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| June 30, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-081 NASA Television to Air Departure of U.S. Cargo Ship from International Space Station
After delivering about 6,000 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station on Sunday, July 2. NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 11:15 a.m. EDT. Flight controllers will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach the Dragon capsule, which arrived at the station June 5, from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module. After they maneuver Dragon into place, Expedition 52 Flight Engineers Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson of NASA will command release of the spacecraft at 11:38 a.m. Dragon's thrusters will be fired to move the spacecraft a safe distance from the station before SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, command its deorbit burn. The capsule will splash down about 5:16 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean. Deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV. Recovery forces will retrieve the capsule and its more than 4,100 pounds of returning cargo, including science samples from human and animal research, biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities. NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the nonprofit organization that manages research aboard the U.S. national laboratory portion of the space station, will receive and process research samples, ensuring they are distributed to the appropriate facilities within 48 hours of splashdown. In the event of adverse weather conditions in the Pacific, the backup departure date is Monday, July 3, with NASA TV coverage beginning at 2 a.m. and spacecraft release at 2:28 a.m. Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return to Earth intact, launched June 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, for the company's 11th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station. Get breaking news, images and features from the station at: and | ||
| Press Contacts Kathryn Hambleton Dan Huot | ||
| June 30, 2017 MEDIA ADVISORY M17-079 Connecticut Students to Speak with NASA Astronauts on Space Station
Students at the Wallingford Public Library in Wallingford, Connecticut, will speak with NASA astronauts living and working aboard the International Space Station at noon EDT on Thursday, July 6. The 20-minute, Earth-to-space call will air live on NASA Television's Media Channel and the agency's website. Expedition 52 Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer will answer questions from students ages 5 and up gathered at the library. Whitson launched to the space station Nov. 17, 2016. Fischer launched to the station in April. Both astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth in September. For more information on the downlink, contact Allison Murphy at 203-284-6435 or amurphy@wallingfordlibrary.org The Children's Department of the library has structured its summer reading theme, Race to Space, around the downlink and will be exploring the space theme throughout the summer break. Various science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities will be offered in the Children's Department through Aug. 12. Additionally, library visitors will be able to view official artifacts from an archived NASA collection, and students will participate in monitoring the growth of seeds that have been harvested from tomato plants grown on the space station. Linking students directly to astronauts aboard the space station provides unique, authentic experiences designed to enhance student learning, performance and interest in STEM. This in-flight education downlink is an integral component of NASA Education's STEM on Station activity, which provides a variety of space station-related resources and opportunities to students and educators. Follow NASA astronauts on Twitter: @NASA_astronauts. For more information, videos and lesson plans highlighting research on the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/ | ||
| Press Contacts Katherine Brown Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 william.p.jeffs@nasa.gov | ||
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