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3 astronauts to blast off for space station on March 21

IANS  |  Washington 

A Soyuz capsule carrying two NASA astronauts and a Russian is set to blast off from the cosmodrome in on a two-day trip to the on March 21.

The future Expedition 55-56 crew members, NASA Flight Engineers and Drew Feustel, along with of Russian space agency Roscosmos, will join the three Expedition 55 crew members already in space, NASA said in a blog post this week.

The Soyuz that will carry the three individuals is scheduled to arrive at the space station on March 23.

Waiting for the trio are Expedition 55 and Flight Engineers and

Meanwhile, the Expedition 55 crew reconfigured the JEM Airlock in support of an upcoming experiment: Materials on ISS Experiment - (MISSE-FF) payload operations.

The study exposes sample plates containing a variety of surface materials to the harsh environs of space outside the station for varying durations.

Data collected will inform how different materials can degrade over time -- a topic of great importance when it comes to designing and building and structures to withstand a journey through the cosmos, NASA said.

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First Published: Sun, March 18 2018. 13:54 IST
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