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International Space Station (Time-lapse footage of Earth as seen from the ISS) – Video

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Many wonders are visible when flying over the Earth. A compilation of such visual spectacles was captured from the International Space Station (ISS). Passing...

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Space Station Live: Model Organisms and Rodent Research Hardware – Video

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NASA Public Affairs Officer Brandi Dean interviews Expedition 41/42 Lead Increment Scientist Dr. Vic Cooley about new and ongoing science taking place inside and outside the International Space...

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NASA Coverage Set for Fourth SpaceX Mission to Space Station

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The fourth SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station (ISS) under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract is scheduled to launch Saturday, Sept. 20, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The one-day adjustment in the launch date was made to accommodate preparations of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and was coordinated with the stations partners and managers.

The company's Falcon 9 rocket, carrying its Dragon cargo spacecraft loaded with more than 5,000 pounds of scientific experiments and supplies, will lift off at 2:16 a.m. EDT. NASA Television coverage of the launch begins at 1:15 a.m. If for any reason the launch is postponed, the next launch opportunity is Sunday, Sept. 21 at approximately 1:53 a.m.

The mission, designated SpaceX CRS-4, is the fourth of 12 SpaceX flights NASA contracted with the company to resupply the space station. It will be the fifth trip by a Dragon spacecraft to the orbiting laboratory.

The spacecrafts 2.5 tons of supplies, science experiments, and technology demonstrations includes critical materials to support 255science and research investigationsthat will occur during the station's Expeditions 40 and 41.

Science payloads includethe ISS-Rapid Scatterometer tomonitor ocean surface wind speed and direction; new biomedical hardwarethatwill help facilitate prolonged biological studies of rodents in microgravity; and a study of a small flowering plant related to cabbage that allows scientists to study plant growth and adaptations in space.

New technology demonstrations aboard the Dragon spacecraft include theSpecial Purpose Inexpensive Satellite, orSpinSat, to test how a small satellite moves and positions itself in space using new thruster technology andthe 3-D Printing In Zero-G Technology Demonstration, thefirst 3-D printer in space.

NASA will host a series of prelaunch news conferences Thursday, Sept. 18 and Friday, Sept. 19 at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, which will be carried live on NASA TV and the agency's website.

During panel discussions Sept. 18 at 9, 10, and 11 a.m., scientists and researchers will discuss the various science and research studies, including RapidScat, 3-D printing in Zero-G, technology to measure bone density, and model organism research using rodents, fruit flies and plants.

NASA senior leaders will host a briefing Sept. 19 at 9 a.m., followed by a prelaunch news conference at 10 a.m. at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All these briefings, which are subject to a change in time, will be carried live on NASA TV and the agency's website. A post-launch briefing will be held approximately 90 minutes after launch.

If launch occurs Sept. 20, NASA TV will provide live coverage Monday, Sept. 22, of the arrival of the Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station. Grapple and berthing coverage will begin at 5:30 a.m. with grapple at approximately 7:30 a.m. Berthing coverage begins at 9:30 a.m.

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Space Station Expedition 40 Crew Returns To Earth, Lands Safely In Kazakhstan

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September 11, 2014

Image Caption: Ground support personnel are seen at the landing site after the Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft landed with Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA, and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) near the town of Zhezkazgan, Kazakhstan on Thursday, Sept. 11, 2014. Swanson, Skvortsov and Artemyev returned to Earth after more than five months onboard the International Space Station where they served as members of the Expedition 39 and 40 crews. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ Three crew members from the International Space Station (ISS) returned to Earth Wednesday after 169 days of science and technology research in space, including a record 82 hours of research in a single week, which happened in July.

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Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) touched down southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan in Kazakhstan at 10:23 p.m. EDT Wednesday, Sept. 10 (8:23 a.m., Sept. 11, in Dzhezkazgan).

[ Watch the Video: Expedition 40 Undocks, Ending Mission ]

During their time aboard the space station, the crew members participated in a variety of research focusing on Earth remote sensing, human behavior and performance and studies of bone and muscle physiology.

One of several key research focus areas during Expedition 40 was human health management for long duration space travel as NASA and Roscosmos prepare for two crew members to spend one year aboard the orbiting laboratory in 2015.

During their time on the station, the crew members orbited Earth more than 2,700 times, traveled more than 71.7 million miles and welcomed five cargo spacecraft. Two Russian ISS Progress cargo spacecraft docked to the station bringing tons of supplies in April and July. The fifth and final European Space Agency (ESA) Automated Transfer Vehicle also launched to the station in July with the spacecraft bearing the name of Belgian physicist Georges Lemaitre, who is considered the father of the big-bang theory.

SpaceX launched a Dragon cargo spacecraft to the station in April, the companys third of at least 12 planned commercial resupply missions. In July, Orbital Sciences Cygnus spacecraft completed its third of at least eight resupply missions scheduled through 2016 under NASAs Commercial Resupply Services contract.

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Minecraft Xbox One Space Station (Mass Effect Mash-Up Pack) Part 1 – Video

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A space station, complete with living quarters, self replenishing food sources, fuel cells, water storage and an automated fast travel network. The Mass Effect textures and sounds works perfectly...

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ScienceCasts: Jellyfish Flame on the International Space Station – Video

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ScienceCasts: Jellyfish Flame on the International Space Station
Visit http://science.nasa.gov/ for more. Astronauts onboard the International Space Station report seeing flames that behave like jellyfish. Video of the microgravity phenomenon is a must-see.

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Minecraft Hermitcraft Modsauce #7 – Chisel blocks of Awesomeness! – Video

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Minecraft Hermitcraft Modsauce #7 - Chisel blocks of Awesomeness!
Minecraft ModSauce Mod Pack - Today we #39;re going to mess around with some new blocks to build a hermit town base for our space station. Enjoy! This Hermitcraft ModSauce Mod Pack will be available...

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LIVE: Expedition 40 depart from International Space Station (ISS) – Video

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LIVE: Expedition 40 depart from International Space Station (ISS)
Expedition 40 Commander Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineers Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemyev of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) will end almost six months on the orbiting...

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