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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 18 мин. назад

That's all folks! Expedition 52 came to a close today as @AstroKomrade took over. Watch our journey home tomorrow, landing at 9:22 p.m. EDT.


Paolo Nespoli‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_paolo 14 мин. назад

Fyodor has passed the command of the @Space_Station to @AstroKomrade: Expedition 53 begins! #Exp5253 #VITAmission



Randy Bresnik‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroKomrade 5 мин. назад

The key to @Space_Station. Humbled by the honor and privilege to assume the responsibility today of CDR of humanity's ISS in low earth orbit

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/08/31/iss-daily-summary-report-8312017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/31/2017
Posted on August 31, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

Special Daily Summary during JSC Closure

August 28th – September 1st

50S Crew Departure Preparations.

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In preparation for their return to Earth this weekend, the 50S Crew cleaned their Crew Quarters, stowed returning items within the Soyuz and conducted a descent drill to review undocking procedures and timelines. 50S undock is scheduled for Saturday, September 2nd at 4:58PM with landing occurring in Kazakhstan's Southern Landing Zone at 8:22PM.

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Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems (STaARS) Intraterrestrial Fungus (iFUNGUS):

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On Saturday the crew removed 2 sample bags fr om the STaARS facility after incubation times of 18 hours for one of the bags and 23 hours for the other. The STaARS-iFUNGUS investigation cultures a rare type of fungus in the microgravity environment of space to support the search for new antibiotics. The fungus, Penicillium chrysogenum, comes fr om deep in the Earth's subsurface and shows potential as a source for new antibacterial compounds. For the iFUNGUS experiment, frozen fungal spores are transported to the ISS, thawed and grown in different nutrient mixtures over different time intervals, and frozen samples are then returned to Earth wh ere scientists examine how they grew and what chemicals they produced. Discoveries generated by this research can foster further research and production efforts that utilize low gravity conditions to create novel compounds or other products.

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ADvanced Space Experiment Processor (ADSEP):

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On Saturday the crew removed Cell Culturing (CellCult) cassettes from ADSEP and ins erted the samples into a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). ADSEP is a thermally controlled facility that accommodates up to three cassette-based experiments that can be independently operated. A collection of experiment cassettes is used to accommodate experiments in cell technology, multiphase fluids, solution chemistry, separation science, microencapsulation, and crystal growth. For CellCult investigations, each cassette contains a rotating filtered bioreactor, a reservoir for fresh media, two peristaltic pumps, a waste reservoir, and up to 6 sample-collection or reagent containers connected by a manifold to the reactor. Cultures can be operated in continuous perfusion, batch fed, static, or sampling modes. The removal of samples and the addition of additives to the reactor volume can be programmed or teleoperated.

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Multi-Omics-Mouse:

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On Tuesday the crew cleaned the mouse habitats, collected fecal samples and exchanged food cartridges. Today and tomorrow they will collect blood samples from the mice.  Several studies have reported space flight effects on the human immune system, but the relationship between microbiota and immune dysfunction during flight remains unclear. In the Multi-Omics-Mouse investigation, food with and without fructooligosaccharides (FOS) will be used as prebiotics, to determine if they improve the gut environment and immune function. After the flight, researchers will analyze the gut environment (microbiota and metabolites) and immune system of the mice by multi-omics analysis.

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Rodent Research 9 (RR-9):

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Tomorrow the crew will replace old food bars and clean the Animal Habitats to support the ongoing RR-9 investigation. RR-9 studies how microgravity affects the immune systems, muscles and bones of rodents during extended stays aboard the ISS. After approximately 30 days aboard the ISS, the mice will be returned to Earth wh ere scientists on the ground will study how their time in space has affected various tissues, including brain, muscle, heart, joints, eyes and the immune system.

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Lung Tissue:

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On Wednesday the crew collected samples and fixed media in Tissue Bags. They ins erted the bags into a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). The Lung Tissue investigation uses the microgravity environment of space to test strategies for growing new lung tissue. Using the latest bioengineering techniques, the Lung Tissue experiment cultures different types of lung cells in controlled conditions onboard the ISS. The cells are grown in a specialized framework that supplies them with critical growth factors so that scientists can observe how gravity affects growth and specialization as cells become new lung tissue.

