Spacesuit cleaning, exercise research, and cargo operations wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 75 crew members also practiced an emergency drill to ensure familiarity with medical operations in …
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NASA, ESA Astronauts Ready for Tuesday’s Antenna Swap Spacewalk
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Expedition 75 crew has completed preparations and mission managers are go for a spacewalk to swap out a high-speed antenna outside the International Space Station on Tuesday. Meanwhile, there was still time on …
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Science and Spacesuit Work Before Crew Changes Commanders
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe International Space Station will change commanders on Saturday before three Expedition 74 crew members return to Earth on Sunday. As the homebound trio prepares for departure, the rest of the orbital crewmates are …
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Weekend Departure Preps Continue as Crew Works Science, Spacesuits
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThree Expedition 74 crew members are nearing the end of their stay aboard the International Space Station handing over mission responsibilities and packing up cargo for return to Earth. Science hardware, lab maintenance, and …
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Cargo Mission Launching Saturday as Crew Wraps Week with Research
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe Progress 95 cargo spacecraft from Roscosmos stands atop its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan counting down to a liftoff at 6:21p.m. EDT on Saturday to resupply the Expedition 74 crew. …
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Expedition 74 Opens Cygnus XL and Unpacks Advanced Science Gear
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauThe hatches are open between Northrop Grumman’s second Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft and the International Space Station following its robotic capture and installation on Monday. The Expedition 74 crew is now beginning to unload some of the new …
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Crew Preps for Cygnus XL Cargo Mission Targeted for Saturday Launch
by NNW Bureauby NNW BureauNorthrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecraft sits atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket counting down to a launch targeted at 7:41 a.m. EDT on Saturday to resupply the Expedition 74 crew. Packed …