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After launch of Crew Dragon's first operational mission with astronauts on board, SpaceX will launch its 21st cargo resupply mission to the ISS – the first to use the upgraded version of Dragon outfitted for cargo missions

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3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1310962995321696256)

Once this Dragon docks to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), there will be two Dragons docked simultaneously. Between crew and cargo missions, there will be at least one Dragon spacecraft attached to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) for the entirety of 2021

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30565.jpg) Nanoracks @Nanoracks 23 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1311737261441069058)

The #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click) Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM) installation with @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) is well underway down at @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy)! #ISS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISS?src=hashtag_click)

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4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1312024238065356807)

Yesterday, @BoeingSpace (https://twitter.com/BoeingSpace) completed the PCBM installation. #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click), you are looking mighty fine.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 48 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1315743645845254145)

The Dragon spacecraft supporting SpaceX's 21st cargo resupply mission to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) departed our Hawthorne factory last week for Florida

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47 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1315743656716853253)

This will be the first flight of the upgraded cargo version of Dragon, which is able to carry 50% more science payloads than the previous version of Dragon

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30565.jpg) Nanoracks @Nanoracks 8 окт. (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1314190225141387264)

We're getting close. #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click)

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9 окт. (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1314595191039438854)

The #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click) is....READY. We're packed up (again) and moving down the road for delivery to @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) tomorrow. Next week, we begin procedures for installation in the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hashtag_click) trunk!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30565.jpg) Nanoracks @Nanoracks 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1317107520561991681)

We're excited to share that the #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click) was successfully installed in the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hashtag_click) trunk this week. It's been a wild few years building a new piece of @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) infrastructure, and all we can say is thank you to our team & all of our partners along the way!

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ЦитироватьNext-Generation Airlock Prepped for SpaceX CRS-21 Launch

James Cawley (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/author/jjcawley/)
Posted Oct 16, 2020 at 5:43 pm

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The Nanoracks Bishop Airlock is launching on SpaceX's 21st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: SpaceX

The first commercially funded airlock for the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) is ready for its journey to space. On Saturday, Oct. 10, teams moved the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock to SpaceX's processing facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Two days later, it was packed in the Dragon spacecraft's trunk for its ride to the orbiting laboratory.

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The airlock will provide payload hosting, robotics testing, and satellite deployment, while also serving as an outside toolbox for astronauts conducting spacewalks. Photo credit: SpaceX

The airlock will provide payload hosting, robotics testing, and satellite deployment, and also will serve as an outside toolbox for crew members conducting spacewalks.

The Bishop Airlock is launching on SpaceX's 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission to the space station. This will be the first flight of SpaceX's upgraded cargo version of Dragon, which can carry more science payloads to and from the space station.

The pressurized capsule will carry a variety of research including studies on the effects of microgravity on cardiovascular cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8218), how space conditions affect the interaction between microbes and minerals (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8308), and a technology demonstration of a blood analysis tool (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8325) in space. CRS-21 is scheduled to launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A. Teams are targeting late November or early December for liftoff.

Цитата: undefinedOct. 23, 2020
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NASA Invites Media to Next SpaceX Space Station Cargo Launch

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX's 20th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-20) mission.
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Terry

Media accreditation is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies, and equipment to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station).

This mission will be the first cargo resupply mission on the company's upgraded version of its Dragon spacecraft and is targeted to launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida no earlier than December.

Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at Kennedy. ...

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The Nanoracks Bishop Airlock is packed in the Dragon spacecraft's trunk for its ride to the orbiting laboratory. The first commercially funded space station airlock – an airtight segment used for transfer of payloads between the inside and outside of the station – will provide payload hosting, robotics testing, and satellite deployment while also serving as an outside toolbox for astronauts conducting spacewalks.

Among the investigations riding inside the Dragon's pressurized capsule will be a variety of research, including studies on the effects of microgravity on cardiovascular cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8218) and how space conditions affect the interaction between microbes and minerals (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8308), as well as a technology demonstration of a blood analysis tool (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8325) in space.

Each resupply mission to the station delivers scientific investigations (https://nasa.gov/iss-science) in the areas of biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and Earth and space science. Advances in these areas will help to keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars (https://www.nasa.gov/topics/moon-to-mars). Space station research through the ISS National Lab (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/nlab/index.html) also provides opportunities for other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments, and products that improve life on Earth.

This is the 21st SpaceX mission to deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment for NASA and the first under the agency's second Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract. Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space. With this first flight under the CRS-2 contract, SpaceX and NASA will build upon the success of the missions flown under the first commercial resupply contract. SpaceX has completed 20 Dragon missions to and from the space station, providing more than 95,000 pounds of supplies and 75,000 pounds of return mass.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and enables research not possible on Earth. The space station has been occupied continuously since November 2000. In that time, 241 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbiting laboratory. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.

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Last Updated: Oct. 23, 2020
Editor: Katherine Brown

Цитата: undefinedКогда предмет оказывается внутри «Бишопа», космонавты закрывают люк порта и откачивают воздух из шлюза. Затем роботизированная рука на внешней стороне космической станции производит захват «Бишопа», отсоединяет его от порта и протягивает, например, космонавтам, находящимся снаружи станции, после чего шлюз устанавливается на прежнее место. Это только один из способов использования нового шлюза.

Цитата: The Heart of the Moon от 24.10.2020 12:27:20Осталось узнать размер и форму оплаты работы коммерческого шлюза  :)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34383.png) NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1324835160781512704)

The next @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) cargo launch to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) is targeted for no earlier than Dec. 2 at 12:50 pm ET pending Eastern Range approval.

This will be the first cargo resupply on the upgraded Dragon and first SpaceX resupply under @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA)'s CRS-2 contract: http://go.nasa.gov/2Idsmqz (https://t.co/uixrLSnZLz?amp=1)

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ЦитироватьNASA and SpaceX Target Dec. 2 for Next Resupply Launch

Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/)
Posted Nov 6, 2020 at 4:16 pm

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SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX's 20th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-20) mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Terry

While SpaceX continues preparations for the launch of NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station as part of the Commercial Crew Program, the company also is getting ready for the agency's next cargo resupply mission to the orbiting laboratory.

