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    Crew Unpacks Dragon and Gears Up for Spacewalks

    Astronaut Thomas Pesquet works during a spacewalk on June 25 to install the second roll out solar array on the station's Port-6 truss structure.

    The Expedition 65 crew is unpacking brand new science experiments that arrived Monday when the SpaceX Cargo Dragon docked to the International Space Station. Two cosmonauts are also getting ready for the first of two spacewalks to power up Russia’s new science module. NASA Flight Engineer Megan McArthur opened the Cargo Dragon’s hatch and entered …

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    SpaceX Cargo Dragon Successfully Docks to Station

    Aug. 30, 2021: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter; the SpaceX Crew and Cargo Dragon vehicles; and Russia's Soyuz MS-18 crew ship and ISS Progress 78 resupply ship.

    While the International Space Station was traveling about 260 miles over the Western Australia, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the forward-facing port of the orbiting laboratory’s Harmony module at 10:30 a.m. EDT, Monday, Aug. 30. Flight Engineers Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA monitored operations. Among the science experiments Dragon is …

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    Cargo Dragon Docks to Station Monday Live on NASA TV

    This long-duration photograph shows the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launching the Cargo Dragon spacecraft from NASA's Kennedy Space Center into Earth orbit. Credit: SpaceX

    SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station Monday, Aug. 30, with an expected docking of the cargo spacecraft around 11:00 a.m. EDT. Live coverage will begin at 9:30 a.m. on NASA Television, the agency’s website, and the NASA app. When it arrives to the space station, Dragon will dock autonomously to the …

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    Cargo Dragon Launches for Monday Docking to Station

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches the Cargo Dragon spacecraft toward the International Space Station.

    Dragon successfully launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 3:14 a.m. EDT from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying more than 4,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station. At the time of the launch, the station was flying south of Australia. NASA Television and the agency’s website continue to provide live …

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    Poor Weather Pushes Cargo Dragon Launch to Aug. 29

    The Falcon 9 rocket form SpaceX with the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop stands at the launch pad at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Credit: SpaceX

    Due to poor weather conditions in the area for today’s planned launch of SpaceX’s 23rd Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA are now targeting liftoff for 3:14 a.m. EDT Sunday, Aug. 29. Launch coverage will begin at 2:45 a.m. on NASA TV, the agency’s website, and the NASA app. A …

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    Time Research, Spacewalk Preps as Cargo Dragon Gets Ready for Launch

    Astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will monitor the SpaceX Cargo Dragon's arrival on Sunday.

    A U.S. cargo craft stands at its Florida launch pad less than 24 hours from a mission to resupply the International Space Station. Back in space, the Expedition 65 crew stayed focused on human research and while moving headlong toward upcoming spacewalks. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon vehicle atop is counting …

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    Cargo Dragon Nears Launch as Station Ramps Up for Russian Spacewalks

    The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket with the Cargo Dragon atop stands at its Kennedy Space Center launch pad at in Florida.

    The SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle is standing at the launch pad counting down to its weekend mission to the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 65 crew focused on robotics and biology while gearing up for a pair of Russian spacewalks. The Falcon 9 rocket from SpaceX with the Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop is standing …

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    Botany and Biology During Break in Spacewalk Preps

    Astronaut Shane Kimbrough works on the Mochii miniature electron microscope to support spectroscopic investigations aboard the space station.

    The Expedition 65 crew set up a plant habitat and demonstrated a new ultrasound device amid a variety of other space research aboard the International Space Station today. Meanwhile, the cosmonauts took a break from spacewalk preparations and focused on maintenance. NASA and its international partners are studying how a variety of life forms from …

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    Crew Gets Ready for Cargo Dragon and Russian Spacewalks

    The SpaceX Cargo Dragon resupply ship is photographed departing the station on July 8, 2021.

    The Expedition 65 crew is turning its attention to this weekend’s arrival of a U.S. cargo craft and a pair of Russian spacewalks starting several days later. SpaceX is planning to launch its Cargo Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on Saturday at 3:37 a.m. EDT. It will arrive on Sunday and dock autonomously …

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    Spacewalk is Postponed

    The International Space Station is orbits Earth in October 2018.

    The U.S. spacewalk outside the International Space Station originally planned for Tuesday, Aug. 24 with NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide has been postponed due to a minor medical issue involving Vande Hei. This issue is not a medical emergency. The spacewalk is not time-sensitive and crew …

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