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    Busy Science Day Explores Human Research and Space Physics

    The 11-person crew aboard the station is comprised of the seven-member Expedition 67 crew and the four-member Axiom Space crew.

    The 11 astronauts and cosmonauts living aboard the International Space Station today worked on a multitude of science experiments that may improve life for humans on and off the Earth. The space research on the orbiting lab ran the gamut of biology, physics and Earth observations. Expedition 67 Commander Tom Marshburn set up a glucometer …

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    11 Astronauts Busy with Research, Cargo Work and Spacewalk Preps

    The 11-member crew aboard the station is composed of the seven-member Expediton 67 crew and the four-member Axiom Mission 1 crew.

    It was very busy on the International Space Station on Monday with the orbiting lab hosting 11 crew members including the four-member Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) crew. The private astronauts and the seven-member Expedition 67 crew were engaged in a multitude of tasks today such as packing a U.S. cargo ship, researching life science, and …

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    Four Ax-1 Astronauts Enter Station, Meet Expedition 67 Crew

    The 11-person crew aboard the station comprises of (bottom row from left) Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Denis Matveev, Kayla Barron, Oleg Artemyev, and station Commander Tom Marshburn; (center row from left) Axiom Mission 1 astronauts Mark Pathy, Eytan Stibbe, Larry Conner, and Michael Lopez-Alegria; (top row from left) Expedition 67 Flight Engineers Sergey Korsakov, Raja Chari, and Matthias Maurer.

    Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy now are aboard the International Space Station following Crew Dragon’s hatch opening at 10:13 a.m. EDT, Saturday, April 9. Ax-1 docked to the orbital complex at 8:29 a.m. while the spacecraft were flying 260 miles above the central Atlantic Ocean. It …

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    Ax-1 Private Astronaut Mission Docks at Station

    The Moon is pictured (bottom left) as the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour approaches the station with four Axiom Mission 1 astronauts. Credit: NASA TV

    After a journey of almost 21 hours, Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy arrived at the International Space Station at 8:29 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 9. Crew Dragon Endeavour docked to the orbital complex while the spacecraft were flying about 260 miles above the central Atlantic Ocean. …

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    Dragon Endeavour with Ax-1 Crew Approaches Station

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on the Ax-1 mission to the space station. Photo Credit: SpaceX

    NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website are providing live coverage for the arrival of the Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1) to the International Space Station. Ax-1 astronauts Michael Lopez-Alegria, Larry Connor, Eytan Stibbe, and Mark Pathy are scheduled to dock about 7:45 a.m. Saturday, April 9, to the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module. The …

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    NASA to Air First Private Astronaut Mission to Station

    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft launches Friday, April 8, 2022, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    NASA and Axiom Space will provide coverage of launch and select mission activities for Axiom Mission 1 (Ax-1), the first private astronaut mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff is scheduled at 11:17 a.m. EDT Friday, April 8, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Coverage begins on NASA Television, the …

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    Station Crew Preps for Spacewalks and Ax-1 Mission

    An orbital sunrise is pictured from the space station beaming across Earth's horizon revealing the silhouetted clouds above the South China Sea.

    The seven-member Expedition 67 crew is gearing up for a pair of spacewalks scheduled for later this month while ensuring the International Space Station orbits Earth in tip-top shape. Meanwhile, the first private astronaut mission is less than one day from launching toward the orbital lab. NASA astronaut Raja Chari is helping two cosmonauts get …

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    Blood Vessels, Vital Signs and Psychology Studies Amidst Spacewalk Preps

    The ten-member Expedition 66 crew poses for a portrait aboard the International Space Station in March of 2022.

    Human research and space physics comprised the majority of the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The Expedition 67 crew members also worked on U.S. and Russian cargo ships while preparing for two spacewalks. Vein and artery scans topped the day for Commander Tom Marshburn of NASA as he attached sensors to …

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