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The gantry arms close around the Soyuz rocket after it was raised into vertical position on the launch pad, Monday, Sept. 23, 2019 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Expedition 61 crewmembers Jessica Meir of NASA, Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos, and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates will launch Wednesday, September 25 at 9:57 a.m. EDT on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to the International Space Station. Meir and Skripochka, the newest crewmembers, will continue work on hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard humanity’s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory. Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls 2019年9月23日，星期一，在哈萨克斯坦的拜科努尔航天发射场，当联盟号火箭升到发射台的垂直位置后，高架臂紧紧围绕着它。美国国家航空航天局的杰西卡·梅尔、俄罗斯航天局的奥列格·斯克里波奇卡和阿拉伯联合酋长国的宇航员哈扎·阿里·阿尔曼索里将于美国东部时间9月25日星期三上午9点57分搭乘联盟号MS-15宇宙飞船从拜科努尔航天发射场发射到国际空间站。Meir和Skripochka是最新的成员，他们将继续在人类唯一的永久微重力实验室进行数百项生物学、生物技术、物理科学和地球科学方面的实验。 图片来源:NASA/Bill Ingalls

Actor Brad Pitt spoke with NASA astronaut Nick Hague, currently aboard the International Space Station, Monday, Sept. 16, 2019 from the Space Operations Center at NASA Headquarters in Washington. Pitt, who stars as an astronaut in his latest film Ad Astra, spoke with Hague about what it’s like to live and work aboard the orbiting laboratory. Pitt’s Earth-to-space call aired live on Monday, Sept. 16 on NASA Television, where Hague answered questions from the actor. For nearly 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and work on the International Space Station, testing technologies, performing science and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Image Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky 2019年9月16日星期一，演员布拉德·皮特在美国宇航局华盛顿总部的太空操作中心与目前在国际空间站的美国宇航局宇航员尼克·黑格进行了交谈。皮特在他最新的电影《阿斯特拉》中饰演一名宇航员。 9月16日，美国国家航空航天局电视台直播了这一地球对太空的通话。，黑格在节目中回答了皮特的问题。近20年来，宇航员们一直在国际空间站生活和工作，测试技术，进行科学研究，发展探索地球以外的技术。 图片来源:NASA/Joel Kowsky

At the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City, Russia, Expedition 61 crewmember Jessica Meir of NASA climbs aboard a Soyuz trainer during final crew qualification exams on Aug. 30, 2019. Meir will launch with Expedition 61 crewmember Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos and spaceflight participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori of the United Arab Emirates on Sept. 25 on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a mission on the International Space Station. Image Credit: NASA/Beth Weissinger 2019年8月30日，在俄罗斯星城加加林宇航员训练中心，第61号远征队成员美国宇航局的杰西卡·梅尔登上了联盟号教练机。梅尔将于9月25日与“远征61队”成员、俄罗斯航天局(Roscosmos)的奥列格·斯克里波奇卡(Oleg Skripochka)以及阿拉伯联合酋长国(United Arab Emirates)的航天队员哈扎·阿里·阿尔曼索里(Hazzaa Ali Almansoori)一起，乘坐联盟号MS-15飞船从哈萨克斯坦拜科努尔航天发射场(Baikonur Cosmodrome)发射升空，前往国际空间站执行任务。 图片来源:NASA/Beth Weissinger

The crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of a full Moon as the orbiting complex flew 270 miles above the South Pacific Ocean off the coast of South America. The Space Station is an international partnership of the space agencies of the United States, Russia, Europe, Japan and Canada. In addition to photographs of the beautiful planet we call home, the Space Station functions as cooperative international laboratory, the work of which benefits all humanity. Learn more about the station’s benefits to humanity. Image Credit: NASA 国际空间站(International Space Station)的工作人员拍摄了这张满月的照片，当时这个环绕地球运行的空间站正在南美海岸外的南太平洋上空270英里(约合160公里)上空飞行。 国际空间站是美国、俄罗斯、欧洲、日本和加拿大航天机构的国际伙伴关系。除了我们称之为家的美丽星球的照片外，空间站还发挥着国际合作实验室的作用，其工作造福全人类。 了解更多关于空间站对人类的好处。 图片来源:NASA

Orbiting about 260 miles above the Earth, the crew of the International Space Station snapped this image of the Mediterranean coasts of Tunisia and Libya and the Italian island of Sicily, as the station flew over North Africa. Image Credit: NASA 国际空间站在距地球约260英里的轨道上运行，在飞越北非上空时，国际空间站的机组人员拍下了突尼斯、利比亚和意大利西西里岛的地中海海岸。 图片来源:NASA

来自国际空间站的美国宇航局宇航员克里斯蒂娜·科赫(Christina Koch) (@AstroChristina)抓拍并上传了这张金星日出时的照片。当空间站环绕地球运行时，地球大气层闪烁着蓝色的光芒。 From the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Christina Koch (@AstroChristina) snapped and posted this image of the planet Venus at sunrise. The blue glow of Earth’s atmosphere shimmers as the station orbits our planet. Image Credit: NASA