Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer gets new cooling pump

Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer gets new cooling pump

NASA astronaut Drew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano competed the third of four planned spacewalks to repair the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer particle physics experiment at the International Space Station.

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Astronauts set for spacewalks to repair physics experiment

Astronauts set for spacewalks to repair physics experiment

Over the next month, astronauts aboard the International Space Station will work to fix an important particle physics experiment during a series of spacewalks said to be the most challenging since the Hubble servicing missions.

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Soyuz MS-13 launches to ISS on Moon landing anniversary

Soyuz MS-13 launches to ISS on Moon landing anniversary

As the world celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 lunar landing, three people left Earth to join the International Space Station’s Expedition 60 crew. Launching in their Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Skvortsov, NASA astronaut Drew Morgan and European Space Agency astronaut Luca Parmitano raced toward the outpost to dock just four orbits later.

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