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    Crew Wraps Week with Biotech Study, Spacesuits, and Orbital Plumbing

    The city lights of Bangkok, Thailand, and its suburbs contrast with the green lights of the fishing boats on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.

    More biotechnology operations were underway aboard the International Space Station on Friday potentially benefitting the health care and food industries. The Expedition 71 crew members also worked on spacesuits as a U.S. cargo craft fired its engines raising the orbital outpost’s altitude. Research on the space station takes advantage of weightlessness to discover new phenomena …

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    NASA, Mission Partners Hold Teleconference Ahead of Starliner Launch

    NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) will discuss updates regarding ongoing work for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will send NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.  At 11 a.m. EDT, NASA will host a media teleconference with the following participants:  Jim Free, …

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    Biotech and Digestion Studies Top Thursday’s Research Schedule

    NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps poses for a portrait inside the seven-window cupola while orbiting 259 miles above Greece.

    Biotechnology and human research were the main science topics on Thursday as the Expedition 71 crew explored ways to improve health on Earth and in space. The seven International Space Station residents also completed advanced plumbing work and staged emergency equipment in preparation for an upcoming mission. NASA Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps set up research …

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    NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test

    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.

    Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path forward toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The teams are now working toward a launch opportunity at 12:25 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 1, with additional opportunities on Sunday, June 2, Wednesday, June …

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    Medicine, DNA Research on Station Benefits Health on Earth and Space

    Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson works on the Gaucho Lung investigation studying ways to improve the delivery of respiratory system drugs.

    The Expedition 71 crew continued its pharmaceutical research, sequenced DNA, and studied the digestion system on Wednesday. The International Space Station residents also kept up their science hardware and life support maintenance throughout the day. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson worked in the Harmony module on Wednesday morning studying how microgravity affects surface tension …

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    Exercise, Science Gear, and Robotics Top Station Research Schedule

    Astronaut Matthew Dominick works in the Kibo laboratory module removing the CubeSat hardware from Kibo's airlock.

    Human research, combustion, and robotics were the scientific priorities aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The seven-member Expedition 71 crew also continued ongoing cargo operations and hardware maintenance. Exercising daily in weightlessness counteracts space-caused bone and muscle loss preserving crew health during long-term missions. Researchers frequently monitor a crew members exercise sessions to learn …

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    Crew Starts Week with Space Biology, Robotics, and Medical Skills

    An atmosphreric glow blankets Earth's horizon and a web of city lights interconnect across India in this photograph from the space station.

    The week kicked off with a multitude of space biology activities as the Expedition 71 crew studied microgravity’s effect on humans and serviced research hardware. Robotics and lab maintenance rounded out Monday’s schedule aboard the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps worked throughout Monday on biomedical activities processing her blood, saliva, and urine …

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    Robotics, Health Research, and Cleaning to End Week

    One of the International Space Station's free-flying robots, Astrobee.

      Expedition 71 wrapped up a week of maintenance and health investigations aboard the International Space Station on Friday. The septet worked robotics, two human health studies, and finished some cleaning in the cupola. NASA Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps started her day in the Japanese Experiment Module to power on Astrobee, the station’s free-flying robots, …

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    NASA, Boeing Now Working Toward May 25 Launch of Crew Flight Test

    NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) teams will take additional time to work through spacecraft closeout processes and flight rationale before proceeding with the launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test. The teams now are targeting a launch no earlier than 3:09 p.m. EDT Saturday, May 25, for the flight test carrying NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and …

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    Immunology, Space Biology, and Cleaning for Crew on Thursday

    The southern coast of Africa is pictured from the International Space Station's "window to the world," or cupola, as it soared 265 miles above.

      Expedition 71 continued microgravity research on Thursday as the crew spent the day on immunology work and space biology. Two crew members also worked on the orbital upkeep tasks that began earlier in the week. Aboard the International Space Station, one investigation, Immunity Assay, takes a closer look at immune changes that happen in …

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