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  1. Retweeted
    Nov 12

    Gather 'round everyone, it's time for a story! 📚 was busy during her almost 200 days on the , but she always had time for a book! We've gathered her reading adventures into one easy-to-use playlist. Happy listening!

    Astronaut Megan McArthur reads a book while floating inside the cupola of the space station
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  2. Nov 12

    Two will go on a spacewalk on Nov. 30 to replace an antenna. officials will talk about it live on TV on Nov. 17.

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  3. Nov 12

    There have been a lot of crew changes on board the orbiting laboratory this week. The Crew-2 astronauts are back on Earth, and the Crew-3 astronauts docked to their new home in low Earth orbit.

    A Science Exchange In Orbit: 11/12/2021
    There have been a lot of crew changes on board the orbiting laboratory this week. The Crew-2 astronauts are back on Earth, and the Crew-3 astronauts docked to their new home in low Earth orbit.
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  4. Nov 11

    A welcoming ceremony awaited the four Crew-3 astronauts today after they opened the hatch and boarded the station to join the Expedition 66 crew!

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  5. Retweeted
    Nov 11

    Four new astronauts through the hatch and seven crewmembers total on the ! After almost exactly a day from launch, is aboard the orbiting laboratory.

    Hatch Opening
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  6. Retweeted
    Nov 11

    Crew Dragon Endurance and the are currently 269 miles over Australia as our astronauts get ready to move into their new home. Is the ISS flying over your hometown anytime soon? Sign up for text or email alerts at !

    A graphical depiction of where the International Space Station is orbiting over the Earth
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  7. Nov 11

    The four Crew-3 astronauts arrived at station at 6:32pm EST. Endurance docked to the orbital complex while the spacecrafts were flying 260 miles above the eastern Caribbean Sea.

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  8. Retweeted
    Nov 11

    Soft capture confirmed! At 6:32pm ET (23:32 UTC), the Crew Dragon Endurance arrived at the while flying 263 miles over the Caribbean. Next up for ? Driving 12 hooks to complete docking.

    Soft Capture
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  9. Retweeted
    Nov 11

    Endurance has arrived at the hold point 20 meters from the . and ground teams are evaluating the lighting before giving a final "go" for docking.

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  10. Nov 11

    Amazing view of the vehicle as it makes it's way towards station! |

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  11. Nov 11

    Live now on TV four new astronauts are arriving to station aboard the Endurance. Docking is expected at 6:32pm ET. Read more...

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  12. Retweeted
    Nov 11

    Crew-3 checks in after catching sight of the ahead of docking, now targeted for 6:33 p.m. EST

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  13. Nov 11

    . TV is providing live coverage of the SpaceX Crew-3 mission to station. Endurance is currently ahead of schedule for a docking at 6:33pm ET today.

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  14. Nov 11

    The Crew-3 astronauts are on their way to station. They will arrive today for a docking around 6:33pm ET. |

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  15. Nov 11

    We are answering your questions on TV during today's continuous live coverage as the makes it's way to station for docking. |

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  16. Nov 11

    The four astronauts show what it is like orbiting Earth inside the Endurance in this video tour from space.

    Crew shows inside of SpaceX Crew Dragon on orbit
    The four @SpaceX #Crew3 astronauts show what it is like orbiting Earth inside the #CrewDragon Endurance in this video tour from space. https://www.nasa.gov/live
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  17. Retweeted
    Nov 10

    Check out images from our remote cameras of the launch of to on 's Falcon 9 and Crew Dragon. 📷➡️

    , , and 7 others
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  18. Retweeted
    Nov 10

    Follow Dragon and the Crew-3 astronauts' flight to the here →

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  19. Nov 10

    Between Crew-2 splashdown on Monday and Crew-3 launch on Wednesday, this was the shortest mission turnaround in human spaceflight history. More...

    The SpaceX Crew Dragon Endeavour carrying four commercial crew astronauts departs the International Space Station. Crew-2 astronauts Shame Kimbrough and Megan McArthur of NASA with ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide would splashdown several hours later off the coast of Pensacola, Florida, in the Gulf of Mexico.
    A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the company's Crew Dragon spacecraft is launched on NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission to the International Space Station with NASA astronauts Raja Chari, Tom Marshburn, Kayla Barron, and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Matthias Maurer onboard, Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2021, at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. NASA’s SpaceX Crew-3 mission is the third crew rotation mission of the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station as part of the agency’s Commercial Crew Program. Chari, Marshburn, Barron, Maurer launched at 9:03 p.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center to begin a six month mission onboard the orbital outpost. Photo Credit: (NASA/Joel Kowsky)
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  20. Nov 10

    Liftoff! Four astronauts are in orbit. They'll dock to the station on Thursday at 7:10pm ET to begin a six-month mission. Live coverage continues...

    Liftoff of the SpaceX Crew-3 astronauts to the station
    Liftoff! Four @SpaceX #Crew3 astronauts are in orbit. They'll dock to the station on Thursday at 7:10pm ET to begin a six-month @ISS_Research mission.
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