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    Station Trio Prepares for Departure amid Ongoing Science

    Max Suraev and Alexander Gerst

    Expedition 41 Commander Max Suraev and Flight Engineers Reid Wiseman and Alexander Gerst are in their final week aboard the International Space Station. All three homebound crew members spent time on Monday preparing for their departure. Expedition 41 will end Nov. 9 when it undocks inside the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft at 7:29 p.m. EST. Gerst …

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    Station Prepares for November Crew Swap

    Astronauts Talk to Blue Angels

    The Expedition 41 trio of Reid Wiseman, Alexander Gerst and Max Suraev are returning home November 9. They checked their Sokol suits, which are worn during a Soyuz launch and entry, for leaks and started preparing for their departure. NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore, who will be in space until March, worked on the Zebrafish Muscle …

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    Expedition 41 Opens Progress Hatch as Orbital Sciences Conducts Investigation

    Alexander Gerst

    Cosmonauts Max Suraev and Alexander Samokutyaev opened the hatch to the ISS Progress 57 space freighter which arrived Wednesday morning. Suraev also joined NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman for descent training in advance of their Nov. 9 landing in the Soyuz TMA-13M spacecraft. Flight Engineers Barry Wilmore and Alexander Gerst scrubbed cooling loops in the U.S. …

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    New Progress Resupply Craft Arrives at Station

    Progress Arrives at Station

    Traveling about 261 miles over the Atlantic Ocean, the unpiloted ISS Progress 57 Russian cargo ship docked at 9:08 a.m. EDT to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station. The craft is delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies, including 1,940 pounds of propellant; 48 pounds of oxygen; 57 pounds of …

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    Watch NASA TV for Live Coverage of Progress Arrival at Station

    Progress Approaches Station

    Beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the docking of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 41 crew aboard the International Space Station. Docking of ISS Progress 57 to the Pirs Docking Compartment of the space station is scheduled for …

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    Progress Cargo Craft on Way to Station

    Progress 57 Launches

    Carrying more than 5,700 pounds of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 57 cargo craft launched at 3:09 a.m. EDT (1:09 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 261 miles over …

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    Watch NASA TV for Live Progress Launch Coverage

    Progress Resupply Vehicle

    At 2:45 a.m. EDT, NASA Television will provide live coverage of the launch of a Russian Progress spacecraft carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 41 crew aboard the International Space Station. Launch of ISS Progress 57 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is planned for 3:09 a.m. (1:09 p.m. …

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    Orbital Sciences Executing Contingency Procedures

    The Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket lifted off to start its third resupply mission to the International Space Station, but suffered a catastrophic anomaly shortly after liftoff at 6:22 p.m. EDT. The Orbital Sciences team is executing its contingency procedures, securing the site and data, including all telemetry from the Antares launch vehicle and Cygnus …

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    Cygnus Launch Countdown Progressing

    Antares Orbital-3 Mission

    The countdown is progressing smoothly today for the launch of Orbital Sciences Corp.’s Antares rocket, with the Cygnus cargo spacecraft on top. There are no technical concerns with the rocket or spacecraft being worked. The weather for this evening’s launch is predicted to be 97 percent favorable. Liftoff is scheduled for 6:22 p.m. EDT from …

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    Crew Focusing on Science While Cargo is Poised for Delivery

    Russian Spacewalker

    The Expedition 41 crew is working advanced microgravity science while a pair of space freighters await launch. Orbital Sciences’ Cygnus is set for a 6:22 p.m. EDT launch today while Russia’s ISS Progress 57 will begin a six-hour trip to the station at 3:09 a.m. Wednesday. › View upcoming missions to the space station NASA …

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