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NASA Interns to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Students participating in NASA internships will have an opportunity next week to talk with a NASA astronaut aboard the International Space Station. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 12:05 p.m. EDT Tuesday, April 28, on NASA television and the agency’s website. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy will respond to recorded questions selected from the 520 NASA interns currently teleworking across the agency. The interns…
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NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return from Space Station
NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The trio departed the International Space Station at 9:53 p.m. EDT Thursday and made a safe, parachute-assisted landing at 1:16 a.m. Friday in Kazakhstan (11:16 a.m. local time), southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan. During their first spaceflight, Morgan and…
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NASA Astronaut, Air Force General to Talk with Students About Future of Air, Space
NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Air Force Maj. Gen. Jeannie Leavitt will discuss leadership for the future of air and space through an online educational opportunity at noon EDT Thursday, April 16. The event will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The event also will stream live on the Air Force Recruiting Service (AFRS) Facebook page and NASA’s Facebook page. Questions…
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Maine Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station
Students from Maine will have an opportunity next week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station who have special ties to the Pine Tree State. The Earth-to-space call will air live at 1:20 p.m. EDT Monday, April 13, on NASA television and the agency’s website. NASA astronauts Christopher Cassidy and Jessica Meir will respond to questions recorded by students from across the state. Cassidy,…
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station
NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts arrived Thursday for their mission aboard the International Space Station, temporarily restoring the orbiting laboratory’s population to six people. The Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft carrying Cassidy, along with Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, docked to the station’s Poisk service module at 10:13 a.m. after a four-orbit, six-hour flight. Their Soyuz…
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NASA Coverage Set for Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Flight to Space Station
A trio of space travelers, including NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station on Thursday, April 9. NASA Television and the agency’s website will provide live coverage of the crew’s launch and arrival at the orbiting laboratory. Cassidy, and Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft…
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News Conference to Feature NASA Astronauts on International Space Station
Three NASA astronauts will participate in a live media teleconference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday, April 10. The teleconference will stream on NASA TV and the agency’s website. Expedition 62 flight engineers Chris Cassidy, Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan will be available to answer questions from orbit. Recorded video of the crew working on the International Space Station will air at 10:30 a.m. Due to time…
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NASA TV to Air U.S. Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station
Filled with more than 4,000 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Monday, April 6. NASA Television and the agency’s website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT. Robotic flight controllers at mission control in Houston will issue commands at 9:52 a.m. to release Dragon using the…
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NASA TV Coverage Set for Feb. 14 Cygnus Launch to Space Station
Northrop Grumman’s next NASA resupply services mission to the International Space Station is targeted for launch at 3:43 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 14. Live coverage of the launch and briefings will begin at 3:15 p.m., on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The company’s 13th commercial resupply services mission using its Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on its Antares rocket from…
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NASA Selects First Commercial Destination Module for International Space Station
NASA has selected Axiom Space of Houston to provide at least one habitable commercial module to be attached to the International Space Station as the agency continues to open the station for commercial use. “NASA has once again recognized the hard work, talent, and experience of Houstonians as we expand the International Space Station and promote commercial opportunities in space,” said Sen.…
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