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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Prepares for Deorbit Burn

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    NASA’s live coverage continues as NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin, make their return to Earth inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft on the agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Splashdown is scheduled for approximately 3:29 a.m. EDT off the coast of Pensacola, Florida. Recovery teams are taking …

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    Expedition 72 Back to Work as Crew-8 Heads to Earth

    The Milky Way appears in the vastness of space behind the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the space station's Harmony module.

    Seven Expedition 72 crew members remain aboard the International Space Station after the four SpaceX Crew-8 members entered the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft and departed the orbital outpost on Wednesday. Crew-8 Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Mike Barratt, and Mission Specialists Jeanette Epps and Alexander Grebenkin are orbiting Earth today inside Endeavour nearing the end of a …

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    Dragon Undocks from Station, Crew-8 Heads Toward Earth

    The SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft is pictured beyond the Candarm2 robotic arm moments after undocking from the Harmony module with four Crew-8 members. Credit: NASA TV

    At 5:05 p.m. EDT, NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin undocked from the forward-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. NASA’s return coverage continues with real-time, audio only commentary, and full coverage will resume at the start of the splashdown broadcast. …

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    NASA+ is Live as Crew-8 Prepares to Undock in Dragon

    The Milky Way appears in the vastness of space behind the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the space station's Harmony module.

    NASA’s live coverage of undocking is now underway on NASA+ and the agency’s website. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. At 3:24 p.m. EDT, hatches between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station closed in preparation for undocking and return to Earth of NASA astronauts …

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    Crew-8 Closes Dragon Hatch, Prepares for Undocking

    The crew of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 mission to the International Space Station poses for a photo during their Crew Equipment Interface Test at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

    At 3:24 p.m. EDT, the hatch closed between the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. NASA’s undocking coverage begins at 4:45 p.m. on NASA+ and the agency’s website. The spacecraft will autonomously undock from the orbiting laboratory at approximately 5:05 p.m. to begin the …

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    Crew-8 Enters Dragon, Closes Hatch Live on NASA+

    The SpaceX Crew-8 members are pictured inside the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft shortly after the hatch opened to the station. From left are, Alexander Grebenkin, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, and Matthew Dominick.

    NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ and the agency’s website ahead of hatch closure and undocking preparations for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission. Learn how to stream NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media. NASA astronauts Matt Dominick, Mike Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, along with Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin …

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    NASA, SpaceX Target Wednesday for Crew-8 Departure

    Astronaut Matthew Dominick points his camera out a window on the cupola as the space station orbited above the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Africa.

    NASA and SpaceX mission managers are now targeting Wednesday, Oct. 23, for the departure of the Dragon Endeavour spacecraft and its four Crew-8 members. Weather conditions are improving off the coast of Florida but officials will wait for one more weather report scheduled for early Wednesday before choosing a final undocking time and splashdown location …

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    Crew-8 Waits for Weather to Improve as Station Crew Adjusts

    The space station is pictured from the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour during its departure and flyaround on Nov. 8, 2021.

    Mission officials continue monitoring weather conditions off the coast of Florida and have decided to wave off Monday night’s undocking of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission to no earlier than 9:05 p.m. EDT on Tuesday. Crew-8 members Matthew Dominick, Mike Barratt, Jeanette Epps, all three from NASA, and Alexander Grebenkin from Roscosmos woke up late Monday …

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    NASA, SpaceX Adjust Crew-8 Undocking Date

    Members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 crew members at International Space Station

    Weather conditions near the multiple splashdown sites off Florida’s coast remain unfavorable for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission from the International Space Station. Forecasts remain marginal for an undocking on Tuesday, Oct. 22, and Wednesday, Oct. 23. If weather conditions improve, NASA and SpaceX will target no earlier than 9:05 p.m. EDT, Oct. …

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    Week Wraps with Light Science, Housekeeping as Crew-8 Awaits Return

    The atmospheric glow blankets Earth's nighttime horizon with a sparkling field of stars above in this photograph from the space station.

    The 11-member Expedition 72 crew wrapped up the workweek with light science duties and standard housekeeping tasks aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, four members of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission continue preparing for their return to Earth. Most of the orbiting crew had a light duty day with research taking a back seat to orbital …

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