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New Expedition 30 Crew Members Welcomed Aboard Station
12.23.11 - Expedition 30 Flight Engineers Don Pettit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers were welcomed aboard the orbiting complex when the hatches between the station and the Soyuz TMA-03M spacecraft were opened at 12:43 p.m. EST on Friday, Dec. 23.
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New Expedition 30 Crew Members Launch to Station
12.21.11 - Expedition 30 Flight Engineers Don Pettit, Oleg Kononenko and Andre Kuipers launched at 8:16 a.m. EST on Wednesday, Dec. 21 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Expedition 29 Crew Lands in Kazakhstan
11.21.11 - The Expedition 29 crew members landed their Soyuz TMA-02M spacecraft on the steppe of Kazakhstan at 9:26 p.m. EST Monday, Nov. 21.
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Journaling the Journey into Space
12.19.11 - They likely don't make a notation of the star date or call it a captain's log, but astronauts aboard the ISS, like many other voyagers, keep journals.
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'Smart SPHERES' Tested Successfully on Space Station
12.19.11 - In November, a free-flying robot on the International Space Station successfully gathered and delivered motion data via a new smartphone controller.
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Capillary Channel Flow Video Shows Physics in Action
12.14.11 - The Capillary Channel Flow investigation aboard the ISS helps scientists develop innovative solutions for transporting liquids in microgravity.
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Technology Innovation Magazine Highlights the ISS
12.07.11 - The ISS didn't just make the cover story of NASA's Technology Innovation magazine - the entire issue was devoted to it.
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Astronaut TJ Creamer Learns From the Ground Up
12.05.11 - He traveled 65,200,000 miles around the planet while living aboard the ISS, but a new journey has led TJ Creamer to the Marshall Space Flight Center.
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Growing Knowledge in Space
11.29.11 - Microgravity target of current plant experiments.
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FLEX-ible Insight Into Flame Behavior
11.28.11 - When your entire world is the size of a five-bedroom home like the ISS, putting out even a small fire quickly is a life-and-death matter.
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neuroArm: Robotic Arms Lend Healing Touch
11.18.11 - The delicate touch that successfully removed Paige Nickason's brain tumor got a helping hand from a world-renowned arm -- a robotic arm, that is.
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Maintaining Crew Health One Step at a Time
11.16.11 - Astronauts on the ISS must exercise at least two hours a day. A new experiment is studying the difference between exercising in space and on Earth.
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Expedition 29 Welcomes New Crewmates
11.16.11 - The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying three new Expedition 29 crew members docked to the International Space Station at 12:24 a.m. EST Wednesday.
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New Crew Launches to Join Expedition 29
11.14.11 - The Soyuz TMA-22 spacecraft carrying the new trio launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 11:14 p.m. EST Nov. 13, 2011 (10:14 a.m. Baikonur time Nov. 14).
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Stocking Medicine for Long-Duration Missions
11.08.11 - The new vehicle intended for long-duration space travel will need a good-sized medicine cabinet. More of a challenge than a run to the pharmacy!
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New Space Station Camera Reveals Cosmic Shore
11.02.11 - Part of the fascination with space is the chance to look at our planet from afar. A unique vantage from the ISS affords a breathtaking vista.
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Students Speak With Station Crew Using Amateur Radio
10.27.11 - Children from the Cherry Creek School District in Centennial, Colo. spoke directly with Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 27, 2011.
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NIH Selects Another Investigator for the ISS
10.19.11 - The National Institute of Health has announced the selection of a new proposal for the Biomedical Research on the International Space Station award.
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On the Move: Robonaut 2 Makes First Motions on International Space Station
10.14.11 - There’s a humanoid robot moving aboard the International Space Station. Expedition 29 Commander Mike Fossum successfully put Robonaut 2 through its first paces involving motion on Oct. 13.
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Student Scientists to Submit Space Station Experiments
10.14.11 - Students have the chance to envision and design their own experiment for the ultimate prize -- flying it on the International Space Station.