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"HOUSTON, STATION ON SPACE TO GROUND."

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WELCOME TO SPACE TO GROUND, I’M LEAH CHESHIER.

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THIS WEEK, THE CREW ABOARD THE STATION DOUBLED

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WITH THE LAUNCH OF A NEW SOYUZ SPACECRAFT.

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"AND LIFTOFF!"

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ON OCTOBER 14, NASA ASTRONAUT KATE RUBINS

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AND ROSCOSMOS COSMONAUTS SERGEY RYZHIKOV

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AND SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV LAUNCHED TO

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THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION FROM

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THE BAIKONUR COSMODROME IN KAZAKHSTAN.

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THEIR SOYUZ SPACECRAFT LIFTED OFF AT 1:45
AM ET,

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SENDING THE ASTRONAUTS ON A 2-ORBIT, 3-HOUR
JOURNEY

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TO THE ORBITING LABORATORY, WHERE THEY’LL
LIVE AND WORK

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FOR THE NEXT SIX MONTHS.

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"SO KATE, AND SERGEY, AND SERGEY, JUST DOCKED.

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AND WE ARE REALLY CLOSE TO OPENING THE HATCHES."

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UPON ARRIVAL, THEY WERE WELCOMED BY NASA ASTRONAUT

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AND STATION COMMANDER CHRIS CASSIDY

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AND ROSCOSMOS COSMONAUTS ANATOLY IVANISHIN
AND IVAN VAGNER.

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ON OCTOBER 21, CASSIDY, IVANISHIN, AND VAGNER

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ARE SCHEDULED TO RETURN TO EARTH

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AFTER 196 DAYS IN SPACE,

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LANDING SOUTH OF DZHEZKAZGAN, KAZAKHSTAN.

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FIND OUT WHEN TO WATCH BY VISITING NASA.GOV/LIVE.

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NASA’S SPACEX CREW-1 MISSION IS COMING SOON

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TO A SPACE STATION NEAR YOU.

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THE FIRST LONG-DURATION COMMERCIAL SPACEFLIGHT

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TO THE SPACE STATION IS NOW TARGETED FOR NOVEMBER,

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PROVIDING ADDITIONAL TIME FOR SPACEX

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TO COMPLETE HARDWARE TESTING AND DATA REVIEWS

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WHILE EVALUATING FALCON 9

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FIRST STAGE ENGINE GAS GENERATORS.

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DURING A RECENT NON-NASA LAUNCH ATTEMPT,

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THE GENERATORS EXHIBITED OFF-NOMINAL BEHAVIOR.

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THROUGH THE COMMERCIAL CREW AND LAUNCH SERVICES
PROGRAMS

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PARTNERSHIP WITH SPACEX, NASA HAS FULL INSIGHT

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INTO THE COMPANY’S LAUNCH AND TESTING DATA.

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IF YOU’D LIKE TO HEAR MORE ABOUT CREW-1

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FROM THE FOUR ASTRONAUTS THEMSELVES,

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CHECK OUT THE LATEST EPISODE OF

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HOUSTON, WE HAVE A PODCAST,

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AVAILABLE AT NASA.GOV/PODCAST.

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TWITTER USER CHRIS KNOWS THAT

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ASTRONAUTS ENJOY SPICY FOODS IN SPACE,

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BUT HE WANTED TO KNOW IF THEY ALSO VALUE FRESHNESS.

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IN SPACE, ASTRONAUTS CAN’T MAKE

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A QUICK TRIP TO THE GROCERY STORE,

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AND RELY ON THEIR FOOD ARRIVING

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ON RESUPPLY SPACECRAFT.

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BECAUSE OF THIS, MUCH OF THE ASTRONAUTS’
FOOD

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IS THERMO-STABILIZED TO PRESRVE IT

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FOR LATER CONSUMPTION, BUT SOMETIMES,

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THEY RECEIVE FRESH FRUITS, VEGETABLES,

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AND EVEN MEATS AND CHEESES.

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ADDITIONALLY, AS PART OF THE VEGGIE EXPERIMENT,

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ASTRONAUTS HAVE BEGUN GROWING PLANTS

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LIKE LETTUCE ONBOARD, HELPING US PREPARE

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FOR LONG-DURATION MISSIONS TO THE MOON AND
MARS.

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KEEP SENDING IN YOUR QUESTIONS