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Space botany, lunar construction, and science maintenance were the top research tasks at the beginning of the week for the orbital residents living and working aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 71 Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps of NASA spent all day Monday carefully treating thale cress plant samples growing inside the Plant Experiment Unit. The …

The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft arrived at the aft port of the orbiting laboratory’s Zvezda Service module at 1:53 a.m. EDT, Saturday, Aug. 17. The spacecraft launched at 11:20 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Roscosmos spacecraft is delivering …

NASA’s live coverage of rendezvous and docking is now underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA+ through a variety of platforms including social media. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft launched at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), …

The crews representing Expedition 71 and NASA’s Boeing Crew Flight Test had a light duty day aboard the International Space Station at the end of the week. In the meantime, a Roscosmos cargo craft is due to deliver nearly three tons of cargo early Saturday morning. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson started her day …

A Roscosmos cargo craft is orbiting Earth today packed with nearly three tons of cargo to resupply the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the orbital residents stayed focused on more cargo work, space biology, and lab maintenance on Thursday. The Roscosmos Progress 89 space freighter launched at 11:20 p.m. EDT on Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome …

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 89 spacecraft is headed for the International Space Station following a launch at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. After a two-day in-orbit journey to the station, the spacecraft will automatically dock to the …

NASA’s live launch coverage is underway on NASA+, NASA Television, the NASA app, YouTube, and the agency’s website. Learn how to stream NASA+ through a variety of platforms including social media. The unpiloted Progress 89 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:20 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Aug. 14 (8:20 a.m. Baikonur time, Thursday, Aug. 15), on a …

Vein scans and space botany topped Wednesday’s science schedule aboard the International Space Station. Earth observations and health assessments rounded out the day’s investigations as NASA managers on the ground provided an update on Boeing’s Crew Flight Test. NASA Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson, who is celebrating her birthday today, spent the day on space …

Tuesday was a light duty day aboard the International Space Station for some of the crewmates as the rest of the orbital residents explored biotechnology and fluid physics while maintaining life support systems. Back on Earth, a new cargo craft stands ready to resupply the orbital outpost following the departure of another resupply spacecraft late …

Science looked to construction at the beginning of the week aboard the International Space Station as the lab residents explored a variety of space assembly techniques. A new cargo craft also is due to arrive later this week replenishing the orbital crewmates with food, fuel, and supplies for the next several months. NASA and its …