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    NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 Go for Undocking on Wednesday

    The official portrait of the four members of NASA's SpaceX Crew-11 mission to the International Space Station. From left, are Roscosmos cosmonaut and Mission Specialist Oleg Platonov; NASA astronaut and Pilot Mike Fincke; JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut and Mission Specialist Kimiya Yui; and NASA astronaut and Commander Zena Cardman.

    Expedition 74 is preparing to split up as four crew members turn their attention to Wednesday’s departure. The homebound quartet—representing NASA’s SpaceX Crew-11 mission—spent Tuesday packing cargo, reviewing return to Earth procedures, and transferring hardware aboard the International Space Station.

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    Fincke Hands Over Station Command, Crew Preps for Wednesday Departure

    NASA astronaut and Expedition 73 Flight Engineer Mike Fincke poses for a portrait inside his crew quarters aboard the International Space Station's Harmony module.

    NASA astronaut Mike Fincke handed over command of the International Space Station to Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Kud-Sverchkov at 2:35 p.m. EST today. The traditional Change of Command Ceremony precedes the targeted departure of Fincke with Zena Cardman of NASA, Kimiya Yui of JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency), and Oleg Platonov of Roscosmos aboard the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft.

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    Change of Command of International Space Station to Occur

    This long-exposure photograph from the International Space Station was taken 263 miles above the Indian Ocean at approximately 11:02 p.m. local time. The image reveals clouds stretching into a soft blur beneath the orbital outpost, a bright airglow blanketing Earth’s horizon, and faint star trails arcing across the night sky. The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is visible in the lower foreground, framed by a window aboard the SpaceX Dragon crew spacecraft.

    NASA will provide live coverage of the International Space Station change of command ceremony starting at 2:35 p.m. EST Monday, Jan. 12. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and the agency’s YouTube channel. As Crew-11 prepares to depart from the space station, NASA astronaut Mike Fincke will hand command of Expedition 74 aboard the orbital complex to […]

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    NASA to Provide Space Station Update at 5 p.m. EST

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    NASA will host a live news conference at 5 p.m. EST on Thursday from the agency’s headquarters in Washington to discuss the International Space Station and its crew. On Jan. 7, the agency announced it was postponing a planned spacewalk originally scheduled for Jan. 8 while teams monitored a medical concern with a crew member […]

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    International Space Station Update

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    As an update to our earlier communication regarding a medical situation aboard the International Space Station, the matter involved a single crew member who is stable. Safely conducting our missions is our highest priority, and we are actively evaluating all options, including the possibility of an earlier end to Crew-11’s mission. These are the situations NASA and our partners train for and prepare to execute safely. We will provide further updates within the next 24 hours.

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    NASA Postpones Jan. 8 Spacewalk

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    NASA is postponing the Thursday, Jan. 8, spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The agency is monitoring a medical concern with a crew member that arose Wednesday afternoon aboard the orbital complex. Due to medical privacy, it is not appropriate for NASA to share more details about the crew member. The situation is stable. NASA […]

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