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    Crew Unpacking Cygnus and Gearing Up for U.S., Russian Spacewalks

    Flight Engineers Thomas Pesquet and Megan McArthur inside the cupola

    Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus cargo craft is open for business and the Expedition 65 crew has begun unpacking its more than four tons of cargo. Two astronauts and two cosmonauts are also gearing up for a series of spacewalks to outfit the International Space Station. Flight Engineers Megan McArthur and Thomas Pesquet started their day transferring …

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    Crew Trains for Cygnus Arrival During Spacewalk Preps and Science

    The Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter sits atop an Antares rocket at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Credit: NASA/Terry Zaperach

    The Expedition 65 crew is getting ready for a shipment of new science experiments and crew supplies due to launch toward the International Space Station today. The orbital residents are also gearing up for a spacewalk while conducting a variety of space research. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter sits atop an Antares rocket counting to …

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    Astronauts Relaxing Day Before Cygnus Cargo Ship Lifts Off to Station

    Northrop Grumman is “go” to launch its Cygnus space freighter atop an Antares rocket on Tuesday at 5:56 p.m. EDT. It will arrive at the International Space Station on Thursday for a capture at 6:10 a.m. with NASA Flight Engineer Megan McArthur at the controls of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Cygnus will lift off from …

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    Science, Spacewalk Work During U.S. Resupply Ship Preps

    (From left) Astronauts Akihiko Hoshide and Mark Vande Hei install components on a U.S. spacesuit inside the U.S. Quest airlock.

    The Expedition 65 crew was multi-tasking today working on everything from physics research to U.S. spacesuits to cargo transfers from Russia’s new science module. Meanwhile, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus space freighter is on track to resupply the International Space Station next week. Station Flight Engineers Megan McArthur and Thomas Pesquet were back on science duty today …

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    Starliner Stands Down, Station Crew Works Physics and Nauka Transfers

    The aurora australis seemingly crowns the Earth's horizon as the station orbited above the southern Indian Ocean in between Asia and Antarctica.

    Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner crew ship will roll back to its Vehicle Integration Facility so mission teams can examine the cause of unexpected valve position indications on the spacecraft’s propulsion system. Starliner’s launch targeted for today was halted as a result. NASA and Boeing are analyzing indications that not all of Starliner’s valves were in the …

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    Station Gears up for U.S. Crew and Cargo Spaceships

    Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft atop the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket rolls out to the launch pad on Monday at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

    Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft is targeted for launch on Tuesday at 1:20 p.m. EDT atop the Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida. Meteorologists predict a 60% chance of favorable weather at the launch pad on Florida’s Atlantic coast. For an on-time launch, Starliner would reach the …

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