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    Station Upkeep and Orbital Science as Ground Crew Trains

    NASA astronaut Scott Tingle

    The three orbiting Expedition 55 crew members focused on maintenance of the International Space Station while studying Earth and biomedical sciences today. Meanwhile, a new set of station crewmates are in Kazakhstan for final training before beginning their mission in two weeks. Commander Anton Shkaplerov once again worked throughout Wednesday on life support maintenance in …

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    Busy Day Aboard Station Ahead of New Crew Launch

    Waxing Gibbous Moon

    The orbiting Expedition 55 crew members participated in a variety of biology research and life support maintenance today. Their counterparts on the ground took part in traditional ceremonies today ahead of their liftoff to the International Space Station in two weeks. NASA astronaut Scott Tingle started his day photographing and watering plants being grown for …

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    New Crew Arrives at Launch Site Before March 21 Liftoff

    Expedition 55 crew members

    The next three International Space Station crew members arrived at their launch site Sunday at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev and NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel are in final launch preparations ahead of their March 21 launch to their new home in space. They suited up in their Russian Sokol …

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    Three Up, Three Down, Another Three Prepare for Launch

    Expedition 55-56 Crew Members

    Three Expedition 55 crew members are back to work today on the International Space Station, having taken a day off Wednesday following the landing of the three Expedition 54 crew members on Tuesday. The departing space residents are back on Earth, having returned to their homes less than a day after landing. Now on board …

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