{"id":55144,"date":"2020-10-08T15:38:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-08T19:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/?migration=converted-node-465326"},"modified":"2023-07-26T16:01:04","modified_gmt":"2023-07-26T20:01:04","slug":"nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-launch-aboard-soyuz","status":"publish","type":"press-release","link":"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/news-release\/nasa-television-coverage-set-for-space-station-crew-launch-aboard-soyuz\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA Television Coverage Set for Space Station Crew Launch Aboard Soyuz"},"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\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2048\" height=\"1365\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?w=2048\" class=\"attachment-2048x2048 size-2048x2048\" alt=\"Expedition 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov 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\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=400,267 400w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=600,400 600w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=900,600 900w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_k.jpg?resize=1200,800 1200w, https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/50395365327_834fd765d2_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 64 NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, left, and Russian cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov, center, and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, right, of Roscosmos take a moment during the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft fit check to pose for a photograph, Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. <strong>Credits: NASA<\/strong><\/div><\/figcaption><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<p>A trio of space travelers is poised to launch to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/main\/index.html\">International Space Station<\/a> from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Oct. 14. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/multimedia\/nasatv\/#public\">NASA Television<\/a> will provide comprehensive coverage of launch and docking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/kathleen-rubins\">Kate Rubins<\/a> of NASA and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos are preparing to launch aboard the Soyuz MS-17 spacecraft Wednesday, Oct. 14, at 1:45 a.m. EDT (10:45 a.m. Kazakhstan time) on a two-orbit, three-hour journey to dock to the station\u2019s Rassvet module for the start of a six-month mission on the orbital outpost.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Launch coverage on NASA Television will begin at 12:45 a.m. It will be the second flight for Rubins and Ryzhikov and the first for Kud-Sverchkov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>After their fast-track transit, the new crew members will dock to the station at 4:52 a.m. NASA TV coverage of rendezvous and docking will begin at 4 a.m. They will join <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/christopher-j-cassidy\">Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy<\/a> of NASA and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, who have been aboard the complex since April.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Less than two hours after docking, hatches between the newly arrived Soyuz spacecraft and the station will open, and the six crew members will greet each other. NASA TV coverage of the hatch opening will begin at 6 a.m. Cassidy, Ivanishin, and Vagner are scheduled to depart the space station and land on Earth on the steppe of Kazakhstan Wednesday, Oct. 21, U.S. time, in the Soyuz MS-16 spacecraft that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/press-release\/nasa-astronaut-chris-cassidy-crewmates-arrive-safely-at-space-station\">brought them to the station<\/a> on April 9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A change of command ceremony is scheduled on Tuesday, Oct. 20. Although launching as part of the Expedition 63 crew, Rubins, Ryzhikov, and Kud-Sverchkov will become the Expedition 64 crew under Ryzhikov\u2019s command upon the departure of Cassidy, Ivanishin, and Vagner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The crew members of Expedition 64 will continue work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/research\/overview.html\">hundreds of experiments<\/a> in biology, biotechnology, physical science, and Earth science aboard the International Space Station, humanity\u2019s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expedition 64 will also be onboard for the planned arrival of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/subject\/18971\/crew1\/\">NASA\u2019s SpaceX Crew-1 mission<\/a> on Nov. 1, bringing NASA astronauts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/michael-s-hopkins\">Mike Hopkins<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/victor-j-glover\">Victor Glover<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/astronauts\/biographies\/walker-shannon\">Shannon Walker<\/a>, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi to the space station aboard the Crew Dragon vehicle. This first operational mission of the Crew Dragon is scheduled to launch to the station Oct. 31, following a successful <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/specials\/dm2\/\">Demo-2 mission<\/a> earlier this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Get breaking news, images, and features from the station on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/instagram.com\/iss\" rel=\"noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.twitter.com\/Space_Station\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>, and NASA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/mission_pages\/station\/\">website<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check out the full NASA TV schedule and video streaming information at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv\"><strong>https:\/\/www.nasa.gov\/nasatv<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\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 \/>\n<a href=\"mailto:daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov\">daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trio of space travelers is poised to launch to the International Space Station from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Oct. 14. NASA Television will provide comprehensive coverage of launch and docking. 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