SpaceX's 21st resupply mission for NASA, its first under the second-generation Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-2) contract, will be the first resupply mission to use the upgraded version of the Dragon spacecraft. The flight will bring science and supplies to the newly expanded Expedition 64 crew beginning with liftoff on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA and SpaceX currently are targeting no earlier than 12:50 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Dec. 2, for the CRS-21 launch, pending Eastern Range acceptance and successful preparations and an on-time liftoff of Crew-1, also from Launch Complex 39A.

The science to be delivered on this mission includes a study aimed at better understanding heart disease to support development of treatments for patients on Earth, research into how microbes can be used for biomining on asteroids, and a tool being tested for quick and accurate blood analysis in microgravity. The first commercially owned and operated airlock on the space station, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock, will arrive in the unpressurized trunk of the Dragon spacecraft. Bishop will provide a variety of capabilities to the orbiting laboratory, including CubeSat deployment and support of external payloads.

ЦитироватьЗапуск миссии CRS-21 - не ранее 2 декабря
Точная дата будет определена после утверждения манифеста запусков командой космодрома.

21-я миссия SpaceX по пополнению запасов на МКС в рамках программы NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) станет первой сразу в нескольких вещах:
- Во-первых, она станет первой миссией в которой будет использоваться модернизированная версия космического корабля Dragon - Cargo Dragon 2.
- Во-вторых, впервые запуск миссии снабжения CRS будет осуществлять со стартового комплекса 39A в Космическом центре им. Кеннеди во Флориде.
- В-третьих, это будет первая миссия в рамках второй части контракта снабжения (CRS-2).

В рамках миссии на МКС будут доставлены многочисленные материалы для исследований. Основные из них будут направлены на лучшее понимание сердечных заболеваний и разработки новых методов лечения пациентов на Земле, исследование микробов, и как они могут помочь нам в освоении астероидов, проверку возможности быстрого и точного анализа крови в условиях микрогравитации.

Кроме того, в грузовом отсеке корабля на МКС доставят первый частный шлюзовой модуль Nanoracks Bishop Airlock.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67676.jpg) Michael Sheetz @thesheetztweetz 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/thesheetztweetz/status/1328170044833079298)

SpaceX also plans to have 3 second-generation Cargo Dragon capsule, the first of which is set to launch on the CRS-21 mission on Dec. 2.

ЦитироватьSpaceX's CRS-21 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board

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ЦитироватьNov. 17, 2020

Hearts, Airlocks, and Asteroids: New Research Flies on 21st SpaceX Cargo Mission

The 21^st SpaceX (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/spacex.html) cargo resupply mission that launches (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-next-spacex-space-station-cargo-launch-1) from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida carries a variety of critical research and technology demonstrations to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html). The mission represents the first on an upgraded version of the company's Dragon cargo spacecraft designed to carry more science payloads to and from the space station.[/size]

Highlights of the payloads on this mission include:

Microbial meteorite miners

A mixture of meteorite samples and microbes are headed to the space station. Certain microbes form layers on the surface of rock that can release metals and minerals, a process known as biomining. A previous investigation from ESA (European Space Agency), BioRock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566), examined how microgravity affects the processes involved in biomining. ESA follows up on that work with BioAsteroid (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8308), which examines biofilm formation and biomining of asteroid or meteorite material in microgravity. Researchers are seeking a better understanding of the basic physical processes that control these mixtures, such as gravity, convection, and mixing. Microbe-rock interactions have many potential uses in space exploration and off-Earth settlement. Microbes could break down rocks into soils for plant growth, for example, or extract elements useful for life support systems and production of medicines.

Examining changes in hearts using tissue chips

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3D engineered heart tissue beats within a tissue chip. Engineered heart tissues will be used in the Cardinal Heart investigation to model pathological processes involved in heart failure. What researchers learn may contribute to discovery of novel therapeutic targets for clinical application.
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Microgravity causes changes in the workload and shape of the human heart, and it is still unknown if these changes could become permanent if a person lived more than a year in space. If that were to happen, it is possible it may take the returning astronaut many months to readjust to Earth's gravity. Cardinal Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8218) studies how changes in gravity affect cardiovascular cells at the cellular and tissue level. The investigation uses 3D engineered heart tissues (EHTs), a type of tissue chip (https://www.nasa.gov/tissue-chips). Results could provide new understanding of heart problems on Earth, help identify new treatments, and support development of screening measures to predict cardiovascular risk prior to spaceflight.

Counting white blood cells in space

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Preparation of the HemoCue white blood cell analyzer and associated hardware for its flight to the space station.
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HemoCue (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8325) tests the ability of a commercially available device to provide quick and accurate counts of total and differentiated white blood cells in microgravity. Doctors commonly use the total number of white blood cells and counts of the five different types of white blood cells to diagnose illnesses and monitor a variety of heath conditions on Earth. Verification of an autonomous capability for blood analysis on the space station is an important step toward meeting the health care needs of crew members on future missions.

Building with brazing

SUBSA-BRAINS (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8295) examines differences in capillary flow, interface reactions, and bubble formation during the solidification of brazing alloys in microgravity. Brazing is a type of soldering used to bond together similar materials, such as an aluminum alloy to aluminum, or dissimilar ones such as aluminum alloy to ceramics, at high temperatures. The technology could serve as a tool for constructing human habitats and vehicles on future space missions as well as for repairing damage caused by micrometeoroids or space debris.

A new and improved door to space

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Technicians work on the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock inside the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sept. 29, 2020, preparing the facility for its flight to the International Space Station. The first commercially funded airlock for the space station provides payload hosting, robotics testing, satellite deployment, and more.
Credits: NASA/KSC

Launching in the trunk of the Dragon capsule, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7420) is a commercial platform that can support a variety of scientific work on the space station. Its capabilities (http://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space) include deployment of free-flying payloads such as CubeSats and externally-mounted payloads, housing of small external payloads, jettisoning trash, and recovering external Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs). ORUs are modular components of the station that can be replaced when needed, such as pumps and other hardware. Roughly five times larger than the airlock on the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) already in use on the station, the Bishop Airlock allows robotic movement of more and larger packages to the exterior of the space station, including hardware to support spacewalks. It also provides capabilities such as power and Ethernet required for internal and external payloads.

