• Space Station Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:43:12 +0000
    Off The Earth, For The Earth

    • U.S. Crew Ship Launch Plans Proceed; Mind and Body Research on Station Thu, 12 Dec 2019 19:43:12 +0000
      NASA and Boeing are proceeding with plans for Boeing’s Orbital Flight Test following a full day of briefings and a Flight Readiness Review that took place at the Kennedy Space Center. Launch of the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is scheduled for 6:36 a.m. EST Friday, Dec. 20, from …
    • Wide Range of Space Research Keeping Crew Busy Today Wed, 11 Dec 2019 17:54:43 +0000
      The International Space Station is a hive of science activity today as the Expedition 61 crew and mission controllers initiate a variety of space research. Inside the orbiting lab, mice are being scanned to study how their bones change in microgravity. Astronauts Jessica Meir and Christina Koch placed the rodents in a new bone densitometer …
    • Advanced Biology Research Taking Place on Station Today Tue, 10 Dec 2019 22:09:58 +0000
      Advanced space research is in full gear aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 61 crew is activating new science gear and continuing long-running experiments to benefit humans on and off the Earth. Rodents delivered aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship are now being housed inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. They are being …
    • Crew Unpacks New Science from U.S. and Russian Cargo Ships Mon, 09 Dec 2019 18:26:46 +0000
      Two new cargo spaceships are open for business at the International Space Station as a variety of new space research begins this week. The Expedition 61 crew has begun unpacking several tons new supplies from the U.S. and Russian space freighters. Russia’s Progress 74 cargo craft automatically docked to the station’s Pirs docking compartment at …
    • Russian Space Freighter Docks Automatically to Station Mon, 09 Dec 2019 10:37:21 +0000
      Traveling approximately 260 miles over the Yellow Sea east of Shanghai, the automated Russian Progress 74 cargo resupply spacecraft docked at 5:35 a.m. EST to the Pirs docking compartment on the Russian segment of the International Space Station. It is the second resupply spacecraft to arrive for the six crew members aboard the space station …
    • Russian Cargo Craft Arriving at Station Live on NASA TV Mon, 09 Dec 2019 09:47:32 +0000
      NASA Television and the agency’s website are now live broadcasting the expected arrival of a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft set to dock to the Pirs compartment on the International Space Station’s Russian segment at 5:38 a.m. The Progress 74 spacecraft is carrying almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 61 crew aboard the …
    • Dragon Attached to Station for Month-Long Stay Sun, 08 Dec 2019 12:55:33 +0000
      Three days after its launch from Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station’s Harmony module at 7:47 a.m. EST. The 19th contracted commercial resupply mission from SpaceX delivers more than 5,700 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory. Here’s some of the science arriving at station: Keeping Bones and Muscles …
    • Astronauts Capture Dragon Filled With Brand New Science Sun, 08 Dec 2019 10:19:38 +0000
      International Space Station was traveling more than 262 miles over the south Pacific Ocean, Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) grappled Dragon at 5:05 a.m. EST using the space station’s robotic arm Canadarm2 with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting as a backup. Ground controllers will now send commands to begin the robotic installation of the spacecraft on bottom of …
    • NASA TV Broadcasts Dragon’s Arrival at Station on Sunday Sun, 08 Dec 2019 04:26:51 +0000
      SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station tomorrow morning Dec 8, with an expected capture of the cargo spacecraft around 5:30 a.m. EST. NASA Television coverage will begin at 4 a.m. Watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/live. Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting …
    • Crew Preps for Two Space Deliveries Racing to Station Fri, 06 Dec 2019 18:31:49 +0000
      Two space deliveries are racing to the International Space Station and the Expedition 61 crew is getting ready to receive them. Several tons of science experiments, crew supplies and station hardware are in orbit right now to replenish the orbiting laboratory. Russia’s Progress 74 (74P) resupply ship blasted off this morning from Kazakhstan and is …
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