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Microbial Tracking-2 (MT-2):

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On Sunday and Tuesday the crew collected saliva samples for the Microbial Tracking-2 investigation and placed them inside a MELFI. After the samples are returned to Earth, a molecular analysis of the RNA and DNA will be conducted to identify the specific microbes that are present on ISS.  MT-2 monitors the different types of microbes on ISS over a 1-year period and how they change over time.

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Lighting Effects:

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Over the last week the crew has provided multiple sleep log entries for the Lighting Effects investigation. On Monday the crewmember transferred the Visual Performance Test hardware to their crew quarters, se t the light to the correct mode, turned all other light sources in the crew quarters off, and performed a Numerical Verification Test and a Color Discrimination Test. On Tuesday the crew took meter readings in the Columbus module. Today two crewmembers completed a battery of cognitive tests on a laptop. The Lighting Effects investigation studies the impact of the change from fluorescent light bulbs to solid-state light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with adjustable intensity and color and aims to determine if the new lights can improve crew circadian rhythms, sleep, and cognitive performance.

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Aquapad:

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Today the crew removed two Aquapad holders from an incubation bag and took pictures using the Everywear application for ground analysis. The water that astronauts drink on the ISS is primarily from the recycling of water from the crew's sweat, urine, and other reclaimed wastewater sources. Recycling reduces the number of supply missions needed and supports development of self-sufficient spacecraft for future missions beyond earth orbit. Using a device that consists of a simple absorbent cotton injected with water and the laptop application, Aquapad aims to improve the speed and efficiency of water potability tests on board the ISS.

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Genes in Space 3:

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On Monday the crew processed samples in the Biomolecule Sequencer.  Genes in Space-3 seeks to establish a robust, user-friendly DNA sample preparation process to support biological monitoring aboard the ISS. The project joins two previously spaceflight tested molecular biology tools, Miniature Polymerase Chain Reaction (miniPCR) and the MinION, along with some additional enzymes to demonstrate DNA amplification, sample preparation for DNA sequencing, and sequencing of actual samples from the ISS. The Genes in Space-3 experiments demonstrate ways in which portable, real-time DNA sequencing can be used to assay microbial ecology, diagnose infectious diseases and monitor crew health aboard the ISS.

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Genes in Space 4:

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On Tuesday the crew completed two sessions for Genes in Space 4 that included processing of samples in the miniPCR. The final session for the Genes in Space 4 investigation was completed today.  Genes in Space 4 is a high-school science experiment that examines gene expression related to special repair proteins known as heat shock proteins. Many organisms manufacture heat shock proteins to protect cells from heat, cold, radiation, or other stresses, but scientists are looking for additional insight in to genetic switches that activate these proteins. Genes in Space 4 uses the well-studied worm, C. elegans, and an advanced miniaturized DNA identification system to detect genetic expression of heat shock proteins in the high-radiation microgravity environment of space.

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Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF):

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Tomorrow the crew will use a fiberscope to investigate an unidentified object in the ELF furnace chamber that is affecting sample position control. The ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate, melt and solidify materials by containerless processing techniques using the electrostatic levitation method. With this facility, thermophysical properties of high temperature melts can be measured and solidification from deeply undercooled melts can be achieved.

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Biological Research in Canisters-22 (BRIC-22):

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The crew performed actuation of four BRIC-22 canisters today.  Previous investigations have shown certain proteins regulate genetic activity in a way that protects plants from the extended physical stress of spaceflight. BRIC-22 studies 8 different variants of thale cress (Arabidopsis thaliana) to determine the genetic regulation of stress responses.

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ISS Non-invasive Sample Investigation and results Transmission to ground with the Utmost easiness (In Situ):

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Today the crew collected a saliva sample and processed it in the bioanalyzer for the In Situ investigation. As part of the nominal continuous monitoring of ISS crewmembers for health changes, saliva samples are taken and returned to Earth. The In Situ bioanalysis uses a portable device that can check crew members' saliva on board the ISS, enabling direct real-time analysis. The device's first uses are to monitor stress levels and appetites among crew members. Humans living in space experience dramatic changes to their health, from weakened bone and muscle to reduced appetites and increased stress levels. The device uses disposable cartridges that check for the presence of the stress hormone cortisol. A miniature analytical device that can detect certain biomarkers using non-invasively collected samples would benefit health care workers on Earth, from emergency medical technicians on call, to small rural clinics in developing countries.

