Spacewalk to Upgrade Space Station’s Power System

On July 21, NASA astronauts Chris Cassidy and Robert Behnken will conduct a spacewalk to finish a 3.5-year effort to upgrade the International Space Station’s power system. Coverage will begin around 7:35 a.m. EDT, and could last up to seven hours. Cassidy and Behnken will replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries with>>>

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There’s a Limit to the Comfort Level of NASA Space Suits

The space suits used by the astronauts on Gemini 7, known as grasshopper suits, were designed for comfort. But after two weeks inside them, that was the last thing on the crew’s minds. From the Series: Apollo’s Moonshot: Triumph and Tragedy http://bit.ly/2krSdPN Original Author: Produced by Smithsonian Channel and published on>>>

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Independence Day Message from Astronauts in Space

Astronauts Chris Cassidy, Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken commemorate Independence Day in the United States. They explain the history of the American flag that was flown on the first and last space shuttle missions, which Doug and Bob will carry back to Earth when they return home aboard the SpaceX>>>

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NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will be the first to fly SpaceX’s Crew Dragon spaceship. Here’s how they’re preparing.

  SpaceX is poised to launch its first astronauts into space this spring: Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley. Their flight on the company’s Crew Dragon spaceship will mark the first time an American spacecraft has carried NASA astronauts since the Space Shuttle program ended in 2011. Behnken and Hurley’s liftoff>>>

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An Astronaut’s Guide to Optimism. What’s your resolution?

An Astronaut’s Guide to Optimism. What’s your resolution? If you’re looking a new perspective on the world in 2015 who better to provide it than a man that’s literally seen the big picture. In Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield’s latest video, filmed in Dublin, he reflects on the state of the>>>

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