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    New Robotic Arm Being Set Up Before Crew Ship Switches Ports

    The city lights of northwest America, highlighted by an aurora, are pictured as the space station orbited above.

    Russia’s Nauka multipurpose laboratory module continues being outfitted today before operations begin with Europe’s new robotic arm. In the meantime, three Expedition 65 crewmates are preparing to move their Soyuz crew ship to a new port on the International Space Station next week. Soon, there will be three robotic arms from three different countries operating …

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    Crew Studies How Space Affects Skin Before Station Traffic Increases

    The Expedition 65 astronauts worked on a biology study today exploring how long-term microgravity affects skin and the healing process. Three other crewmates are gearing up for next week’s relocation of their Soyuz crew ship to the International Space Station’s newest science module. NASA Flight Engineers Megan McArthur and Shane Kimbrough continued the Rodent Research-1 …

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    Crew Kicks off Week With Space Biology and Robotics

    The prominent city lights of Europe from Amsterdam to Paris and London across the English Channel are pictured from the space station.

    Expedition 65 is kicking off the week with a host of space biology and robotics activities aboard the International Space Station today. Five astronauts out of the seven crewmates who comprise the space station crew joined each other today for a review of upcoming research operations with rodents. The quintet reviewed roles and procedures for …

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    BEAM Open for Cargo Transfers as Robotics, Eye Checks Continue

    Portions of the space station, including BEAM seen at right attached to the Tranquility module, are seen in this picture taken in August.

    The Expedition 65 crew opened up BEAM today and transferred cargo for return to Earth aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship. The orbital residents also worked on robotics, continued eye checks, and configured new life support gear. Commander Akihiko Hoshide from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) opened up the station’s first commercial module …

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    3D VR Cam Stowed During Eye Checks on Station

    Russia's Soyuz MS-18 crew ship and the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module are pictured 264 miles above the city lights of eastern Europe.

    A 3D virtual reality camera that filmed Sunday’s spacewalk has been returned to the inside of the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 65 continued its space biology research and lab maintenance activities on Thursday. A specialized video camera that filmed Sunday’s spacewalk in immersive virtual reality was grappled by the Canadarm2 robotic arm and …

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    Robotics and Biology Research Fill Station Crew Schedule

    Astronaut Akihiko Hoshide checks out a pair of Astrobee robotic free-flyers inside the Kibo laboratory module.

    A variety of robotics work took place today aboard the International Space Station to teach students programming skills and ready a science module for a new robotic arm. The Expedition 65 crew also conducted vein scans and continued cleaning up after Sunday’s spacewalk. Commander Akihiko Hoshide began Wednesday in the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) …

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    Two Flight Engineers’ Stay Extended; Biology, Maintenance Work Pick Up

    Astronaut Mark Vande Hei conducted kidney cell research inside the Kibo laboratory module's Life Science Glovebox back in June 2021.

    Two International Space Station crew members have had their stay onboard the orbiting lab extended to nearly a year. Meanwhile, space biology and life support maintenance kept the Expedition 65 crew busy on Tuesday. With the plans for Russian spaceflight participants to visit the space station as part of the Soyuz MS-19 crew in October …

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    Crew Turns Attention to Research Following Trio of Spacewalks

    Astronaut Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency works on the ring-sheared drop experiment.

    The Expedition 65 crew is back on microgravity research aboard the International Space Station today after kicking off September with three spacewalks in less than two weeks. International astronauts Akihiko Hoshide and Thomas Pesquet relaxed Monday morning following their six-hour and 54-minute spacewalk on Sunday to install a modification kit on the station’s Port-4 (P4) …

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    International Astronauts Complete Power System Mods Spacewalk

    Spacewalker Akihiko Hoshide works on the station's Port-4 truss structure installing a modification kit and preparing it for a future Roll-Out Solar Array. Credit: NASA TV

    Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) have concluded the first spacewalk conducted by two international partner astronauts out of the International Space Station’s Quest airlock at 3:09 p.m. EDT, after 6 hours and 54 minutes. Hoshide and Pesquet successfully assembled and attached a …

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    International Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Modify Station’s Power System

    Astronauts (from left) Akihiko Hoshide and Thomas Pesquet are pictured outside of the space station with their U.S. spacesuit helmet visors up during earlier spacewalks.

    Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) have begun the first International Space Station spacewalk conducted by two international partner astronauts out of the station’s Quest airlock. The spacewalkers switched their spacesuits to battery power at 8:15 a.m. EDT to begin the spacewalk, which …

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