Your brain on microgravity

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Brain organoids being prepared to fly to the space station for the Space Tango-Human Brain Organoids investigation.
Credits: UC San Diego/Erik Jepsen

The Effect of Microgravity on Human Brain Organoids (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8024) observes the response of brain organoids to microgravity. Small living masses of cells that interact and grow, organoids can survive for months, providing a model for understanding how cells and tissues adapt to environmental changes. Organoids grown from neurons or nerve cells exhibit normal processes such as responding to stimuli and stress. Therefore, organoids can be used to look at how microgravity affects survival, metabolism, and features of brain cells, including rudimentary cognitive function.

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Melissa Gaskill

International Space Station Program Research Office
Johnson Space Center (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html)

Last Updated: Nov. 18, 2020
Editor: Michael Johnson

ЦитироватьNov. 17, 2020
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NASA Highlights Science, New Airlock on Next Space Station Resupply Mission

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NASA astronaut and Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Jessica Meir conducts cardiac research in the Life Sciences Glovebox located in the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. The Engineered Heart Tissues investigation could promote a better understanding of cardiac function in microgravity which would be useful for drug development and other applications related to heart conditions on Earth.
Credits: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Friday, Nov. 20, to discuss science investigations (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights/) and a new privately funded airlock launching on SpaceX's 21st commercial cargo resupply mission for the agency to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station). It is SpaceX's first launch on its second Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA and the company will use the upgraded version of the cargo Dragon spacecraft.

Audio of the teleconference will stream live online at:

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SpaceX is targeting 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 2, for the launch of the Dragon on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.[/size]
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David Brady, associate program scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will provide an introduction to the research and technology aboard the Dragon spacecraft.

Also participating in the briefing are:

• Charles Cockell, professor of astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh and principal investigator for the BioAsteroid (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8308) experiment, and Rosa Santomartino, postdoctoral research associate. BioAsteroid aims to better understand how microbes interact with and change asteroids, information that could be used for future mining on asteroids.
• Joseph Wu, professor and director of the Stanford Cardiovascular Institute and principal investigator, and Dilip Thomas, postdoctoral research fellow for Cardinal Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8218), which studies the effects of microgravity on heart tissue using tissue chips (https://www.nasa.gov/tissue-chips), in an effort to develop therapies on Earth and countermeasures for future space exploration.
• Benjamin Easter, deputy element scientist for exploration medical capability in the NASA Human Research Program, who will discuss HemoCue (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8325), a commercial off-the-shelf device that will be tested as a tool to provide autonomous blood analysis as an important step toward meeting the heath care needs of crew members on future missions, including for NASA's Artemis program to the Moon.
• Brock Howe, program manager for the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7420), the first privately funded module to be delivered to the space station. The Bishop Airlock will support science experiments, satellite deployment, and spacewalks.
• Dusan Sekulic, professor of mechanical engineering at the University of Kentucky and principal investigator, and Sinisa Mesarovic, professor of mechanical and materials engineering at Washington State University, for SUBSA-BRAINS (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8295). This experiment looks at how liquid metals behave in microgravity as a first step toward developing techniques that could be used for construction of human space habitats, as well as to repair damage from micrometeoroids or space debris.
• Pinar Mesci, project scientist for Space Tango-Human Brain Organoids (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8024), an experiment that studies how microgravity affects small, living masses of cells as a way to understand the effects of spaceflight on the brain. This investigation could pave the way for additional exploration of changes to neurons during spaceflight, including studies of pharmacology, disease, aging, and more.

Cargo resupply from U.S. companies ensures a national capability to deliver critical science research to the space station, significantly increasing NASA's ability to conduct new investigations at the only laboratory in space. The upgraded Dragon spacecraft has double the capacity for powered lockers that preserve science and research samples during transport to or from Earth.

The cargo Dragon will be the second SpaceX spacecraft parked at the orbiting laboratory, following the arrival Nov. 16 of the Crew Dragon that carried four new Expedition 64 astronauts, who will support these and other investigations as part of their six-month science mission.

The space station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and enables research not possible on Earth. NASA recently celebrated 20 years of continuous human presence (https://www.nasa.gov/station20) aboard the orbiting laboratory, which has hosted 242 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future human missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.

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Last Updated: Nov. 17, 2020
Editor: Sean Potter

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34383.png) NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1330972900468383749)

Launch Update (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) and @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) are now targeting 11:39 a.m. ET Saturday, Dec. 5 for the launch of the 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) mission to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station).

ЦитироватьNASA and SpaceX "Go" for Dec. 5 Cargo Resupply Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Nov 23, 2020 at 3:29 pm

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and cargo Dragon spacecraft stand ready for liftoff at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida on March 6, 2020, for NASA and SpaceX's 20th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-20) mission to the International Space Station. Liftoff occurred at 11:50 p.m. EST. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Terry

NASA and SpaceX managers conducted a Flight Readiness Review (FRR) Monday, Nov. 23, for SpaceX's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmission_pages%2Fstation%2Fstructure%2Flaunch%2Foverview.html&data=04%7C01%7Cdanielle.c.sempsrott%40nasa.gov%7Cfdaff6aef6ad46407d5508d88fe0e5d3%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637417543371745336%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=6izmXDEAaqQpyvY0Q5kploW%2F3BTsRz%2FBhVCrpQO0JDI%3D&reserved=0) (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fstation&data=04%7C01%7Cdanielle.c.sempsrott%40nasa.gov%7Cfdaff6aef6ad46407d5508d88fe0e5d3%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637417543371755295%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=i0fUjA4N1M7XDbrynGxqHVlx3wbU737KKKChth%2FjzfQ%3D&reserved=0).

