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    New Dragon Spaceship Arriving at Station Today

    The upgraded SpaceX Dragon resupply ship lifts off atop the Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 6 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station, with an expected docking of the cargo spacecraft around 1:30 p.m. EST. NASA Television coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. Watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/live. When it arrives to the space station, Dragon will automatically dock to the space-facing side (zenith) of the station’s Harmony …

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    Astronauts Relax Friday Before Weekend Filled with Cargo and Science

    Expedition 64 Flight Engineers (clockwise from top left) Victor Glover, Michael Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi pose together for a playful portrait inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module.

    Five Expedition 64 astronauts are relaxing aboard the International Space Station today as they get ready for the arrival of the next-generation SpaceX Dragon resupply ship. The two cosmonauts stayed focused on their contingent of Russian space science and lab maintenance. The Falcon 9 rocket that will carry the Cargo Dragon spacecraft into Earth orbit …

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    Crew Immersed in Space Science as Cargo Dragon Nears Launch

    The upgraded version of SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft is seen before it rolls out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    Expedition 64 is getting ready for over 6,400 pounds of cargo due to arrive this weekend aboard the next-generation SpaceX Dragon space freighter. All seven International Space Station residents also were immersed in microgravity research throughout Thursday. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon cargo spacecraft has rolled out to the launch pad at …

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    Busy December Sees Crew Ramping Up for Space Cargo

    December is shaping up to be a busy month as the Expedition 64 crew gears up for space freighter traffic. All seven crew members also practiced responding to a simulated emergency aboard the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineer Kate Rubins set up the tools that she and fellow Flight Engineer Victor Glover will use …

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    Cargo Operations and Space Research Keeping Crew Busy

    Astronaut Kate Rubins checks out radish plants growing for the Plant Habitat-02 experiment that seeks to optimize plant growth in space.

    Cargo operations are underway at the International Space Station as a U.S. resupply ship prepares for launch and another prepares for departure. Meanwhile, a host of microgravity research is keeping the Expedition 64 crew busy. SpaceX is preparing its upgraded SpaceX Dragon cargo craft for a launch from Florida on Dec. 5 and a rendezvous …

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    Crew Preps for New Dragon, Harvests Radishes and Studies Time Perception

    Earth's limb, or horizon, is pictured from the space station as it orbited above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Chile.

    The International Space Station is gearing up for the next-generation SpaceX Dragon cargo craft due to lift off this weekend. Meanwhile, the seven-member Expedition 64 crew kicked off the work week on space botany and human research. The newest Dragon resupply ship from SpaceX is due to launch to the station on Saturday at 11:39 …

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    Muscle Study and Emergency Training Wrap Up Work Week

    The main science focus today aboard the International Space Station was a human research study observing an astronaut’s muscular system. All seven Expedition 64 crew members also gathered together Friday afternoon and familiarized themselves with emergency hardware. Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins kicked off the Myotones study Friday morning gathering hardware to collect measurements of his …

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    Crew Off-Duty for Thanksgiving and Preps for Dragon Cargo Mission

    A bright blue, South Atlantic Ocean is pictured as the International Space Station soared nearly 270 miles above, just off the coast of Argentina.

    The seven-member Expedition 64 crew from the United States, Russia and Japan will take the day off on Thanksgiving before ending the week with a day full of microgravity research. In the meantime, the crew spent Wednesday on a wide array of space science while getting the International Space Station ready for an upgraded SpaceX …

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    Crew Explores How Space Impacts Nervous System and Exercise

    A pair of docked Russian spaceships, (from left) the Soyuz MS-17 crew ship and the Progress 76 cargo craft, are pictured as the International Space Station orbited above the Atlantic Ocean during an orbital sunset.

    Human research was the prime area of study today aboard the International Space Station. Results are helping NASA and its international partners keep astronauts safe and healthy on long term space missions. Flight Engineers Michael Hopkins and Victor Glover took turns today exploring how weightlessness impacts their hand-eye coordination. The GRASP study, sponsored by the …

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    Advanced Science in Full Gear Today as Cosmonauts Relax

    Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Shannon Walker of NASA installs an airborne particulate monitor in the Tranquility module.

    Five Expedition 64 astronauts had their day packed with microgravity research while the two cosmonauts had a light duty day aboard the International Space Station following last week’s spacewalk. All seven crew members started the day measuring their body mass with an instrument that follows Newton’s second law of motion to account for the lack …

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