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    NASA TV is Live for Crew-5 Hatch Closure

    Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s  website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.   NASA astronauts Mission Commander Nicole Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as …

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    NASA TV is Live for Crew-5 Hatch Closure

    Watch live coverage now on NASA TV, the NASA app and the agency’s  website as hatch closure and undocking preparations are underway for the return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5 mission.   NASA astronauts Mission Commander Nicole Mann and Pilot Josh Cassada, along with JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Koichi Wakata and Roscosmos cosmonaut Anna Kikina, who will serve as …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/10/2023

    Payloads: Astrobee: The Astrobee systems were powered on and stowage in the area cleared away to allow Astrobee to perform free-flight maneuvers. This type of activity is commonly called “crew minimal” and the goal is for the ground to command the Astrobee experiment systems to complete the session objectives with minimal crew involvement.  Astrobee is …

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    Light Duty on Station Before Foursome Departs on Saturday

    It was a relaxed Friday aboard the International Space Station as crew swap activities begin winding down ahead of the return to Earth of four crew members on Saturday. Three cosmonauts remained busy at the end of the week, however, working on orbital household maintenance tasks. Expedition 68 Flight Engineers Nicole Mann and Josh Cassada …

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    AWE Set to Launch in November

    Three scientists in all-white clean room suits stand around a metal table. They are looking at a large, cylindrical metal object with wires coming out of it.

    NASA's Atmospheric Waves Experiment, or AWE, is set to launch in November 2023. From its perch aboard the International Space Station 250 miles above Earth, AWE will study atmospheric gravity waves to better understand how they transport energy into Earth's upper atmosphere and affect space weather.

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    NASA Air Pollution Sensor Integrated and Tested with Commercial Satellite Host

    The TEMPO air pollution sensor is hosted on Intelsat 40e, seen here at the Maxar facility in Palo Alto, California, where it was built. The instrument and the entire spacecraft recently passed pre-launch testing at the facility.

    Air pollution is an existential threat to millions of Americans with asthma and other health issues. Responding to that threat, NASA and the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory are innovating to improve observations of air quality in North America. Tropospheric Emissions: Monitoring of Pollution (TEMPO) is an ultraviolet and visible spectrometer that will be hosted on Intelsat …

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    ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/09/2023

    Payloads: Human Research Program (HRP) sample collection: The crew collected multiple body samples in support of the Food Physiology, Repository, Host Pathogen, and Standard Measures investigations.  Food Physiology is designed to characterize the key effects of an enhanced spaceflight diet on immune function, the gut microbiome, and nutritional status indicators. Repository is a storage bank …

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    Foursome Targets Saturday for Return to Earth as Station Ops Continue

    Four Expedition 68 crew members are nearing the end of their stay aboard the International Space Station this weekend. Their replacements are completing their first week aboard the orbital outpost and getting up to speed with life in space. The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endurance with four crewmates is targeted to depart the space station at …

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    NASA TV Coverage Set for SpaceX’s 27th Resupply Services Launch

    NASA and SpaceX are targeting 8:30 p.m. EDT Tuesday, March 14, to launch the company’s 27th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff will be from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Launch timing is dependent upon the undocking and return of NASA’s SpaceX Crew-5. On Monday, March 13, …

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