Expedition 61

NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka Return from Space Station

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Friday, April 17, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 17, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan returned to Earth Friday, along with Soyuz Commander Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.
  • During her first spaceflight, Meir conducted the first three all-woman spacewalks with crewmate Christina Koch of NASA, totaling 21 hours and 44 minutes.
  • Skripochka will board a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center aircraft in Baikonur to return to his home in Star City, Russia.
  • The crew members of Expedition 63 are scheduled to be aboard the station to welcome NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley ,the first astronauts to launch from American soil to the space station since 2011, on NASA's upcoming SpaceX Demo-2 flight test.

NASA TV to Air Landing of NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka

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Monday, April 13, 2020

Coverage of the deorbit burn and landing will begin at 12 a.m. Friday, April 17.

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  • Coverage of the deorbit burn and landing will begin at 12 a.m. Friday, April 17.
  • A change of command ceremony, which will see newly arrived astronaut Chris Cassidy of NASA accept station command from Skripochka, will air live at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, on NASA TV and the agency's website.
  • 4:55 p.m.: Space station change of command ceremony, during which Chris Cassidy will accept command from crewmate Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos.
  • 12 a.m.: Soyuz deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 12:22 a.m. and landing at 1:17 a.m.)
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NASA Astronaut Chris Cassidy, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station

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Thursday, April 9, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts arrived Thursday for their mission aboard the International Space Station , temporarily restoring the orbiting laboratory's population to six people.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and two Russian cosmonauts arrived Thursday for their mission aboard the International Space Station , temporarily restoring the orbiting laboratory's population to six people.
  • The trio is scheduled to open the hatches between their spacecraft and the space station and be welcomed aboard by NASA flight engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir and Expedition 62 Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos.
  • NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of the hatch opening beginning at noon.
  • Keep up with research conducting in the unique laboratory on the International Space Station, at:

News Conference to Feature NASA Astronauts on International Space Station

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Thursday, April 2, 2020

WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Three NASA astronauts will participate in a live media teleconference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday, April 10.

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  • WASHINGTON, April 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Three NASA astronauts will participate in a live media teleconference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday, April 10.
  • Expedition 62 flight engineers Chris Cassidy , Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan will be available to answer questions from orbit.
  • Meir and Expedition 62 commander Oleg Skripochka launched to the space station aboard a Soyuz spacecraft on Sept. 25, 2019 .
  • Cassidy and his Expedition 63 crewmates, Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, are scheduled to launch and arrive at the space station Thursday, April 9.

International Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts Aboard Space Station

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Tuesday, January 21, 2020

WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International students in Panama will have an opportunity this week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station .

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  • WASHINGTON, Jan. 21, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- International students in Panama will have an opportunity this week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station .
  • NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir will answer questions from students pre-K through 12th grade from the International School of Panama and middle school students from other schools in Panama City.
  • Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.
  • For nearly 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and work on the space station, testing technologies, performing science and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth.

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station with NASA Science, Cargo

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Thursday, December 5, 2019

WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 12:29 p.m. EST Thursday.

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  • WASHINGTON, Dec. 5, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 12:29 p.m. EST Thursday.
  • Coverage of the spacecraft's approach and arrival at the space station will begin at 4:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website .
  • Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting as a backup.
  • This delivery, SpaceX's 19th cargo flight to the space station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, will support dozens of new and existing investigations.

NASA to Broadcast Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Tuesday, Dec. 3, with prelaunch events.

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  • Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Tuesday, Dec. 3, with prelaunch events.
  • It will then deploy its solar arrays and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station.
  • When it arrives at the station Dec. 7, Expedition 61 Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan acting as a backup.
  • 4 p.m. Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with representatives from NASA's International Space Station Program, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing.

NASA Astronaut Jessica Meir, Crewmates Arrive Safely at International Space Station

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Wednesday, September 25, 2019

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and two fellow crew members arrived Wednesday for their mission aboard the International Space Station , temporarily increasing the orbiting laboratory's population to nine people.

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  • WASHINGTON, Sept. 25, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and two fellow crew members arrived Wednesday for their mission aboard the International Space Station , temporarily increasing the orbiting laboratory's population to nine people.
  • Their spacecraft docked to the station's Zvezda service module at 3:42 p.m., after a four-orbit, six-hour flight.
  • They are scheduled to open hatches between the Soyuz and the International Space Station to be welcomed aboard the orbiting laboratory around 5:45 p.m.
    After the hatches open, station commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos, along with NASA astronauts Christina Koch , Nick Hague , Andrew Morgan , ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano and cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov, will greet the new residents.
  • A global endeavor, more than 230 people from 18 countries have visited the International Space Station, which has hosted more than 2,500 research investigations from researchers in 106 countries.

Media Invited to News Conference, Interviews with Next Space Station Crew

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Monday, July 8, 2019

The crew will be available for in-person and remote media interviews following the conference.

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  • The crew will be available for in-person and remote media interviews following the conference.
  • Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori are scheduled to launch Sept. 25 aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
  • Once aboard the space station, they will join six other crew members: NASA astronauts Nick Hague , Christina Koch and Andrew Morgan ; European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano, and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Alexey Ovchinin.
  • Meir, Skripochka and Almansoori will join Koch and Morgan during their extended stays on the space station to support research on the effects of long-duration human spaceflight.

Next Space Station Crew Available for Media Interviews

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Friday, April 12, 2019

The news conference will broadcast live on NASA Television and on the agency's website , and the crew will be available for in person or remote media interviews afterward.

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  • The news conference will broadcast live on NASA Television and on the agency's website , and the crew will be available for in person or remote media interviews afterward.
  • Reporters who wish to participate in the news conference by telephone must call Johnson's newsroom no later than 1:45 p.m. April 19.
  • They will join NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague and station commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos for Expedition 60, and stay behind for Expedition 61 when the three crew members currently aboard the station return to Earth, leaving Parmitano as space station commander.
  • Science conducted on the space station continues to yield benefits for humanity and will enable future long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space, including the Moon and Mars.