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@Space_Station
International Space Station
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This week on #SpaceToGround , two @NASA_Astronauts are gearing up to launch to the station as part of @NASA ’s Boeing Crew Flight Test, scheduled for NET Friday, May 17. In space, the Exp 71 crew members are preparing the orbiting lab for the duo’s arrival.
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International Space Station
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Space physics and life support work topped the Exp 71 crew's schedule at the end of the week as the @BoeingSpace #Starliner astronauts return to Houston. More...
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International Space Station
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Students from Arizona and New York will have opportunities to hear from astronauts aboard the space station. The space-to-Earth calls will air live on NASA+, NASA TV, and the agency’s website at 12:10pm ET Tuesday, May 14 and 11:40am Thursday, May 16. More...…
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@NASASTEM
NASA STEM
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Connect your students with @NASA_Astronauts aboard the @Space_Station for a 20-minute Q&A session about living and working in space! 🚀 Submit your application before the May 21 deadline:
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International Space Station
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The four astronauts had a full schedule of science activities aboard the station while the three cosmonauts took the day off on Thursday. More...
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@ISS_Research
ISS Research
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Congratulations! It’s a black hole. 🥳 Short gamma-ray bursts, less than two seconds long, can signal the birth of a black hole. Recently deployed from the @Space_Station , BurstCube studies these powerful explosions. #BlackHoleWeek Check out the mission:
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@NASA_Astronauts
NASA Astronauts
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Join @NASA astronaut Matthew Dominick for an exclusive look at the recent 'parking' relocation on the @Space_Station ! See how the @SpaceX Dragon Endeavour spacecraft made room for @BoeingSpace 's #Starliner spacecraft and explore the hatch preparations for Butch Wilmore's and…
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NASA Commercial Crew
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Teams from @ulalaunch have returned the #Starliner and Atlas V rocket to its integration facility to replace a valve on the rocket’s upper stage. @NASA ’s @BoeingSpace Crew Flight Test is targeted to launch no earlier than 6:16pm ET May 17. More:
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International Space Station
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The Exp 71 crew focused primarily on life support work on Wednesday while finding time for cargo ops and biomedical research. More...
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NASA Commercial Crew
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#Starliner launch update: NASA, @BoeingSpace and @ULALaunch are now targeting no earlier than 6:16pm ET May 17 for the launch of the agency's Boeing Crew Flight Test to @Space_Station , following a valve replacement on ULA's Atlas V rocket:
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International Space Station
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The Exp 71 crew resumed normal science and maintenance activities on Tuesday as @BoeingSpace 's #Starliner spacecraft now targets no earlier than May 10 for launch. More...
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@Commercial_Crew
NASA Commercial Crew
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NASA, @BoeingSpace , and @ULALaunch are targeting no earlier than Friday, May 10, for launch of the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the @Space_Station , pending resolution of the technical issue that prevented the May 6 launch attempt:
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NASA
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Live now: Officials from NASA, @BoeingSpace , and @ULAlaunch discuss today’s scrubbed #Starliner launch attempt.
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NASA Commercial Crew
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Tune in at 10:30pm ET to hear from NASA, Boeing and United Launch Alliance leaders as they discuss tonight's scrub and future launch attempts:
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NASA Commercial Crew
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. @NASA , @BoeingSpace , and @ulalaunch scrubbed the launch opportunity on May 6 for the agency’s Boeing Crew Flight Test to the @Space_Station due to a faulty oxygen relief valve observation on the Atlas V rocket Centaur second stage. The crew and rocket remain safe and more…
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NASA
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Today's #Starliner launch is scrubbed as teams evaluate an oxygen relief valve on the Centaur Stage on the Atlas V. Our astronauts have exited Starliner and will return to crew quarters. For updates, watch our live coverage:
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@ulalaunch
ULA
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ULA Launch Director Tom Heter III has made the decision to the launch team that launch operations will not continue tonight for #AtlasV and #Starliner .
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@Space_Station
International Space Station
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A little over two hours from launch, @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams are now inside the #Starliner spacecraft.
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NASA Commercial Crew
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Time to get comfy. @NASA_Astronauts Butch Wilmore and Suni Williams have arrived at Space Launch Complex-41 and are being strapped into @BoeingSpace 's #Starliner spacecraft. Liftoff is still targeted for 10:34pm ET.
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@BoeingSpace
Boeing Space
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The astronauts have left the building! Friends, family and colleagues are gathered outside the Operations and Checkout Building at @NASAKennedy to see off Butch Wilmore and @Astro_Suni as they head to Space Launch Complex-41.
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