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International crew arrive in Florida ahead of space station mission

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The crew members for the next space station mission pose for photographers after arriving at the Kennedy Space Center on August 20, 2023. From left to right: Mission Specialist Konstantin Borisov, Pilot Andreas Mogensen, Commander Jasmin Moghbeli, and Mission Specialist Satoshi Furukawa. Image: Michael Cain/Spaceflight Now. The next four crew members bound for a six-month …

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Russian cosmonauts make spacewalk at International Space Station

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Cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin’s helmet camera captures a view of fellow spacewalker Sergey Prokopyev anchored to the end of a European robot arm attached to the Russian Nauka multi-purpose lab module. Image: NASA TV. A cosmonaut took a test ride on the end of a European robot arm during a six-hour 35-minute spacewalk outside the International …

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Cygnus cargo ship berthed at space station

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The International Space Station’s robot arm captured the Cygnus cargo ship before attaching it to a docking port. Image: NASA TV. An unpiloted Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo ship carrying four tons of supplies and equipment caught up with the International Space Station early Friday to wrap up a smooth two-and-a-half-day rendezvous. As the two spacecraft …

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Delayed Falcon Heavy launch pushes back Crew 7 mission

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NASA astronaut Jasmin Moghbeli and the other members of the Crew-7 mission train at SpaceX headquarters in Hawthorne, California, in the runup to launching to the International Space Station.Image: SpaceX The next quartet bound for the International Space Station will wait a bit longer before they can punch their ticket to space after Falcon Heavy …

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Watch live: Astronauts working to install solar array outside International Space Station

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NASA astronauts Woody Hoburg and Steve Bowen ventured back outside the International Space Station Thursday for their second spacewalk in six days to install and deploy another roll-out solar array to augment the power system on the orbiting laboratory. The astronauts switched their spacesuits to internal battery power at 8:42 a.m. EDT (1242 UTC) Thursday …

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Watch live: Astronauts head outside space station to install new solar array

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Astronauts Steve Bowen and Woody Hoburg suited up and floated outside the International Space Station Friday for a spacewalk to install and unroll an upgraded solar array wing delivered to the complex earlier this week by a SpaceX Cargo Dragon supply ship. The astronauts switched their spacesuits to internal battery power at 9:25 a.m. EDT …

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Cargo Dragon docks at space station

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STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION SpaceX’s Cargo Dragon spacecraft docked at the International Space Station on Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now Closing out an automated 18-hour rendezvous, a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship loaded with 7,000 pounds of supplies and equipment, including two add-on roll-out solar blankets, caught up with the International …

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Live coverage: SpaceX counting down to space station resupply launch

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Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launched SpaceX’s 28th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Launch Pad Live After calling off a launch attempt Sunday …

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Live coverage: Falcon 9 rocket ready to launch space station resupply mission

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Watch our live coverage of the countdown and launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Falcon 9 rocket will launched SpaceX’s 28th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Follow us on Twitter. SFN Launch Pad Live SpaceX’s 28th resupply mission to the International …

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Third set of upgraded solar arrays ready for ride to International Space Station

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Ground teams at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center prepare an upgraded roll-out solar array for installation inside SpaceX’s Dragon cargo ship. Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson Two more roll-out solar arrays will ride a SpaceX cargo ship to the International Space Station this weekend, continuing a years-long mid-life upgrade to the lab as NASA plans procurement of a …

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