To enable additional time to evaluate flight data from Crew-1 and close out certification work ahead of this first flight of the cargo version of Dragon 2, teams are now proceeding toward a planned liftoff at 11:39 a.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 5, from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, with the Dragon spacecraft arriving to autonomously dock at the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, Dec. 6, at approximately 11:30 a.m.

The science to be delivered (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmission_pages%2Fstation%2Fresearch%2Fnews%2Fspacex-21-research-highlights&data=04%7C01%7Cdanielle.c.sempsrott%40nasa.gov%7Cfdaff6aef6ad46407d5508d88fe0e5d3%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637417543371765249%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=5O3jKX%2FuJzKQKV1i1UY3mPdDbvsxJaCk3W0agDUoPHI%3D&reserved=0) on this mission includes a study aimed at better understanding the effects of microgravity on cardiac function in human heart tissue, research into how microbes could be used for biomining on asteroids, and a tool being tested for quick and accurate blood analysis in microgravity. The first commercially owned and operated airlock on the space station, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fdirectorates%2Fspacetech%2Fspinoff%2FNew_Doorway_to_Space&data=04%7C01%7Cdanielle.c.sempsrott%40nasa.gov%7Cfdaff6aef6ad46407d5508d88fe0e5d3%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637417543371765249%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pQGx47MV4aj8i6zl4TeZYOu0puTJ73XHwCFSMgcQx3I%3D&reserved=0), will arrive in the unpressurized trunk of the Dragon spacecraft. Bishop will provide a variety of capabilities to the orbiting laboratory, including CubeSat deployment and support of external payloads.

ЦитироватьDec. 5, Saturday
11:15 a.m. – Coverage of the launch of the SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon cargo craft to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 11:39 a.m. EST) – Kennedy Space Center/Johnson Space Center/Hawthorne, Calif. (All Channels)

Dec. 6, Sunday
9:30 a.m. – Coverage of the rendezvous and autonomous docking of the SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon cargo craft to the International Space Station (Docking scheduled at 11:30 a.m. EST) (All Channels)

ЦитироватьНовая дата запуска миссии CRS-21 - 5 декабря
В понедельник, 23 ноября, NASA и SpaceX провели обзор готовности к полёту 21-й миссии SpaceX по снабжению МКС - CRS-21.
"Чтобы дать дополнительное время для оценки полётных данных миссии Crew-1 и завершения сертификационных работ перед первым полётом грузовой версии корабля Dragon 2, команды теперь планируют запуск на 5 декабря в 19:39 МСК (16:39 UTC) со стартовой площадки 39A в Космическом центре Кеннеди во Флориде. Стыковка состоится в воскресенье, 6 декабря", - заявили в NASA.
В рамках этой миссии на МКС планируется доставить исследования, направленные на лучшее понимание влияния микрогравитации на работу сердечной ткани человека, исследование того, как микробы могут быть использованы для биодобычи на астероидах, а также новый инструмент для быстрого и точного анализа крови в условиях микрогравитации.
Первый частный шлюзовой модуль Nanoracks Bishop Airlock также прибудет на МКС в негерметичном отсеке космического корабля Cargo Dragon. Модуль предоставит возможность проводить развёртывание кубсатов и внешних полезных нагрузок прямо с борта космической станции.

ЦитироватьA New Doorway Into Space

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220871.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/NASASpinoff) NASA Spinoff (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCeGr1HYRs_cu4Ur2T6bkUIA)

17 нояб. 2020 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34383.png) NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1331654130159538179)

A new doorway to space is coming to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)! (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125173.svg) (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125240.svg)

Launching on the 21st commercial resupply mission, @Nanoracks (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks) #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click) Module will allow more researchers and companies to move larger payloads inside and outside the station. Learn more: https://go.nasa.gov/36Lo5Tz (https://t.co/GiqgvW5hpg?amp=1)

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ЦитироватьNov. 25, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-130

NASA TV Coverage Set for Next Space Station Resupply Mission with SpaceX

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX's 20th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-20) mission.
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Terry

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 11:39 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5, for the launch of its 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) from Launch Complex 39A at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. CRS-21 will deliver science investigations, supplies, and equipment for NASA and is the first mission under the company's second Commercial Resupply Services contract (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts) with NASA. Live coverage will air on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live), with prelaunch events Friday, Dec. 4, and Saturday, Dec. 5.

The upgraded Dragon spacecraft will be filled with supplies and payloads, including critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights) that will occur during Expeditions 64 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition64/index.html) and 65. In addition to bringing research to the station, the Dragon's unpressurized trunk will transport the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space). The first commercially funded space station airlock, the Bishop Airlock is an airtight segment used for transfer of payloads between the inside and outside of the station. It provides payload hosting, robotics testing, and satellite deployment while also serving as an outside toolbox for astronauts conducting spacewalks.

About 12 minutes after launch, Dragon will separate from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station. Arrival to the space station is planned for Sunday, Dec. 6. Dragon will autonomously dock to the station's Harmony module (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/harmony) with Expedition 64 Flight Engineers Kate Rubins (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kathleen-rubins) and Victor Glover (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/victor-j-glover/biography) of NASA monitoring operations.

The Dragon spacecraft will spend about one month attached to the space station before it returns to Earth with research and return cargo, with splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.  

Full mission coverage is as follows (all times Eastern):

Friday, Dec. 4

• 2 p.m. – One-on-one media opportunities with principal investigators for payloads on CRS-21 at the Kennedy Press Site (compliant with COVID-19 safety protocols).
• TBD – Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with representatives from NASA's International Space Station Program, SpaceX, and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing. For the dial-in number and passcode, please contact the Kennedy newsroom at ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov (ksc-newsroom@mail.nasa.gov) no later than 3 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4.

Saturday, Dec. 5

• 11:15 a.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 11:39 a.m. launch.

Sunday, Dec. 6

• 9:30 a.m. – NASA TV coverage begins for Dragon docking to space station
• 11:30 a.m. – Docking

...

