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<\/a>The Expedition 57<\/a> crew said farewell to a Japanese resupply ship Wednesday and is getting ready to welcome U.S. and Russian space freighters in less than two weeks. The trio first practiced International Space Station<\/a> emergency procedures today then went on to space research and robotics training.<\/p>\n The U.S. company Northrop Grumman is getting its 10th<\/sup> Cygnus cargo craft packed and ready for launch atop an Antares rocket Nov. 15 at 4:49 a.m. EST<\/a>. Russia will launch its 71st<\/sup> station resupply mission aboard a Progress spaceship the next day at 1:14 p.m.<\/p>\n Both resupply ships are due to arrive at the station Sunday Nov. 18 just 10 hours apart. The Cygnus will get there first following its head start. Commander Alexander Gerst<\/a> assisted by Flight Engineer Serena Au\u00f1\u00f3n-Chancellor<\/a> will capture the American vessel with the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 4:35 a.m. A few hours later, cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev<\/a> will monitor the approach and automated docking of the Russian Progress 71 cargo craft to the Zvezda service module at 2:30 p.m.<\/p>\n All three crew members called down to mission controls centers in Houston and Moscow for a coordinated emergency drill today. The orbital residents practiced communication and decision-making skills while maneuvering along evacuation paths and locating safety gear.<\/p>\n Afterward, Gerst and Serena partnered up and reviewed next Sunday\u2019s Cygnus approach and rendezvous procedures. Gerst will command the Canadarm2 to reach out and grapple Cygnus as Serena monitors the spaceship\u2019s telemetry and data.<\/p>\n Prokopyev continued his science and maintenance duties in the orbital lab\u2019s Russian segment. The cosmonaut explored the physics of plasma-dust crystals<\/a> then conducted an eye exam in conjunction with doctors on Earth. Prokopyev also photographed the inside of the Zvezda and stowed radiation detectors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n Mark Garcia Powered by WPeMatico<\/a><\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Expedition 57<\/a> crew said farewell to a Japanese resupply ship Wednesday and is getting ready to welcome U.S. and Russian space freighters in less than two weeks. The trio first practiced International Space Station<\/a> emergency procedures today then went on to space research and robotics training.<\/p>\n The U.S. company Northrop Grumman is getting its 10th Cygnus cargo craft packed and ready for launch atop an Antares rocket Nov. 15 at 4:49 a.m. EST<\/a>. Russia will launch its 71st station resupply mission aboard a Progress spaceship the next day at 1:14 p.m.<\/p>\n Both resupply ships are due to arrive at the station Sunday Nov. 18 just 10 hours apart. The Cygnus will get \u2026 Continue reading
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\nISS<\/p>\nU.S., Russian Spaceships Line Up for Launch After Japanese Vessel Departs<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
<\/a>Japan\u2019s HTV-7 resupply ship is pictured after it was released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Both the HTV-7 and the International Space Station were orbiting about 254 miles above the Pacific Ocean and about 311 miles west of Baja California. <\/p>\n