This Week at NASA: Expedition 43 Returns, Dawn Mission and More

On June 10, NASA’s Terry Virts passed command of the International Space Station to Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency – marking the start of the Expedition 44 mission.
The following day, Virts and Expedition 43 crewmates Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos climbed aboard a Soyuz spacecraft and headed back to Earth – landing safely in Kazakhstan and capping off 199 days in space. The remaining members of Expedition 44, including NASA’s Kjell Lindgren, are targeted for launch in late July. Also, Climate change projections , Second flight test of saucer-shaped vehicle, DAWN images bring Ceres to life, Heavy lift crane back in place, and more.