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NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson to Discuss Science, Station Mission
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NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson will share details of her recent six-month mission aboard the International Space Station in a news conference at 11 a.m. EDT Friday, Oct. 4, at the agency’s Johnson Space Center in Houston. The news conference…

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NASA Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return from Space Station
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NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson completed a six-month research mission aboard the International Space Station on Monday, returning to Earth with Roscosmos cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub. The trio departed the space station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft at…

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NASA Sets Coverage for Astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, Crewmates Return
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NASA astronaut Tracy C. Dyson, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Nikolai Chub and Oleg Kononenko, will depart from the International Space Station aboard the Soyuz MS-25 spacecraft, and return to Earth. Dyson, Chub, and Kononenko will undock from the orbiting laboratory’s…

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NASA Astronaut Don Pettit, Crewmates Arrive at Space Station
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, arrived at the International Space Station Wednesday, bringing its number of residents to 12 for the 13-day handover period. After a two-orbit, three-hour journey to the station,…

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NASA Astronauts to Discuss Mission from Space Station
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Media are invited to hear from NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams during an Earth to space call at 2:15 p.m. EDT, Friday, Sept. 13. The pair will participate in a news conference aboard the International Space Station in…

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NASA, Boeing Welcome Starliner Spacecraft to Earth, Close Mission
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NASA and Boeing safely returned the uncrewed Starliner spacecraft following its landing at 10:01 p.m. MDT Sept. 6 at White Sands Space Harbor in New Mexico, concluding a three-month flight test to the International Space Station. “I am extremely proud…

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NASA Sets Coverage for Crew Launch; Trio to Join Expedition 71
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NASA astronaut Don Pettit will launch aboard the Roscosmos Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft, accompanied by cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner, to the International Space Station where they will join the Expedition 71 crew in advancing scientific research. Pettit, Ovchinin, and…

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CORRECTION: NASA’s SpaceX Crew-9 Changes Ahead of September Launch
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Editor’s note: This release was updated twice on Aug. 30, 2024. First, to correct Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov’s role as a mission specialist. It was updated again to correct a launch date. NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr…

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NASA Decides to Bring Starliner Spacecraft Back to Earth Without Crew 
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NASA will return Boeing’s Starliner to Earth without astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams aboard the spacecraft, the agency announced Saturday. The uncrewed return allows NASA and Boeing to continue gathering testing data on Starliner during its upcoming flight home,…

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NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 89 Launch, Space Station Docking
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NASA will provide live launch and docking coverage of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft delivering nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the Expedition 71 crew aboard the International Space Station. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft is scheduled to…

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NASA Science, Cargo Launch on 21st Northrop Grumman Mission to Station
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Following a successful launch of NASA’s Northrop Grumman 21st commercial resupply mission, new scientific experiments and cargo for the agency are bound for the International Space Station. Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus spacecraft, carrying more than 8,200 pounds of supplies to the…

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NASA to Highlight 13th Space Station Research, Development Conference
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Editor’s Note: This media advisory was updated on July 29, 2024 to reflect the updated times for the Low Earth Orbit panel on Wednesday, July 31 and the keynote address on Thursday, Aug. 1. NASA will broadcast groundbreaking discoveries, benefits…

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UPDATE: NASA, Boeing to Stream Flight Test Mission Briefing on NASA+
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NASA and Boeing will host a news conference with mission leadership at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test aboard the International Space Station. NASA previously planned an audio-only…

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NASA, Boeing to Discuss Crew Flight Test Mission, Ground Testing
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Leadership from NASA and Boeing will participate in a media teleconference at 11:30 a.m. EDT Thursday, July 25, to provide the latest status of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test mission aboard the International Space Station. Audio of the media…

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NASA Sets Briefings for Crew-9 Mission to Space Station
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Editor’s Note: This advisory was updated on July 25, 2024, to reflect changes in participation during the 12 p.m. EDT briefing on Friday, July 26. Ken Bowersox, associate administrator, NASA’s Space Operations Mission Directorate will now participate. Sergei Kirkalev, executive director…

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