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NASA's page for the latest updates from the International Space Station. Verification: https://t.co/jSJ1pgRuHN
Low Earth Orbit
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Watch @AstroIronMike accept command of the station today one day before @JonnyKimUSA and two Roscosmos cosmonauts return to Earth completing an eight-month space research mission.
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Commander Sergey Ryzhikov hands over station command to @AstroIronMike this Sunday as three crewmates prepare for Earth return. Their Soyuz spacecraft undocks Monday night and lands about 3.5 hours later in Kazakhstan live on @NASA+.
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Expedition 73 will swap commanders this weekend before three crew members return to Earth on Monday. Expedition 74 officially begins once the home bound trio undocks from the Rassvet module inside...
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NASA astronaut @JonnyKimUSA is set to depart @Space_Station on Dec. 8, concluding his eight-month mission conducting science in low Earth orbit. Learn more about how this microgravity research benefits humanity and advances future space exploration: https://t.co/IWWohjOlpx
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Three Exp 73 crewmates wrap up 245 days aboard the station on Dec. 8, returning to Earth after a mission packed with space health research. Meanwhile, the crew focused on cardiovascular studies to support long-term astronaut health.
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Three Expedition 73 crewmates will end their stay aboard the International Space Station when they undock Dec. 8 and return to Earth a few hours later. In the meantime, blood research took precedence...
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Astronaut @JonnyKimUSA and two crewmates will return to Earth Dec. 9 after a 245-day mission aboard the station, wrapping up nearly 104 million miles in orbit. Watch their journey home live on @NASA+, YouTube, and Amazon Prime starting Dec. 8.
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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, accompanied by Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Alexey Zubritsky, is preparing to depart the International Space Station
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Exp 73 studied how space affects the body and how super cold fluids behave in weightlessness on Wednesday. Meanwhile, as one trio adapts to life on orbit another preps for return to Earth.
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Space biology and physics topped the research schedule aboard the International Space Station on Wednesday to improve human health and the space industry. The Expedition 73 residents also helped...
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.@JonnyKimUSA is coming home! While aboard space station, Kim tested DNA-encrypted messages, studied complex fluid behavior, grew plants with less light, and much more. Learn more about how this microgravity research benefits humanity and advances future space exploration.
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NASA astronaut Jonny Kim is wrapping up his first mission aboard the International Space Station in early December. During his stay, Kim conducted scientific
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#ICYMI: Three Soyuz MS-28 crewmates launched and docked on Thanksgiving Day to the orbital outpost for an eight-month research mission. Watch key moments highlighting their holiday journey.
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This is how you draw blood samples, spin them in a centrifuge, and preserve them for later analysis aboard the orbital outpost.
Drawing blood is a regular part of life aboard the International @Space_Station, helping scientists study how the human body adapts to space. Here’s what it looks like in orbit.
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Three new crewmates get settled aboard the station, diving into science, maintenance, and fitness in microgravity. Meanwhile, the rest of Exp 73 keeps the research momentum going as another trio prepares to return home next week.
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The International Space Station’s three newest crewmembers are getting used to living and working in microgravity. The rest of the Expedition 73 crew assisted the new trio while continuing an array...
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For the first time ever, all spacecraft ports at the space station are full with 8 docked vehicles as 10 crewmembers conduct cutting-edge science in orbit. The station will shift to a seven-person crew next week as a Soyuz trio returns to Earth.
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For the first time in International Space Station history, all eight docking ports aboard the orbital outpost are occupied following the reinstallation of Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus XL cargo spacecr...
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This Thanksgiving, we celebrate @AstroIronMike reaching 500 days in space across 4 missions since 2004! He has been on the Soyuz, the Shuttle, Crew Dragon, and the space station. Mike Fincke’s stellar journey is a legacy of exploration and dedication.
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.@NASA astronaut @Astro_ChrisW and his two Roscosmos crewmates opened the Soyuz MS-28 hatch at 10:16am ET on Thanksgiving Day and joined Exp 73 crew.
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Expedition 73 wrapped up the work week At 10:16 a.m. EST, the hatch opened between the International Space Station and the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft.
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Correction: The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked to the Rassvet module at 7:34AM ET today.
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Watch @Astro_ChrisW and his two Roscosmos crewmates open the Soyuz hatch, enter the station, and meet the Exp 73 crew to begin an eight-month space research mission.
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The Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft with three crewmates aboard docked to the station's Rassvet module at 7:38am ET today. The new trio will enter the station in about two-and-a-half hours.
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At 7:34 a.m. EST, the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft docked with the International Space Station’s Rassvet module. NASA astronaut Chris Williams and Roscosmos cosmonauts Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and Sergei...
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Watch @NASA+ now as @Astro_ChrisW and two Roscosmos crewmates aboard the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft approach the station for a docking at 7:38am ET today.
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Three crewmates from @NASA and Roscosmos lifted off inside the Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft from Kazakhstan at 4:27am ET today and will dock to the station in about three hours.
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The crewed Soyuz MS-28 spacecraft is safely in orbit and headed for the International Space Station, following a launch at 4:27 a.m. EST (2:27 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in...
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