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    Crews Say Farewell, Close Soyuz and Station Hatches

    Expedition 55-56 crew members Ricky Arnold, Oleg Artemyev and Drew Feustel

    At 1:06 a.m. EDT, the hatches were closed between the Soyuz spacecraft and the International Space Station in preparation for undocking. Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA, along with Flight Engineer and Soyuz Commander Oleg Artemyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, are scheduled to undock their Soyuz at …

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    Crews Switch Command as Trio Readies for Departure

    Expedition 56 Crew Members

    A European astronaut has taken command of the International Space Station for the second time since 2009. Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) accepted control of the orbital lab today from NASA astronaut and Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel. Feustel is returning to Earth Thursday at 7:45 a.m. EDT with fellow crew members Ricky …

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    U.S., German Astronauts Swapping Command Before Homecoming

    Astronauts Drew Feustel and Alexander Gerst

    A NASA astronaut will swap command of the International Space Station with a European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut Wednesday at 10:10 a.m. live on NASA TV. Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel will be handing the station “keys” over to German astronaut Alexander Gerst during the traditional change of command ceremony. Expedition 57 officially starts Thursday …

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    October Starts With Crew Swap Then Spacewalks

    Expedition 56 crew members Drew Feustel and Oleg Artemyev

    October will be a busy month as a pair of crews get ready to swap places on the International Space Station followed by a pair of spacewalks. Also, Japan’s HTV-7 resupply ship is open for business and the Expedition 56 crew has begun unloading its science and supplies. Station commander Drew Feustel is preparing to …

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    Japan’s Kounotori Spaceship Attached to Station

    Sept. 27, 2018: International Space Station Configuration

    Ground controllers successfully installed the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 7 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-7) to the International Space Station’s Earth-facing port of the Harmony module at 10:09 a.m. EDT. The spacecraft’s arrival supports the crew members’ research off the Earth to benefit the Earth. The cargo spacecraft began its trip on an H-IIB rocket …

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    U.S. Astronauts Capture Japanese Spaceship Loaded With Cargo

    Japanese Cargo Ship Captured By Canadian Robotic Arm

    Using the International Space Station’s robotic arm, Canadarm2, Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA grappled the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s Kounotori H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-7) at 7:34 a.m. EDT and successfully completed the capture at 7:36 a.m. At the time of capture, the space station and cargo spacecraft were flying 250 miles above …

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    NASA TV to Broadcast Arrival of Seventh Japanese Spaceship to Station

    Japan’s third resupply ship, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-3

    The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) cargo spacecraft that launched at 1:52 p.m. EDT Sept. 22 (2:52 a.m. Sept. 23 Japan standard time) from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan is set to arrive at the International Space Station early tomorrow morning. Beginning Thursday at 6:30 a.m., NASA will provide live coverage of the …

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    Japanese Ship Arrives Thursday; U.S., Russian Crew Leaving Next Week

    Commander Drew Feustel

    The Expedition 56 crew aboard the International Space Station awaits the arrival of new science experiments and crew supplies Thursday morning. One week later, three crew members will return to Earth after 197 days in space. Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7), also known as the “Kounotori,” is nearing the station and headed for a Thursday …

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    Commander Leads Japanese, Russian Spaceship Preps and BEAM Checks

    Expedition 55/56 crew members inside BEAM

    The Expedition 56 crew is ramping for a busy traffic period at the International Space Station during the next couple of weeks. This all comes as the orbital residents ensure BEAM’s operational life and continue ongoing microgravity science. Japan’s seventh “Kounotori” resupply ship is nearing the orbital complex and closing in for a Thursday morning …

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    Japan Delivery Due Thursday as Trio Preps Russian Spacecraft for Return

    The International Space Station orbits above New Zealand.

    A Japanese cargo craft is orbiting Earth today and on its way to resupply the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the six Expedition 56 crew members are researching a variety of space phenomena as a trio prepares to return to Earth. JAXA’s (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) resupply ship launched Saturday from Japan loaded with over five …

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