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    SpaceX Dragon Redocks to Station Before Next Cargo Mission

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft with four Expedition 72 crew members aboard is pictured docked to the Harmony module's space-facing port less than an hour after undocking from Harmony's forward port. Credit: NASA TV

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with Expedition 72 crew members NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, autonomously redocked with the space-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 7:25 a.m. EST. The port relocation frees up Harmony’s forward-facing port for the 31st SpaceX commercial resupply services …

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    SpaceX Dragon Undocks for Short Ride to New Port

    The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station as it soared 257 miles above Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 8, 2024.

    The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, with Expedition 72 crew members NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Suni Williams, and Butch Wilmore, as well as Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, undocked from the forward-facing port of the station’s Harmony module at 6:35 a.m. EST, to autonomously redock with the module’s space-facing port. Redocking is planned at 7:18 a.m. NASA coverage …

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    Week Wraps with Dragon Preps and Life Science

    The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured through the window of the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft with a vivid green and pink aurora below.

    Four Expedition 72 crew members are preparing take a short ride to a different International Space Station port this weekend to make way for an upcoming cargo mission. In the meantime, the orbital residents wrapped up the workweek with life science experiments and lab maintenance. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov reviewed …

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    Crew Preps for Dragon Missions While Staying Busy with Space Research

    The Expedition 72 crew is getting ready for a pair of missions next week to relocate a Dragon spacecraft to a new port then receive a new Dragon cargo delivery. The seven International Space Station residents also continued a host of space biology studies while maintaining the upkeep of the orbital lab on Thursday. NASA …

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    Station Crew Gets Ready for Dragon Relocation and Cargo Missions

    The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft is pictured docked to the International Space Station as it soared 257 miles above Hurricane Milton in the Gulf of Mexico on Oct. 8, 2024.

    The Expedition 72 crew is getting ready for a port relocation maneuver this weekend as a new cargo mission counts down to a lift off next week to resupply the International Space Station. Meanwhile, stem cell research, a spacesuit check, and a host of lab maintenance kept the astronauts and cosmonauts busy on Wednesday. NASA …

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    Eye Health, Cargo Packing Ahead of Dragon Relocation

    The SpaceX Dragon Freedom spacecraft approaches the International Space Station for a docking on Sept. 29, 2024.

    Protecting eyesight to keep crews healthy and packing cargo for an upcoming mission were the main tasks for the Expedition 72 crew aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. Body fluids behave differently in weightlessness resulting in an upward flow toward an astronaut’s head. This condition creates pressure on a crew member’s eyes causing changes …

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    Space Biology, Ultra-High-Res Camera Start Work Week on Station

    City lights streak across Earth as a green and red aurora moves through the atmosphere in this long-exposure photograph from the space station as it soared above Lake Michigan.

    Space biology and an ultra-high-resolution camera demonstration topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station at the beginning of the week. Spacesuit checks, cargo transfers, and lab maintenance tasks rounded out the day for the Expedition 72 crew. New science experiments are due to be launched to the orbiting lab soon aboard the SpaceX …

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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 Astronaut Returns to Houston

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    After an overnight stay at Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida, the NASA astronaut was released and returned to NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston Saturday. The crew member is in good health and will resume normal post-flight reconditioning with other crew members. As part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission, the astronaut was one of …

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    NASA Provides Update on Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Health

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    After safely splashing down on Earth as part of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission Friday, a NASA astronaut experienced a medical issue. NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were flown together to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida. After medical evaluation at the hospital, three of the crew …

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    NASA Provides Agency’s SpaceX Crew-8 Mission Update

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    The following is attributed to Cheryl Warner, news chief, NASA’s Office of Communications: “Following NASA’s SpaceX Crew-8 mission’s safe splashdown and recovery off Florida’s coast early Friday morning, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Michael Barratt, and Jeanette Epps, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin were taken to a local medical facility for additional evaluation. The crew exited …

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