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First Lady and Dr. Biden at launch of Philanthropy — Joining Forces Impact Pledge

As part of the third anniversary of Joining Forces, the First Lady and Dr. Biden spoke at the American Red Cross Hall of Service in Washington, DC. Hosted by the Council on Foundations and the White Oak Steering Committee, the event signaled the launch of Philanthropy — Joining Forces…

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NASA Hosts SpaceX 3 Post Launch News Conference from Kennedy Space Center

A post-launch news conference was held on Friday, April 18 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida following the launch of the SpaceX-3 mission that will deliver approximately 2.4 tons of cargo to the International Space Station.
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Next ISS Crew Heads to Launch Site

After participating in traditional ceremonies at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia on March 13, Expedition 39/40 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency, Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos…

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Expedition 39 40 Crew Meets Officials and Reporters as Launch Approaches

Expedition 39/40 Soyuz Commander Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), Flight Engineer Steve Swanson of NASA and Flight Engineer Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos launched on the Russian Soyuz TMA-12M spacecraft on March 25, Kazakh time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in…

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Next Space Station crew gets comfy prior to launch

Among the activities scheduled for the Expedition 39/40 crew as closes in on its launch to the International Space Station is a final “fit check” in the Soyuz spacecraft that will take them to the ISS. NASA Flight Engineer Steve Swanson and Russian cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and…

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Next Space Station crew closing in on launch

As it winds down to a late March launch to the International Space Station, the Expedition 39/40 crew, including NASA astronaut Steve Swanson, continues to train at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for the six-hour trip to orbit.
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