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    Crew Works Bio-Printer, Ultra-High Res Camera and Cargo Ops

    An orbital sunrise illuminates Earth's atmosphere and reveals the cloud tops in this photograph from the space station above southern Brazil.

    The Expedition 68 crew members serviced a variety of advanced space hardware today and conducted cargo operations inside a trio of docked space freighters. Four astronauts aboard the International Space Station also called down to Earth preparing for the next crew swap mission from SpaceX. A 3-D bio-printer and an ultra-high resolution video camera were …

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    International Space Station Operations Update, Crew Continues Normal Activities

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    Earlier today, Feb. 11, the uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 cargo spacecraft docked automatically to the aft end of the Zvezda service module at the International Space Station. The rendezvous and docking operations were conducted with no issues. Meanwhile, engineers at the Russian Mission Control Center outside Moscow recorded a depressurization in the unpiloted Roscosmos Progress …

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    Progress Resupply Mission Docks to Station

    International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the Cygnus space freighter, the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance, and Russia's Soyuz MS-22 crew ship and the Progress 82 and 83 resupply ships.

    An uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s aft port of the Zvezda service module at 3:45 a.m. EST. The spacecraft launched on a Soyuz rocket at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress is delivering almost three tons of food, …

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    NASA TV Airs Resupply Ship Docking to Station

    The ISS Progress 82 cargo craft is pictured shortly after docking to the space station in October of 2022.

    NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of the docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Progress 83 launched on a Soyuz rocket at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Learn more …

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    Crew Studies Brain, Digestion System and Waits for Saturday Space Delivery

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 68 Flight Engineer Frank Rubio sets up the new Particle Vibration experiment inside the Destiny laboratory module’s Microgravity Science Glovebox on Feb. 3, 2023. The physics study will investigate how particles organize themselves in fluids possibly advancing manufacturing techniques and providing new insights on astrophysics.

    The International Space Station will see a new cargo mission arrive early Saturday, replenishing the Expedition 68 crew. While they wait, the orbital residents continued exploring how microgravity affects the brain and the digestive system while maintaining orbital lab systems. The ISS Progress 83 (83P) cargo craft continues its orbital trek to deliver nearly three …

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    Biomedical Science, Space Plumbing as Crew Waits for Cargo Delivery

    The waxing gibbous Moon is pictured above Earth's horizon from the International Space Station.

    The Expedition 68 crew is looking forward to a delivery mission that will arrive at the International Space Station this weekend. Meanwhile, space science and orbital plumbing took up the orbital residents’ day as well as more cleanup work following last week’s spacewalk. Nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies, is on its way …

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    Progress Cargo Craft Lifts Off to Resupply Crew

    The ISS Progress 83 cargo craft ascends to Earth orbit after launching on time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: NASA TV

    The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned, on its way to meet …

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    NASA TV Broadcasts Launch of Station Resupply Mission

    The ISS Progress 81 resupply ship is pictured 266 miles above the Pacific Ocean after undocking from the space station's Zvezda service module on Feb. 7, 2023.

    NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of the launch of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Progress 83 is scheduled to lift off on a Soyuz rocket at 1:15 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 9 (11:15 a.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in …

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    Resupply Rocket Ready for Launch, Crew Works Science and Plumbing

    Astronaut Koichi Wakata is pictured during his second spacewalk on Feb. 2, 2023, installing hardware to enable the future installation of the orbiting lab's next roll-out solar array.

    A new cargo mission stands ready to launch early Thursday and dock to the International Space Station two days later. Meanwhile, the Expedition 68 crew switched roles between space scientists and orbital plumbers on Wednesday promoting advanced knowledge and maintaining life support systems. A rocket packed with about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies, …

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    Station Science Picks Up on Tuesday as Resupply Mission Nears

    The ISS Progress 81 resupply ship is pictured 266 miles above the Pacific Ocean after undocking from the space station's Zvezda service module on Feb. 7, 2023.

    The seven-member Expedition 68 crew was back on its full complement of microgravity research on Tuesday. The orbital residents also saw a trash-filled cargo craft depart the International Space Station early in the morning. It was a science-packed day aboard the orbital outpost with the four astronauts and three cosmonauts exploring the behavior of fuels …

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