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    Orbiting Trio at Work While New Crew Awaits July 22 Launch

    Expedition 43 Lands in Soyuz

    Three Expedition 43 crew members are readapting to Earth’s gravity after returning home Thursday morning. The trio still onboard the International Space Station is working advanced microgravity science, orbital maintenance and exercise to remain fit and counter the effects of living in space. Expedition 44 started early Thursday morning after the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft undocked …

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    Soyuz Crew Returns Home after 199 Days in Space

    Soyuz Landing

    Expedition 43 Commander Terry Virts of NASA, Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos landed their Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft in Kazakhstan at 9:44 a.m. EDT. Russian recovery teams will help the crew exit the Soyuz vehicle and adjust to gravity after their stay in space. The trio arrived at the International Space Station …

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    Watch NASA TV Now for Soyuz Deorbit Burn and Landing

    Expedition 43 Trio

    NASA Television coverage is again underway for today’s homecoming of International Space Station Commander Terry Virts of NASA and Flight Engineers Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos. The crew undocked from the station at 6:20 a.m. EDT, and they are on track for landing in their Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft …

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    Expedition 43 Undocks and Begins Voyage Home

    Expedition 43 Undocks in Soyuz

    After spending 199 days aboard the International Space Station, Terry Virts, Samantha Cristoforetti and Anton Shkaplerov undocked from the station at 6:20 a.m. EDT to begin their voyage home. Shkaplerov, the Soyuz commander, is at the controls of the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft. They will perform a separation burn to increase the distance from the station …

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    Crew Enters Soyuz, Hatch Closed

    Expedition 43 Says Goodbye

    At 3:04 a.m. EDT, the Soyuz hatch closed between the International Space Station and the TMA-15M spacecraft. Expedition 43 crew members Terry Virts of NASA, Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos are preparing to undock at 6:20 a.m. NASA Television will air live coverage of undocking beginning at 6 …

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    Last Full Day in Space for Expedition 43 as Station Changes Command

    Expedition 43 Change of Command Ceremony

    Three Expedition 43 crew members are busy preparing for their homecoming during their last full day in space. Commander Terry Virts ceremoniously handed over control of the International Space Station this morning to veteran cosmonaut Gennady Padalka. Virts and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov and Samantha Cristoforetti will end their stay tomorrow at 6:20 a.m. EDT …

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    Station Orientation Back on Track

    The International Space

    Today at 10:27 a.m. Central time during the routine testing of communications systems between the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft and the International Space Station (ISS), Soyuz thrusters activated inadvertently which led to a slight change in the orientation of the ISS. Actions were immediately taken to reorient the ISS. There was no threat to the crew …

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    Roscosmos Announces New Soyuz/Progress Launch Dates

    The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft launches

    Station managers from Roscosmos have announced new Soyuz and Progress spacecraft launch dates through the end of the year. Meanwhile, the six member Expedition 43 crew on orbit has a packed schedule of homecoming preparations, science and maintenance. Three Soyuz crew missions to the International Space Station have been given new launch dates. The next …

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    Controllers Steer Station Clear of Space Debris

    Brilliant City Lights

    Playing it conservatively, International Space Station flight controllers conducted a pre-determined avoidance maneuver (PDAM) today to steer the station well clear of a fragment of a spent Minotaur rocket body launched in 2013. Having tracked the object throughout the weekend and today, U.S. and Russian flight controllers executed a 5 minute, 22 second firing of …

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    Station Controllers Eye Space Debris as Crew Trains for Departure

    Nighttime Image of the Soyuz TMA-15M

    A fragment from a spent Minotaur rocket body is being monitored today as flight controllers decide whether or not there will be a conjunction with the International Space Station. A docked ISS Progress 58 cargo craft would fire its engines should the space station need to get out of the way of the space debris. …

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