Tag: Expedition 48
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Soyuz spaceship lands in Kazakhstan
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The Soyuz TMA-19M spacecraft touched down in Kazakhstan at 9:13 p.m. EDT Tuesday (0113 GMT Wednesday). Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Less than a week after winding up a successful spacewalk, outgoing space station commander Jeff Williams, America’s most experienced astronaut, joined two Russian cosmonauts for a fiery return to…
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Station fliers set for return to Earth after 172-day mission
File photo of a Russian Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Less than a week after winding up a successful spacewalk, outgoing space station commander Jeff Williams, America’s most experienced astronaut, will join two Russian cosmonauts for a fiery descent to Earth Tuesday evening to close out a 172-day mission covering…
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Live coverage: Soyuz capsule brings home station crew
Live coverage of the Expedition 48 mission on the International Space Station. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Astronauts complete problem-free spacewalk
Spacewalkers Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins are dwarfed by the International Space Station’s truss backbone during Thursday’s EVA. Credit: NASA TV Space station commander Jeff Williams and flight engineer Kate Rubins completed a smooth 6-hour 48-minute spacewalk Thursday, retracting a spare cooling radiator, installing two high-definition TV cameras and inspecting a massive solar array rotation…
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Astronauts set for second spacewalk in two weeks
Space station commander Jeff Williams and astronaut Kate Rubins plan to carry out their second spacewalk in two weeks Thursday, venturing back outside to retract a cooling radiator, install a high-definition TV camera, replace a burned-out light and inspect struts attached to a large solar array rotary mechanism. If time is available, they also may…
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Live coverage: SpaceX supply ship returns to Earth
Live coverage of the departure of SpaceX’s Dragon supply ship from the International Space Station and its splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with several tons of experiment samples and cargo. Text updates will appear automatically below; there is no need to reload the page. Follow us on Twitter.
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Dragon spacecraft splashes down with station research specimens
SpaceX released this view of the Dragon spacecraft descending to the Pacific Ocean on Friday. Credit: SpaceX A SpaceX-owned Dragon cargo craft left the International Space Station on Friday and flew back to Earth for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean with a dozen mice and more than 3,000 pounds of experiment specimens and…
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NASA astronaut Jeff Williams sets new U.S. space endurance record
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Credit: NASA International Space Station commander Jeff Williams set a new U.S. space endurance record Wednesday, his 521st day in orbit over four missions, eclipsing the 520-day record set earlier this year by astronaut Scott Kelly at the end of his nearly one-year stay aboard the lab complex.…
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Spacewalkers attach docking adapter to space station for commercial vehicles
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION The International Docking Adapter, delivered by a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship is now firmly attached to the space station. Astronaut Jeff Williams is pictured below the docking port. Image: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now. Two spacewalkers attached a new docking port to the International Space Station Friday, clearing the way…
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Long-awaited station spacewalk on tap Friday
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Astronaut Kate Rubins and space station commander Jeff Williams check out the spacesuits they will wear Friday. Credit: NASA Astronauts Jeff Williams and Kate Rubins plan to venture outside the lab complex Friday for a long-awaited spacewalk to attach a new docking mechanism, the first of two that…