NASA is preparing for a busy weekend as a trio of astronauts are scheduled to return to Earth via the Soyuz MS-26 spacecraft after a seven-month stay at the ISS. Meanwhile, a SpaceX Dragon cargo mission is being finalized to launch critical supplies to the ISS following damage to another cargo vehicle, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus. The Dragon will deliver 6,700 pounds of supplies on April 21, with implications for ongoing science experiments and the station's operational crew size if challenges arise.
NASA astronaut Don Pettit and Roscosmos cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Ivan Vagner will undock from the ISS on Saturday, April 19, and return to Earth.
The upcoming SpaceX Dragon mission is crucial as it will carry 6,700 pounds of supplies and science experiments to the ISS after Cygnus's damage.
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