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    Space Freighter on 6-Hour Delivery Trip After Flawless Launch

    Progress 61 Launch

    Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 61 cargo craft launched at 12:49 p.m. EDT (10:49 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the space station was flying above Southeast Kazakhstan. Less than …

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    Watch NASA TV for Live Coverage of Russian Cargo Craft Launch

    Progress 61 Rocket at Launch Pad

    ­ At 12:30 p.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying more than three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 45 crew aboard the International Space Station. Launch of ISS Progress 61 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is scheduled for 12:49 p.m. …

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    Progress Cargo Craft Ready for Thursday Launch

    Astronauts Kimiya Yui and Kjell Lindgren

    A new Russian cargo craft loaded with more than three tons food, fuel and supplies is ready for launch to the International Space Station. The crew inside the orbital lab continues ongoing science activities and routine maintenance. Russia’s ISS Progress 61 (61P) cargo craft is at the launch pad in Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan counting …

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    Russian Ship Rolls to Launch Pad as Japanese Ship Descends to Earth

    ISS Progress 61 Cargo Craft

    The latest Russian resupply ship, the Progress 61, rolled out to its launch pad today, getting set for a Thursday launch at 12:49 p.m. EDT (4:49 p.m. UTC) and a docking to the Zvezda service module at 6:54 p.m. Meanwhile, Japan’s cargo craft, the “Kounotori” HTV-5, is descending to Earth this afternoon after completing a …

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    Robotic Arm Releases Japanese Cargo Craft After Five Weeks at Station

    Canadarm2 and HTV-5 Resupply Ship

    Following a slight delay, Expedition 45 Flight Engineer Kimiya Yui of JAXA, backed up by NASA Flight Engineer Kjell Lindgren, commanded the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm to release JAXA’s H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-5 from the International Space Station at 12:53 p.m. EDT while the spacecraft was flying 256 miles above the Southern Pacific, after it …

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    Release of Japanese Cargo Ship Delayed

    “Kounotori” in Grips of Canadarm2

    The release of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) H-II Transport Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) has been delayed. Teams are troubleshooting, and the next opportunity will be at the next day pass at approximately 12:42 p.m. EDT. HTV-5 is still captured, and the crew is in no danger.

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    NASA TV Covering Release of Japanese Cargo Ship

    HTV-5 and Aurora

    NASA Television will provide live coverage of the unberthing of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) H-II Transport Vehicle-5 (HTV-5) from the International Space Station beginning at 11 a.m. EDT on Monday, Sept. 28. Release from the station’s Harmony module is scheduled for 11:20 a.m. Watch the unberthing live on NASA Television or at: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv The …

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    Long-Term Human Research As Crew Prepares to Swap Supply Ships

    Station Crew Members Oleg Kononenko and Kjell Lindgren

    The Expedition 45 crew, including the One-Year Crew duo, worked on a variety of human research to help future crews persevere on longer missions in deep space. The crew is also getting ready for a pair of international cargo ships departing and arriving next week. Scientists on the ground are exploring how microgravity affects humans …

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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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