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    Astronauts Swap Command Before Monday Homecoming

    Expedition 50 Change of Command Ceremony

    NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, and his crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, are scheduled to return to Earth on Monday, April 10 at 7:21 a.m. EDT (5:21 p.m. Kazakhstan time). The trio will land in their Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan. Hatch closure is scheduled for …

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    Crew Packing Soyuz for Monday Landing

    Earth and Stars Viewed from Station

    Two NASA astronauts and a European Space Agency astronaut headed into the weekend with a light day Friday. Meanwhile, the three cosmonauts from Roscosmos packed a Soyuz spacecraft for departure and worked on maintenance and science. Commander Shane Kimbrough, who is returning to Earth early Monday, took it easy Friday aboard the International Space Station. …

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    Trio Packs for Homecoming and Whitson’s Mission Extended

    Expedition 50 Trio

    Three crew members aboard the International Space Station are packing up their gear for a homecoming on Monday. NASA also decided to extend the mission of an astronaut living aboard the station since November. Two cosmonauts and a NASA astronaut will take a ride back to Earth early Monday inside the Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft. Commander …

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    Spacesuit Checks Ahead of Monday Crew Departure

    Astronaut Shane Kimbrough

    The Expedition 50 crew is checking out U.S. spacesuits today and testing tiny internal satellites for research. Three crew members are also packing up for a ride back to Earth on Monday. Commander Shane Kimbrough worked on a pair of spacesuits today following the completion of two spacewalks last month. He sampled and tested the …

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    Station Prepares for April Crew Swap

    Expedition 51 Crew Members

    Three Expedition 50 crew members are getting ready to end their stay aboard the International Space Station and return to Earth April 10. Two Expedition 51 crew members, who will replace them, are in Russia finalizing their mission preparations before they launch April 20. Commander Shane Kimbrough and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko …

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