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Good morning all.
 I want to get this to you because there are quite a few great events to share with the kids and wanted you to have enough time to show the kids some of the events or parts of the events….with the undocking and departure of the dragon cargo ship this Friday…if the real time is not available I am sure replays will be shown on NASA TV….it will only take a few minutes of your day to show them the departure…next week is the space walk which you can tune in any time you have a free minute to show the kids how the astronauts perform in space….welcome back to those just returning….always wishing you a wonderful day….we have to remember to always do our best, enjoy everything we do, live in the present, make each day special, be appreciative of the good in our lives, let those we care about most know, smile & have fun! Gabe

NASA TV Coverage Set for US Cargo Ship Departure from International Space Station
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NASA astronaut Tim Kopra captured an image of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, on the company's eighth Commercial Resupply Services mission, from the Cupola Module of the International Space Station during Expedition 47 in April 2016.
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After delivering almost 5,000 pounds of supplies, experiments and equipment – including a docking adapter for future American commercial crew <https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html> spacecraft – a SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is set to leave the International Space Station Friday, Aug. 26. NASA Television will provide coverage of Dragon’s departure beginning at 5:45 a.m. EDT. SpaceX’s Commercial Resupply Service-9 mission arrived on station July 20. The Dragon spacecraft will be detached from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module using the station’s Canadarm 2 robotic arm. Robotics controllers will send commands to maneuver the spacecraft into place before it’s released by Expedition 48 Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) at 6:10 a.m. The spacecraft will move to a safe distance from the station and fire its engines at 10:56 a.m. to drop out of orbit and descend back to Earth. A parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific is expected at 11:47 a.m. about 326 miles west of Baja California. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV. A recovery team will retrieve the capsule and about 3,000 pounds of cargo and experiments for researchers and investigators. In the event of adverse weather conditions in the Pacific, the backup departure and splashdown date is Sunday, Aug. 28. Get the latest information on NASA Television coverage at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv <http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv> Find more information about the International Space Station at: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/station>

NASA TV to Air U.S. Spacewalk, Briefing 

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On Sept. 1, two NASA astronauts will spacewalk outside the International Space Station for the second time in less than two weeks. NASA Television will provide complete coverage beginning at 6:30 a.m. EDT, with the six-and-a-half hour spacewalk scheduled to begin about 8 a.m. Working on the port side of the orbiting complex’s backbone, or truss, Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA will retract a thermal radiator that is part of the station’s cooling system. The radiator is a backup that had been deployed previously as part of an effort to fix an ammonia coolant leak. They’ll also tighten struts on a solar array joint, and install the first of several enhanced high-definition television cameras that will be used to monitor activities outside the station, including the comings and goings of visiting cargo and crew vehicles. NASA TV will air a briefing to preview the spacewalk activities at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24. The briefing participants are Zeb Scoville, spacewalk flight director and John Mularski, lead spacewalk officer. This will be the 195th spacewalk in support of space station assembly and maintenance, the fifth of Williams’ career and the second for Rubins. As was the case for their first spacewalk together Aug. 19, Williams will be designated as extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1), wearing a spacesuit with a red stripe, while Rubins will be EV2, wearing a suit with no stripes. Get NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information at: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv <http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv> Learn the latest on the International Space Station, its crew members and their research at: http://www.nasa.gov/station <http://www.nasa.gov/station>

Black-hole-powered galaxies called blazars are the most common sources detected by NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope. As matter falls toward the supermassive black hole at the galaxy's center, some of it is accelerated outward at nearly the speed of light along jets pointed in opposite directions. When one of the jets happens to be aimed in the direction of Earth, as illustrated here, the galaxy appears especially bright and is classified as a blazar.

Spacewalkers Successfully Install New Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Flights

Expedition 48 Commander Jeff Williams (shown here) and Flight Engineer Kate Rubins of NASA successfully installed the first of two international docking adapters <http://www.nasa.gov/feature/spacex-crs-9-carrying-crucial-port-to-station> (IDAs) Friday Aug. 19, 2016, during a five hour and 58-minute spacewalk <http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/spacewalks>. The IDAs will be used for the future arrivals of Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew spacecraft in development under NASA’s Commercial Crew Program <http://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html>. Japanese astronaut Takuya Onishi assisted the duo from inside the station, while all three cleaned up the Quest airlock afterward where they stowed their spacesuits and tools.

On Sept. 1, the two NASA astronauts will spacewalk outside the International Space Station for the second time <http://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-us-spacewalk-briefing> in less than two weeks. Working on the port side of the orbiting complex’s backbone, or truss, Williams and Rubins will retract a thermal radiator that is part of the station’s cooling system. They’ll also tighten struts on a solar array joint, and install the first of several enhanced high-definition television cameras that will be used to monitor activities outside the station, including the comings and goings of visiting cargo and crew vehicles.

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New NASA Record Holder For Cumulative Days in Space

On Aug. 24, 2016, Station Commander Jeff Williams passed astronaut Scott Kelly, also a former station commander, for most cumulative days living and working in space by a NASA astronaut (520 days and counting). Williams is scheduled to land Sept. 6, 2016, for a record total of 534 days in space.

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