{"id":55182,"date":"2016-10-25T18:29:00","date_gmt":"2016-10-25T22:29:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-392965"},"modified":"2023-07-26T14:49:28","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T18:49:28","slug":"nasa-television-to-air-return-of-three-space-station-crew-members","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-to-air-return-of-three-space-station-crew-members\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Television to Air Return of Three Space Station Crew Members"},"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\/m16-126.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Expedition 49 crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Agency.\" 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\/m16-126.jpg 4928w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=768,511 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=1024,682 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=1536,1022 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=2048,1363 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=400,266 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=600,399 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=900,599 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=1200,799 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/m16-126.jpg?resize=2000,1331 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 49 crew members Kate Rubins of NASA, Anatoly Ivanishin of Roscosmos and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Agency are concluding a 115-day mission of science and research aboard the International Space Station and are set to return to Earth Oct. 29, 2016. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Three crew members on the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbital outpost Saturday, Oct. 29, with coverage of activities beginning the day before on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expedition 49 Commander Anatoly Ivanishin of the Russian space agency Roscosmos, and Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, will undock their Soyuz spacecraft from the space station at 8:37 p.m. EDT Saturday and land in Kazakhstan at 11:59 p.m. (9:59 a.m. Oct. 30, Kazakhstan time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their return will wrap up 115 days in space for the crew since their launch in July.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Together, the Expedition 49 crew members pursued hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the orbiting laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA Television will air coverage of the departure and landing activities at the following dates and times:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Friday, Oct. 28:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>3:30 p.m. \u2013 Change of command ceremony in which Ivanishin hands over station command to NASA\u2019s Shane Kimbrough<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Saturday, Oct. 29:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>4:45 p.m. \u2013 Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure scheduled at 5:15 p.m.)<\/li><li>8:15 p.m. \u2013 Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled at 8:37 p.m.)<\/li><li>10:45 p.m. \u2013 Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn scheduled at 11:06 p.m., with landing at 11:59 p.m.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Sunday, Oct. 30:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2 a.m. \u2013 Video File of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities<\/li><li>1 p.m. \u2013 Video File of landing and post-landing activities and post-landing interview with Rubins and Onishi in Kazakhstan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of undocking, Expedition 50 will begin aboard the station under the command of NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough. Along with his crewmates Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos, the three-person crew will operate the station for three weeks until the arrival of three new crew members. Peggy Whitson of NASA, Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) and Oleg Novitsky of Roscosmos are scheduled to launch in November from Baikonur, Kazakhstan.<\/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\n<p>Kathryn Hambleton<br>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br>\n202-358-1100<br>\nkathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov<br>\nDan Huot<br>\nJohnson Space Center, Houston<br>\n281-483-5111<br>\ndaniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three crew members on the International Space Station are scheduled to depart the orbital outpost Saturday, Oct. 29, with coverage of activities beginning the day before on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. 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