{"id":52165,"date":"2016-10-19T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-19T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-392678"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:49:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:49:17","slug":"nasa-astronaut-shane-kimbrough-crewmates-launch-to-space-station-to-continue-research","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-astronaut-shane-kimbrough-crewmates-launch-to-space-station-to-continue-research\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough, Crewmates Launch to Space Station to Continue Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1210\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Launch of Expedition 49 crew to ISS on Oct. 19, 2016.\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg 4609w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=300,177 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=768,454 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=1024,605 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=1536,908 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=2048,1210 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=400,236 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=600,355 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=900,532 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=1200,709 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/nhq2016101900091.jpg?resize=2000,1182 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2048px) 100vw, 2048px\" loading=\"eager\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">The Soyuz MS-02 rocket is launched with Expedition 49 Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Ryzhikov, Kimbrough, and Borisenko will spend the next four months living and working aboard the International Space Station. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"993\" height=\"693\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg?w=993\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough gives a thumbs-up shortly after launch on Oct. 19, 2016\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg 993w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg?resize=300,209 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg?resize=768,536 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg?resize=400,279 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg?resize=600,419 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102d.jpg?resize=900,628 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 993px) 100vw, 993px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough gives a thumbs-up shortly after launching Oct. 19, 2016, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on his way to the International Space Station with Expedition 49 crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. <strong>Credits: NASA TV<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div id=\"\" class=\"hds-media hds-module wp-block-image\"><div class=\"margin-left-auto margin-right-auto nasa-block-align-inline\"><div class=\"hds-media-wrapper margin-left-auto margin-right-auto\"><figure class=\"hds-media-inner hds-cover-wrapper hds-media-ratio-none \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1083\" height=\"1644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?w=1083\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Expedition 49's Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos\" style=\"transform: scale(1); transform-origin: 50% 50%; object-position: 50% 50%; object-fit: cover;\" block_context=\"nasa-block\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg 1083w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=198,300 198w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=768,1166 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=675,1024 675w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=1012,1536 1012w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=264,400 264w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=395,600 395w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=593,900 593w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/16-102a.jpg?resize=791,1200 791w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1083px) 100vw, 1083px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><figcaption class=\"hds-caption padding-y-2\"><div class=\"hds-caption-text p-sm margin-0\">Expedition 49 flight engineer Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, flight engineer Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and Soyuz commander Sergey Ryzhikov of Roscosmos, climb the ladder to the elevator as they prepare to board the Soyuz MS-02 rocket for launch, Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2016 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.  Kimbrough, Borisenko, and Ryzhikov will spend the next four months living and working aboard the International Space Station. <strong>Credits: NASA\/Joel Kowsky<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Three crew members representing the United States and Russia are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday (2:05 p.m. Baikonur time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Soyuz spacecraft carrying astronaut Shane Kimbrough of NASA, and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, is scheduled to dock to the Poisk module of the space station at 5:59 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21. NASA Television coverage of docking will begin at 5:15 a.m. Hatches are scheduled to open about 8:35 a.m., with NASA TV coverage starting at 8 a.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The arrival of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko returns the station\u2019s crew complement to six. The three join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/expeditions\/expedition49\/index.html\">Expedition 49<\/a> Commander Anatoli Ivanishin of Roscosmos, Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Expedition 49 crew members will spend a little over four months conducting more than 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko are scheduled to remain aboard the station until late February. Rubins, Ivanishin and Onishi will return to Earth Oct. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Expedition 49 crew will welcome a variety of cargo deliveries to the space station, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/orbitalatk\">Orbital ATK\u2019s Cygnus<\/a>, which launched Monday from NASA\u2019s Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. The spacecraft is scheduled to arrive at the orbital laboratory Sunday, Oct. 23, with more than 5,100 pounds of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/news\/crs5_investigations\/\">science and research equipment<\/a>, as well as crew supplies and hardware.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Included in the Cygnus shipment are payloads that will study fires in space, the effect of lighting on sleep and daily rhythms, collection of health-related data, and a new way to measure neutrons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Japanese cargo craft is scheduled to deliver new lithium ion batteries in December to replace the nickel-hydrogen batteries currently used to store electrical energy generated by the station\u2019s solar arrays. The crew members also are scheduled to receive SpaceX\u2019s 10th commercial resupply ship and two Russian Progress resupply missions delivering several tons of food, fuel, supplies and research.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more than 15 years, humans have been living continuously aboard the space station to advance scientific knowledge and demonstrate new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that also will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A truly global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 1,900 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>http:\/\/instagram.com\/iss <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Space_Station  <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Cheryl Warner<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\ncheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov<br \/>\nDan Huot<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\ndaniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three crew members representing the United States and Russia are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:05 a.m. EDT Wednesday (2:05 p.m. Baikonur time). 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