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Body Measures:

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On Monday a crewmember completed a Body Measures session with assistance from a trained operator. NASA is collecting in-flight anthropometric data to assess the impact of physical body shape and size changes on suit sizing. Still and video imagery is captured and a tape measure is used to measure segmental length, height, depth, and circumference data for all body segments (chest, waist, hip, arms, legs, etc.) from astronauts before, during and after their flight missions.

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Fine Motor Skills (FMS):

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The crew completed multiple FMS sessions this week. The FMS investigation studies how the fine motor skills are effected by long-term microgravity exposure, different phases of microgravity adaptation, and sensorimotor recovery after returning to Earth gravity. The goal of the investigation is to determine how fine motor performance in microgravity varies over the duration of six-month and year-long space missions; how fine motor performance on orbit compares with that of a closely matched participant on Earth; and how performance varies before and after gravitational transitions, including periods of early flight adaptation and very early/near immediate post-flight periods.

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Radiation Dosimetry Inside ISS-Neutron (RaDI-N):

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After retrieving the eight Space Bubble Detectors from a Russian crewmember on Monday, a USOS crewmember deployed the detectors in the Columbus module for the Radi-N2 experiment. This Canadian Space Agency's RaDI-N investigation uses the bubble detectors to measure neutron radiation levels in the ISS.

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Sprint Ultrasound 2:

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For a Sprint Ultrasound 2 session on Monday a crewmember, with support from an operator, configured the Ultrasound 2, placed reference marks on the calf and thigh of their right leg, donned the thigh and calf guides, and performed thigh and calf scans with remote guidance from the Sprint ground team. Ultrasound scans are used to evaluate spaceflight-induced changes in the muscle volume. The Sprint investigation evaluates the use of high intensity, low volume exercise training to minimize loss of muscle, bone, and cardiovascular function in ISS crewmembers during long-duration missions.

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NeuroMapping:

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On Tuesday a USOS crewmember performed a Neuromapping test in "strapped in" and "free floating" body configurations. During the test, the crewmember executed three behavioral assessments: mental rotation, sensorimotor adaptation, and motor-cognitive dual tasking. The NeuroMapping investigation studies whether long-duration spaceflight causes changes to brain structure and function, motor control, or multi-tasking abilities. It also measures how long it would take for the brain and body to recover from possible changes. Previous research and anecdotal evidence from astronauts suggests movement control and cognition can be affected in microgravity. The NeuroMapping investigation performs structural and functional magnetic resonance brain imaging (MRI and fMRI) to assess any changes that occur after spending months on the ISS.

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Circadian Rhythms:

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On Wednesday a crewmember instrumented themselves with Thermolab sensors and mounted the Thermolab Unit to their belt, beginning 36 hours of monitoring for the Circadian Rhythms investigation. Circadian Rhythms investigates the role of synchronized circadian rhythms, or the "biological clock," and how it changes during long-duration spaceflight. Researchers hypothesize that a non-24-hour cycle of light and dark affects crew members' circadian clocks. The investigation also addresses the effects of reduced physical activity, microgravity and an artificially controlled environment. Changes in body composition and body temperature, which also occur in microgravity, can affect crew members' circadian rhythms as well. Understanding how these phenomena affect the biological clock will improve performance and health for future crew members.

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Redundant Galley Food Warmer Installation:

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Today, the crew successfully installed a second Galley Food Warmer which arrived onboard SpX-12. The new Food Warmer was installed next to the primary unit currently in use in Node 1. This Food Warmer will be used as a spare due to the fact that only one warmer can be powered at a time.

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SpaceX Dragon Cargo Ops:

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The crew continues to pack items for return on SpX-12. As of Monday, approximately 21 hours of packing remained to be completed. SpX-12 is scheduled to unberth and return to earth on September 17, 2017.

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Catastrophic Storm Seen from Space on This Week @NASA – September 1, 2017

NASA

Опубликовано: 1 сент. 2017 г.

