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    Crew Sets Up Tiny Satellites While Checking for Spacesuit Leaks

    NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly

    The Expedition 46 crew brought out a pair of tiny satellites today so students can compete for the best algorithm in an ongoing competition. The crew also checked spacesuits, transferred cargo and worked on lab maintenance. One-Year Crew members Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko set up a pair of bowling ball-sized satellites in Japan’s Kibo …

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    Scott Kelly Hosts First Ever NASA Reddit AMA from Space

    @StationCDRKelly Reddit AMA

    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly will conduct the first ever NASA Reddit Ask Me Anything from space to help everyone understand what it means to spend a year in space. A year is a long time to live without fresh air, gravity and human contact from loved ones. While science is at the core of Kelly’s …

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    Crew Studies How Life in Space Affects Vision Amid Spacewalk Preps

    Astronauts Tim Peake and Tim Kopra

    Three Expedition 46 astronauts continued more eye checks today to study how living in space affects vision. Their cosmonaut counterparts prepared for a spacewalk, met for an inventory conference and worked on Russian science experiments. Commander Scott Kelly joined British astronaut Tim Peake today for ultrasound scans on their eyes. NASA astronaut Tim Kopra also …

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    Crew Studies Health in Space and Counts Down to Next Spacewalk

    Houston and the Gulf Coast

    The Expedition 46 crew of two U.S. astronauts, one British astronaut and three Russian cosmonauts practiced their emergency response skills today in conjunction with the Mission Control Centers in Houston and Moscow. The station residents also continued more human research to improve crew health while moving along with preparations for a Feb. 3 spacewalk. The …

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    Crew Exploring Human Research and Prepping for Russian Spacewalk

    Astronaut Tim Peake

    The six-member Expedition 46 crew participated in a range of long term space science Wednesday to benefit life on Earth and future astronauts. The crew is also gearing up for the second spacewalk of 2016 planned for early February. Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake participated in eye and blood pressure checks for the Ocular …

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    Crew Checks Spacesuit, Continues Advanced Research and Preps for Next Spacewalk

    Astronaut Tim Peake

    The crew checked a spacesuit for leaks over the weekend after a successful spacewalk that was terminated early on Friday. The International Space Station residents also got back to work today on advanced space research, spacewalk gear cleanup activities and preparations for another spacewalk next month. Astronaut Tim Kopra reported a small water bubble in …

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    Spacewalk Ends Successfully But Early After Water Detected in Helmet

    NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Tim Peake completed the primary task for their spacewalk on January 15, 2016 before it was ended early by Mission Control Houston. The astronauts replaced a failed voltage regulator that caused a loss of power to one of the station’s eight power channels last November, accomplishing …

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    Spacewalk Ends Early After Water Detected in Helmet

    Spacewalker Tim Kopra

    Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake ended their spacewalk at 12:31 p.m. EST with the repressurization of the U.S. Quest airlock following an early termination of the spacewalk after Kopra reported a small water bubble had formed inside his helmet. Commander Scott Kelly will assist the crew members with an expedited removal of their spacesuits …

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    Spacewalkers Replace Voltage Regulator

    Spacewalker Tim Kopra

    Approximately 2 hours into today’s spacewalk, astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake have completed the replacement of a failed voltage regulator that caused a loss of power to one of the station’s eight power channels last November. The astronauts will now continue with additional tasks, including the routing of cables in advance of International Docking …

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    U.S. and British Astronauts on First Spacewalk of 2016

    Expedition 46 Spacewalkers U.S. Spacewalk 35

    Astronauts Tim Kopra and Tim Peake switched their spacesuits to battery power at 7:48 a.m. EST, signifying the start of today’s spacewalk, planned for about six and a half hours. Kopra is wearing a spacesuit with red stripes and is designated EV1. His helmet camera displays the number 17. Peake is wearing a spacesuit with …

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