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    Progress Cargo Craft Successfully Launches to Station

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    The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 85 spacecraft is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 9:08 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 22 (6:08 a.m. Baikonur time on Aug. 23) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned on …

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    Resupply Cargo Craft Launching Live on NASA TV

    The ISS Progress 84 cargo craft from Roscosmos is pictured docked to the International Space Station's Poisk module.

    NASA Television, the agency’s website and the NASA app now are providing live coverage of the launch of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft to the International Space Station. The uncrewed Progress 85 is scheduled to lift off on a Soyuz rocket at 9:08 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Aug. 22 (6:08 a.m. Baikonur time on Aug. 23) from …

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    Cargo Mission Launches Tonight, SpaceX Crew-7 Lifts Off Friday

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket engines fired for 6 seconds as part of the pre-launch static fire test on Tuesday prior to the launch of the SpaceX Crew-7 mission at 3:49 a.m. on Friday. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

    Two rockets on opposite sides of the world will launch to the International Space Station delivering cargo and a new crew this week. The first spaceship will launch from Kazakhstan Tuesday night hauling supplies to replenish the Expedition 69 crew. The second will launch from Florida sending four new crew members to the orbital lab. …

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    Station Kicks Off Week Prepping for Cargo and Crew Missions

    The four SpaceX Crew-7 members pose for a portrait in their pressure suits. From left are, Jasmin Moghbeli, Andreas Mogensen, Satoshi Furukawa, and Konstantin Borisov. Credit: SpaceX

    The Expedition 69 crew is gearing up for cargo and crew vehicles headed to the International Space Station this week. The seven orbital residents are also continuing critical space research while preparing for September’s crew departure activities. An extra port on the orbital outpost is open following the departure of the Roscosmos Progress 83 cargo …

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    Roscosmos Cargo Craft Departs Station

    Aug. 20, 2023: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship, and the Progress 84 resupply ship.

    The uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 83 cargo spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module at 7:50 p.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 20. Loaded with trash, Progress will be deorbited by RSC-Energia flight controllers over the Pacific Ocean after spending six months at the station. Learn more about station activities by following the space station blog, @space_station and @ISS_Research on …

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    Week Ends with Array of Science Before Cargo, Crew Missions Launch

    An apple and an orange float weightlessly inside the cupola with the Soyuz MS-23 crew ship docked to the Prichal docking module outside.

    The Expedition 69 crew began its day with health checks before moving on to biology and physics research at the end of the week. The International Space Station residents also kept up their maintenance activities while preparing for next week’s cargo and crew missions. NASA Flight Engineer Stephen Bowen started his morning setting up a …

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    Biomedical, Physics Research as Cargo and Crew Missions Near Launch

    Astronaut Woody Hoburg works on physics research to create a superior graphene aerogel benefitting both Earth and space industries.

    The Expedition 69 crew pointed its research program toward cancer therapies, vein scans, and space manufacturing on Thursday. The International Space Station will also see a Roscosmos cargo craft and a SpaceX crew spacecraft arrive next week. Science on the orbital outpost can help doctors develop innovative treatments for a variety of health conditions on …

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    Exercise, Physics, and Robotics Research Ahead of Cargo Mission

    The Strait of Hormuz connects the Gulf of Oman with the Persian Gulf in this photograph from the space station. The Soyuz MS-23 crew ship (right) and a portion of the Cygnus space freighter (lower left) can also be seen.

    Exercise, physics, and robotics were the main science objectives aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 69 crew also expanded the orbital lab’s stowage volume while it waits for upcoming cargo and crew missions. The lack of gravity while living and working in space requires crew members to exercise every day for two …

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    Busy Crew Assists Each Other for Space Science and Lab Upkeep

    This nighttime photograph shows the Mediterranean Sea ringed by the coastal city lights of Morocco and Algeria on the African side and Spain on the European side.

    The seven-member Expedition 69 crew conducted a wide variety of experimental work on Tuesday including more life science and physics research and installing new science hardware. The maintenance duties aboard the International Space Station included lab stowage work and orbital plumbing tasks. The station astronauts split their day assisting each other on a host of …

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    Crew Studies Life Science to Improve Health on Earth and in Space

    Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (top) is pictured in his Orlan spacesuit during a six-hour and 35-minute spacewalk for upgrades on the International Space Station on Aug. 9, 2023.

    Life science to benefit humans on Earth and in space was the top research priority aboard the International Space Station on Monday. The Expedition 69 crew also worked on housekeeping tasks and cargo craft duties to start the workweek. Research in microgravity reveals new phenomena that would be impossible to discover or observe in Earth’s …

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