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  1. 3 hours ago

    At 10:10am ET, 's cargo craft was released from the robotic arm completing a 93-day mission attached to the station. More...

    Cygnus Departs Station After 93-Day Cargo Mission
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  2. 4 hours ago

    The space freighter departing today is named the SS Kalpana Chawla, after the first female astronaut of Indian descent, who perished aboard space shuttle Columbia in 2003 during the STS-107 mission.

    The Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm.
    Astronaut Kalpana Chawla, STS-107 mission specialist, looks over a procedures checklist in the SPACEHAB Research Double Module aboard the Space Shuttle Columbia in 2003.
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  3. 4 hours ago

    Live now on TV, the U.S. Cygnus space freighter from departs the station.

    The Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter approaches the International Space Station as the Canadarm2 robotic arm is poised to reach out and capture the cargo vehicle.
    When 's spacecraft undocks from the tomorrow, it will begin a 2-week, in-orbit test of new technology aimed at improving communications on Earth & in space: 📺 We'll be streaming LIVE on NASA TV at 9:45am ET.
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  4. 5 hours ago

    . TV begins its live coverage of the departure of the space freighter from the station at 9:45am ET today. More...

    The Cygnus space freighter is pictured moments after being released from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on Jan. 31, 2020.
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  5. 14 hours ago

    . TV is broadcasting the departure of the space freighter from the station beginning at 9:45am ET on Wednesday. More...

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  6. 22 hours ago

    The space freighter is ready for departure Wednesday. The Exp 64 crew is also loading the for its return to Earth next week. More...

    The seven-member Expedition 64 crew gathers together for a New Year's Day portrait inside the International Space Station's "window to the world," the cupola.
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  7. Jan 5

    After the departs the station Wednesday, it will host a two-week tech demo exploring next generation space communications.

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  8. Jan 4

    In the final episode of Season 1 of Down to Earth, former NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew recounts the wonder of viewing planet Earth from space, and the necessity to keep pushing the bounds of exploration.

    Down to Earth - To the Moon and Beyond
    In the final episode of Season 1 of Down to Earth, former NASA Astronaut Alvin Drew recounts the wonder of viewing planet Earth from space, and the necessity to keep pushing the bounds of exploration.
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  9. Jan 4

    The Exp 64 crew spent the first weekend of 2021 studying advanced ways to improve human health while packing a pair of U.S. resupply ships for departure. More...

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  10. Jan 1

    Happy New Year! The station orbits the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) enabling the crew to see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.

    Happy New Year! The station orbits the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) enabling the crew to see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.
    Happy New Year! The station orbits the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) enabling the crew to see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.
    Happy New Year! The station orbits the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) enabling the crew to see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.
    Happy New Year! The station orbits the Earth at 17,500 miles per hour (28,000 kilometers per hour) enabling the crew to see 16 sunrises and sunsets each day.
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  11. 31 Dec 2020

    The seven Exp 64 crew members will see the New Year sixteen times today while also exploring space biology to improve human health. More...

    NASA astronaut Shannon Walker sets up hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox for an experiment to learn more about the process of semiconductor crystal growth.
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    30 Dec 2020

    📸 Top 20 Earth images of 2020 📸 Our shutterbugs on the take thousands of photographs of our home planet every year, and we asked the folks at the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit at NASA Johnson for a few of their favorites from 2020.

    Top 20 Earth Images of 2020
    Here are the top 20 Earth images from 2020, and you can check out the images for yourself at the Gateway to Astronaut Photography of Earth: https://eol.jsc.nasa.gov/
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    30 Dec 2020

    To watch a replay of today’s entire event, go to: For ways to connect your students to on the , visit . You’ll also find videos, activities, & even lesson plans for K-12 students!

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  14. 30 Dec 2020

    The Exp 64 crew packed a pair of U.S. resupply ships for departure next month and harvested radishes aboard the station today. More...

    Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Kate Rubins is pictured inside the U.S. Quest airlock carrying a pair of pistol grip tools used for maintenance work during spacewalks.
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  15. 30 Dec 2020

    How can you have a ball “drop” when there is no up or down? The Exp 64 crew sends New Year’s greetings to everyone on Earth and creates its own Times Square tradition.

    A New Year’s Tradition Looks a Little Different in Space
    How can you have a ball “drop” when there is no up or down? The Exp 64 crew sends New Year’s greetings to everyone on Earth and creates its own Times Square tradition.
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  16. 29 Dec 2020

    The Exp 64 crew conducted cardiac research and harvested radish plants today as two U.S. cargo ships prep for departure in January. More...

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  17. 29 Dec 2020

    . TV will broadcast the departure of 's space freighter from the station on Jan. 6 after 93 days attached to the Unity module.

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  18. Retweeted
    29 Dec 2020

    2020 has been packed with science aboard Earth’s orbiting laboratory. Look back at what it was like to conduct research aboard the in low-Earth orbit this year.

    2020 Space Station Science Photos
    It has been a busy year of research aboard the International Space Station. Look at some of the breakthrough investigations crew members worked on in 2020.
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  19. Retweeted
    28 Dec 2020

    Mientras enfrentamos desafíos sin precedentes aquí en la Tierra, alcanzamos nuevas alturas y celebramos un hito histórico en la vida de la estación espacial.

    Espacio a Tierra: El año que fue: 23 de diciembre de 2020
    Espacio a Tierra es una colaboración de la NASA y la Agencia Espacial Mexicana, con apoyo de la Dirección General de Televisión Educativa de México.
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  20. 28 Dec 2020

    The Exp 64 crew spent the weekend after Christmas exploring advanced therapies for vision loss, bone conditions and cancer. Read more...

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