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    Crew Relocates Russian Soyuz Spacecraft to Different Port

    The Soyuz MS-13 crew ship

    At 11:59 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with three Expedition 60 members inside successfully docked to the International Space Station’s Poisk module. The crew of Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Andrew Morgan of NASA began the relocation maneuver when they undocked from the aft port of the …

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    Crew Undocks in Russian Soyuz Spacecraft for Port Relocation

    Three Expedition 60 crew members

    At 11:35 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft with three Expedition 60 members inside undocked from the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module. They are beginning a 25-minute journey to relocate their spacecraft to the to the Poisk module. Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Andrew Morgan of NASA …

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    Second Docking Attempt for Russian Spacecraft Planned for Monday Night

    The Soyuz MS-14 Spacecraft

    International Space Station managers and the international partners met on Saturday and approved a plan to allow a second rendezvous and docking attempt for the unpiloted Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft to occur on Monday night. The Soyuz’ initial docking attempt early Saturday was aborted after what Russian officials said was a suspected problem with a component …

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    Russian Spacecraft Docking Attempt No Earlier Than Monday

    International Space Station Configuration

    An uncrewed Russian Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is now a safe distance away from the International Space Station following an abort during its final approach for a docking to the Poisk module. After the cosmonauts on the station aborted an automated docking attempt early Saturday, Russian flight controllers told the crew on the station that early …

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    Uncrewed Russian Spacecraft Aborts Station Approach

    The unpiloted Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft

    At 1:36 a.m. EDT, Russian cosmonauts issued a command to abort the automated approach of an uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station after the craft was unable to lock onto its target at the station’s space-facing Poisk module. The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11:38 p.m. …

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    Life Science Today as Crew Readies for Spacecraft Arrivals and Departures

    Expedition 60 crewmembers Alexey Ovchinin, Luca Parmitano and Andrew Morgan

    The Expedition 60 crew is continuing ongoing space science today and packing a U.S. resupply ship for departure next week. Russia’s first unpiloted Soyuz spacecraft is also on its way to the International Space Station where it will dock early Saturday morning. Four astronauts, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) with Christina Koch, Andrew …

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    Full Science Schedule Today After Spacewalk and Rocket Launch

    NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan

    Russia’s uncrewed Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station following its launch just a few hours after Wednesday’s spacewalk. The Expedition 60 crew is back on a full science schedule today and preparing to send a U.S. cargo craft back to Earth. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan called …

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    Uncrewed Soyuz Rocket Launches on Two-Day Trip to Station

    The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft lifts off

    The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft launched at 11:38 p.m. EDT (8:38 a.m. Aug. 22 Baikonur time) from Site 31 at the Cosmodrome on a Soyuz 2.1a booster, which has been used recently to launch uncrewed Russian Progress cargo resupply missions to the space station. The Soyuz 2.1a booster, equipped with a new digital flight control system …

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    NASA TV to Broadcast Uncrewed Soyuz Rocket Launch

    The Soyuz MS-14 spacecraft stands at its launch pad

    An uncrewed Russian Soyuz spacecraft is set to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at 11:38 p.m. EDT (8:38 a.m. Aug. 22 Baikonur time) on a test flight to validate the spacecraft’s compatibility with a revamped Soyuz booster rocket. The booster will be used to transport crews to the International Space …

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    Spacewalkers Complete Installation of Second Commercial Docking Port

    Spacewalkers Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan

    NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan concluded today’s spacewalk at 2:59 p.m. EDT. During the six-hour and 32-minute spacewalk, the two astronauts successfully installed the second of two international docking adapters (IDAs). The IDAs will be used for the future arrivals of Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon  commercial crew spacecraft. NASA’s commercial …

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