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Last Updated: Nov. 25, 2020
Editor: Sean Potter

Цитата: tnt22 от 25.11.2020 23:33:24https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-next-space-station-resupply-mission-with-spacex (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-next-space-station-resupply-mission-with-spacex)

ЦитироватьКорабль Dragon отправится с грузом к МКС 5 декабря
ВАШИНГТОН, 26 ноября. /ТАСС/. Американская компания SpaceX осуществит запуск корабля Dragon с грузом для Международной космической станции (МКС) 5 декабря. Об этом говорится в распространенном в четверг сообщении Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA).
"SpaceX планирует запустить 21-й коммерческий груз на МКС 5 декабря в 11:39 (19:39 мск - прим. ТАСС). Корабль доставит [оборудование] для научных исследований, запасы продовольствия и технику для NASA, это будет первый полет в рамках второго коммерческого контракта по поставкам, - отметили в управлении. - Корабль Dragon отделится от второй ступени ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 спустя 12 минут после полета. Прибытие к МКС ожидается 6 декабря, корабль автоматически пристыкуется к модулю Harmony с астронавтами NASA Кэтлин Рубинс и Виктором Гловером".
Dragon проведет на орбите около месяца, после чего с обратным грузом вернется на Землю.

Спойлер

17 ноября пилотируемый корабль Crew Dragon осуществил стыковку с МКС. В состав экипажа миссии Crew-1 вошли астронавты NASA Майкл Хопкинс, Виктор Гловер, Шэннон Уокер и представитель Японского агентства аэрокосмических исследований Соити Ногути. Экипаж присоединился к россиянам Сергею Рыжикову (командир МКС-64), Сергею Кудь-Сверчкову и американке Кэтлин Рубинс, которые несут вахту на станции с 14 октября 2020 года в составе 64-й основной экспедиции.

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ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 1163/20

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
    051629Z TO 051715Z DEC, ALTERNATE
    061607Z TO 061653Z DEC
    IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    A. 28-39-01N 080-37-42W, 29-02-00N 080-09-00W,
        28-59-00N 080-05-00W, 28-38-00N 080-24-00W,
        28-33-02N 080-33-55W.
    B. 32-12-00N 076-43-00W, 32-55-00N 075-49-00W,
        32-41-00N 075-36-00W, 31-57-00N 076-27-00W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 061753Z DEC 20.//

Authority: EASTERN RANGE 231907Z NOV 20.

Date: 300911Z NOV 20
Cancel: 06175300 Dec 20


HYDROPAC 3535/20

INDIAN OCEAN.
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
DNC 03, DNC 04.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
    051708Z TO 051749Z DEC, ALTERNATE
    061646Z TO 061727Z DEC
    IN AREA BOUND BY
        20-47S 079-46E, 20-12S 081-13E,
        25-34S 088-19E, 36-18S 101-47E,
        47-20S 119-50E, 48-34S 119-08E,
        48-10S 115-48E, 43-51S 104-04E,
        37-44S 093-56E, 28-42S 084-39E,
        24-10S 081-13E.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 061827Z DEC 20.//

Authority: EASTERN RANGE 231855Z NOV 20.

Date: 300925Z NOV 20
Cancel: 06182700 Dec 20

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30273.jpg) Raul @Raul74Cz 10 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1333351992798965763)

LHAs for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS?src=hashtag_click)-21 Dragon2 mission according NGA-NOTMAR and FAA-NOTAM messages, valid for Dec 05, alternatively Dec 06. Droneship landing 623km downrange for B1058.4. Stage2 debris reentry in Indian Ocean in window corresponds to the first orbit. http://bit.do/LHA12 (https://t.co/p8iSCEUp1h?amp=1)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/68646.jpg) Emre Kelly @EmreKelly 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1333886893637898245)

Hazard area for SpaceX #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) out ahead of tomorrow's weather forecast. Still go for 1139 ET Sat.

Booster (1058) previously launched Demo-2, Anasis-II, and 13th Starlink. Drone ship.

Looking forward to seeing everyone in expedition-grade parkas since it'll be under 75 here.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 11 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1333749882675474432)

Tug Hawk is about to get underway from Port Canaveral with OCISLY droneship for the CRS-21 mission.

The droneship will be stationed ~623 km downrange.

Цитата: 45 SWПусковой день   (05.12) - 40 % GO. Пусковое окно с 16:34 до 16:45 UTC
Резервный день (06.12) - 80 % GO

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1334154986763276288)

At launch complex 39A the Falcon 9 and Cargo Dragon are rolling to the launch pad for a routine engine test firing ahead of Saturday's planned launch to the International Space Station.

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1334187755878969345)

Falcon 9 (B1058.4), and the first Dragon 2 Cargo vehicle, have rolled out to KSC 39A ahead of a Static Fire test.

For Saturday's CRS2 SpX-21 resupply mission to the ISS (get ready for two docked Dragons!)

@EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) / @Florida_Today (https://twitter.com/Florida_Today) 39A livestream:

youtu.be/huc-sdf38YY

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Цитировать

Launch Vehicle: Falcon 9 CRS-21

Date: December 5th

Eastern Range Opens: 11:34 a.m.

Launch Hazard Area (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/LHA%2C%2005%20Dec%2020.pdf)

Airspace Closure Area (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/Portals/14/ACA%2C%2005%20Dec%2020.pdf)

For weather updates visit the 45th Weather Squadron page (https://www.patrick.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Weather)

ЦитироватьSpaceX Falcon 9 and Cargo Dragon Prepare for Rollout

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 2, 2020 at 2:36 pm

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon spacecraft are seen inside the company's hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 2, 2020, prior to being rolled out to the launch pad in preparation for the 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. Liftoff is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. EST on Saturday, Dec. 5, from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A. Photo credit: SpaceX

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, topped with the upgraded version of the Cargo Dragon spacecraft, is seen inside the company's hangar at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec. 2, 2020, prior to being rolled out to the launch pad in preparation for the CRS-21 launch. The rocket and spacecraft are slated to make the short journey to the pad later this afternoon.

