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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, FOUR ASTRONAUTS TOOK A QUICK FIELD
TRIP OUTSIDE OF THE STATION.

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ON MONDAY, APRIL 5th, NASA ASTRONAUTS VICTOR
GLOVER,

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MICHAEL HOPKINS, AND SHANNON WALKER

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AND JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION AGENCY ASTRONAUT
SOICHI NOGUCHI

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RELOCATED THEIR CREW DRAGON SPACECRAFT

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FROM ONE DOCKING PORT TO ANOTHER.

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THE APPROXIMATELY 38 MINUTE FREE-FLIGHT

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REQUIRED CREW MEMBERS TO SUIT UP AND BOARD
THEIR SPACECRAFT

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IN CASE OF ISSUES WHILE RE-DOCKING

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AND THE CREW NEEDED TO RETURN TO EARTH.

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HOWEVER, THE OPERATION WENT SMOOTHLY,

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AND THE ZENITH, OR SPACE-FACING PORT

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OF THE HARMONY MODULE BECAME THE NEW HOME

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OF CREW-DRAGON RESILLIENCE AT 7:08 AM ET.

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THE FORWARD-FACING PORT OF THE HARMONY MODULE

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IS NOW VACANT AND AWAITING THE ARRIVAL

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OF CREW-2 ABOARD CREW DRAGON ENDEAVOUR ON
APRIL 23rd.

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"DRAGON, SPACEX.

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SOFT CAPTURE CONFIRMED."

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THE SPACE STATION EXPANDED TO 10 RESIDENTS
THIS WEEK

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WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SOYUZ MS-18 SPACECRAFT.

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ON APRIL 9nd, NASA ASTRONAUT MARK VANDE HEI

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AND ROSCOSMOS COSMONAUTS OLEG NOVITSKIY AND
PYOTR DUBROV

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LAUNCHED TO THE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION.

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THE TRIO ARRIVED AFTER A 2-ORBIT, 3-HOUR JOURNEY

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AND JOINED THE CREWS OF THE SOYUZ MS-17

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AND CREW DRAGON VEHICLES ABOARD THE ORBITING
LABORATORY.

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VANDE HEI, NOVITSKIY, AND DUBROV ARE SCHEDULED

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TO LIVE ON THE STATION FOR APPROXIMATELY 6
MONTHS.

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TO LEARN MORE ABOUT VANDE HEI IN HIS OWN WORDS,

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CHECK OUT EPISODE #190 OF HOUSTON, WE HAVE
A PODCAST.

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ON FRIDAY, APRIL 16th, THE SPACE STATION RESIDENTS

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WILL SHRINK BACK DOWN TO 7 CREW MEMBERS

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WHEN NASA’S KATE RUBINS AND ROSCOSMOS’

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SERGEY RYHZIKOV AND SERGEY KUD-SVERCHKOV

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RETURN TO EARTH IN THEIR SOYUZ MS-17 SPACECRAFT.

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TOURNAMENT EARTH, THE ASTRONAUT PHOTOGRAPHY
EDITION, HAS REACHED THE FINALS.

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WILL THE CHAMPION BE A COMPOSITE OF STARS
IN MOTION

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OVER THE AMERICAS, SHOT BY ASTRONAUT DON PETTIT
IN 2012,

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OR WILL IT BE AN ALKALINE TURKISH LAKE,

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CAPTURED IN 2016 BY ASTRONAUT KATE RUBINS?

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VISIT EARTHOBSERVATORY.NASA.GOV TO VOTE

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FOR YOUR FAVORITE PHOTO TAKEN FROM THE STATION.