Expedition 49 Archives

At the Integration Facility at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Expedition 49 crewmembers Shane Kimbrough of NASA (left) and Sergey Ryzhikov (center) and Andrey Borisenko (right) of Roscosmos pose for pictures Sept. 9, 2016, in front of their Soyuz MS-02 spacecraft during a pre-launch training fit check. Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko will launch on the Soyuz MS-02 vehicle for a five-month mission on the International Space Station. Source: NASA/Victor Zelentsov.

Next Space Station Crew Set for Launch Oct. 19, Live on NASA TV

October 12, 2016 Kay Whatley

By Tabatha Thompson (NASA HQ), Dan Huot (Johnson Space Center), and Karen Northon (Editor, NASA) Three crew members of Expedition 49/50 are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 4:05am (EDT) on Wednesday, October 19, […]

The Strange-ness: NIST Team Breaks Distance Record for Quantum Teleportation

September 25, 2015

By Laura Ost, NIST Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) have “teleported” or transferred quantum information carried in light particles over 100 kilometers (km) of optical fiber, four times farther than […]

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Domino’s® and Ford Researching Pizza Delivery with Self-Driving Vehicles

August 29, 2017

Domino’s Pizza and Ford Motor Co. are launching an industry-first collaboration to understand the role that self-driving vehicles can play in pizza delivery. As part of the testing, researchers from both companies will investigate customer reactions to interacting […]

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The Strange-ness: “Just ask Alexa!” to Mow The Lawn

March 15, 2018

Husqvarna robotic mowers will be compatible with the cloud-based voice service Alexa On March 15, 2018, at a press event in Aycliffe, United Kingdom, Husqvarna demonstrated the functions of “Just ask Alexa” and future Amazon Alexa […]