{"id":55143,"date":"2017-12-06T17:44:00","date_gmt":"2017-12-06T21:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-414549"},"modified":"2023-07-26T15:03:17","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T19:03:17","slug":"nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-landing-launch","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-landing-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Television Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Landing, Launch"},"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\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1638\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Expedition 54\" 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\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=300,240 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=768,614 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=1024,819 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=1536,1229 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=400,320 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=600,480 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=900,720 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=1200,960 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?resize=2000,1600 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 54 Flight Engineers Joe Acaba and Mark Vande Hei of NASA, Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos and Flight Engineers Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Three crew members on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/station\">International Space Station<\/a> are scheduled to end their mission and return to Earth on Thursday, Dec. 14, just days before another three space travelers begin their mission. 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>Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Sergey Ryazanskiy of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will undock their Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft from the space station at 12:14 a.m. EST Thursday and land in Kazakhstan at 3:38 a.m. (2:38 p.m. Kazakhstan time).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Their return will conclude 139 days in space since their launch on July 28. During that time, they have supported <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 humanity\u2019s only microgravity laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage of Expedition 53 departure and landing activities is as follows (all times EST):<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Wednesday, Dec. 13<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>7:40 a.m. \u2013 Change of command ceremony with Bresnik handing over station command to Roscosmos\u2019 Alexander Misurkin<\/li><li>8:30 p.m. \u2013 Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure at 9 p.m.)<\/li><li>11:45 p.m. \u2013 Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled for 12:14 a.m. Thursday)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Thursday, Dec. 14<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>2:15 a.m. \u2013 Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 2:44 a.m. and landing at 3:38 a.m.)<\/li><li>6 a.m. \u2013 Video file of hatch closure, undocking and landing activities<\/li><li>7 p.m. \u2013 Video file of landing and post-landing activities and interview with Bresnik in Kazakhstan<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>At the time of undocking, Expedition 54 will begin aboard the station under the command of Misurkin. Along with his crewmates Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA, the three-person crew will operate the station until the arrival of three new crew members five days later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On Sunday, Dec. 17, Scott Tingle of NASA, Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency will launch at 2:21 a.m. (1:21 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Coverage of Expedition 54 launch and docking activities is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sunday, Dec. 17<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>1:15 a.m. \u2013 Soyuz MS-07 launch coverage (launch at 2:21 a.m.)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Tuesday, Dec. 19<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>3 a.m. \u2013 Docking coverage (docking scheduled for 3:42 a.m.)<\/li><li>5 a.m. \u2013 Hatch opening and welcome coverage<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>NASA TV will air 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 in the days preceding launch.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The six crew members of Expedition 54 will continue work on the hundreds of experiments conducted off the Earth, for the Earth. This crew continues the long-term increase in U.S. crew size from three to four, allowing NASA to maximize time dedicated to research on the space station.<\/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<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>and<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<a class=\"twitter-timeline\" data-width=\"500\" data-height=\"750\" data-dnt=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Space_Station?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" rel=\"noopener\">Tweets by Space_Station<\/a><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>-end-<\/p>\n\n\n<p>Stephanie Schierholz<br \/>\nHeadquarters, Washington<br \/>\n202-358-1100<br \/>\nstephanie.schierholz@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 on the International Space Station are scheduled to end their mission and return to Earth on Thursday, Dec. 14, just days before another three space travelers begin their mission. Live coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s website. Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Paolo Nespoli […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":58360,"template":"","meta":{"nasa_hds_core_meta_l10n":"en-US","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_editor":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_article_contacts":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_topic":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_linked_locations":[],"nasa_hds_core_meta_article_related_articles":[],"hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_id":"M17-144","hds_migrate_meta_pr_release_type":"MEDIA ADVISORY","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_x":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_location_y":"","nasa_hds_core_meta_gallery_images":[]},"categories":[8359,2735,2861,2867],"news-tags":[12348],"internal-terms":[9514,9508],"coauthors":[],"parsely":{"version":"1.1.0","meta":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","headline":"NASA Television Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Landing, Launch","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-landing-launch\/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-landing-launch\/"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg"},"articleSection":"Missions","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NASA"}],"creator":["NASA"],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"NASA","logo":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/themes\/nasa\/assets\/images\/nasa-logo.svg"},"keywords":["NASA Centers & Facilities","NASA Headquarters","Expedition 53","International Space Station (ISS)","Johnson Space Center"],"dateCreated":"2017-12-06T21:44:00Z","datePublished":"2017-12-06T21:44:00Z","dateModified":"2023-07-26T19:03:17Z"},"rendered":"<meta name=\"parsely-title\" content=\"NASA Television Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Landing, Launch\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-link\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-landing-launch\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-type\" content=\"post\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-image-url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg?w=150&h=150&crop=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-pub-date\" content=\"2017-12-06T21:44:00Z\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-section\" content=\"Missions\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-tags\" content=\"NASA Centers & Facilities,NASA Headquarters,Expedition 53,International Space Station (ISS),Johnson Space Center\" \/>\n<meta name=\"parsely-author\" content=\"NASA\" \/>","tracker_url":"https:\/\/cdn.parsely.com\/keys\/nasa.gov\/p.js"},"read_time":3,"featured_image":{"id":58360,"file":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/38679079912_8b046fff16_k.jpg","title":"38679079912_8b046fff16_k","alt":"Expedition 54","caption":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55143"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/press-release"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":370130,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/press-release\/55143\/revisions\/370130"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/58360"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55143"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55143"},{"taxonomy":"news-tags","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news-tags?post=55143"},{"taxonomy":"internal-terms","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/internal-terms?post=55143"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=55143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}