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#ICYMI: NASA astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the SpaceX Dragon Endeavour arrived at the International Space Station to join Expedition 63 Commande...r and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. The crew members first opened the hatch between the space station and Dragon Endeavour at 1:02 p.m. ET today, May 31, 2020, allowing Hurley and Behnken to enter their new home in space as the fourth and fifth members of Expedition 63.

Astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken are ready for lift off! Today these NASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration astronauts with the help of SpaceX will be launching from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be the first astronaut launch from the United States in almost a decade! Tune in around 4:30 PM EST to watch the launch live!!! Full #LaunchAmerica schedule: https://go.nasa.gov/2ZEjMaF

Tomorrow, NASA Astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley will become the first humans to launch to the International Space Station from American soil since t...he final space shuttle mission in 2011. Don’t miss our live coverage, including video from the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft! Full #LaunchAmerica schedule: https://go.nasa.gov/2ZEjMaF

Happy National Paper Airplane Day!!! Did you know that the world record for the farthest paper airplane ever thrown is 226 feet and 10 inches? That’s about as far apart as the wingspan of a 747 airplane! Celebrate #paperairplaneday by designing your own and seeing how far you can make yours fly! #STEMMattersNYC #aeronautics #engineering #design https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wedcZp07raE

Calling all grades 2-4 New York City Department of Education teachers, this is mission control, do you read me? We’re now offering remote field trips! Join us to learn about astronauts, the International Space Station, and living in space. Classes will also receive access to free ebooks and instructional materials. Register now: https://tinyurl.com/NYCCAAMRemoteLearning #space #astronauts #NASA #iss #internationalspacestation #remotelearning #virtualfieldtrip #STEMMattersNYC

Happy #NationalAstronautDay! Visit www.nationalastronautday.com and participate in free, virtual, family-friendly events, activities, and performances. Former N...ASA - National Aeronautics and Space Administration Teachers in Space and current Challenger Center board members, Dorothy Metcalf-Lindenburger and Barbara Morgan will be among the Astronaut participants. See more