ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/05/2020
Change of Command Ceremony and 59S Undock/Landing: Today, the ISS Crew participated in a Change of Command Ceremony during which Luca Parmitano handed over command of the ISS to Oleg Skripochka.  Luca Parmitano, Aleksandr Skvortsov and Christina Koch will return to Earth tonight on 59S. Undocking is scheduled for 11:49 PM CT with landing in …

February 06, 2020 at 12:00AM
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Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Return from Space Station
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Luca Parmitano
Flight Engineer, Italy
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Launched into space July 20, 2019

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Alexander Skvortsov
Flight Engineer, Russia
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Launched into space July 20, 2019

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Christina Koch
Flight Engineer, USA
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Launched into space March 14, 2019

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NASA, Boeing to Provide Update on Starliner Orbital Flight Test Reviews
NASA and Boeing will host a media teleconference at 3:30 p.m. EST Friday, Feb. 7, to discuss the status of the joint independent review team investigation into the primary issues detected during the company’s uncrewed Orbital Flight Test in December as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

February 07, 2020
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NGC 7331 Close Up
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Victor Glover: Training for the Future
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Media invited to Speak with Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Christina Koch
NASA astronaut Christina Koch will participate in a postflight news conference at 3:30 p.m. EST Wednesday, Feb. 12, from NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston.

February 07, 2020
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Cosmic Clouds in the Unicorn
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To Fly Free in Space
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Northrop Grumman Cargo Mission Awaits Launch
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Launch of the ESA/NASA Solar Orbiter
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Solar Orbiter Launch Takes Solar Science to New Heights
Solar Orbiter, a new collaborative mission between ESA (European Space Agency) and NASA to study the Sun, launched at 11:03 p.m. EST Sunday on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket from Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

February 10, 2020
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Solar Eclipse over the UAE
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NASA Administrator Statement on Moon to Mars Initiative, FY 2021 Budget
The following is a statement from NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine:

February 10, 2020
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NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine Discusses 2021 Budget
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Launch of the Solar Orbiter
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California Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students from Southern California will have an opportunity this week to talk with NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station.

February 11, 2020
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/10/2020
Confined Combustion: The crew performed the final sample burn, removed the Confined Combustion hardware from MSG and stowed it.  The final sample was an acrylic (aka poly methyl methacrylate or plexiglass) sample installed with black baffles.  This project aims to study flame spread in confined spaces—specifically the interactions between spreading flames and surrounding walls. Flame …

February 11, 2020 at 12:00AM
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Explorers Wanted: NASA to Hire More Artemis Generation Astronauts
As NASA prepares to launch American astronauts this year on American rockets from American soil to the International Space Station – with an eye toward the Moon and Mars – the agency is announcing it will accept applications March 2 to 31 for the next class of Artemis Generation astronauts.

February 11, 2020
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