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<\/a>The Expedition 71<\/a> crew members are relaxing today following the delay of Thursday\u2019s spacewalk. Mission planners rescheduled the spacewalk for June 24 when two spacewalkers will remove faulty radio hardware and swab station surfaces for microorganisms<\/a>. A second spacewalk to remove and replace a gyroscope assembly, relocate an antenna, and prepare for future Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer<\/a> upgrades is planned for July 2. Meanwhile, the two Boeing Crew Flight Test<\/a> astronauts from NASA continued vehicle testing.<\/p>\n NASA and Boeing will discuss Starliner\u2019s mission and departure from the International Space Station as part of the agency\u2019s Boeing Crew Flight Test<\/a> in a pre-departure media teleconference<\/a> at 12 p.m. EDT Tuesday, June 18. Butch Wilmore<\/a> and Suni Williams<\/a>, who have previously visited the orbital outpost, called down to Boeing mission controllers on Friday and discussed their upcoming departure. Afterward, the duo entered Starliner and reviewed the spacecraft\u2019s flight operations and procedures.<\/p>\n Roscosmos\u2019 Progress 87<\/a> resupply ship, docked to the Zvezda service module<\/a>, will fire its engines late Friday night boosting the space station\u2019s orbit. The reboost maneuvers occur regularly restoring the orbiting lab\u2019s altitude as it degrades over time due to Earth\u2019s gravity and atmospheric drag.<\/p>\n The three cosmonauts working aboard the space station stayed busy on Friday with their standard complement of space research and life support maintenance duties. Commander Oleg Kononenko and Flight Engineer Nikolai Chub wrapped their work shift with eye scans using a medical imaging device looking at the retina, optic nerve, and cornea. Flight Engineer Alexander worked throughout the day on computer maintenance, vent cleaning, and orbital plumbing.<\/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 members are relaxing today following the delay of Thursday\u2019s spacewalk. Mission planners rescheduled the spacewalk for June 24 when two spacewalkers will remove faulty radio hardware and swab station surfaces for microorganisms. A second spacewalk to remove and replace a gyroscope assembly, relocate an antenna, and prepare for future Alpha Magnetic \u2026 Continue reading
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