We worked with our partner agencies to use space-based assets to capture imagery of Hurricane Harvey that impacted the Texas-Louisiana Gulf Coast region. Imagery captured from the vantage point of space, provides data that weather forecasters, emergency responders and other officials can use to better inform the public. Views from the International Space Station, and NOAA's GOES East satellite showed the massive size and movement of the storm. While our Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM) Mission analyzed the storm's record-breaking rainfall – which led to catastrophic flooding in Texas and Louisiana. Due to the storm, our Johnson Space Center in Houston is closed through Labor Day, while the region recovers, but Mission Control remains operational in support of the crew aboard the International Space Station. Also, Final RS-25 Engine Test of the Summer, Key SLS Rocket Hardware Finished, and Researching Quiet Supersonic Flight!

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 14 мин. назад

Heading home soon... I hope I infected a few of you with my passion for space. Never stop learning and growing. I dare you to dream! #FF @NASA

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/09/01/record-setting-nasa-astronaut-space-station-crewmates-prepare-for-return-to-earth/

Record-Setting NASA Astronaut, Crewmates Prepare for Return to Earth
Posted on September 1, 2017 at 6:30 pm by Mark Garcia.


Expedition 52 crew members (from left) Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson prepare the Sokol launch and entry suits they will wear when they undock and land in their Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft.

Record-breaking NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson and her Expedition 52 crewmates, Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA and Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, are scheduled to depart the International Space Station and return to Earth Saturday, Sept. 2. NASA Television and the agency's website will provide complete coverage of their departure and landing.

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The trio will undock their Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft from the space station at 5:58 p.m. EDT and land in Kazakhstan at 9:22 p.m. (7:22 a.m. Sept. 3, Kazakhstan time). NASA astronaut Randy Bresnik has taken over command of the station from Yurchikhin.

The complete schedule of return coverage is as follows (all times EDT):

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• 2:15 p.m. – farewell and hatch closure (hatch closure at 2:40 p.m.)
• 5:30 p.m. – undocking (undocking at 5:58 p.m.)
• 8 p.m. – deorbit burn and landing (deorbit burn at 8:29 p.m. and landing at 9:22 p.m.)
• 11 p.m. – replay of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities
  

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crew members, at:
www.nasa.gov/station

Get breaking news, images, videos and features from the station on social media at:

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As a result of the impacts of Hurricane Harvey, NASA plans a modified return to Houston of Whitson and Fischer and the science samples landing in the Soyuz spacecraft. The crew will participate in standard post-flight medical evaluations. Working with our International Space Station partners, NASA secured the services of ESA (European Space Agency) to return the crew from Karaganda, Kazakhstan, to Cologne, Germany.  NASA's G-5 will depart Houston on Saturday to meet the crew and science samples in Cologne. They're expected to return to Houston on Sunday night.  All necessary facilities onsite at NASA's Johnson Space Center necessary to support crew and science objectives are being checked out, and readied for the return to Houston.

While living and working aboard the space station, the Expedition 52 crew pursued hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard humanity's only orbiting laboratory.

Expedition 53 will begin when Whitson, Fischer and Yurchikhin depart with Randy Bresnik of NASA in command, and Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency), on board. The three-person crew will operate the station until the arrival of three new crew members later this month.

NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba, and Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos, are scheduled to launch Sept. 12 from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

This entry was posted in Expedition 52, Expedition 53 and tagged European Space Agency, Harvey, hurricane, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Soyuz on September 1, 2017 by Mark Garcia.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/02/nasas-most-experienced-astronaut-set-for-return-to-earth/

NASA's most experienced astronaut set for return to Earth
September 2, 2017 William Harwood

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION

Peggy Whitson, America's most experienced astronaut with nearly two years in orbit over three missions, returns to Earth Saturday after an extended 288-day stay aboard the International Space Station, landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan with Soyuz MS-04 commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and NASA flight engineer Jack Fischer.

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Astronaut Peggy Whitson on-board the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Bidding station commander Randy Bresnik, Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli and cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy farewell, Whitson and her two crewmates plan to undock fr om the Russian Poisk module at 5:58 p.m. EDT (GMT-4) Saturday.

