Expedition 65

NASA Announces Astronaut Shane Kimbrough to Retire

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Wednesday, July 27, 2022

WASHINGTON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, July 27, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA's Shane Kimbrough is retiring after 22 years, including 18 years as an astronaut.
  • Kimbrough was selected as an astronaut candidate by NASA in May 2004.
  • "I am grateful for the opportunity to serve as a NASA astronaut for the past 18 years," Kimbrough said.
  • I've wanted to be an astronaut since I was a little kid watching NASA astronauts go to the Moon.

Space Station Crew to Relocate Soyuz, Make Room for New Crewmates

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Wednesday, September 22, 2021

This will be the first time a spacecraft has attached to the new Nauka module, which arrived at the station in July.

Key Points: 
  • This will be the first time a spacecraft has attached to the new Nauka module, which arrived at the station in July.
  • Live coverage of the maneuver will begin at 8 a.m. on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • The relocation will free the Rassvet port for the docking of another Soyuz spacecraft, designated Soyuz MS-19, which will carry three Russian crew members to the station in October.
  • This will be the 20th Soyuz port relocation in station history and the first since March 2021.

NASA Sets Coverage for Two Russian Spacewalks Outside Space Station

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Monday, August 30, 2021

WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Two Russian cosmonauts will venture outside the International Space Station Friday, Sept. 3, and Thursday, Sept. 9, to conduct the first pair of up to 11 spacewalks to prepare the new Nauka multipurpose laboratory module for operations in space.
  • NASA will provide live coverage for both spacewalks, or extravehicular activities (EVA), on NASA Television, the NASA app , and agency's website .
  • These will be the second and third spacewalks for both cosmonauts; the 242nd and 243rd spacewalks in support of space station assembly, maintenance and upgrades; and the 10th and 11th spacewalks at the station in 2021.
  • Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on Instagram , Facebook , and @space_station and @ISS_Research on Twitter.

NASA Invites Media to Briefing on Science Launching to Space Station

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Tuesday, August 17, 2021

WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station .

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, Aug. 17, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA will host a media teleconference Monday, Aug. 23, at 1 p.m. EDT to discuss science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station .
  • Participants in the briefing will be:
    Jennifer Scott Williams, manager at the Applications Client Support Office for NASA's International Space Station Program Research Office.
  • Williams will share an overview of the research headed to the space station and how it can benefit humanity.
  • The space station serves as the springboard to NASA's human exploration of deep space, including future missions to the Moon and Mars.

NASA Astronaut Mark Vande Hei, Crewmates Arrive Safely at Space Station

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Friday, April 9, 2021

WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Friday, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, April 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- NASA astronaut Mark Vande Hei and two Russian cosmonauts arrived at the International Space Station Friday, bringing its number of residents to 10 for the coming week.
  • Docking occurred two orbits and about three hours after a 3:42 a.m. launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
  • During Expedition 65, the arrival of Crew-2 aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon will bring four more members to the International Space Station.
  • Follow Vande Hei on Twitter throughout his mission and get the latest space station crew news, images and features by following @space_station , and @ISS_Research on Twitter, as well as the ISS Facebook and ISS Instagram accounts and the space station blog .