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Carrying a Telescope Aloft
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NASA Announces Astronauts to Fly on SpaceX Crew-2 Mission to Space Station
NASA and its international partners have assigned crew members for Crew-2, which will be the second operational SpaceX Crew Dragon flight to the International Space Station as part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program.

July 28, 2020
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/27/2020
Payloads Astrobee:  In preparation for the upcoming Kibo Robot Programming challenge checkout, the crew reviewed the Astrobee On-Board Training.  The Astrobee team has been working for the past several weeks to map the Japanese Experiment Module to allow Astrobee navigation.  Astrobee is made up of three free-flying, cube-shaped robots which are designed to help scientists …

July 28, 2020 at 12:00AM
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Jezero Crater, Landing Site for the Mars Perseverance Rover
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The Giants of Summer
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Countdown to Mars
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/28/2020
Payloads Astrobee: Astrobee was activated in support of checkout-2 for the Kibo Robotic Programming Challenge.  The goal of the checkout is to confirm good data and voice communication between the 3 space centers involved, ensure the data markers (tags and targets) are in their proper locations, and ensure the files generated during the checkout are …

July 29, 2020 at 12:00AM
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The Red Planet Mars
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Mars Perseverance: Prepared for Launch to the Red Planet
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/29/2020
Payloads Droplet Formation Study (DFS):  The crew performed the setup and initiation of recording for additional runs of the DFS investigation, followed by data archival to Blue-ray disc.  Droplet Formation Studies in Microgravity (Droplet Formation Study, or more simply DFS) evaluates water droplet formation and water flow of Delta Faucet’s H2Okinetic shower head technology.  To …

July 30, 2020 at 12:00AM
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NASA, ULA Launch Mars 2020 Perseverance Rover Mission to Red Planet
NASA's Mars 2020 Perseverance rover mission is on its way to the Red Planet to search for signs of ancient life and collect samples to send back to Earth.

July 30, 2020
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NASA Astronauts in Space to Discuss Upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon Return
NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will address their upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon departure and splashdown in a news conference at 10:45 a.m. EDT Friday, July 31, from the International Space Station.

July 30, 2020
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Mars 2020 from 5,000 Feet
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ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/30/2020
Payloads Colloidal Clusters: The crew enabled the UV (ultraviolet) illumination system for the Colloidal Clusters sample bags.  UV light is used to activate the UV-curable gelling agent and terminate the experiment.  Following the appropriate UV exposure time, the crew performed steps needed to close out the experiment.  JAXA’s Colloidal Clusters investigates the mechanism for formation …

July 31, 2020 at 12:00AM
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A Different View of the Mars Perseverance Launch
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Liftoff to the Red Planet!
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The Elephant's Trunk Nebula in Cepheus
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SpaceX Crew Dragon As It Approached the Space Station
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NASA Broadcasts First Splashdown of American Astronauts in 45 Years
NASA is broadcasting the return of the agency’s SpaceX Demo-2 test flight with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley from the International Space Station – the first splashdown of an American crew spacecraft in 45 years.

August 02, 2020
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