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NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for February 15, 2019 
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NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for February 15, 2019.
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 14 February 2019 - New Space Clothing for Astronaut Health
The three residents onboard the International Space Station today worked with a diverse array of science hardware.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 13 February 2019 - Human Physiology Research
Wednesday saw the Expedition 58 crew explore the inner workings of the human body in space and maintain cooling systems aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 12 February 2019 - Daily Exercise and Research
The Expedition 58 crew explored space exercise and checked out biology hardware today aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 11 February 2019 - Astrobee Conference Participation
Spacesuit work, robotic assistants as well as exercise and biology studies took up the majority of the Expedition 58 crew's schedule on Monday.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 8 February 2019 - Northrop Grumman Cygnus Released
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 at 11:16 a.m. EST and has departed the International Space Station.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for February 8, 2019
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 7 February 2019 - Preparing Cygnus for Small Satellites Deployment
Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is just a day away from completing its tenth mission to the International Space Station. The Expedition 58 crew is training today for Cygnus' robotic release on Friday and preparing it for one more mission afterward.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 6 February 2019 - Researching Fluid Physics
The astronauts onboard the International Space Station continued exploring today how living in space affects their minds and bodies. The Expedition 58 crew also researched fluid physics and prepared a resupply ship for its departure.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 5 February 2019 - Psychological Experiments
The Expedition 58 crew participated in a suite of psychological, biomedical and physics experiments today. The orbital residents are also getting ready to send off a U.S. cargo craft on Friday.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 28 January 2019 - Wearable Body Monitor
The Expedition 58 astronauts explored time perception and tested a wearable body monitor aboard the International Space Station today.
NASA Weekly ISS Space to Ground Report for December 21, 2018
NASA's Space to Ground is your weekly update on what's happening aboard the International Space Station.
The Coolest Experiment in the Universe
What's the coldest place you can think of? Temperatures on a winter day in Antarctica dip as low as −120ºF (−85ºC). On the dark side of the Moon, they hit −280ºF (−173ºC). But inside NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory on the International Space Station, scientists are creating something even colder.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 19 December 2018 - Crew Leaves the ISS
NASA Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos undocked from the International Space Station at 8:40 p.m. EST to begin their trip home.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 18 December 2018 - Change of Command
The Expedition 57 commander handed over control of the International Space Station today in a traditional ceremony. He and two of his crewmates will then head back to Earth Wednesday just in time for the holidays.
NASA Space Station On-Orbit Status 17 December 2018 - Robotic Refueling Mission 3 Installed
Today - Airway Monitoring: Today the crew performed the setup activities for the upcoming Airway Monitoring US Lab (ambient) session.
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