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    Three Crew Members Relocating Soyuz to New Station Port

    The passengerless Soyuz MS-23 crew ship arrives at the space station for an automated docking to the Poisk module on Feb. 25, 2023. Credit: NASA TV

    NASA TV coverage is underway as three crew members aboard the International Space Station take a short trip inside the Soyuz MS-23 to relocate the spacecraft from one docking port to another. Undocking is scheduled at 4:45 a.m. EDT with redocking planned at 5:23 a.m. Relocation activities will air live on NASA Television, the NASA …

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    Expedition 69 Trio Preps for Soyuz Ride Around Station

    (From left) NASA astronaut Frank Rubio and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Dmitri Petelin are pictured. The three have undocked from the space station and are headed back to Earth.

    Three Expedition 69 crew members had a short day on Wednesday and went to sleep early ahead of the relocation of their Soyuz crew ship on Thursday morning. The rest of the International Space Station crew had its hands full throughout the day conducting biology research and packing a cargo craft. Two Roscosmos cosmonauts and …

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    Crew Health Checks, Space Physics Top Tuesday Research Schedule

    Astronaut Sultan Alneyadi receives a haircut from astronaut Frank Rubio aboard the space station with a hair trimmer containing a suction device collecting loose hair.

    Human research activities dominated the Expedition 69 crew’s schedule aboard the International Space Station on Tuesday with ultrasound scans, vision checks, and hearing exams. Space physics also rounded out the science schedule while the orbital residents also continued ongoing cargo and maintenance operations. Living long-term in weightlessness is suspected of increasing cardiovascular health risks such …

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    Crew Trains for Port Move During Busy Science Day

    NASA astronaut Woody Hoburg shows off a fresh orange, recently delivered aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship, flying in microgravity aboard the station.

    Three Expedition 69 crew members are training to take a short ride around the International Space Station and move their Soyuz crew ship to another docking port later this week. The rest of the orbital residents focused on pharmaceutical studies, space physics, and biology research at the beginning of the week. NASA Flight Engineer Frank …

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    Cardiac Study, Robotics Work, and Light Duty Day for Astronauts

    The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is pictured approaching the space station above the Indian Ocean on March 16, 2023.

    Heart research and robotics were the top objectives for the Expedition 69 crew aboard the International Space Station on Friday. Cargo work and lab maintenance also kept the orbital residents busy despite a light-duty day for some of the crew members. One of the orbiting lab’s newest experiments is looking at how microgravity affects cardiac …

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    Cargo, Research Work Ongoing as Commercial Crew Missions Announced

    UAE (United Arab Emirates) astronaut Sultan Alneyadi poses with a free-flying AstroBee robotic helper inside the space station's Kibo laboratory module.

    The Expedition 69 crew members continue unpacking the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship in the midst of human research and pharmaceutical studies aboard the International Space Station. NASA and its commercial crew partners have also announced upcoming missions to the station. Flight Engineers Frank Rubio of NASA and Sultan Alneyadi of UAE (United Arab Emirates) took …

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    Expedition 69 Officially Begins on Station

    The official insignia of the Expedition 69 mission aboard the International Space Station.

    The Expedition 69 mission is officially under way following the undocking of the Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft on Tuesday. The seven-member International Space Station crew split its day on Wednesday as the four astronauts conducted space research while the three cosmonauts had the day off. The uncrewed Soyuz MS-22 space ship completed a six-month stay at …

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    Uncrewed Soyuz Spaceship Lands in Kazakhstan

    March 28, 2023: International Space Station Configuration. Five spacecraft are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour and Cargo Dragon vehicles, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter, and Russia's Soyuz MS-23 crew ship and Progress 83 resupply ship.

    The uncrewed Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft made an automated, parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan at 7:46 a.m. EDT (5:46 p.m. Kazakhstan time) on Tuesday after undocking from the International Space Station at 5:57 a.m. Remaining aboard the station is the seven-person crew of Expedition 69 with Station Commander Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, NASA astronauts Stephen Bowen, Woody …

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    Uncrewed Soyuz Spacecraft Undocks from Station

    The Soyuz MS-22 begins to depart the station following its undocking from the Rassvet module. Credit: NASA TV

    The uncrewed Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 5:57 a.m. EDT, heading for an automated, parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan at 7:45 a.m. (5:45 p.m. Kazakhstan time). Expedition 69 officially began aboard the station at the time of undocking. Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev is the station commander for the crew consisting …

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    Uncrewed Soyuz Vehicle Departing Station Live on NASA TV

    The Soyuz MS-22 crew ship is pictured docked to the Rassvet module. In the background, the Prichal docking module is attached to the Nauka multipurpose laboratory module.

    NASA is providing live coverage on NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app of the undocking and departure of the uncrewed Roscosmos Soyuz MS-22 spacecraft from the International Space Station. The spacecraft is scheduled to undock at 5:57 a.m. EDT, heading for an automated, parachute-assisted landing in Kazakhstan at 7:45 a.m. (5:45 p.m. Kazakhstan time). There will be no televised coverage of the deorbit burn …

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