Bioengineering cartilage tissues and manufacturing advanced materials kicked off the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 74 crew members also ramped up preparations for a spacewalk and conducted vision tests on …
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Cancer Treatment, Cartilage Repair, and Spacesuit Checks Wrap Up Week
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExperiments exploring cancer treatments and cartilage repair topped the Expedition 74 crew’s research schedule on Friday. Two cosmonauts are also gearing up for a spacewalk in less than a week. Doctors are …
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SpaceX Dragon Docks to Station Filled with New Science Experiments
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauAt 6:37 a.m. EDT, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft docked to the forward port of the International Space Station’s Harmony module, carrying nearly 6,500 pounds of food, supplies, and equipment for …
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Dragon Targets Friday Launch as Crew Keeps Up Science and Spacewalk Preps
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpaceX CRS-34, the next mission to resupply the International Space Station, is now targeting its launch for no earlier than 6:05 p.m. EDT on Friday, May 15. A Falcon 9 rocket is …
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Crew Relaxes Before Busy Week of Science, Dragon Arrival, and Spacewalk Preps
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, SpaceX CRS-34, is slated for launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 12, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space …
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Station Hums With Advanced Research as Dragon Nears Launch
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauSpaceX CRS-34, the next cargo mission to resupply the International Space Station, is counting down to its launch at 7:16 p.m. EDT today, weather pending, from Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral …
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Brain and Eye Studies, Advanced Life Support Tech Top Station Crew’s Day
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 74 crew studied how the brain receives signals in space and demonstrated advanced technology to remove humidity from spacecraft on Thursday. Other activities aboard the International Space Station included servicing a metal …
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Canadarm2 Grips Cargo Spacecraft, Spacewalk Prep and Biology Continue
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauA JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) cargo spacecraft is in the grasp of the Canadarm2 robotic arm following its detachment from the International Space Station’s Harmony module on Thursday. The Expedition 74 crew continued its spacewalk preparations, …
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Japanese Spacecraft Ready for Departure, Crew Studies Biology and Advanced Tech
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauExpedition 74 is ready to send off a Japanese cargo spacecraft on Friday after four months attached to the International Space Station. The orbital residents also spent Wednesday conducting a wide array …
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Dragon Returns to Earth, More Cargo Preps, Advanced Research Underway
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauA SpaceX Dragon spacecraft has returned to Earth filled with several thousand pounds of science experiments and lab hardware for retrieval and analysis completing a six-month stay at the International Space …