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<\/a>The Expedition 71<\/a> crew kicked off Monday with spacesuit work and cargo operations aboard the International Space Station<\/a>. Back on Earth, mission managers are targeting June 5 for the launch of Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft on NASA\u2019s Crew Flight Test.<\/p>\n Four NASA astronauts spent much of Monday in the Quest airlock<\/a> checking out spacesuits and reviewing procedures for a trio of spacewalks targeted to take place in June. Flight Engineer Mike Barratt<\/a> started the work as he powered up the spacesuits, cleaned cooling loops, and serviced suit components throughout the day. Flight Engineer Tracy C. Dyson<\/a> assisted Barratt with the suit job then trained on the suit safety systems and jet packs that would be used to maneuver back to the station in the unlikely event of an emergency.<\/p>\n Flight Engineer Matthew Dominick<\/a> also participated in the spacesuit and jet pack safety training. He also joined Flight Engineer Jeanette Epps<\/a> and reviewed standard spacewalk procedures such as suiting up, exiting and entering Quest, safety steps, and communication protocols. NASA will announce the spacewalk details and spacewalkers in an upcoming media advisory and news briefing.<\/p>\n On Saturday, June 1, a Roscosmos Progress 88<\/a> cargo craft docked to the space station\u2019s Poisk module<\/a> packed with about three tons food, fuel, and supplies. Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Nikolai Chub monitored Progress\u2019 arrival then spent a portion of the weekend and all-day Monday unloading the new cargo. Kononenko also replaced communications gear in the Zvezda service module<\/a> while Chub set up and photographed a new space physics investigation.<\/p>\n Cosmonaut Alexander Grebenkin pointed a camera outside a station window toward Earth today and photographed landmarks for a pair of Earth observation studies. At the end of the day, Grebenkin installed hardware to image Earth\u2019s atmosphere in ultraviolet wavelengths. Researchers use the imagery to understand natural events and man-made impacts on Earth\u2019s surface and atmosphere.<\/p>\n Teams at NASA and Boeing confirmed Monday the company\u2019s Starliner spacecraft, ULA (United Launch Alliance) Atlas V rocket, and ground support equipment are healthy and ready for the next launch attempt. The first Starliner flight with NASA astronauts Butch Wilmore<\/a> and Suni Williams<\/a>, known as NASA\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test<\/a>, is targeted to liftoff at 10:52 a.m. EDT Wednesday, June 5<\/a>, to the International Space Station for about a one week stay aboard the microgravity laboratory.<\/p>\n Learn more about station activities by following the\u00a0space station blog<\/a>,\u00a0@space_station<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0@ISS_Research<\/a>\u00a0on X, as well as the\u00a0ISS Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0ISS Instagram<\/a>\u00a0accounts.<\/p>\n Get weekly video highlights at:\u00a0https:\/\/roundupreads.jsc.nasa.gov\/videoupdate\/<\/a><\/p>\n Get the latest from NASA delivered every week. Subscribe here:\u00a0www.nasa.gov\/subscribe<\/a><\/p>\n Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Expedition 71 crew kicked off Monday with spacesuit work and cargo operations aboard the International Space Station. Back on Earth, mission managers are targeting June 5 for the launch of Boeing\u2019s Starliner spacecraft on NASA\u2019s Crew Flight Test. Four NASA astronauts spent much of Monday in the Quest airlock checking out spacesuits and reviewing \u2026 Continue reading
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