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    Russian Resupply Ship Delivers Three Tons of Cargo

    Progress 69 Resupply Ship

    Traveling about 250 miles over the east of the Philippines, the Progress 69 Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the aft end of the service module of the International Space Station at 5:38 a.m. EST. For more information about the space station and its crew, visit: https://www.nasa.gov/station.

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    Crew Waits for Russian Delivery Day Before U.S. Spacewalk

    Soyuz and Progress spaceships

    A Russian cargo craft is on its way to the International Space Station early Thursday as two astronauts get ready for a spacewalk on Friday. The Progress 69 (69P) cargo craft is orbiting Earth today carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 54 crew. The 69P is due to complete its …

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    Progress Cargo Craft Launches on Two-Day Trip to Station

    The Progress 69 resupply rocket lifts off in below freezing weather from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

    Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the International Space Station Expedition 54 crew, the Progress 69 cargo spacecraft launched at 3:13 a.m. EST (2:13 p.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying over the south Atlantic north of …

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    NASA TV Covers Russian Resupply Mission Tuesday Morning

    Progress 69 Cargo Craft

    Loaded with three tons of food, fuel and supplies, a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 3:13 a.m. EST (2:13 p.m. Baikonur time) Tuesday, Feb. 13, to resupply the International Space Station. The previous launch attempt on Feb. 11 was automatically aborted shortly before liftoff. The rescheduled launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome …

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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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