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    Three Humans Will Spend Thanksgiving 260 Miles Above Earth

    Expedition 57 crew selfie

    Three humans will spend Thanksgiving orbiting about 260 miles above Earth. Another three individuals are spending the holiday in Kazakhstan preparing to launch to the International Space Station on Dec. 3. The Expedition 57 trio from the U.S., Russia and Germany will share a traditional Thanksgiving meal together with fresh ingredients delivered over the weekend …

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    Crew Unpacking New U.S., Russian Cargo Ships on Station’s 20th Anniversary

    Zarya Module

    The International Space Station turned 20 years old today with the launch of the first element, the Zarya module, occurring on Nov. 20, 1998. The three-person Expedition 57 crew commemorated the beginning of the orbital lab’s construction during a Facebook Live event today and answered questions submitted via social media. The crew also continues to …

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    Canadian Robotic Arm Installs U.S. Cygnus Cargo Ship to Station

    The International Space Station heads into an orbital sunset

    The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship was bolted into place on the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 7:31 a.m. EST. The spacecraft will spend about three months attached to the space station before departing in February 2019. After it leaves the station, the uncrewed spacecraft will deploy several CubeSats before …

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    Canadian Robotic Arm Installs U.S. Cygnus Cargo Ship to Station

    The International Space Station heads into an orbital sunset

    The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship was bolted into place on the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 7:31 a.m. EST. The spacecraft will spend about three months attached to the space station before departing in February 2019. After it leaves the station, the uncrewed spacecraft will deploy several CubeSats before …

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    U.S. Space Freighter Captured by NASA Astronaut

    Cygnus Space Freighter

    At 5:28 a.m. EST, Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA used the International Space Station’s robotic Canadarm2 to grapple the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft as Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency), monitored Cygnus’ systems during its approach. Next, ground controllers will command the station’s arm to rotate and install Cygnus, dubbed the …

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    Russian Cargo Craft Docks to Station and Delivers Goods

    Nov. 18, 2018: International Space Station Configuration

    Traveling about 252 miles over Algeria, the unpiloted Russian Progress 71 cargo ship docked at 2:28 p.m. EST to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. In addition to the arrival of Progress today, a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft is on its way to the space …

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    U.S. Spaceship Lifts Off for Station Delivery Mission

    Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo spacecraft blasted off at 4:01 a.m. EST today

    Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket carrying the Cygnus cargo spacecraft lifted off at 4:01 a.m. EST and is on its way to the International Space Station. At about 5:45 a.m., commands will be given to deploy the spacecraft’s solar arrays. Coverage will continue on NASA TV at  http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv at 5 a.m. for solar array deployment, which is …

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    Russia’s Cargo Craft Blasts Off to Station for Sunday Delivery

    Russia's Cargo Craft Blasts Off to Station for Sunday Delivery

    Carrying almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted Russian Progress 71 cargo spacecraft launched at 1:14 p.m. EST (12:14 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 252 statute miles over …

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    US Cargo Mission Slips a Day; Station Tests Free-Flying AI Assistant

    Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor

    The launch of the Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman has slipped another day due to inclement weather at the Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia’s Atlantic coast. Cygnus is now scheduled to launch atop the Antares rocket Saturday at 4:01 a.m. EST with a much improved weather forecast. The U.S. resupply ship will deliver approximately …

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    Dual Cargo Missions Set for Friday Launch and Sunday Delivery

    Two rockets stand at their launch pads on opposite sides of the world

    Dismal weather on Virginia’s Atlantic coast has pushed back the launch of a U.S. cargo craft to the International Space Station one day to Friday. Russia’s resupply ship is still on track for its launch to the orbital lab from Kazakhstan less than nine hours later on the same day. Mission managers from NASA and …

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