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    Eye Check Day on Station, Dragon Gets Ready For Launch

    The full moon

    The Expedition 52 crew members pulled out their medical hardware today for a variety of eye checks and other biomedical research. The station residents are also making space and packing up gear for next week’s cargo delivery aboard the SpaceX Dragon. The crew each participated in a series of eye exams throughout Thursday working with …

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    Station Boosts Orbit, Dragon Launch Slips a Day

    Astronaut Peggy Whitson

    A docked Russian cargo craft fired its engines today slightly raising the orbit of the International Space Station. The orbital boost sets up next month’s crew swap. The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft also received a new target launch date while the crew gets ready for a spacewalk next week. NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack …

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    Week Starts With Life Science and Spacewalk Preps

    Astronaut Paolo Nespoli

    The fully staffed International Space Station stepped up its life science research today studying a host of space phenomena. Two cosmonauts are also preparing for the 202nd spacewalk at the station late next week. Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli continued observing how living in space affects their muscles. The duo used electrodes and an …

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    Astronauts Work Muscle Scans and Science Gear Upgrades

    Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer

    From leg muscle scans to observing materials burning at high temperatures, the Expedition 52 crew continued researching what happens when you live in space. The space residents also upgraded electronics gear and installed new science racks. Astronauts Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli are barely a week into their 4-1/2 month long mission and are already …

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    Astronauts Look at Ways to Prevent Space Headaches and Bone Loss

    Astronaut Paolo Nespoli

    The crew today researched ways to alleviate headaches and reverse bone loss in space to improve mission performance. Meanwhile, the station’s three newest residents also checked out station emergency gear and systems. Common ailments that afflict people on Earth such as headaches also affect astronauts in space impacting their mission activities. Astronauts Paolo Nespoli and …

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    Experienced Trio Brings Station Crew up to Full Speed

    Astronauts Paolo Nespoli and Randy Bresnik

    Expedition 52 is now up to full speed with six crew members. The latest trio from the United States, Italy and Russia arrived Friday afternoon beginning a 4-1/2 month mission in space. The new crew is familiarizing itself with International Space Station systems and getting used to life 250 miles above Earth’s surface. NASA astronaut …

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    Hatches Open, Station Crew Expands to Six

    The Expedition 52 crew

    Three new crew members have arrived to the International Space Station. The hatches on the space station and Soyuz MS-05 opened at 7:57 p.m. EDT, marking the arrival to the orbiting laboratory for NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency). Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of …

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    New Crew Docks to Station

    The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft docked to the International Space Station at 5:54 p.m. EDT while both spacecraft were flying over Germany. Aboard the space station, Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer of NASA will welcome Soyuz crew members NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos …

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    New Crew Blasts Off to Station

    The Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft

    The Soyuz MS-05 launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the International Space Station at 11:41 a.m. EDT Friday, July 28 (9:41 p.m. in Baikonur). About four minutes prior to launch, the space station flew over the launch site and was flying about 250 miles above south central Russia, just over the northeast border …

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    Crew Inside Rocket and Ready for Liftoff

    The Expedition 52-53 crew members

    At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik, Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) are preparing for their launch to the International Space Station. Their journey to the station will begin with a lift off at 11:41 a.m. EDT Friday (9:41 p.m. in Baikonur). Live launch coverage …

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