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    Crew Waits for New Cargo Delivery Date Amidst Spacewalk Preps

    International Space Station orbits above the

    A Russian Progress resupply ship to the International Space Station aborted its express delivery mission just a few seconds before launch early Sunday. The cargo vehicle will now launch on Tuesday, Feb. 13 at 3:13 a.m. EST (2:13 p.m. Baikonur time) to send three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the station. Live coverage …

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    Russian Cargo Mission to Station is Scrubbed

    Progress 69 Resupply Ship

    The planned launch of the Progress 69 cargo spacecraft at 3:58 a.m. EST (2:58 p.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan has been scrubbed. A backup launch date is under review. To learn more about the space station and its crew, visit https://www.nasa.gov/station.

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    Russian Cargo Ship Preps for Launch While Crew Studies Life Science

    Progress 69 Rocket Processing

    A Russian cargo craft is getting ready to roll out to its launch pad for a Sunday morning lift-off to resupply the International Space Station and the Expedition 54 crew. The astronauts and cosmonauts aboard the station are also preparing for the new space shipment and continuing a variety of life science studies. Russia’s Progress …

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    Europe’s Station Lab in Space 10 Years; Crew Studies Eyes and Muscles

    Columbus Lab Module

    The European Space Agency (ESA) is celebrating today the 10th anniversary of the launch of its Columbus lab module aboard space shuttle Atlantis to the International Space Station. Now Columbus is one of three lab modules supporting hundreds of advanced microgravity science experiments. The other two modules are Destiny from NASA and Kibo from the …

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    Europe Nears 10 Years at Station; Crew Studies Mice and Plants

    The International Space Station program is getting ready to recognize the 10th year in space of its Columbus lab module from the European Space Agency (ESA). The Expedition 54 crew members, meanwhile, spent the day helping scientists on the ground understand the impacts of living in space. ESA is getting ready to celebrate the 10th …

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    Russians Move from Longest Spacewalk to Shortest Cargo Delivery

    Russian spacewalker

    Fresh off a record-breaking spacewalk last week, the International Space Station program is preparing for its first docking of a cargo craft in just two orbits. Back inside the orbital lab, the Expedition 54 crew researched how microgravity affects muscles to help humans on Earth. Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov wrapped up the longest …

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    Cosmonauts Finish Record-Breaking Russian Spacewalk

    207 Spacewalks at the International Space Station

    Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos have completed a spacewalk lasting 8 hours and 13 minutes. It is the longest Russian spacewalk, breaking the previous record of 8 hours and 7 minutes that Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazanskiy set Dec. 27, 2013, on a spacewalk during …

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    Cosmonauts Spacewalking Now For Russian Maintenance

    Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov

    Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos began a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk when they opened the hatch of the Pirs docking compartment of the International Space Station at 10:34 a.m. EST. Both spacewalkers are wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits with blue stripes. Misurkin is designated extravehicular crew …

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    NASA TV Begins Live Coverage of Russian Spacewalk

    Cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov

    Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are preparing for their exit from the station’s Pirs docking compartment airlock at approximately 10:34 a.m. EST to begin a planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk to service the International Space Station. The primary objectives during the spacewalk will be to remove …

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    Cosmonauts Complete Spacewalk Preps, More Eye Checks for Rest of Crew

    The International Space Station orbits above the Falkland Islands

    A pair of cosmonauts have wrapped up preparations for Friday morning’s spacewalk to work on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The other four Expedition 54 crew members continued more eye exams throughout the day on Thursday. Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov completed a spacewalk procedures review today, finished collecting …

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