The first launch for SpaceX under NASA's second Commercial Resupply Services contract (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fpress-release%2Fnasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts&data=04%7C01%7Ckenna.m.pell%40nasa.gov%7C65cc9275ee354ade022c08d896eb7794%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637425285344837825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=LatKSqy9EcUecRgBQsB3YgBfpsOM%2BgU4jppg%2B5N7OjE%3D&reserved=0), CRS-21 is scheduled to lift off from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A on Saturday, Dec. 5, at 11:39 a.m. EST. Weather officials with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing predict a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff, with primary concerns revolving around flight through precipitation, the cumulus cloud rule, and thick cloud layer rule.

The mission will deliver critical supplies and equipment to the International Space Station (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fmission_pages%2Fstation%2Fmain%2Findex.html&data=04%7C01%7Ckenna.m.pell%40nasa.gov%7C65cc9275ee354ade022c08d896eb7794%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637425285344837825%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=iLW8ctRWD7997S6WY0G2%2BsHo8N1fGg1vl8CEDc%2BRTfA%3D&reserved=0). Included in that delivery are materials for a variety of science experiments, including meteorite samples and microbes, 3D engineered heart tissues, and a tool being tested for quick and accurate blood analysis in microgravity.

Цитировать12/03/2020 14:19 Spaceflight Now

The crew access arm was retracted this morning as SpaceX continues with prelaunch preparations for the flight of the first upgraded Cargo Dragon which will include a static fire of the Falcon 9 first stage engines.

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Цитировать12/03/2020 16:25 Stephen Clark

SpaceX is loading kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A test-firing of the rocket's nine Merlin 1D main engines is planned in less than 20 minutes.

The static fire test is a customary preflight milestone ahead of launch of the Falcon 9 and a Cargo Dragon capsule to the International Space Station on Saturday.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1334492720497389570)

F9/CRS-21: SpaceX test fired the engines of a Falcon 9 rocket atop KSC pad 39A at 8:39am EST; test appeared normal; we'll now await word from SpaceX on plans to launch the CRS-21 space station resupply mission Saturday

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1334493791785521153)

F9/CRS-21: And here's a picture of today's test

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1334493142960181253)

SpaceX just test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket on pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center.

The rocket's Merlin engines appeared to fire for several seconds.

We'll await confirmation from SpaceX of a successful test ahead of a planned launch Saturday.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/12/03/falcon-9-crs-21-mission-status-center/ (https://t.co/FAMaoqlOTP?amp=1)

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1334492942552141824/pu/vid/1128x632/M9Y1xLU2mlx4BorK.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1334492942552141824/pu/vid/1128x632/M9Y1xLU2mlx4BorK.mp4) (0:14)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 53 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1334502616374550529)

Static fire test complete — targeting December 5 for Falcon 9 launch of Dragon's 21st resupply mission to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station); team is keeping an eye on weather conditions as the forecast is currently 40% favorable for liftoff


53 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1334502617465069575)

First launch of the upgraded cargo version of Dragon, which can carry 50% more science payloads than the previous version


53 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1334502622649192448)

The Falcon 9 booster supporting this mission previously launched @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA)
 astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), the ANASIS-II mission, and a Starlink mission

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Цитата: 45 SWПусковой день   (05.12) - = 40 % GO
Резервный день (06.12) - = 80 % GO

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30565.jpg) Nanoracks @Nanoracks 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Nanoracks/status/1334520268430200837)

The official #BishopAirlock (https://twitter.com/hashtag/BishopAirlock?src=hashtag_click) mission patch. Artwork courtesy of the one and only, @KSCartist (https://twitter.com/KSCartist)! https://flic.kr/p/2kd2FgT (https://t.co/43ecZ0DasX?amp=1)

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ЦитироватьNASA, SpaceX on Track for Dec. 5 Cargo Resupply Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 3, 2020 at 9:55 am

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/132108.jpg)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida after being raised to a vertical position on Dec. 2, 2020, ahead of the company's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Photo credit: SpaceX

NASA and SpaceX are targeting Saturday, Dec. 5, for SpaceX's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html). Weather officials with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing are predicting a 40% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon spacecraft from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida.

Primary weather concerns are the cumulus cloud rule, thick cloud layer rule, and flight through precipitation.

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The upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready for liftoff at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida after being raised to a vertical position on Dec. 2, 2020, ahead of the company's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Photo credit: SpaceX

CRS-21 is the first mission under the company's second Commercial Resupply Services contract (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts) with NASA and the first flight of the upgraded cargo version of Dragon 2. The mission will deliver supplies, equipment, and critical materials to support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights)that will occur aboard the orbiting laboratory during Expeditions 64 and 65.

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. EST, and Dragon is slated to autonomously dock at the space station at approximately 11:30 a.m. EST on Sunday, Dec. 6. NASA astronauts and Expedition 64 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition64/index.html) Flight Engineers Kate Rubins and Victor Glover will monitor docking operations.

Follow live coverage of the CRS-21 mission and prelaunch events here on the blog, NASA TV, and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive):

• 1 p.m. EST Friday, Dec. 4 – Virtual #NASASocial Science and Station Q&A
• TBD Friday, Dec. 4 – Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with representatives from the International Space Station Program Office, SpaceX, and the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing
• 11:15 a.m. EST Saturday, Dec. 5 – Live launch countdown coverage begins

ЦитироватьISS National Lab Overview Video: SpaceX CRS-21

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220860.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ISSCASIS) ISS National Lab (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezcn0GHbLgOkZ85oV5xqZA)

3 дек. 2020 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1334622310037381132)

The SpaceX recovery fleet is converging on the landing zone, 623 km downrange, for the CRS-21 mission.

As it's a Dragon launch, there is no fairing so no fairing recovery.

