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NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020 Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 December, 2020. Following a day off on Christmas, the Expedition 64 crew went into the weekend with a variety of space biology to help researchers gain therapeutic insights not possible on Earth. Long-term exposure to microgravity affects organisms adapted to living on Earth in many ways. That same weightless phenomena also reveals unique physical properties ...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 7 December 2020 - Six Spacecraft Docked Status Report - Source: SpaceRef Dec. 7, 2020: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon vehicles, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus-14 resupply ship, all three from the United States, and Russia’s Progress 75 and 76 resupply ships and Soyuz MS-17 crew ship. Credit: NASA. While the International Space Station was t...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 8 December 2020 - Unpacking the Dragon Status Report - Source: SpaceRef The upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the International Space Station. Six spaceships, three U.S. and three Russian, are parked at the International Space Station after Mondays arrival of the upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle. The Expedition 64 crew will spend the rest of December focusing on science as 2021 shapes up to be a busy year on the orbital lab. Two...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap Status Report - Source: SpaceRef NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 3 December 2020 - Another Cargo Mission on Tap Expedition 64 is getting ready for over 6,400 pounds of cargo due to arrive this weekend aboard the next-generation SpaceX Dragon space freighter. All seven International Space Station residents also were immersed in microgravity research throughout Thursday. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket c...

NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 9 December 2020 - New Space Biology Experiments Status Report - Source: SpaceRef Expedition 64 Flight Engineer Michael Hopkins checks on biological samples. The Expedition 64 crew kicked off an array of new space biology experiments delivered this week aboard the SpaceX Cargo Dragon. The International Space Station residents will be gaining unique insights about the human heart, muscles and stem cells that only microgravity can provide. NASA astr...