quarters in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Expedition 50-51 crew members Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency (left), Oleg Novitskiy of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos, center) and Peggy Whitson of NASA (right) pose for pictures Nov. 10 during preflight activities. They will launch Nov. 18, Baikonur time, on the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft for a six-month mission on the International Space Station. Credit: NASA/Alexander Vysotsky

    The three Expedition 50 crew members today are working to unload cargo and set up new computer servers onboard the station. In Kazakhstan, the next trio to launch to the International Space are continuing their final prelaunch preparations. Commander Shane Kimbrough completed work on Wednesday on the Oxygen Generation System (OGS) in the U.S. side …

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    More Oxygen Generator Work as Soyuz Nears Launch

    The Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft

    The three Expedition 50 crew members today are working on an oxygen generator and setting up gear to photograph the Earth and meteors. In Kazakhstan, the Soyuz spacecraft that will launch the next trio to the International Space Station is being processed at its launch facility. Commander Shane Kimbrough was back at work this morning …

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    Crew Sets up for Earth and Radiation Studies Before Next Trio Launches

    Western Libya

    The Expedition 50 trio orbiting on the International Space Station is conducting maintenance while getting ready for Earth observations and radiation exposure studies today. In Kazakhstan, three new crew members are waiting as their Soyuz rocket is prepared for launch. Commander Shane Kimbrough started work on the U.S. segment’s Oxygen Generation System (OGS), which will …

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    New Trio Settles In Before Next Crew Launches

    Expedition 50-51

    A new set of Expedition 50 crew members is in Kazakhstan just two weeks away from a launch to the International Space Station. The three orbiting station inhabitants are in the second week of their four-month stay in space. Thomas Pesquet, Peggy Whitson and Oleg Novitskiy have tried on their spacesuits and checked out the …

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    Station Trio Continues Research, Awaits New Crewmates

    Expedition 50-51 Crew Members

    The new Expedition 50 crew is in its first week aboard the International Space Station after a trio of Expedition 49 crew members left for Earth Saturday night. Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko are the sole occupants of the station right now awaiting three more crewmates due to launch …

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