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    NASA, Boeing Update Launch Date for Starliner’s First Astronaut Flight

    Following a review of the International Space Station operations, NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test now is targeting no earlier than Monday, May 6, for Starliner’s first launch with astronauts to the orbital complex. The date adjustment optimizes space station schedule of activities planned toward the end of April, including a cargo spacecraft undocking and a crew …

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    Ten-Member Crew Works on Cargo, Spacesuits, and Human Research

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft approaches the space station for a docking to the Harmony module's space-facing port on March 23, 2024.

    The 10 crew members aboard the International Space Station, including five NASA astronauts, four Roscosmos cosmonauts, and one Belarus spaceflight participant, turned their attention on Tuesday toward cargo transfers and spacesuit work. There was still time for science on the orbital outpost as the Expedition 70 crew continued more human research. The NASA astronauts worked …

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    April Begins with Human Research and Crew Departure Preps

    Astronauts Matthew Dominick and Loral O'Hara smile for a portrait shortly after the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft docked to the space station on April 23, 2024.

    The Expedition 70 crew kicked off the first week of April with a host of human research to learn how to keep long-term space crews healthy. Three orbital residents are also nearing the end of their mission as they prepare to depart the International Space Station at the end of the week. NASA Flight Engineers …

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