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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 Preparing for Splashdown

    Live coverage is underway on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more as NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov, are about an hour away from splashing down aboard their SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety […]

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    Dragon Undocks, Crew-10 Departs Station for Earth Return

    The SpaceX Dragon carrying four Crew-10 members fires its engines after undocking from the International Space Station to begin its descent toward Earth on Saturday.

    At 6:15 p.m. EDT, NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi and Roscosmos cosmonaut Kirill Peskov undocked from the forward-facing port of International Space Station’s Harmony module aboard the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. 

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    Crew-10 Proceeds Toward Undocking No Earlier Than Friday, Aug. 8

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Anne McClain poses for a portrait inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," as the orbital outpost soared 259 miles above the Atlantic Ocean west of the African island nation of Cabo Verde.

    NASA and SpaceX are proceeding toward return of the agency’s Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station. Mission teams are targeting undocking no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 8. For this undocking opportunity, splashdown is targeted at approximately 11:33 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 9, off the coast of California. 

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    NASA, SpaceX Stand Down on Crew-10 Undocking

    From left, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi pose for a group portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

    NASA and SpaceX are standing down from the Thursday undocking opportunity of the Crew-10 mission from the International Space Station due to high winds forecasted for the splashdown locations off the coast of California.  Pending weather reviews, NASA and SpaceX now are targeting undocking no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT, Friday, Aug. 8. For this […]

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    Dragon Crews Relax Ahead of Upcoming Crew-10 Departure

    From left, NASA's SpaceX Crew-10 members Kirill Peskov of Roscosmos, NASA astronauts Nichole Ayers and Anne McClain, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Takuya Onishi share a light moment during a group portrait inside the International Space Station's Kibo laboratory module.

    Eight of 11 Expedition 73 crew members on the International Space Station enjoyed a light schedule on Wednesday following four busy days of departure and arrival activities for NASA’s SpaceX Crew-10 and Crew-11 missions. The other three orbital residents studied how the human body adapts to weightlessness, photographed crew operations, and maintained lab systems throughout the day.

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    Station Expands to 11 Before Next Crew Leaves This Week

    Expedition 73 welcomes NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission aboard the International Space Station. In the front from left are, Crew-11 members Oleg Platonov, Mike Fincke, Zena Cardman, and Kimiya Yui. In the back are, Expedition 73 members Takuya Onishi, Kirill Peskov, Alexey Zubritsky, Sergey Ryzhikov, Jonny Kim, Nichole Ayers, and Anne McClain.

    Four new crew members are adjusting to life on the International Space Station and gearing up for several months of microgravity research to benefit humans living on and off the Earth. Meanwhile, another quartet that has been orbiting Earth since March is packing up and handing over responsibilities to the new crew before returning to Earth this week.

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