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    Station Schedule Returns to Science on Tuesday

    A red sprite is pictured above the white light of an active thunderstorm as the space station orbited above North America in August of 2015.

    Microgravity science picked up on Tuesday following the previous day’s focus on lab maintenance and housecleaning activities aboard the International Space Station. The nine orbital residents set up a host of science gear for external research and explored future space piloting techniques while also concentrating on daily household tasks. Starliner Commander Butch Wilmore from NASA …

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    Station Begins Week with Maintenance and Eye Checks

    The Nanoracks Bishop Airlock is in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as it is positioned away from the station prior to jettisoning a trash container for disposal.

    The week kicked off with lab maintenance aboard the International Space Station as the Expedition 71 and Starliner crews relocated science gear, cleaned crew quarters, and conducted inspections. Eye checks were also on the schedule at the end of the day for four orbital residents. Three NASA astronauts took turns during the first half of …

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    Crewmates Off-Duty on Station as Cosmonauts Work Cargo and Lab Upkeep

    NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson shows off food packets from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in the space station's galley located in the Unity module.

    It was an off-duty day at the end of the week for most of the crew members aboard the International Space Station. The astronauts and cosmonauts relaxed most of Friday with time set aside for their daily workouts, light household duties, and public affairs activities. Two cosmonauts representing Expedition 71, Commander Oleg Kononenko and Fight …

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    Crew Explores Fluid Shifts, Hot Physics During Cargo and Household Duties

    NASA astronaut Suni Williams investigates ways to overcome the lack of gravity when watering plants grown in space for the Plant Water Management investigation.

    Thursday’s scientific objectives aboard the International Space Station included exploring ways to counter the effects of weightlessness on the human body and understanding how microgravity affects high-temperature physics. The two orbital crews also worked on research hardware, cargo transfers, household duties, and more throughout the workday. Expedition 71 Flight Engineers Jeanette Epps and Matthew Dominick …

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    Wednesday’s Station Research Focuses on Space Plants, Free-Flying Robotics

    The Milky Way appears in the vastness of space behind the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft docked to the space station's Harmony module.

    On Wednesday, space plants and free-flying robotics dominated the science schedule aboard the International Space Station. Orbital plumbing, cargo packing, and an emergency drill rounded out the day for the nine crew members living aboard the orbital outpost. NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams of Boeing’s Crew Flight Test continued exploring ways to effectively …

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    Space Plants, Healthy Humans Top Tuesday’s Research on Station

    The Cygnus space freighter with its two cymbal-shaped solar arrays is pictured attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm before its release from the space station's on July 12, 2024.

    Space agriculture and human research operations were the prime science activities aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The four NASA astronauts and three Roscosmos cosmonauts representing Expedition 71 and the two NASA Boeing Crew Flight Test astronauts also participated in a variety of cargo activities and lab maintenance aboard the orbiting lab. NASA astronauts …

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    Life Science, Spacesuit Checks Kick Off Week Aboard Station

    Clockwise from bottom, NASA astronauts Matthew Dominick, Jeanette Epps, Suni Williams, Mike Barratt, Tracy C. Dyson, and Butch Wilmore, pose for a team portrait inside the Unity module.

    The Expedition 71 crew kicked off the week with life science and spacesuit checkouts aboard the International Space Station. The orbital septet also juggled a variety of maintenance duties including life support tasks and lab inspections. Starliner Commander Butch Wilmore and Pilot Suni Williams, both NASA astronauts, participated in vein scans using the Ultrasound 2 …

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    NASA Starliner Astronauts Work Research, Maintenance Aboard Station

    Image shows Boeing's Starliner spacecraft that launched NASA's Crew Flight Test astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station is pictured docked to the Harmony module's forward port. This long-duration photograph was taken at night from the orbital complex as it soared 258 miles above western China.

    Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams, crewmembers of NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission, performed a host of research activities and other roles aboard the International Space Station. Wilmore and Williams give the microgravity laboratory a complement of nine people working through daily tasks. On Monday, Wilmore and Williams reviewed the procedures for using the …

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    Robotic Arm Releases Cygnus From Station

    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments after release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm, ending its five-and-a-half month stay at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA TV

    At 7:01 a.m. EDT, the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm which earlier detached Cygnus from the Earth-facing port of the International Space Station’s Unity module. At the time of release, the station was flying about 260 miles over the South Atlantic Ocean. The Cygnus …

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    Cygnus Space Freighter Readying Departure From Station Live on NASA TV

    Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo craft is pictured moments away from being captured by the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

    Live coverage of the departure of the S.S. Patricia “Patty” Hilliard Robertson Northrop Grumman’s uncrewed Cygnus cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app, with its release from the robotic arm scheduled for 7 a.m. EDT. Coverage will conclude following departure from station. …

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