{"id":52579,"date":"2019-03-07T20:03:00","date_gmt":"2019-03-08T00:03:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-441155"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:16:05","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:16:05","slug":"nasa-coverage-for-next-space-station-crew-launch-docking","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-coverage-for-next-space-station-crew-launch-docking\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Coverage for Next Space Station Crew Launch, Docking"},"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\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Expedition 59 crew members Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos & Nick Hague of NASA during pre-launch training\" 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\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/47230586511_4819a66f71_k.jpg?resize=2000,1333 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\">Expedition 59 crew members Christina Koch of NASA, Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos and Nick Hague of NASA during pre-launch training for launch March 14, U.S. time, on the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a six-and-a-half month mission on the International Space Station. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are set to join the crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, March 14. The trio\u2019s arrival will return the orbiting laboratory\u2019s population to six, including three NASA astronauts. This launch will also mark the fourth Expedition crew with two female astronauts. Live coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/live\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/tyler-nick-hague\">Nick Hague<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/christina-h-koch\">Christina Koch<\/a>, and cosmonaut <a href=\"http:\/\/www.gctc.ru\/main.php?id=196\" rel=\"noopener\">Alexey Ovchinin<\/a> of Roscosmos, are set to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-12 spacecraft at 3:14 p.m. EDT (12:14 a.m. March 15 Kazakhstan time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on a six-hour journey to the station.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new crew members will dock to the Rassvet module at 9:07 p.m. Expedition 59 will begin officially at the time of docking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>About two hours later, hatches between the Soyuz and the station will open and the new residents will be greeted by NASA astronaut <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/anne-c-mcclain\">Anne McClain<\/a>, station commander Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos, and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency. The current three-person crew <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-spacex-launch-first-flight-test-of-space-system-designed-for-crew\">just welcomed<\/a> the first American commercial crew vehicle as it docked to the station on March 3, amidst a busy schedule of scientific research and operations since arriving in December. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage of the Expedition 59 crew\u2019s launch and docking activities are as follows (all times EDT):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, March 14:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2 p.m. \u2013 Soyuz MS-12 launch coverage (launch at 3:14 p.m.)<\/li><li>8:45 p.m. \u2013 Docking coverage (docking scheduled for 9:07 p.m.)<\/li><li>10:30 p.m. \u2013 Hatch opening and welcome coverage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>A full complement of video of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/schedule.html\">crew\u2019s pre-launch activities<\/a> in Baikonur will air on NASA TV in the days preceding launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew members of Expeditions 59 and 60 will continue work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/index.html\">hundreds of experiments<\/a> in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the humanity\u2019s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>McClain, Saint-Jacques, Hague and Koch also are all scheduled for the first spacewalks of their careers to continue upgrades to the orbital laboratory. McClain and Hague are scheduled to begin work to upgrade the power system March 22, and McClain and Koch will complete the upgrades to two station power channels during a March 29 spacewalk. This will be the first-ever spacewalk with all-female spacewalkers. Hague and Saint-Jacques will install hardware for a future science platform during an April 8 spacewalk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hague and Ovchinin are completing a journey that was cut short Oct. 11, when a booster separation problem with their Soyuz rocket\u2019s first stage triggered a launch abort two minutes into the flight. They landed safely a few minutes later, after reaching the fringes of space, and were reassigned to fly again after McClain, Kononenko and Saint-Jacques launched in early December. This will be Ovchinin\u2019s third flight into space, the second for Hague and the first for Koch. Hague, Koch, and McClain are from NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/2013astroclass.html\" target=\"_BLANK\u7faa\" rel=\"noopener\">2013 astronaut class<\/a>, half of which were women\u2014the highest percentage of female astronaut candidates ever selected for a class.<\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/a><\/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><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/instagram.com\/iss<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Space_Station%C2%A0\" rel=\"noopener\">http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Space_Station <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Kathryn Hambleton<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov\">kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov<\/a><br \/>\nGary Jordan<br \/>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br \/>\n281-483-5111<br \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov\">gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two American astronauts and a Russian cosmonaut are set to join the crew aboard the International Space Station on Thursday, March 14. The trio\u2019s arrival will return the orbiting laboratory\u2019s population to six, including three NASA astronauts. This launch will also mark the fourth Expedition crew with two female astronauts. 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