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NASA TV to Air Crew Dragon Port Relocation on Space Station

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Thursday, July 15, 2021
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Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .

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  • Live coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. EDT on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .
  • NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur , JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut AkihikoHoshide ,and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut ThomasPesquet will board the Crew Dragon spacecraft about 4:30 a.m. and undock from the forward port of the station's Harmony module at 6:45 a.m.
  • This will be the second port relocation of a Crew Dragon spacecraft.
  • NASA's SpaceX Crew-2 mission lifted off April 23 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and docked to the space station April 24.

NC, Wisconsin, NY Students to Hear from Astronauts on Space Station

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Friday, July 9, 2021
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WASHINGTON, July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Students from three states will hear from astronauts from three different countries aboard the International Space Station next week.

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  • WASHINGTON, July 9, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Students from three states will hear from astronauts from three different countries aboard the International Space Station next week.
  • On Monday, July 12, NASA astronauts Shane Kimbrough and Megan McArthur will answer prerecorded video questions from North Carolina students beginning at 10 a.m. EDT.
  • 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.
  • Astronauts living in space on the orbiting laboratory communicate with NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston 24 hours a day through the Space Network's Tracking and Data Relay Satellites .

New York Students to Hear from NASA, JAXA Astronauts on Space Station

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Tuesday, July 6, 2021
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WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Students from Harlem Link Charter School will have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station .

Key Points: 
  • WASHINGTON, July 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Students from Harlem Link Charter School will have an opportunity this week to hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station .
  • NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut Akihiko Hoshide will answer prerecorded video questions from students and alumni of the Harlem Link Charter School in New York 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 more than 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked on the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth.

NASA to Air Third Spacewalk to Install New Station Solar Arrays

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Tuesday, June 22, 2021
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Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will install and deploy the second of six new ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) on the station's 4B power channel.

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  • Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will install and deploy the second of six new ISS Roll-Out Solar Arrays (iROSA) on the station's 4B power channel.
  • During the spacewalk, Pesquet will secure himself to the end of the station's robotic Canadarm2 then grasp the iROSA.
  • The first pair of the space station's original solar arrays were deployed in December 2000 and have been powering the station for more than 20 years.
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Texas Students to Hear from Astronauts on International Space Station

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Friday, May 7, 2021
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b"WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Students from Brownsville, Texas will hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a call at 10:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 11 that will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .\nNASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet will answer prerecorded video questions from high school students at the Brownsville Independent School District.

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  • b"WASHINGTON, May 7, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --Students from Brownsville, Texas will hear from astronauts aboard the International Space Station during a call at 10:15 a.m. EDT Tuesday, May 11 that will air live on NASA Television, the NASA app , and the agency's website .\nNASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Thomas Pesquet will answer prerecorded video questions from high school students at the Brownsville Independent School District.
  • The downlink is being coordinated by the Children's Museum of Brownsville, the Brownsville Independent School District, and the South Texas Astronomical Society.
  • Their Harnessing Opportunities through Perseverance in Exploration initiative is intended to spark interest in science and space exploration among students in the Brownsville and greater Rio Grande Valley communities.\nLinking 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 (STEM).
  • Through NASA's Artemis program , the agency will return astronauts to the Moon, with eventual human exploration of Mars.