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ЦитироватьWatch SpaceX Launch Cargo & Supplies to the International Space Station

youtu.be/IKmfXw2IRLQ

Начало трансляции - 5 декабря 2020 г. в 16:15 UTC / 19:15 ДМВ

ЦитироватьЗапуск миссии CRS-21 - 5 декабря в 19:39 МСК (16:39 UTC)
Миссия по снабжению МКС доставит на космическую станцию научный материал для десятков исследований и экспериментов, необходимое станции оборудование, запасы для экипажа и первый частный шлюзовой модуль Bishop Airlock от компании Nanoracks.
Погода: 40% за GO. Команда мониторит условия в океане, где погода также плохая. Резервная дата запуска: 6 декабря (80% за GO)
Место старта: площадка LC-39A, Космический центр им. Кеннеди
Корабль: Cargo Dragon (Dragon 2) С208 (новый)
РН: Falcon 9 FT, 1-я ступень B1058.4 (4-й полёт)
Ранее ступень использовалась в миссиях: Demo-2 (май 2020), ANASIS-II (июль 2020) и Starlink-12 (октябрь 2020).
Спасение 1-й ступени: платформа OCISLY, 623 км от места старта, Атлантический океан

Стыковка с МКС: через сутки, 6 декабря. IDA-3, модуль Гармония.

На МКС корабль доставит 2 972 кг различных грузов:
— 1 882 кг в герметичном отсеке корабля (953 кг научных исследований, 364 кг запасов для экипажа, 317 кг оборудования для станции, 120 кг оборудования для выхода в открытый космос, 46 кг компьютерного оборудования и 24 кг оборудование для российского сегмента станции.
— 1 090 кг в негерметичном отсеке (частный шлюзовой модуль Nanoracks Bishop Airlock).

Обратно корабль вернёт 2358 кг грузов.
Возвращение на Землю: январь 2021, приводнение у восточного побережья Флориды, Атлантический океан.

Особенности миссии:
— 1-я миссия грузового корабля SpaceX Cargo Dragon 2-го поколения (Dragon 2)
— 1-я миссия второй фазы контракта на доставку грузов на МКС в рамках программы NASA Commercial Resupply Services (CRS)
— 1-й раз, когда новый космический корабль будут запускать на уже использованной в полёте ракете
— 1-й полёт миссии NASA на ускорителе, который будет использован в 4-й раз
— 1-й раз, когда ракета-носитель с коммерческой историей запусков была вновь использована для запуска миссии NASA
— Планируется 1-я автоматическая стыковка грузового корабля SpaceX с МКС непосредственно к стыковочному адаптеру
— 1-й раз к МКС буду одновременно пристыкованы сразу 2 корабля SpaceX (миссий Crew-1 и CRS-21)
— Попытка нового рекорда по кратчайшему времени от запуска до стыковки для беспилотного космического корабля, который пристыкуется к американскому сегменту МКС
— Попытка рекорда на кратчайшее время, в течение которого ракета-носитель совершила четыре полёта - 189 дней (Demo-2 - CRS-21). Предыдущий рекорд 291 день

Это будет 24-й запуск компании в этом году, 101-й пуск Falcon 9 и 109-й запуск в истории SpaceX.
SpaceX проведут трансляцию этого запуска.

ЦитироватьTune in for SpaceX CRS-21 Prelaunch Events

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 4, 2020 at 10:52 am

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX's 20th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-20) mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Terry

Beginning at 1 p.m. EST today, Dec. 4, tune in for the CRS-21 Virtual #NASASocial Science and Station Q&A, airing live on NASA TV and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive). Following this, later in the afternoon, there will be a prelaunch news conference (this will occur approximately one hour after the conclusion of the launch readiness review.) Participants include:

• Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office
• Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office
• Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
• Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing

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SpaceX's 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) is scheduled for tomorrow, Dec. 5. Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and cargo Dragon spacecraft is targeted for 11:39 a.m. EST from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live launch coverage begins at 11:15 a.m. EST here on the blog, NASA TV, and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

Weather officials with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing are now predicting a 50% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff. Primary weather concerns continue to revolve around the cumulus cloud rule and thick cloud layer rule.

Packed inside Dragon are critical science investigations, supplies, and equipment bound for the orbiting laboratory. One item for delivery is the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space) – the first commercially owned and operated airlock that, once installed, will provide a variety of capabilities to the space station, such as payload hosting, robotics testing, and satellite deployment.

ЦитироватьSpace to Ground: A New Door to Space: 12/04/2020

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220852.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ReelNASA) NASA Johnson (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmheCYT4HlbFi943lpH009Q)

4 дек. 2020 г.

Цитата: 45 SWПусковой день   (05.12) - ↑ 50 % GO
Резервный день (06.12) - ↓ 70 % GO

ЦитироватьCRS-21 #NASASocial (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23NASASocial) Science and Station Q&A

youtu.be/foVtBz3RA0I

ЦитироватьCRS-21 #NASASocial (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=%23NASASocial) Science and Station Q&A

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220857.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAKennedy) NASA's Kennedy Space Center (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg)

Трансляция началась 42 минуты назад

ЦитироватьCRS-21 MISSION

SpaceX is targeting Saturday, December 5 for launch of its twenty-first Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-21), which will launch from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Launch is targeted for 11:39 a.m. EST, or 16:39 UTC. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9's second stage about eleven minutes after liftoff and autonomously dock to the space station on Sunday, December 6. A backup launch opportunity is available on Sunday, December 6 at 11:17 a.m. EST, or 16:17 UTC.

This is the first flight of the updated cargo version of Dragon, which is capable of carrying about 20 percent more volume than the previous version of Dragon and has double the amount of powered locker cargo capability. Dragon is now designed for up to five flights to and from the space station, and this cargo version of the spacecraft can stay on station more than twice as long as the previous version of Dragon.

The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster supporting this launch previously supported launch of Dragon's first flight with NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (Demo-2), the ANASIS-II mission, and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX will land Falcon 9's first stage on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, which will be located in the Atlantic Ocean.

