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    Dragon Prepares to Launch, Crew Prepares to Land This Week

    Near-Full Moon

    The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida counting down to its launch to the International Space Station Tuesday at 11:46 a.m. EST. Meanwhile, the six-member Expedition 53 crew is preparing to split up this week. Today, Dragon sits atop a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station …

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    NASA TV to Broadcast Briefings Before SpaceX Dragon Launch

    The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship launches atop a Falcon 9 rocket

    NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station no earlier than 11:46 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 12. Mission coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website Monday, Dec. 11 with two news briefings. Packed with about 4,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch …

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    Crews Prepare to Swap Places as Station Eyes California Wildfires

    California Wildfires

    Two International Space Station crews are preparing to swap places at the orbital lab next week. In the midst of the crew swap activities, Commander Randy Bresnik also sent down dramatic photographs of the wildfires in California. The Expedition 52-53 trio is getting its Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft ready for a three-and-a-half hour ride back to …

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    Astronauts Command Robotic Arm to Release Cygnus Cargo Craft

    Cygnus Released

    After delivering almost 7,400 pounds of cargo to support dozens of science experiments from around the world, the Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft has departed the International Space Station. At 8:11 a.m., Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA gave the command to release Cygnus. On Tuesday, Dec. 5, ground …

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    Cygnus Cargo Craft Leaves Station Wednesday Morning

    The Cygnus cargo craft is pictured before its release during Expedition 46 on Feb. 19, 2016.

    The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station on Wednesday, Dec. 6. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of Cygnus’ departure beginning at 7:45 a.m. EST. Cygnus arrived to the space station Nov. 14 with nearly 7,400 pounds of cargo to support dozens of science …

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    SpaceX Launch Slips, Cygnus Leaving and BEAM Stay Extended

    SpaceX Dragon capsule as it reentered Earth's atmosphere

    SpaceX has delayed the launch of its next Dragon resupply mission to the International Space Station to no earlier than Dec. 12. Back on orbit, the Cygnus cargo craft is getting ready to leave the orbital lab and an experimental module has its stay in space extended for at least another three years. NASA and …

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    Station Ramps Up for December Cargo and Crew Swaps

    Expedition 54-55 Crew Members

    A pair of commercial resupply missions are coming and going this week at the International Space Station. Meanwhile, a new crew has arrived at its launch site to prepare for a Dec. 17 liftoff to the orbital laboratory. All missions to and from the station this month will be televised live on NASA TV. NASA …

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    Next Crew in Russia as Station Preps for Cargo Missions

    Expedition 54-55

    The next crew to launch to the International Space Station is in Russia today for traditional ceremonies before heading to the launch site in Kazakhstan. Back in space, the Expedition 53 crew is preparing for the departure and arrival of a pair of cargo ships next week. Three new crew members from Russia, the United …

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    Station Boosts Orbit for December Crew Swap

    The Expedition 52-53 Crew Portrait

    The International Space Station is orbiting slightly higher today to get ready for a pair of crews swapping places on the orbital laboratory in December. A Progress 67 resupply ship docked to the rear of the station fired its engines for just over three minutes this morning boosting the orbital lab to its correct altitude …

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    Station Being Configured for Cargo and Crew Missions

    Northeast Coast of the United States

    The Expedition 53 crew is configuring the orbital complex for a pair of cargo missions and a crew swap in December. Two colorful soccer ball-sized satellites were also floating around inside the International Space Station being tested today. SpaceX has announced it is now targeting Dec. 8 for the launch of its Dragon cargo craft …

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