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    Expedition 48 Undocks, Begins Journey to Earth

    the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft

    NASA astronaut Jeff Williams and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos undocked from the International Space Station at 5:51 p.m. EDT to begin their trip home. Ovchinin, the Soyuz commander, is at the controls of the Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft. The crew is scheduled to land at 9:13 p.m. southeast of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. The …

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    Expedition 48 Trio Enters Soyuz and Closes Hatches

    Expedition 48 Change of Command Ceremony

    At 2:42 p.m. EDT, the Soyuz hatch closed between the International Space Station and the TMA-20M spacecraft. Expedition 48 crew members Jeff Williams of NASA and his Russian crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos are preparing to undock at 5:51 p.m. NASA Television will provide coverage beginning at 5:30 p.m. The deorbit burn …

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    Live Coverage of Expedition 48 Departure Begins

    NASA astronaut Jeff Williams

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and his Russian crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos are scheduled to return to Earth today at 9:13 p.m. EDT (7:13 a.m. Kazakhstan time, Sept. 7). The trio will land in their Soyuz TMA-20M spacecraft southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan, Kazakhstan. At this …

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    Spacewalkers Cleaning Up Before Trio Returns Home Tuesday

    Old Camera versus New Camera

    Two astronauts are cleaning up after a spacewalk while a pair of cosmonauts are getting a Soyuz spacecraft ready for departure after the Labor Day weekend. On the ground, three new crew members are preparing for a launch to the International Space Station at the end of the month. Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer …

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    Astronauts Conclude Second Spacewalk of Expedition 48

    Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins

    Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins concluded their spacewalk at 2:41 p.m. EDT.  During the six-hour, 48-minute spacewalk, the two NASA astronauts successfully retracted a thermal radiator, installed two enhanced high definition cameras on the station’s truss and tightened bolts on a joint that enables one of the station’s solar arrays …

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    Astronauts Begin Second Spacewalk of Expedition 48 Mission

    Astronaut Jeff Williams

    Two NASA astronauts switched their spacesuits to battery power this morning at 7:53 a.m. EDT aboard the International Space Station to begin a spacewalk planned to last approximately six-and-a-half hours. Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins will retract a thermal radiator, install the first of several enhanced high definition cameras on …

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    Watch NASA TV Thursday for Live Spacewalk Coverage

    Astronaut Kate Rubins

    Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA will begin a spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at about 8:10 a.m. EDT Thursday. NASA TV coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. Williams and Rubins will retract a thermal radiator that is part of the station’s cooling system. The radiator is …

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    Astronauts Ready for Thursday Morning Spacewalk

    Japanese Astronaut Takuya Onishi

    NASA astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are ready for Thursday morning’s spacewalk scheduled to begin at 8:05 a.m. EDT and last 6.5 hours. The duo will retract and cover an out-of-service thermal control radiator, tighten struts on a solar array rotary joint and install a high-definition camera. The spacewalkers finished collecting their tools and …

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    Spacewalk Preps as Station Orbits over Three Hurricanes

    Hurricanes Lester, Madeline and Gaston

    Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins are two days away from their second spacewalk in as many weeks. The duo are reviewing the tasks they will perform outside the International Space Station for 6.5 hours of maintenance work beginning Thursday at 8 a.m. EDT. Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi will assist Williams and Rubins …

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    Crew Preparing for Second Spacewalk and Soyuz Departure

    Astronaut Jeff Williams

    Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins are going back outside the International Space Station Thursday morning for their second spacewalk in less than two weeks. The duo will retract and cover a thermal control radiator no longer being used and install lights and a new high definition camera for better views of Earth …

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