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    Space Biology, Human Research Day Before Spacewalk

    NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan (left) and Christina Koch (right) are suited up in U.S. spacesuits inside the Quest airlock for the first of five planned spacewalks that took place on Oct. 6, 2019. Image Credit: NASA

    Two astronauts will suit up Friday morning for the second spacewalk in a series of five this month to upgrade International Space Station power systems. In the meantime, the duo and the rest of the Expedition 61 crew are staying on top of ongoing microgravity research today aboard the orbiting lab.  NASA Flight Engineers Andrew …

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    Crew Relaxes Day Before Spacewalk Preps and Cancer, DNA Research

    Astronauts assist spacewalkers in the Quest airlock

    Four of the six Expedition 61 crewmembers are relaxing today before ramping up final preparations for Friday’s spacewalk. The two cosmonauts maintained their normal schedule of Russian science and maintenance activities. NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch have cleared their schedule for a well-deserved rest day and are taking it easy aboard the International …

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    Crew Fills Tuesday With Spacewalk Preps, Science and Cargo Ops

    Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano assists astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch in their U.S. spacesuits

    Tuesday was packed with more spacewalk preparations along with ongoing microgravity research aboard the International Space Station. The six-member Expedition 61 crew also conducted emergency response training and cargo transfers from a Japanese cargo craft. NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Christina Koch are going out on their second spacewalk together Friday at 7:50 a.m. EDT. …

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    Health Checks, Science as Spacewalk Season Kicks Off on Station

    NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan conducts a spacewalk

    Two NASA spacewalkers are conducting routine post-spacewalk activities today after a 7 hour, 1 minute spacewalk Sunday prior to another excursion outside the International Space Station this Friday. Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan underwent a routine series of post-spacewalk health checks today with Commander Luca Parmitano assisting the astronauts. Koch and …

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    First of Five Power Upgrade Spacewalks This Month Wraps Up

    Astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan

    Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan of NASA concluded their spacewalk at 2:40 p.m. EDT. During the seven-hour and one minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts began the replacement of nickel-hydrogen batteries with newer, more powerful lithium-ion batteries on the far end of the station’s port truss. Astronauts also were able to accomplish get-ahead tasks, including …

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    NASA Astronauts Kick Off First of Five Spacewalks for Power Upgrades

    NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan

    Two NASA astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 7:39 a.m. EDT. Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan  of NASA are kicking off the first in a series of five spacewalks dedicated to replacing batteries on the far end of the station’s port truss. The existing nickel-hydrogen batteries will be upgraded with newer, …

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    Station Focuses on Busy Spacewalk Period After Trio Returns Home

    The official Expedition 61 crew portrait

    The six-member Expedition 61 crew officially began Thursday morning after the departure of two Expedition 60 crewmates and a visiting astronaut. The current residents aboard the International Space Station now turn their attention to a series of spacewalks that begins Sunday. NASA astronaut Nick Hague is returning to Houston after completing a 203-day mission aboard …

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    Touchdown! Three Multinational Crewmates Return to Earth

    NASA astronaut Nick Hague returned to Earth from the International Space Station Thursday, alongside station commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian Space Agency Roscosmos and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori from the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The crew landed safely in Kazakhstan at 6:59 a.m. EDT (4:59 p.m. local time).  Hague and Ovchinin launched on …

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    Multinational Trio Undocks from Station, Heads Home to Earth

    The Soyuz MS-12 crew ship with three crewmembers inside

    The Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people back to Earth from space undocked as scheduled from the International Space Station at 3:37 a.m. EDT. NASA astronaut and Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Nick Hague, Expedition 60 and Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and visiting astronaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab …

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    Homebound Crew Boards Soyuz Crew Ship, Closes Hatch

    The homecoming crew waves farewell

    At 12:20 a.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking scheduled for 3:37 a.m. Two members of Expedition 60 – NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Nick Hague and Expedition 60 and Soyuz commander Alexey Ovchinin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos – and visiting …

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