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    This Week’s Science Informing Lunar, Planetary Crewed Missions

    Astronaut Matthew Dominick displays a bag containing simulated lunar cement to explore how cement materials could be used to build infrastructure on the lunar surface.

    Space botany, lunar construction, and science maintenance were the top research tasks at the beginning of the week for the orbital residents living and working aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps of NASA spent all day Monday carefully treating thale cress plant samples growing inside the Plant Experiment Unit. The …

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    Space Delivery Arrives After Roscosmos Cargo Craft Docks

    The Progress 89 cargo craft approaches the space station above the south Pacific Ocean for an automated docking to the Zvezda service module. Credit: NASA TV

    The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft arrived at the aft port of the orbiting laboratory’s Zvezda Service module at 1:53 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Aug. 17. The spacecraft launched at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Roscosmos spacecraft is delivering …

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    Roscosmos Cargo Craft Approaching Station 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 coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA+ through a variety of platforms including social media. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft launched at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), …

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    Short Day for Crew Before Roscosmos Cargo Craft Arrives

    The Progress 88 resupply ship approaches the space station on June 1, 2024, packed with about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 71 crew.

    The crews representing Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test had a light duty day aboard the International Space Station at the end of the week. In the meantime, a Roscosmos cargo craft is due to deliver nearly three tons of cargo early Saturday morning. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson started her day …

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    Space Delivery Launches to Station; Crew Studies Stem Cells, Works Life Support

    An aurora radiates brightly above the Indian Ocean as the International Space Station soared 270 miles above the Earth's surface.

    A Roscosmos cargo craft is orbiting Earth today packed with nearly three tons of cargo to resupply the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the orbital residents stayed focused on more cargo work, space biology, and lab maintenance on Thursday. The Roscosmos Progress 89 space freighter launched at 11:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome …

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    Progress Cargo Craft Headed to Station Following Successful Launch

    The Progress 89 cargo craft launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14. Credit: NASA TV

    The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 89 spacecraft is headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), 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 …

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    Live NASA Coverage Underway of Progress Cargo Craft Launch

    The Progress 86 cargo craft is pictured approaching the space station's Poisk module on Dec. 3, 2023.

    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+ through a variety of platforms including social media. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), on a …

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    Crew Studies Space Effects on Humans, Plants; Managers Provide Starliner Update

    NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, Boeing Crew Flight Test Commander and Pilot respectively, conduct a variety of research and maintenance activities aboard the space station.

    Vein scans and space botany topped Wednesday’s science schedule aboard the International Space Station. Earth observations and health assessments rounded out the day’s investigations as NASA managers on the ground provided an update on Boeing’s Crew Flight Test. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson, who is celebrating her birthday today, spent the day on space …

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    Stem Cells, Fluid Physics on Station as Next Cargo Mission Nears Launch

    The Moon illuminates a cloud-covered Pacific Ocean as stars glitter in the background above the Earth's airglow.

    Tuesday was a light duty day aboard the International Space Station for some of the crewmates as the rest of the orbital residents explored biotechnology and fluid physics while maintaining life support systems. Back on Earth, a new cargo craft stands ready to resupply the orbital outpost following the departure of another resupply spacecraft late …

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    Crew Explores Satellites and Lunar Cement Mixing for Space Construction

    NASA astronaut Mike Barratt collects and organizes medical supplies aboard the Harmony module.

    Science looked to construction at the beginning of the week aboard the International Space Station as the lab residents explored a variety of space assembly techniques. A new cargo craft also is due to arrive later this week replenishing the orbital crewmates with food, fuel, and supplies for the next several months. NASA and its …

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