After moving a safe distance away, Yurchikhin and Fischer will monitor a planned four-minute 38-second rocket firing to slow the craft by about 286 mph, just enough to drop the far side of the orbit deep into the atmosphere for a dawn landing near the town of Dzezkazgan, Kazakhstan, a few seconds shy of 9:22 p.m. (7:22 a.m. Sunday local time).

Russian recovery crews and NASA flight surgeons and support personnel will be standing by to help the returning crew members out of the cramped Soyuz descent module, carrying them to nearby recliners for initial medical checks and satellite phone calls to family and friends as they begin re-adjusting to the unfamiliar tug of gravity.

Fr om the landing site, all three crew members will be flown by helicopter to Karaganda wh ere Yurchikhin will board a Russian space agency plane for the trip home to Star City near Moscow. Because of disruptions caused by Hurricane Harvey, NASA's plans for returning Whitson and Fischer to the Johnson Space Center in Houston were not immediately known.

Yurchikhin and Fischer were launched April 20 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and will be wrapping up a 136-day stay in space. Soyuz spacecraft normally carry a crew of three, but the Russians recently decided to save money by reducing the station's cosmonaut crew from three to two, leaving an empty seat aboard the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft.

Whitson was launched last Nov. 17 and originally planned to come home with her Soyuz MS-03 crewmates on June 2. But with an empty seat aboard the MS-04 spacecraft, U.S. and Russian space managers agreed to extend Whitson's mission by three months, allowing the U.S. crew to conduct additional research.

And so, being in the right place at the right time, Whitson became America's most experienced astronaut, passing previous record holder Jeff Williams' mark of 534 days aloft over five missions on April 24.

With landing Saturday, Whitson's total time aloft over three missions will stand at 665 days, moving her up to eighth in the world with 131 more days in space than Williams and 145 days more than Scott Kelly, who logged nearly a year in space on one flight.

Yurchikhin's total will stand at 673 days in space over five flights, moving him to seventh in the world, just ahead of Whitson.

During their four-and-a-half-month mission, Yurchikhin and Fischer welcomed two SpaceX Dragon cargo ships, a Russian Progress freighter and a Soyuz carrying three fresh crew members — Ryazanskiy, Bresnik and Nespoli. They also oversaw the departure of three visiting vehicles and participated in three spacewalks — two for Fischer and one for Yurchikhin.

Whitson helped with the arrival of four earlier visiting vehicles and carried out four spacewalks, two with Shane Kimbrough, one of her original Soyuz crewmates, and two with Fischer.

Whitson, who holds a doctorate in biochemistry, served two stints as commander of the space station and is the world's most experienced female spacewalker with 60 hours and 21 minutes of EVA time over 10 excursions. She now ranks third in the world in spacewalk time, just behind cosmonaut Anatoly Solovyev and NASA astronaut Mike Lopez-Alegria.


File photo of a Soyuz spacecraft docked at the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

NASA planned to hold a news conference with Whitson on Aug. 30 to discuss her flight and return to Earth, but the agency closed the Johnson Space Center in the wake of Hurricane Harvey and the briefing was canceled, along with coverage of a ceremony Friday when station command transferred from Yurchikhin to Bresnik.

By any yardstick, Whitson's career at NASA is unlikely to be matched until astronauts fly back to the moon or on to Mars.

Her first space flight came in 2002 when she blasted off aboard the shuttle Atlantis for a long-duration stint aboard the space station, logging 184 days 22 hours and 14 minutes off planet. She served as the station's first "science officer" and logged her first spacewalk, wearing a Russian Orlan spacesuit, before landing aboard the shuttle Endeavour on Dec. 7, 2002.

She took off again as a flight engineer aboard the Soyuz TMA-11 spacecraft, which launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Oct. 10, 2007. During a 191-day 19-hour seven-minute flight, she served as commander of Expedition 16 and performed five more spacewalks before returning to Earth on April 19, 2008.

After serving as NASA's chief astronaut from October 2009 to July 2012, Whitson was assigned a third station flight, taking off Nov. 17, 2016, aboard the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft along with vehicle commander Oleg Novitskiy and French flight engineer Thomas Pesquet, a European Space Agency astronaut.

