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    Crew Sets Up Station for New Research Delivery Aboard Dragon

    The Canadarm2 and the Caspian Sea

    The Expedition 56 crew members are configuring the International Space Station for several new experiments being delivered on the upcoming SpaceX Dragon cargo mission. The orbital residents also explored space physics and serviced U.S. spacesuits. NASA astronauts Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold worked on science hardware today to support new research being delivered aboard Dragon …

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    Crew Gets Ready for Dragon, Studies Space Impacts on Health and Physics

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2

    The Expedition 56 crew members are getting ready for the arrival next week of the 15th SpaceX Dragon mission to the International Space Station. The space residents also explored how microgravity impacts health and physics today while setting up a variety of cubesats for deployment. The Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX that will launch the …

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    Crew Researching Microbes and Plants For Space and Earth Benefits

    Expedition 56 Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency

    The Expedition 56 crew members researched microbes and plants today and conducted more eye exams to benefit future space residents as well as people on Earth. The Cygnus space freighter continues to be packed for its release in July as robotics controllers get ready to inspect the vehicle. NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor stowed genetically modified …

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    Crew Studies How Space Affects Time Perception, Exercise and Eyesight Today

    Cygnus and Soyuz spacecraft

    Quite a wide variety of science activities took place today aboard the International Space Station exploring time perception, exercise and eyesight. The Expedition 56 crew members also worked on station plumbing, stowed satellite deployer gear and checked out communications gear. Two-time station resident Alexander Gerst started his morning helping doctors understand how living in space …

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    New Satellite, Space Research and Cargo Missions Fill Crew Agenda

    Astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor

    The International Space Station deployed a satellite this morning to demonstrate the potential of removing space junk. Back inside the orbital lab, the Expedition 56 crew explored space physics, studied human research and conducted an emergency drill. A new satellite was deployed into space today from outside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. Officially named the …

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    Crew Packs Up on Science and Cleans Up After Spacewalk

    NASA astronaut Drew Feustel is pictured tethered to the International Space Station

    The Expedition 56 crew‘s schedule is full of space science today as cleanup continues after last week’s spacewalk. The International Space Station’s three newest crew members also brushed up on their safety skills. Biology and physics were just part of the microgravity research taking place aboard the orbital laboratory today. NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor started …

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    Spacewalkers Complete HD Camera Installation Work

    Astronaut Ricky Arnold

    Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA completed the sixth spacewalk at the International Space Station this year at 2:55 p.m. EDT, lasting 6 hours, 49 minutes. The two astronauts installed new high-definition cameras that will provide enhanced views during the final phase of approach and docking of the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Boeing Starliner commercial …

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    Astronauts Begin Sixth Spacewalk at Station This Year

    Spacewalkers Suited Up

    Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA switched their spacesuits to battery power at 8:06 a.m. EDT, signifying the official start of today’s planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk outside the International Space Station. Watch the spacewalk live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Arnold, embarking on his fifth spacewalk, is extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1). His spacesuit has red stripes, and views from …

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    Watch Veteran Spacewalkers Live on NASA TV Now

    NASA astronaut Drew Feustel seemingly hangs off the International Space Station while conducting a spacewalk

    NASA Television and the agency’s website have begun the broadcast of today’s spacewalk. Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold of NASA are preparing to exit the International Space Station to make improvements and repairs to the orbiting laboratory. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin about 8:10 a.m. EDT and last about six-and-a-half hours. Newly arrived …

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    NASA TV Set to Broadcast Spacewalk Live on Thursday

    NASA astronaut Drew Feustel

    Veteran NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel will head outside the International Space Station just after 8 a.m. EDT Thursday to begin a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk. Live coverage will be available on NASA Television and the agency’s website beginning at 6:30 a.m. During Thursday’s spacewalk, Feustel and Arnold will install new cameras to provide high-definition views of spacecraft …

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