Tag: Kimbrough

Astronaut prepares for five month mission to the ISS

REUTERS — NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough discussed his upcoming mission to the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday (September 6) and contingency plans if SpaceX rockets are unable to resupply the space station. Kimbrough and his crewmates cosmonauts Andrey Borisenko and Sergey Ryzhikov of the Russian Space agency will launch on September 23 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The team will conduct nearly 250 experiments during the five-month expedition with varied emphasis, including: life […]