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    Crew Dragon Docks to Station, Hatches Open Soon

    The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft carrying four Commercial Crew astronauts is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking.

    NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi arrived at the International Space Station Monday, as the SpaceX Crew Dragon Resilience docked to the complex a 11:01 p.m. EST over Idaho. Following Crew Dragon’s link up to the Harmony module, the astronauts aboard the Resilience and the …

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    SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Approaching Station

    The Expedition 64 (left) crew is waiting to greet the SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

    NASA Television and the agency’s website are providing live continuous coverage of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission carrying NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Soichi Noguchi on their way to the International Space Station. The Crew Dragon spacecraft, named Resilience, began the final phase of its approach to the station …

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    NASA TV Broadcasting Crew Dragon Tour as it Nears Station

    Commercial Crew astronauts (from left) Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins and Soichi Noguchi walk out to the launch pad before beginning the SpaceX Crew-1 mission on Nov. 15, 2020.

    Four Commercial Crew astronauts aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon are awake following their first sleep period in space. The quartet from the U.S. and Japan are now focusing on docking to the International Space Station at 11 p.m. EST today. The SpaceX crew will first give a video tour of the inside of the Crew …

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    SpaceX Crew-1 Astronauts Continue Journey to Station

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off with four Commercial Crew astronauts inside the Crew Dragon vehicle from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 astronauts are en route to the International Space Station following a successful launch on the first NASA-certified commercial human spacecraft system in history. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-1 mission lifted off at 7:27 p.m. EST Sunday from Launch Complex 39A at the agency’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket propelled …

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    Station Gets Ready to Welcome Commercial Crew

    The insignias of the Expedition 64 and SpaceX Crew-1 missions.

    The Expedition 64 crew is getting ready to welcome four new crew members to the International Space Station this weekend. The orbiting trio is also gearing up for a Russian spacewalk that will take place soon afterward. The SpaceX Crew-1 mission, with Commander Michael Hopkins, Pilot Victor Glover and Mission Specialists Shannon Walker and Soichi …

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    Crew Dragon Rolls Out, Station Crew Works Research and Comm Gear

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft atop is seen at its launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Crew Dragon spacecraft on top rolled out to the launch pad at Kennedy Space Center overnight. Meanwhile aboard the International Space Station, the Expedition 64 crew was busy setting up a variety of research and communications gear today. Four Commercial Crew astronauts from the United States and Japan …

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    Physics, Biology and Spacewalk Preps as SpaceX Crew-1 Ramps Up

    Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Rubins works in Japan's Kibo laboratory module to set up a small satellite deployer.

    Space physics and biomedical research kicked off the work week as the Expedition 64 crew continued its spacewalk preparations. Back on Earth, four Commercial Crew astronauts are in Florida counting down to their launch to the International Space Station. NASA Flight Engineer Kate Rubins started Monday morning checking out samples exposed to extreme temperatures inside …

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    Busy Period on Station as Crew Ramps up For Spacewalk and Visitors

    The Sun's glint beams off the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay as the space station orbited off the coast of California.

    Science, robotics training and lab maintenance took precedence Friday alongside ongoing spacewalk preparations aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 64 crew is also getting ready to expand with the addition of four Commercial Crew astronauts. It is a busy period for NASA and its international partners as SpaceX gets ready to launch its next …

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    Station Deploys Tiny Satellites During Ongoing Spacewalk Preps

    A set of CubeSats is pictured after being deployed from a small satellite deployer outside Japan's Kibo laboratory module in February of 2014.

    The Expedition 64 crew is staying focused on spacewalk preparations while also working on International Space Station life support systems today. Several tiny satellites were also deployed into Earth orbit today from outside the orbiting lab. Two cosmonauts continue gearing up for a spacewalk in their Russian Orlan spacesuits scheduled for Nov. 18. Commander Sergey …

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    Space Agriculture and Spacesuit Studies During Spacewalk Preps

    The Earth's limb, or horizon, is pictured as the space station orbited above the north Pacific near Alaska's Aleutian Islands.

    Space botany and spacesuit studies were back on the research schedule aboard the International Space Station today. Meanwhile, the Expedition 64 crew is staying focused on an upcoming spacewalk while the SpaceX commercial crew begins its quarantine period. NASA astronaut and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins started her day on a space agriculture study that explores …

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