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    SpaceX Dragon Cargo Splashes Down, Returning Science to Earth

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches the space station for an automated docking loaded with over 7,000 pounds of science experiments, station hardware, and crew supplies on June 9.

    A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 10:30 a.m. EDT Friday, June 30, off the coast of Jacksonville, Florida, marking the return of the company’s 28th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft carried approximately 3,600 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth. Scientific …

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    SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departs from Station

    A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft undocks from the station on June 29, 2023 to bring 3,600 pounds of science back to Earth.

    Following commands from ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, the company’s Dragon cargo spacecraft undocked at 12:30 p.m. EDT from the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. At the time of undocking the station was flying at an altitude about 260 miles northeast of the Indian Ocean west of Indonesia. After re-entering Earth’s …

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    SpaceX Dragon Cargo Spacecraft Departing Station Live on NASA TV

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is pictured departing the vicinity of the space station following its undocking from the Harmony module's space-facing port on January 9, 2023.

    Live coverage of the departure of a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app. Following commands from ground controllers at SpaceX in Hawthorne, California, Dragon will undock at 12:30 p.m. EDT from the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module and fire …

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    Dragon Go For Undocking as Crew Finalizes Cargo Loading

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station on June 6 above a cloudy Sea of Japan in this photograph from the orbital outpost.

    Mission managers have given the go for the undocking of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station on Thursday. As Dragon nears its departure, the Expedition 69 crew also worked on advanced science hardware while conducting cardiac research and immunity studies. Flight Engineers Woody Hoburg, Stephen Bowen, and Sultan Alneyadi took turns …

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    Crew Packing Dragon for Undocking on Thursday

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches the space station for an automated docking loaded with over 7,000 pounds of science experiments, station hardware, and crew supplies on June 9.

    A U.S. cargo craft is being packed and readied for its undocking from the International Space Station and its retrieval on Earth at the end of the week. The Expedition 69 crew members also focused their Tuesday research activities on space botany, robotics, and human research. The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is nearing the end …

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    Week Starts With Multitude of Space Science Activities

    Astronaut Woody Hoburg is pictured loading cargo inside the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft.

    Space botany, microbiology, and future piloting techniques were the main experiments aboard the International Space Station on Monday. The Expedition 69 crew members are also readying a cargo vehicle for its departure and continuing to clean up after last week’s spacewalk. Following a busy period of spacewalks at the orbital outpost, the station’s residents returned …

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    Cargo Work, Robotics Competition End Week Following Spacewalk

    Expedition 69 Flight Engineers (from left) Sultan Alneyadi, Dmitri Petelin, and Frank Rubio pose for a portrait after the arrival of the SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle on June 6.

    The Expedition 69 crew is wrapping its work week loading a cargo vehicle for its upcoming return to Earth and cleaning up following Thursday’s spacewalk. Other activities scheduled for the International Space Station residents on Friday included a robotics competition and life support maintenance. The SpaceX Dragon cargo vehicle will end its stay at the …

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    Cosmonauts Finish Spacewalk After Replacing Station Hardware

    Cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin is pictured behind a solar array during a spacewalk to remove and replace science and communications hardware on the Roscosmos' segment of the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV

    Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin concluded their spacewalk June 22 at 4:48 p.m. EDT after 6 hours and 24 minutes. Prokopyev and Petelin completed their major objectives, which were to retrieve  several experiment packages from the Zvezda and Poisk modules and install communications equipment outside the International Space Station. This was the seventh …

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    Cosmonauts Begin Spacewalk to Replace Station Hardware

    Roscomos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are seen at work during a spacewalk on Nov. 17, 2022. Prokopyev is in the suit with red stripes and Petelin is in blue.

    Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin began a spacewalk at 10:24 a.m. EDT to retrieve  several experiment packages from the Zvezda and Poisk modules and install communications equipment outside the International Space Station. Coverage of the spacewalk continues on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Prokopyev is wearing an Orlan spacesuit with red stripes, while …

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    Cosmonauts Exiting Station for Spacewalk Live on NASA TV

    Expedition 69 Commander Sergey Prokopyev (left) and Flight Engineer Dmitri Petelin (right) are conducting their fifth spacewalk together today.

    NASA coverage is underway for today’s spacewalk with Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin. The duo will retrieve  several experiment packages from the Zvezda and Poisk modules and install communications equipment. Coverage of the spacewalk is on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website. Prokopyev and Petelin will exit out of the …

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