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    NASA, Mission Partners ‘Go’ for Crew Flight Test Launch

    NASA and Boeing teams polled “go” to proceed with plans to launch the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station at 12:25 p.m. EDT Saturday, June 1. During a Delta-Agency Flight Test Readiness Review Wednesday at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, leaders from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) verified …

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    Spacewalk Preps, Science Hardware Work Top Wednesday’s Schedule

    Astronaut Mike Barratt reads maintenance procedures on a computer tablet as he works on a pair of spacesuits inside the Quest airlock.

    Spacewalk preparations and science hardware maintenance topped the Expedition 71 crew’s schedule on Wednesday. Human research and 3D printing rounded out the itinerary aboard the International Space Station. Three spacewalks are planned for the month of June when a pair of astronauts not yet named will exit the orbital outpost to replace and repair hardware …

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    Cargo Ship Departs, Two Rockets Near Launch During Busy Day on Station

    May 28, 2024: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-25 crew ship, and the Progress 87 resupply ship.

    A cargo ship departed the International Space Station on Tuesday leaving four spacecraft parked at the orbital lab. Meanwhile, as the Expedition 71 crew keeps up its advanced microgravity research two more spaceships are counting down to their missions to the orbital outpost in less than a week. A trash-loaded Progress 86 cargo craft undocked …

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    NASA, Mission Partners Answer Questions Behind Starliner Scrub

    Managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) hosted a media teleconference to discuss ongoing work ahead of sending NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.  The media event provided an update on a valve ULA replaced on the Centaur …

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    Crew Wraps Week with Biotech Study, Spacesuits, and Orbital Plumbing

    The city lights of Bangkok, Thailand, and its suburbs contrast with the green lights of the fishing boats on the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea.

    More biotechnology operations were underway aboard the International Space Station on Friday potentially benefitting the health care and food industries. The Expedition 71 crew members also worked on spacesuits as a U.S. cargo craft fired its engines raising the orbital outpost’s altitude. Research on the space station takes advantage of weightlessness to discover new phenomena …

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    NASA, Mission Partners Hold Teleconference Ahead of Starliner Launch

    NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) will discuss updates regarding ongoing work for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, which will send NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams to the International Space Station on Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft.  At 11 a.m. EDT, NASA will host a media teleconference with the following participants:  Jim Free, …

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    Biotech and Digestion Studies Top Thursday’s Research Schedule

    NASA astronaut Jeanette Epps poses for a portrait inside the seven-window cupola while orbiting 259 miles above Greece.

    Biotechnology and human research were the main science topics on Thursday as the Expedition 71 crew explored ways to improve health on Earth and in space. The seven International Space Station residents also completed advanced plumbing work and staged emergency equipment in preparation for an upcoming mission. NASA Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps set up research …

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    NASA, Mission Partners Assessing Launch Opportunities for Crew Flight Test

    A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket with Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft aboard is seen on the launch pad at Space Launch Complex 41 ahead of the NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test.

    Mission managers from NASA, Boeing, and ULA (United Launch Alliance) continue to evaluate a path forward toward launching the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the International Space Station. The teams are now working toward a launch opportunity at 12:25 p.m. ET on Saturday, June 1, with additional opportunities on Sunday, June 2, Wednesday, June …

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    Medicine, DNA Research on Station Benefits Health on Earth and Space

    Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson works on the Gaucho Lung investigation studying ways to improve the delivery of respiratory system drugs.

    The Expedition 71 crew continued its pharmaceutical research, sequenced DNA, and studied the digestion system on Wednesday. The International Space Station residents also kept up their science hardware and life support maintenance throughout the day. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson worked in the Harmony module on Wednesday morning studying how microgravity affects surface tension …

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    Exercise, Science Gear, and Robotics Top Station Research Schedule

    Astronaut Matthew Dominick works in the Kibo laboratory module removing the CubeSat hardware from Kibo's airlock.

    Human research, combustion, and robotics were the scientific priorities aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday. The seven-member Expedition 71 crew also continued ongoing cargo operations and hardware maintenance. Exercising daily in weightlessness counteracts space-caused bone and muscle loss preserving crew health during long-term missions. Researchers frequently monitor a crew members exercise sessions to learn …

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