International Space Station
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NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk at the International Space Station
Two astronauts will venture outside the International Space Station Thursday, Feb. 15, to move components for the station’s robotic system into long-term storage. Live coverage of the spacewalk will begin at 5:30 a.m. EST on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Expedition 54 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency are scheduled to begin the spacewalk…
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NASA to Air Russian Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking
Loaded with three tons of food, fuel and supplies, a Russian Progress cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 3:58 a.m. EST (2:58 p.m. Baikonur time) Sunday, Feb. 11, to resupply the International Space Station. The launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and docking to the space station will be carried live on NASA Television the agency’s websitebeginning at 3:30 a.m.…
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Idaho Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students from Boise State University and Timberline High School in Boise, Idaho, will speak with NASA astronauts living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at noon EST Thursday, Feb. 8. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Students will travel to Timberline High School for the call to Expedition 54 astronauts Joe Acaba, Mark Vande…
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NASA TV to Air Russian Spacewalk at the International Space Station
Two veteran Russian cosmonaut spacewalkers will venture outside the International Space Station on Friday, Feb. 2, for a planned 6.5-hour station servicing session. Live coverage of the spacewalk will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website beginning at 9:45 a.m. EST. Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are set to float out of…
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Space Exploration Educators to Speak with NASA Astronaut Aboard Space Station
Teachers from across the nation will speak with a NASA astronaut living, working and doing research aboard the International Space Station at 9:35 a.m. EST Thursday, Feb. 1. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. The teachers, who are attending the 24th Annual Space Exploration Educators Conference (SEEC) at Space Center Houston, will make the call to Expedition…
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NASA Announces Updated Crew Assignments for Space Station Missions
NASA is announcing an addition to the NASA lineup for upcoming launches, and making changes to some assignments for International Space Stationmissions in 2018. Serena Auñón-Chancellor, who previously was assigned to Expedition 58/59, has been reassigned to the Expedition 56/57 crew, launching in June. She is taking the place of astronaut Jeanette Epps, who will return to NASA’s Johnson Space Center…
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Idaho Students to Speak with NASA Astronaut on International Space Station
Students from 10 schools in Idaho will speak with a NASA astronaut living and working aboard the International Space Station at 11:25 a.m. EST Wednesday, Jan. 17. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Approximately 400 students will travel to Boise State University for the call to Expedition 54 astronaut Joe Acaba, who arrived at the orbiting…
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Press Releases
NASA Sends New Research to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission
An experiment in space manufacturing and an enhanced study of solar energy are among the research currently heading to the International Space Stationfollowing Friday’s launch of a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at 10:36 a.m. EST. Dragon lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida with more than 4,800 pounds of research equipment,…
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NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is now targeting its 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 11:46 a.m. EST Tuesday, Dec. 12. Mission coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency’s website Monday, Dec. 11 with two news briefings. Packed with almost 4,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will…
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NASA Television Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Landing, Launch
Three crew members on the International Space Station are scheduled to end their mission and return to Earth on Thursday, Dec. 14, just days before another three space travelers begin their mission. Live coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency’s website. Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy…
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