News Archive / Tagged: Expedition 55

• Soyuz MS-07 crew back on Earth after 168 days in orbit.

  Derek RichardsonJune 3rd, 2018

  Three members of the International Space Station's Expedition 54/55 crew returned to Earth inside the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft after having spent 168 days in orbit performing hundreds of science experiments and upgrading equipment outside the outpost.

• OA-9 Cygnus cargo ship arrives at ISS

  Derek RichardsonMay 24th, 2018

  Orbital ATK’s OA-9 Cygnus cargo spacecraft rendezvoused with the International Space Station May 24, 2018, after a three-day chase of the orbiting outpost following a successful launch atop an Antares rocket.

• 3 CubeSats flying with OA-9 Cygnus spacecraft

  Michael ColeMay 22nd, 2018

  WALLOPS ISLAND, Va. — The launch of the OA-9 Cygnus resupply mission to the ISS carried with it supplies and experiments. Also riding with the freighter are 15 CubeSats to be deployed by the outpost's astronauts. These micro-satellites include a trio designed to greatly-enhance different areas of Earth observation.

• Spacewalking astronauts swap ISS coolant pumps

  Derek RichardsonMay 17th, 2018

  Two NASA astronauts ventured outside the International Space Station on May 16, 2018, for a 6.5-hour-long spacewalk. They were tasked with rearranging coolant pumps and replacing external cameras and antennas.

• CRS-14 Dragon returns experiments, hardware to Earth

  Derek RichardsonMay 5th, 2018

  Wrapping up a one-month stay at the International Space Station, SpaceX’s CRS-14 Dragon cargo ship returned to Earth with several thousand pounds of equipment for repair and experiments for further analysis.

• High seas force postponement of CRS-14 Dragon departure from ISS

  Derek RichardsonMay 2nd, 2018

  Originally scheduled for May 2, 2018, SpaceX’s CRS-14 Dragon cargo ship, which is currently attached to the International Space Station, is now expected to return to Earth May 5, according to NASA.

• CRS-14 Dragon berths with International Space Station

  Derek RichardsonApril 4th, 2018

  The CRS-14 Dragon capsule rendezvous and berthed with the International Space Station after a two-day trek to the orbiting outpost. Capture by the robotic Canadarm2 took place at 6:40 a.m. EDT (10:40 GMT) April 4, 2018.

• SpaceX CRS-14 Dragon heading toward ISS after successful Falcon 9 launch

  Derek RichardsonApril 2nd, 2018

  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — SpaceX launched its sixth Falcon 9 of 2018, this time to send the unpiloted CRS-14 Dragon cargo ship on its way toward the International Space Station with several thousand pounds of food, experiments and hardware for the six-person Expedition 55 crew.

• SpaceX CRS-14 mission all set for science

  Bart LeahyMarch 31st, 2018

  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Fla. -- SpaceX is set to send its next Dragon cargo ship to the International Space Station with three tons of supplies and science. The CRS-14 mission will include materials to help the Expeditions 55 and 56 crews conduct and monitor more than 200 science and technology investigations.

• Astronauts complete all US EVA-49 tasks despite limited duration

  Derek RichardsonMarch 29th, 2018

  Less than a week after arriving at the International Space Station in Soyuz MS-08 for a five-month stay, two astronauts donned spacesuits to venture outside the complex for a six-hour spacewalk—U.S. EVA-49.

• International Space Station crew size doubles with Soyuz MS-08 docking

  Derek RichardsonMarch 24th, 2018

  The International Space Station returned to its full crew compliment of six people after the three-person Soyuz MS-08 docked with the orbiting outpost to join the ongoing Expedition 55.

• Soyuz MS-08 trio lights up Kazakh sky to begin 2-day trek to ISS

  Derek RichardsonMarch 21st, 2018

  Lighting up the Kazakh Steppe at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, three fresh International Space Station crew members launched toward space to begin a two-day chase of the orbiting outpost. Soyuz MS-08 launched at 1:44 p.m. EDT (17:44 GMT) March 21, 2018.

• Soyuz MS-08 trio set for 2-day flight to ISS

  Derek RichardsonMarch 20th, 2018

  Three more people are set to leave Earth to live aboard the International Space Station for about five months. They are slated to launch in their Soyuz MS-08 spacecraft at 1:44 p.m. EDT (05:44 GMT) March 21, 2018, from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.