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Kimbrough ’89 Heads to International Space Station
October 19, 2016 | Baseball
WEST POINT, N.Y. – Former Army West Point baseball standout Shane Kimbrough '89 launched into space this morning on his way to the International Space Station.
Kimbrough, joined by Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency, left from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 4:05 a.m. Wednesday. At the time of launch, the space station was flying 252 statute miles over the south Atlantic, east of Brazil.
Over the next two days, the Expedition 49 team will orbit the Earth 34 times before docking to the space station's Poisk module at 5:59 a.m. Friday. NASA Television coverage of docking will begin at 5:15 a.m. Hatches are scheduled to open about 8:35 a.m., with NASA TV coverage starting at 8 a.m.
The arrival of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko, returns the station's crew complement to six. The three join Expedition 49 Commander Anatoli Ivanishin of Russia, Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Expedition 49 crew members will spend a little over four months conducting more than 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development.
Kimbrough was a three-year letterwinner for the Black Knights from 1987-89. In his first two seasons he served as a starting pitcher before being moved to the closer role. By his senior year he was named a team captain and led the squad with 15 appearances, earning five saves which still remains 10th all-time on Army's single-season list.
To learn more about the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station.
For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/.
Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram at: http://instagram.com/iss and on Twitter @Space_Station.
Kimbrough, joined by Sergey Ryzhikov and Andrey Borisenko of the Russian space agency, left from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 4:05 a.m. Wednesday. At the time of launch, the space station was flying 252 statute miles over the south Atlantic, east of Brazil.
Over the next two days, the Expedition 49 team will orbit the Earth 34 times before docking to the space station's Poisk module at 5:59 a.m. Friday. NASA Television coverage of docking will begin at 5:15 a.m. Hatches are scheduled to open about 8:35 a.m., with NASA TV coverage starting at 8 a.m.
The arrival of Kimbrough, Ryzhikov and Borisenko, returns the station's crew complement to six. The three join Expedition 49 Commander Anatoli Ivanishin of Russia, Flight Engineers Kate Rubins of NASA and Takuya Onishi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. The Expedition 49 crew members will spend a little over four months conducting more than 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development.
Kimbrough was a three-year letterwinner for the Black Knights from 1987-89. In his first two seasons he served as a starting pitcher before being moved to the closer role. By his senior year he was named a team captain and led the squad with 15 appearances, earning five saves which still remains 10th all-time on Army's single-season list.
To learn more about the International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station.
For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit: https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/.
Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram at: http://instagram.com/iss and on Twitter @Space_Station.
LIFTOFF of the Exp 49-50 crew with @Astro_Kimbrough and two cosmonauts aboard Soyuz spacecraft for 2-day trip to station. pic.twitter.com/EUjgyUU5la
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 19, 2016
.@Astro_Kimbrough talks about preparing for his career as a @NASA astronaut before launching today to the station. pic.twitter.com/rVkB9tby92
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 19, 2016
New crew ready to launch early Wednesday morning and dock Friday before @OrbitalATK #Cygnus arrives Sunday. https://t.co/2z2rX2F2VJ pic.twitter.com/exmaSKYarc
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 18, 2016
Three new Exp 49-50 crew members launch at 4:05am ET (2:05pm Baikonur time) to begin two-day trip to station. https://t.co/ymr4Gqta01 pic.twitter.com/E39bUp7J4I
— Intl. Space Station (@Space_Station) October 19, 2016
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