The Soyuz FG rocket rolls out to its launch pad at Site 1/5 of the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Sunday, December 13, 2015 to begin the final preparations for liftoff, carrying the Soyuz TMA-19M crew of Yuri Malenchenko, Tim Peake and Tim Kopra.
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The Soyuz TMA-17M crew of Oleg Kononenko, Kimiya Yui and Kjell Lindgren made a safe landing in Kazakhstan on Friday after a space flight of four and a half months. It marked the fifth nighttime landing of a Soyuz returning from ISS, but the first to take place after sunset instead of the early morning hours.
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Three International Space Station crew members made a safe return to Earth on Friday, coming in for a parachute-assisted landing
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A trio of Soyuz crew members parachuted down to a safe landing in the dark of night on Friday, returning from a 142-day mission to the International Space Station. Making a rare nighttime landing and the first post-sunset touchdown in ISS history, Soyuz commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui and Kjell Lindgren returned safely
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Three International Space Station residents departed the orbiting complex on Friday to start their return journey towards a rare nighttime landing of the Soyuz spacecraft on the steppe of Kazakhstan.
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#Taiwan time-lapse combo bonus: day pass followed by night pass.https://t.co/mVmfCH2hBD — Kjell Lindgren (@astro_kjell) December 10, 2015 They say "save
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A trio of International Space Station crew members are on the eve of their return to Earth aboard Soyuz TMA-17M after a mission of four and a half months living and working on the orbiting laboratory. Soyuz Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineers Kimiya Yui and Kjell Lindgren are set for a rare nighttime landing well after sunset in typical winter conditions in the steppes of Kazakhstan.
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Cygnus Rendezvous & Capture: >>Cygnus Mission Updates Experiments: Differential Effects on Telomeres and Telomerase in Twin Astronauts Associated With Spaceflight
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#Cygnus, AKA #SSDekeSlayton has arrived just in time for #Christmas! #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/ueaJhkFvXl — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December 9, 2015 The
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Cargo missions to the International Space Station have officially resumed with the successful rendezvous and capture of the Cygnus OA-4 spacecraft on Wednesday, marking the first Commercial Cargo Vehicle to arrive at ISS after launch failures of both Commercial Resupply Services Program partners.
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Experiments: Microbiome [The study will investigate the impact of long duration space flight on both, the human immune system and
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Sunlight reflections on water make metallic #EarthArt. #YearInSpace pic.twitter.com/XZCN83DWCh — Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) December 8, 2015 Moon rise)) 月の出の瞬間を写真に撮ってみました。月の光が大気を通過してくるので、月が歪んでしまっていますね。高い山の上に望遠鏡を作ると、大気の影響を減らす事が出来るのです。もっと観測に最適なのは、宇宙空間や月面ですね。 pic.twitter.com/Khp0WTXV4M
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Orbital ATK’s Cygnus spacecraft is set for its rendezvous with the International Space Station on Wednesday to mark a record-setting cargo delivery in the Commercial Resupply Services Program. Going through a methodical rendezvous process, Cygnus will link up with ISS to arrive at its Capture Point where it can be grappled by the Station’s robotic arm to mark the start of a berthed mission of up to two months.
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The #Geminids meteor shower 2015 by #OlegKononenko. Don't forget to make a wish when you see a shooting star! pic.twitter.com/lk8RwnhR2R
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Experiments: Fine Motor Skills [Fine Motor Skills uses a tablet touchscreen application to monitor degradation in fine motor abilities over
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An Atlas V rocket blasts off from Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral on December 6, 2015 on the launcher’s first mission in support of the International Space Station, lifting the Cygnus OA-4 resupply craft into orbit.
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