The Expedition 73 crew briefly grew to 11 members last Saturday (Aug. 2) but then quickly receded back to seven with the departure on Friday (Aug. 8) of SpaceX's four-person Crew-10 mission. Most of this week was spent familiarizing the new arrivals with their home for the next six to eight months and preparing for the departure of Endurance, Crew-10's Dragon capsule.

Orbital observation

"Want to go to the moon or even Mars? I do!"

That was the sentiment expressed by Mike Fincke, who arrived at the International Space Station with SpaceX's Crew-11 mission last Saturday (Aug. 2). A veteran space traveller — this is his fourth time on the ISS — Fincke quickly settled into his orbital home and began preparing for the day that he and others can go farther away from Earth.

"I contributed to

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