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    NASA, Mission Partners Ready for Starliner Launch

    Image of NASA and mission partners conducting a prelaunch briefing at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Friday, May 31, 2024 ahead of NASA, Boeing Crew Flight Test

    In less than 24 hours, NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams will be the first to launch aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) are ready for the Saturday, June 1, launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew …

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    NASA, Partners Host Boeing Crew Flight Test Prelaunch Media Briefing

    Prelaunch operations continue ahead of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test launch. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are ready, and the Boeing Starliner spacecraft, attached on the ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket, rolled out to the launch pad at Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida on May …

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    Crew Works Biology, Spacesuits; Awaits Spacecraft Arrival

    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen illuminated by spotlights at sunset on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

    Space biology research and spacesuit work filled the Expedition 71 crew’s schedule at the end of the week. In the meantime, the International Space Station is gearing up for two spacecraft scheduled to arrive with new cargo and a new crew this weekend. Eye scans were on the crew’s medical list on Friday as researchers …

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    Spacewalk Preps as Station Waits for Weekend Cargo and Crew Missions

    The Progress 86 cargo craft, packed with trash and obsolete gear, is pictured before undocking from the space station on May 28 ending a six-month cargo mission.

    The Expedition 71 crew continues gearing up for a trio of spacewalks while a cargo craft packed with food, fuel, and supplies orbits Earth headed toward the International Space Station. Back on Earth, two astronauts are counting down to their launch to the orbital lab aboard Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft. Three NASA astronauts spent Thursday checking …

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    Progress Cargo Craft Launches, En Route to Station

    The Progress 88 cargo craft launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:43am ET. Credit: NASA TV

    The unpiloted Progress 88 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 5:43 a.m. EDT (2:43 p.m. Baikonur time) May 30, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After a two-day in-orbit journey to the station, the spacecraft will automatically dock to the space-facing port …

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    Progress Resupply Cargo Craft Launching Live on NASA TV

    The Progress 86 cargo craft approaches the International Space Station on Dec. 3, 2023, to resupply the Expedition 70 crew.

    NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA TV through a variety of platforms including social media. The unpiloted Progress 88 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 5:43 a.m. EDT (2:43 p.m. Baikonur time) May 30, on a Soyuz rocket from …

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    NASA, Mission Partners ‘Go’ for Crew Flight Test Launch

    NASA and Boeing teams polled “go” to proceed with plans to launch the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 1. During a Delta-Agency Flight Test Readiness Review Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leaders from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) verified …

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    Spacewalk Preps, Science Hardware Work Top Wednesday’s Schedule

    Astronaut Mike Barratt reads maintenance procedures on a computer tablet as he works on a pair of spacesuits inside the Quest airlock.

    Spacewalk preparations and science hardware maintenance topped the Expedition 71 crew’s schedule on Wednesday. Human research and 3D printing rounded out the itinerary aboard the International Space Station. Three spacewalks are planned for the month of June when a pair of astronauts not yet named will exit the orbital outpost to replace and repair hardware …

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    Cargo Ship Departs, Two Rockets Near Launch During Busy Day on Station

    May 28, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-25 crew ship, and the Progress 87 resupply ship.

    A cargo ship departed the International Space Station on Tuesday leaving four spacecraft parked at the orbital lab. Meanwhile, as the Expedition 71 crew keeps up its advanced microgravity research two more spaceships are counting down to their missions to the orbital outpost in less than a week. A trash-loaded Progress 86 cargo craft undocked …

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    NASA, Mission Partners Answer Questions Behind Starliner Scrub

    Managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) hosted a media teleconference to discuss ongoing work ahead of sending NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.  The media event provided an update on a valve ULA replaced on the Centaur …

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