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    Spacesuit Work Wraps Up as Robotic Arm Preps for Cygnus Release

    NASA astronaut Scott Kelly

    Two astronauts are wrapping up spacesuit maintenance today while a variety of human research takes place inside the International Space Station. Outside the station, the 57.7 foot long Canadarm2 robotic arm is being prepared for the upcoming release of a space freighter. Commander Scott Kelly and astronaut Time Peake from the European Space Agency are …

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    Crew Studies Space Exercise Techniques and Human Research

    Grand Canyon Area of Arizona

    The Expedition 46 crew continued studying how living off the Earth affects exercise, the biological clock and fire today. The orbiting space residents also worked on a spacesuit and other lab maintenance tasks. NASA astronaut Tim Kopra scanned his legs mid-morning with an ultrasound for the Sprint study exploring exercise techniques for crews working in …

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    Astronauts Studying Immune System to Keep Crews Healthy

    The Red Sea and the Nile River

    The Expedition 46 crew members participated in immunology research today helping scientists learn to keep astronauts healthy on longer and farther space missions. The crew also continued more vision checks and explored heart health. Commander Scott Kelly, British astronaut Time Peake and cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko each participated in a different experiment looking at the immune …

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    Crew Starts Week with Spacesuit Work and Vision Checks

    Astronauts Tim Kopra and Scott Kelly

    The Expedition 46 crew members kicked off their work week today with a series of physics experiments and life science studies. The crew also worked on U.S. and Russian spacesuits and continued packing trash inside the Orbital ATK resupply ship. British astronaut Tim Peake wrapped up maintenance work on the Electrostatic Levitation Furnace which will …

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    Life Science Studies for Crew at End of Week

    Astronaut Tim Kopra

    The Expedition 46 crew members are wrapping up their work week on different types of research including botany, bone loss and pilot testing. The crew also checked for pressure leaks, worked on life support gear and continued cleaning up after a spacewalk. Plants are being grown on the International Space Station so future crews can …

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    Spacewalkers Clean Up as Crew Works on Life Support Gear

    Astronauts Tim Kopra and Scott Kelly

    Two cosmonauts are cleaning up today after a successful spacewalk on Wednesday. The other crew members are working on life support gear and taking out the trash. Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov completed the third spacewalk of Expedition 46 after installing hardware and science gear and conducting experiments. Today the duo are cleaning …

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    Second Spacewalk of Year Complete

    Spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov

    Expedition 46 Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos successfully concluded their spacewalk at 12:40 p.m. EST. The cosmonauts installed and retrieved a number of science experiments and conducted extensive photography of the external surfaces of the Russian segment of the International Space Station. The 4 hour and 45 minute spacewalk was the …

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    Spacewalk Begins for Gear and Science Work

    Spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov

    Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos began a planned 5.5-hour spacewalk from the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station at 7:55 a.m. EST. Both spacewalkers are wearing Russian Orlan spacesuits with blue stripes. Malenchenko is designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1). Volkov is designated extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2). Prior to …

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    Watch NASA TV Now for Spacewalk Coverage

    Cosmonaut Sergey Volkov

    Expedition 46 Flight Engineers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov of Roscosmos will begin today’s spacewalk outside of the International Space Station at 8:10 a.m. EST.  Watch live NASA TV coverage here: https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv The two cosmonauts will exit the station’s Pirs airlock for 5.5 hours to deploy and retrieve several experiment packages on the Zvezda and …

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    Cosmonauts Finalize Preps Before Wednesday Spacewalk

    Cosmonaut Sergey Volkov

    Two cosmonauts are getting ready for a spacewalk to install hardware and science experiments outside the International Space Station’s Russian segment. Meanwhile, the other four crew members are working on research hardware, water testing and trash stowage. Veteran flight engineers and spacewalkers Yuri Malenchenko and Sergey Volkov are finalizing their reviews and preparations for the …

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