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Find out about all the mission events and crew activities that occurred during the Expedition 48 mission aboard the International Space Station.

NASA’s Record-breaking Astronaut, Crewmates Safely Return to Earth
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NASA astronaut and Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams returned to Earth Tuesday after his U.S. record-breaking mission aboard the International Space Station. Williams and his Russian crewmates Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Skripochka, of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, landed in…

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Watch Live as NASA Astronaut, Two Crewmates Return to Earth
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Three International Space Station crew members are scheduled to return to Earth on Tuesday, Sept. 6. NASA Television will provide coverage of their departure from the orbital outpost and return home, beginning at 9 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 6. Expedition…

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Kentucky Students Talk Live with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
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Students in Hyden, Kentucky, will have the opportunity to speak with two NASA astronauts currently living and working aboard the International Space Station at 1:10 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 31. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television…

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SpaceX Dragon Splashes Down with Crucial NASA Research Samples
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​SpaceX’s Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 11:47 a.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 26, southwest of Baja California with more than 3,000 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples from the International Space Station. The…

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NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough Available for Interviews Before Space Station Mission
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NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough, who is making final preparations for a September launch to the International Space Station, is available for live satellite interviews from 7 to 8 a.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 6. The interviews will air live on NASA…

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Media Invited to Interview Future Space Station Crew, Attend Televised NASA Briefing
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NASA is inviting media to attend a news conference and conduct one-on-one interviews Tuesday, Aug. 30, at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston, with three crewmembers currently preparing for a November launch to the International Space Station. The 2 p.m.…

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NASA TV Coverage Set for US Cargo Ship Departure from International Space Station
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After delivering almost 5,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and equipment – including a docking adapter for future American commercial crew spacecraft – a SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is set to leave the International Space Station Friday, Aug. 26. NASA Television…

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NASA TV to Air U.S. Spacewalk, Briefing
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On Sept. 1, two NASA astronauts will spacewalk outside the International Space Station for the second time in less than two weeks. NASA Television will provide complete coverage beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT, with the six-and-a-half hour spacewalk scheduled to…

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Antares Launch Status Update From Orbital ATK: Mission Update – August 10, 2016
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Orbital ATK completed a stage test at the end of May and final data review has confirmed the test was successful, clearing the way for the Antares return to flight. Simultaneously, the company has been conducting final integration and check…

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NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk, Briefing on Installation of Space Station Docking Port
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NASA Television will bring to viewers around the world live coverage Friday, Aug. 19, as two NASA astronauts install a new gateway for American commercial crew spacecraft at the International Space Station — a significant milestone in NASA’s work to…

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Space Station Scientists, Astronauts to Visit Windy City; Available for Interviews
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NASA astronauts and scientists will visit Chicago Aug. 16-21 to share the accomplishments and opportunities for research aboard the International Space Station.  Veteran space station astronauts Mike Fossum and Steve Bowen will share their stories about living and working in…

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Space Station Scientists, Astronauts to Visit Philly; Available for Interviews
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A NASA astronaut and space station scientists will visit Philadelphia Aug. 12-13 to share the accomplishments and opportunities for research aboard the International Space Station.  Astronaut Christina Koch will share her stories about what it takes to become an astronaut,…

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NASA Begins Weekly Service to Release Video from Space
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The NASA weekly video highlights for July 24-30, 2016, features video from the International Space Station of the arrivals of two cargo spacecraft – a Russian Progress and SpaceX’s Dragon – as well as a feature about how NASA and…

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NASA Announces Changes to International Space Station Coverage
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NOTE: These changes will not affect live video streams from the International Space Station. Viewers can continue to see live video, as long as the ISS has signal, at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream and via the High Definition Earth Viewing (HDEV) payload at…

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NASA Orders Second SpaceX Crew Mission to International Space Station
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NASA took another important step Friday in returning U.S. astronaut launches from U.S. soil with the order of a second post-certification mission from commercial provider SpaceX in Hawthorne, California. Commercial crew flights from Florida’s Space Coast to the International Space…

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