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    Eye Checks, Fitness Research and Spacewalk Preps for Space Station Crew

    JAXA Astronaut Kimiya Yui

    The six-member space station crew is conducting human research to prepare future astronauts for long-term missions beyond low-Earth orbit including NASA’s Journey to Mars. The orbital residents are also getting ready to release a cargo craft Monday while getting ready for a late October spacewalk. Space station Commander Scott Kelly, who is comparing his body …

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    Space Cargo Deliveries Coming and Going on Station Next Week

    Crew Members Work in Unity Module

    Crew members practiced an emergency evacuation drill and conducted long-term biomedical research today onboard the International Space Station. Japan’s fifth resupply ship is also being loaded with trash before its mission ends early next week. Station Commander Scott Kelly teamed up with his fellow One-Year Crew member Mikhail Kornienko and cosmonaut Sergey Volkov to review …

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    Long-Term Human Research for Crew before Japanese Mission Ends

    Cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko

    Japan’s resupply ship, the “Kounotori” HII Transfer Vehicle-5 (HTV-5), will end its stay at the International Space Station next Monday. A new Russian Progress cargo mission will launch to replenish the crew Oct. 1. While the HTV-5 is winding down its mission, the six-member Expedition 45 is conducting human research and lab maintenance. First time …

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    One-Year Crew Conducts Human Research Before October Shipment

    “Goodnight Earth”

    With the second half of their mission underway, a pair of One-Year Crew members continued a series of biomedical experiments this week. The six-member Expedition 45 crew is also getting ready for a new space shipment due early next month. Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineer Mikhail Kornienko have been teaming up for a variety …

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    Human Research Inside and Small Satellites Released Outside

    A Cubesat is ejected from a deployer mechanism on the outside of Japan’s Kibo laboratory module.

    Human research studies continued on the orbital laboratory today, aiming to help scientists understand the long-term effects of living and working in space as NASA prepares for the Journey to Mars. Also, more small satellites were deployed outside the Kibo laboratory module. The One-Year Crew members Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko continued the Fluid Shifts study with eye checks Thursday. …

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    Scientists Study One-Year Crew to Prepare For Journey to Mars

    Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL) facility

    View the best pics taken by the One-Year-Crew One-Year Crew members Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko just completed the half-way point of their 342-day mission. The duo, who are scheduled to come home March 3, 2016, are participating in numerous life science experiments. Scientists from around the world want to learn how the human body …

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    One-Year Crew Reaches Midway Point Aboard Station

    People in clean suits work on the spacecraft inside a large chamber

    View more pics from the One-Year Crew NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko clocked in for their 171st day aboard the International Space Station since arriving on March 27. The pair, set to come home March 3, 2016, are spending 342 days in space to help researchers better understand how the human …

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    Three Soyuz Crew Members Wrap Up Mission on Space Station

    Soyuz TMA-16M crew

    Three crew members from the International Space Station returned to Earth on Friday. The landing in Kazakhstan wrapped up a 168-day mission for one cosmonaut and a brief 10-day visit for two, as well as returned a cache of samples from several NASA human research experiments aboard the station. Expedition 44 commander Gennady Padalka of …

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    Watch Live Coverage Now of Soyuz Spacecraft Landing

    Soyuz spacecraft

    NASA Television is providing live coverage of tonight’s return to Earth of International Space Station Expedition 44 crew member Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos and visiting crew members Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) and Aidyn Aimbetov of the Kazakh Space Agency. The crew undocked from the station at 5:29 p.m. EDT, and they are …

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    Soyuz With Three Crew Undocks and Expedition 45 Begins

    International Space Station Configuration

    The Soyuz TMA-16M carrying Expedition 44 crew member Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos and visiting crew members Andreas Mogensen of ESA (European Space Agency) and Aidyn Aimbetov of the Kazakh Space Agency undocked from the station at 5:29 p.m. EDT. Padalka spent 168 days aboard the International Space Station during Expeditions 43 and 44 and will …

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