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NASA Astronauts McClain and Ayers Reenter Station and Complete Spacewalk
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers concluded their spacewalk at 2:49 p.m. EDT. The total time was 5 hours and 44 minutes. It was the third spacewalk for McClain and the first for Ayers, and the 275th spacewalk in support of space station assem...
NASA Astronauts Begin Spacewalk to Prep Station for Future Solar Array
NASA astronauts Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers began a spacewalk at approximately 9:05 a.m. EDT to install a mounting bracket to prepare for the future installation of an additional set of International Space Station Rollout Solar Arrays. The astronauts a...
NASA Astronauts McClain and Ayers Exit Station Soon for Spacewalk
NASA’s live coverage is underway on NASA+ as two astronauts prepare to conduct a spacewalk outside the International Space Station. The spacewalk is scheduled to begin at approximately 8:15 a.m. EDT and last about six and a half hours.
Station Maneuvers to Avoid Orbital Debris
At 6:10 p.m. EDT today, the Progress 91 spacecraft thrusters fired for 3 minutes, 33 seconds to raise the orbit of the International Space Station to provide an extra distance margin from a piece of orbital debris originating from a Chinese Long March roc...
Astronauts Ready for Thursday Spacewalk as Biology, Earth Science Continues
Two NASA astronauts spent Wednesday finalizing preparations for a spacewalk to upgrade the International Space Station’s power generation capabilities and relocate a communications antenna. Expedition 73 Flight Engineers Anne McClain and Nichole Ayers beg...
Synthetic DNA, Gravity Sensing Cells Top Research Ahead of Spacewalk
The Expedition 73 crew is learning how to manufacture nanomaterials today possibly leading to new therapeutics, vaccines, and regenerative medicine. The orbital residents also conducted vein scans and wrapped a cellular gravity sensing experiment aboard t...
Crew Kicks off Busy Research Week Before Thursday’s Spacewalk
Biotechnology, human health, and space botany kicked off the research week aboard the International Space Station on Monday. The Expedition 73 crew is also preparing for a spacewalk on Thursday to ready the orbital outpost for a new rollout solar array an...
Crew Studies Space Biology Advancing Health in Space and on Earth
Synthetic DNA, how cells respond to weightlessness, and cognitive performance in space wrapped up the week aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 73 crew is also gearing up for a spacewalk to ready the orbital outpost for a new rollout sol...
Crew Studies Advanced Biotech, Preps for Spacewalk as Station Orbits Higher
Biotechnology research exploring DNA-like nanomaterials, microbes, and eye health topped the science schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday. The Expedition 73 crew is also continuing its spacewalk preparations and unpacking the Space...
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