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    Watch Live Launch of Supply Ship to Station

    Progress 43 Spacecraft Launches

    NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of a Russian Progress spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module on the International Space Station beginning at 5:45 a.m. EST. Launch of ISS Progress 58 cargo spacecraft is planned for 6:00 a.m. (5:00 p.m. …

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    ATV-5 Descends into Atmosphere; Progress Rolls out to Launch Pad

    ISS Progress 58 Rolls Out

    Marking an end to the 7-year era of European space freighter supply to the International Space Station, ESA’s (European Space Agency) “Georges Lemaitre” cargo vehicle entered the Earth’s atmosphere and burned up over the Pacific Ocean around 12:12 p.m. Central time Sunday following a pair of engine firings that first lowered the ATV-5’s orbit, then …

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    Europe’s ATV-5 Leaves Station

    The International Space Station

    ESA’s (European Space Agency) fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) undocked from the International Space Station’s aft port of the Zvezda service module at 8:42 a.m. EST. ATV-5 will move to a safe distance from the space station for its deorbit and destructive entry in the Earth’s atmosphere Sunday. This is the last in …

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    Busy Traffic Period at Station As Crew Works Research

    Astronauts Barry Wilmore and Terry Virts

    As the second resupply ship this week prepares to leave the International Space Station another spacecraft is being readied for its launch. Meanwhile, the six-member Expedition 42 crew was working a variety of maintenance and science tasks Thursday. › Read more about spacecraft departure and arrival activities Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) is being packed …

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    Crew Back to Work on Science; Europe Preps Cargo Craft for Departure

    SpaceX Dragon Recovered

    The Expedition 42 crew worked on numerous science investigations Wednesday after releasing the SpaceX Dragon for its splashdown Tuesday. The six orbital lab assistants studied such things as exercise loads in space, plant growth and changes to vision during long duration space missions. The Force Shoes study will help researchers design better training programs and …

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    Dragon Splashes Down Ending SpaceX Mission

    SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at about 7:44 p.m. EST 259 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, marking the end of the company’s fifth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The spacecraft is returning about 3,700 pounds of NASA cargo and science samples from the International Space …

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    Dragon Conducts Deorbit Burn, Splashdown Next

    Dragon conducted its deorbit burn on time at 5:49pm Central time, 6:49pm Eastern time and is headed for its parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific some 259 statute miles southwest of Long Beach, California. Splashdown time remains approximately 6:44pm Central time, 7:44pm Eastern time (4:44pm at the splashdown site, about 2 hours, 4 minutes before sunset).

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    Dragon Set Free for Splashdown and Recovery in Pacific

    Dragon Released from Station

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was released from the International Space Station’s robotic arm at 2:10 p.m. EST. The capsule was maneuvered outside the vicinity of the space station in preparation for its return trip to Earth. The capsule is currently scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at about 7:44 p.m., 259 miles southwest …

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    Crew Prepares for Dragon Release After Hatches Closed

    SpaceX Dragon

    The Expedition 42 crew closed the hatches to the Dragon commercial cargo craft today after loading it with critical gear and research. Dragon will be unberthed from the Harmony module then released from the grips of the Canadarm2 Tuesday afternoon. It will splashdown off the Pacific coast of Baja California for recovery by SpaceX engineers …

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    Space Freighters Prepped for Departure During Troubleshooting Activities

    Astronaut Terry Virts

    Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle-5 (ATV-5) is operating with one less electronics chain that provides power to its batteries after it failed Wednesday. The other three electronics chains are operating normally as flight controllers and the station crew prepare the ATV-5 for its departure Feb. 14. Cosmonauts Alexander Samokutyaev and Anton Shkaplerov set up gear in …

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