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NASA's page for updates from the International Space Station, the world-class lab orbiting Earth 250 miles above. For the latest research, follow .

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  1. You might think your favorite player is fast, but the space station is traveling at 17,500 miles per hour! If lasts 3 hours tonight, the station crew will have seen two sunrises and two sunsets in that time. 🏈 More space and football facts:

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  2. Magnificent Miami! This photo, taken from the International Space Station, shows a sunny day of the Sunshine State and its beautiful beaches. 🌊 Tonight, it's the home of . Did you know the space station is the same size as a football field, end zone to end zone? 🏈

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  3. Today, NASA astronaut moves into seventh place for most time spent in space among U.S. astronauts, passing Suni Williams. With less than a week to go, Koch recalls the biggest surprise of the mission and the most memorable item she received on a cargo flight.

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  4. Astronauts completed the fourth and final spacewalk to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer, and prepared to say goodbye to the Cygnus cargo craft in the first ground controlled release.

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  5. The U.S. space freighter from was released from the station's robotic arm today at 9:36am ET. At the time of release, the station was flying about 250 miles over the South Pacific just off the West Coast of Chile. Read more...

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  6. The space freighter from is leaving the station today at 9:35am ET. Watch its release live now on TV. |

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  7. The U.S. cargo craft leaves the station Friday at 9:35am ET. TV begins its live coverage at 9:15am. Read more...

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  8. 🚀 “Four Astronauts, Three Spacewalks in January 2020” 🛰️ and started 2020 with two spacewalks followed by and with one spacewalk.

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  9. Cardiology, combustion and CubeSats on today's science schedule, the space freighter leaves Friday and is one week away from going home.

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  10. Yesterday and I prepped STPSat-4. This satellite includes space weather sensors and devices for tracking satellites and their astronomic surroundings. Via the airlock (behind Drew), the satellite was put into orbit from the external platform today!

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  11. Jan 30

    On our Day of Remembrance, we pay tribute to the crews of Apollo 1 and space shuttles Challenger and Columbia, as well as other colleagues who have lost their lives while furthering the cause of exploration and discovery:

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  12. Two years in the making, the first episode of season 4 is now live! See what it takes to get science into space as we follow a team of scientists as they work to send their research to the .🚀 Watch episode 1 now:

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  13. SpaceX llevó a cabo con éxito una prueba de aborto del vehículo de tripulación . Miembros de la estación completaron una caminata espacial la semana pasada, se prepararon para otra más y realizaron un experimento para estudiar átomos.

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  14. Listen👂up college students! To celebrate 🥳 20 years of continuous human presence 👩‍🚀👨‍🚀 on the , we’re flying student research payloads to & from the space station through a new opportunity! Details→

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  15. . returns to Earth on Thursday, Feb. 6 with two crewmates. She will have lived in space continuously for 328 days.

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  16. The Exp 61 crew saw human research and spaceship packing today after an experimental satellite deployed outside the station. Read more...

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  17. 🦴Bone loss 🔥Fire growth 🦠Viruses that target bacteria without harming human cells 🔬Mini scanning electron microscopes These are just some of the topics being studied or tested through research launching to the on Feb 9. Learn more:

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  18. Live now on TV, an audio live stream of scientists talking about new research launching to the station aboard the on Feb. 9...

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  19. It is ! 🧩 Celebrate accordingly with -themed crossword and math puzzles & join us as we count down to 🥳🛰️ 🔗

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  20. One way I stay connected with my family is through . I shared photos from space with my kids, and my youngest daughter painted this picture of these snowy fields along Lake Oahe in North Dakota. Share your interpretations of photos in the comments!

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