She served a second stint as space station commander during her current mission.

"The part that has been the most satisfying on a day to day basis, hour to hour, minute to minute, has been working on board the space station," she said when asked why she wanted to fly a third time. "It doesn't matter if I'm cleaning the filters, I feel like I'm helping personally push forward exploration. So I have that satisfaction. That's why I want to go again."

The space station's crew normally is evenly split between the Russians and the U.S. segment, which includes astronauts representing NASA, ESA, Japan and Canada. But the Russian decision to downsize its crews in the near term gave NASA the opportunity to fill those seats with U.S. Operating Segment — USOS — crew members.

"This is great news," Whitson said in a NASA statement when her mission extension was announced. "I love being up here. Living and working aboard the space station is wh ere I feel like I make the greatest contribution, so I am constantly trying to squeeze every drop out of my time here. Having three more months to squeeze is just what I would wish for."

Novitskiy and Pesquet returned to Earth as planned on June 2 with one empty seat, leaving Whitson behind aboard the station with Yurchikhin and Fischer. They had the station to themselves until July 28 when Ryazanskiy, Bresnik and Nespoli arrived. During the interim, thanks to Whitson's extended mission, U.S. research that otherwise would have been sharply curtailed was able to continue.

As it now stands, the station's six-member crew features two cosmonauts — Yurchikhin and Ryazanskiy — and four USOS crew members: Whitson, Fischer, Bresnik and Nespoli.

Following the Soyuz MS-04 departure Saturday, the Expedition 53 crew — Bresnik, Nespoli and Ryazanskiy — will have the station to themselves until Sept. 12 when three fresh crew members are scheduled to arrive: Soyuz MS-06 commander Alexander Misurkin, NASA flight engineer Mark Vande Hei and Joseph Acaba.

The reconstituted six-member crew will once again feature four USOS crew members and two Russian cosmonauts. That staffing will continue with the next crew rotation flight in mid December when one cosmonaut and two USOS crew members, one from the United States and one from Japan, arrive aboard the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft.

"The big thing is we're going to have four USOS crew members, and with over 330 possible experiments, of which 85 are new to the space station, there's a ton of science for us to do," Bresnik said before his July 28 launch.

"And with that extra crew member, we're going to have a lot more opportunity to not only do the science, we're also going to have the opportunity to do repairs on the station. So we think the productivity of this huge laboratory ... will really go up quite a bit having a fourth crew member."

Ryazanskiy, Bresnik and Nespoli plan to return to Earth Dec. 14. Between now and then, the overlapping station crews will carry out multiple spacewalks, help with the departure of one Soyuz, the arrival of another and unload four cargo ships: one Russian Progress, two SpaceX Dragons and one Orbital ATK Cygnus.

And throughout it all, the station crew will carry out a full slate of scientific research.

"I think the legacy (of the space station) is going to be the international partnership," Whitson said. "We have built something in low-Earth orbit, traveling at 17,500 mph, it was not technically an easy thing to do, but we did it internationally, pieces of hardware from all over the world were constructed in low-Earth orbit and to me, it's actually miraculous we didn't have a lot more problems than we did in that whole process."

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Randy Bresnik‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroKomrade 2 ч назад

Farewell Exp 52. Total 1,474 days in space for Fyodor, Peggy & 2Fish. Their dedicated efforts have made a lasting impact on @Space_Station.

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 44 мин назад

Living large today: Towers of Awesome Fiesta Tastiness (TAFT)=beans, cheese, salami & salsa--Creativity helps after a few months up here

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 2 мин. назад

Fifth-time space flier Fyodor Yurchikhin & NASA's @Astro2fish are returning after 136 days, @AstroPeggy closes out a 289-day flight.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 мин. назад

Rob Navias is forever a wordsmith. Introduces MCC-H by noting the "Meteorological body blow" that hit Houston.

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Ключ от МКС
 

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 мин. назад

ISS has a key. Randy now holds the key as the new commander.

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ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 3 мин. назад

#Soyuz Return: Hatch Closure - 18:40 UTC, Undocking - 21:58, D/O Burn - 0:28:54, Re-Entry - 0:59 & Landing - 1:22 http://bit.ly/2gxky4R