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    Science Continues on the International Space Station

    One-Year crew speaks to reporters

    The Expedition 43 crew continued their work on Wednesday with a variety of research and technology demonstration activities. NASA astronauts Scott Kelly and Terry Virts studied the effects of microgravity on living organisms for the Rodent Research experiment. They are looking at mice and how their body systems change in space. The results may promote …

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    Progress 59 Cargo Craft Updates

    Progress 47 at Pirs docking compartment.

    UPDATE (4/29 9:50 a.m. EDT): Docking has been called off for the Progress 59 spacecraft. Russian flight controllers are continuing to assess the vehicle and what the plan going forward will be. Additional information will be provided as it becomes available. UPDATE (4/28 11:00 p.m. EDT): Russian flight controllers are continuing attempts to communicate with …

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    Russian Progress Spacecraft Launch Coverage

    Progress

    On Tuesday, Apr. 28 at 2:45 a.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 43 crew aboard the International Space Station. Launch of ISS Progress 59 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is planned …

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    Crew Begins New Week With Focus on Biological Studies

    Nepal seen from the space station

    The Expedition 43 crew kicked off a new week by focusing on a number of biological experiments. The crew participated in the Sprint study which evaluates the use of high intensity, low volume exercise training to minimize loss of muscle, bone, and cardiovascular function in crew members during long-duration missions. Crew members also took part …

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    Cargo Ship Undocks from Station

    ISS Progress 57

    The Russian ISS Progress 57 cargo spacecraft separated from the International Space Station at 2:41 a.m. EDT while the spacecraft were flying 257 miles above northwestern China. After its departure, the spacecraft will move away from the orbiting laboratory to a safe location where it will remain until commanded to reenter Earth’s atmosphere Sunday morning, …

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    Station Crew Prepares for Cargo Ship Undocking

    ISS042E101429 (01/05/2014) --- This image, photographed by one of the Expedition 42 crew members aboard the International Space Station, shows the the Soyuz TMA-15M spacecraft on the left attached to the Rassvet module on the Earth-facing port of the Russian segment of the station that delivered Expedition 42 crewmembers Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Terry Virts of NASA and Samantha Cristoforetti of the European Space Agency on Nov. 24, 2014 , and to the right, the unpiloted ISS Progress 57 cargo craft that is docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment and which arrived at the station a month earlier on Oct. 29, 2014.

    The crew of the International Space Station took a break from research Friday, enjoying some off-duty time as it prepared for the departure of one cargo ship and the arrival of another in short order. NASA Television will provide live coverage of the Progress 57 spacecraft undocking beginning at 2:15 a.m. EDT Saturday, April 25. Undocking …

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    Experiment Work Inside and Outside Station Wednesday

    Canadarm2 and Dextre

    The Expedition 43 lab assistants conducted biomedical science in the International Space Station on Wednesday. Meanwhile, controllers on the ground will remotely maneuver the Canadarm2 outside the station to experiment with the possibility of servicing satellites on orbit for longer missions. The crew participated in a wide variety of life science studies. The Myco experiment, …

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    Cargo Craft Prepped for Departure as Crew Works New Science

    Rainbow Double Aurora

    As Expedition 43 unloads crew supplies from the SpaceX Dragon, another cargo craft is being readied for its undocking. Meanwhile, new research is underway with some of the science gear hauled into space aboard Dragon. Russia’s ISS Progress 57 space freighter is being packed with trash and discarded gear. It will undock from the Pirs …

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    Dragon Opens for Business with New Science

    April 17, 2015 Space Station Configuration

    NASA astronauts Terry Virts and Scott Kelly opened the hatches and floated into the new SpaceX Dragon space freighter Saturday morning, beginning five weeks of cargo transfers. The sixth Dragon cargo mission for NASA’s Commercial Resupply Services contract delivered a wide variety of crew supplies and science gear to support dozens of new and ongoing …

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    Dragon Arrives Friday, Unpacking Begins Saturday

    The SpaceX Dragon arrives

    The Expedition 43 crew’s delivery arrived Friday aboard the SpaceX Dragon space freighter. Dragon was captured at 6:55 a.m. EDT after a two-day trip and a slow methodical approach. Astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti guided the Canadarm2 and grappled the Dragon as it floated just 10 meters away from the International Space Station. The crew will open …

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