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    Expedition 61 Crew with Christina Koch Prepares to Undock Live on NASA TV

    Expedition 61 crewmembers in their Sokol launch and entry suits

    NASA is providing live coverage on NASA TV and its website of the undocking at 12:50 a.m. EST and departure from the International Space Station of the Soyuz spacecraft that will return record-setting astronauts Christina Koch of NASA, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency), and Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos to Earth in …

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    Expedition 61 Crew Enters Soyuz Crew Ship, Says Farewell Before Homecoming

    At 9:34 p.m. EST, the hatch closed between the Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking. NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) are scheduled to undock their Soyuz at 12:50 a.m. NASA Television will air live coverage of the undocking beginning …

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    NASA TV is Live as Expedition 61 Crew Prepares to Depart Station

    NASA astronaut Christina Koch works on a U.S. spacesuit

    NASA Television and the agency’s website are now broadcasting live coverage of the International Space Station’s Expedition 61 crew as they are preparing for their return to Earth. NASA astronaut Christina Koch, Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) are saying their farewells to NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew …

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    NASA TV Broadcasts Return of Christina Koch and Expedition 61 Crewmates

    Luca Parmitano hands over station control to Oleg Skripochka

    Record-setting astronaut Christina Koch, along with Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos and Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) are preparing to depart the International Space Station just after midnight for their return to Earth early Thursday morning. Earlier today Expedition 61 Commander Parmitano passed control of the station to Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos. Tune in …

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    Christina Koch Undocks in Soyuz Crew Ship With Expedition 61 Crew

    The Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft

    The Soyuz spacecraft carrying three people back to Earth undocked from the  International Space Station at 12:50 a.m. EST. NASA astronaut Christina Koch, ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano and Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov are expected to land in their Soyuz MS-13 at 4:12 a.m. EST southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan (3:12 p.m. Kazakhstan time). …

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    Station Crew Splits Up Thursday before Next Cargo Mission

    Expedition 61 astronauts

    The crew aboard the International Space Station is preparing to split up while also getting ready for a U.S. space delivery. NASA astronaut Christina Koch is packing up and cleaning her crew quarters today ahead of her return to Earth early Thursday. She will board the Soyuz MS-13 crew ship on Wednesday about 9:30 p.m. …

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    Station Preps for Crew Departure and New U.S. Cargo Ship

    NASA astronaut Christina Koch works on the Cold Atom Lab

    NASA astronaut Christina Koch and two fellow Expedition 61 crewmembers are in their final week aboard the International Space Station. The other three lab residents are gearing up for next week’s arrival of a U.S. space freighter. Koch will wrap up a 328-day mission aboard the orbiting lab on Thursday. Koch blasted off to join …

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    U.S. Cygnus Space Freighter Departs Station After 88 Days

    The U.S. Cygnus space freighter

    Northrup Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station’s at 9:36 a.m. EST after Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir of NASA commanded its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. At the time of release, the station was flying about 250 miles over the South Pacific just off the West Coast of Chile.   For this mission, Cygnus …

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    NASA TV Broadcasts Cygnus Cargo Craft Departure

    The U.S. Cygnus space freighter

    A Northrop Grumman cargo ship, dubbed the SS Alan Bean, is set to depart the International Space Station Friday, Jan. 31. Live coverage of the spacecraft’s release will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website at 9:15 a.m. with release scheduled for 9:35 a.m. With Expedition 61 Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir …

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    Cardiology, Combustion and CubeSats Before Cargo Ship Leaves

    Astronauts (from left) Christina Koch, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan

    Cardiology, combustion and CubeSats filled Thursday’s research schedule as three Expedition 61 crewmates are one week away from returning to Earth. The Cygnus space freighter is also poised to depart the International Space Station on Friday and complete one more mission. NASA astronaut Christina Koch is nearing the end of her 328-day mission aboard the …

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