ЦитироватьCOUNTDOWN
All Times Are Approximate

Hr/Min/Sec	EVENT
00:38:00	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
00:35:00	RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
00:35:00	1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
00:16:00	2nd stage LOX loading begins
00:07:00	Falcon 9 begins pre-launch engine chill
00:05:00	Dragon transitions to internal power
00:01:00	Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
00:01:00	Propellant tanks pressurize for flight
00:00:45	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
00:00:03	Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
00:00:00	Falcon 9 liftoff

ЦитироватьLAUNCH, LANDING AND DRAGON DEPLOYMENT
All Times Are Approximate

Hr/Min/Sec	Event
00:01:18	Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)
00:02:30	1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)
00:02:34	1st and 2nd stages separate
00:02:41	2nd stage engine starts
00:06:37	1st stage entry burn complete
00:08:38	2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO)
00:08:38	1st stage landing
00:11:49	Dragon separates from 2nd stage
00:12:35	Dragon nosecone open sequence begins

ЦитироватьCRS-21 Mission

youtu.be/4xJAGFR_N-c

...a live webcast of this mission ... will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff
Начало трансляции - 5 декабря 2020 г. в 16:24 UTC / 19:24 ДМВ

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1334932099833458689)

Of Course I Still Love You droneship has arrived at the landing zone for the CRS-21 mission!

OCISLY is 623 km downrange (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg)

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ЦитироватьSpaceX's CRS-21: A Mission of Many Firsts

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 4, 2020 at 1:02 pm

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35528.png) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdobdzBO-3k&feature=youtu.be)

While this launch marks the first under SpaceX's second Commercial Resupply Services contract (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts) with NASA, the mission also brings many other firsts to the table:

• CRS-21 will be the first to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean upon the uncrewed cargo Dragon's return to Earth
• First time the crew access arm was used to load a cargo resupply mission
• The first time there will be two Dragon spacecraft docked to the International Space Station (uncrewed cargo Dragon and the Crew-1 Dragon)
• First automated docking to station for a SpaceX cargo resupply mission
• First flight of SpaceX's upgraded cargo version of Dragon, which can carry more science payloads to and from the space station

With the upgraded Dragon spacecraft comes double the capacity for powered lockers that preserve science and research samples during transport to or from Earth. The CRS-1 Dragon had six lockers available, whereas the upgraded version of Dragon has 12.

The upgraded Dragon also provides the capability for science payloads to remain in the spacecraft for the full duration of the mission. While the spacecraft is docked at the orbiting laboratory during CRS-21, four powered payloads will reside in Dragon.

ЦитироватьCRS-21 Prelaunch News Conference Set for 4 p.m. Today, Dec. 4

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 4, 2020 at 2:38 pm

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/132108.jpg)
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded Cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida after being raised to a vertical position on Dec. 2, 2020, ahead of the company's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Photo credit: SpaceX

The launch readiness review for SpaceX's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station has concluded, and the prelaunch news conference is set for 4 p.m. EST today, Dec. 4, from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Watch live on NASA TV or the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

Participants include:

• Kenny Todd, deputy program manager, International Space Station Program Office
• Kirt Costello, chief scientist, International Space Station Program Office
• Sarah Walker, director, Dragon Mission Management, SpaceX
• Melody Lovin, launch weather officer, U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing

Liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket and cargo Dragon spacecraft is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. EST tomorrow, Dec. 5, from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A. Weather officials with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing are predicting a 50% chance of favorable weather conditions for launch. Primary weather concerns are the cumulus cloud rule and the thick layer cloud rule.

Цитировать12/04/2020 23:22 Stephen Clark

NASA confirms the Launch Readiness Review for SpaceX's next cargo mission to the International Space Station has concluded with approval to proceed toward a launch attempt at 11:39 a.m. EST (1639 GMT) Saturday, weather permitting.

ЦитироватьSpaceX планирует в субботу запустить к МКС грузовой корабль Cargo Dragon
05.12.2020 00:00:00

Вашингтон. 5 декабря. ИНТЕРФАКС - Американская компания SpaceX, как ожидается, в субботу запустит к Международной космической станции (МКС) очередной грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon.

Как сообщает специализированный сайт Spaceflight Now, запуск с помощью ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 компании SpaceX 5 намечен на 11:39 по времени Восточного побережья США (19:39 мск) со стартового комплекса 39A на космодроме на мысе Канаверал во Флориде.

Между тем, по данным метеопрогноза ВВС США, погодные условия лишь на 50% будут благоприятствовать пуску. В частности, из-за волнения на море первой многоразовой ступени ракеты-носителя будет трудно совершить управляемую вертикальную посадку на плавучую платформу в Атлантике.

Тем временем платформа-дрон Of Course I Still Love You уже находится в Атлантике в ожидании старта ракеты.

В последующие сутки погодные условия будут на 70% благоприятствовать запуску.

Планируемый запуск должен стать уже 21-м по счету для "грузовика" Cargo Dragon к МКС в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX по снабжению станции.

"Грузовик" доставит на МКС около 3 тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения десятков научных экспериментов экипажем станции.
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35529.jpg) Gene J. Mikulka @genejm29 46 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/genejm29/status/1334975715826159617)

#NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) -  Q: Exact launch time and is the plan to fly all Cargo missions off of 39A? The exact time tomorrow is 11:40:19 AM  Backup Day 11:17:44 AM & yes want to fly off of 39-A. ...

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35529.jpg) Gene J. Mikulka @genejm29 53 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/genejm29/status/1334973670817734662)

#NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) -  Weather Office Melody Levin( sp?) The weather forecast ... its complicated, not sure when the clouds are going to clear out of the way for us. POV is 50% . For Booster Recovery, area is in a gale warning hoping that will improve

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59 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/genejm29/status/1334974166794199044)

#NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) -  24 Hour turn around forecast. Main concerns thick cloud rule.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35529.jpg) Gene J. Mikulka @genejm29 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/genejm29/status/1334968579431796738)

#NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) - If we don't launch by 8 December we get into a bad period of beta angles, will standdown and pick up again on the 21st. Overall ISS rediness did an MMT this AM and have a complete "go"

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark @StephenClark1 8 мин (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/1335005128483610630)

Exact launch time for the Falcon 9/Cargo Dragon mission tomorrow is 11:39:41 am EST (1639:41 UTC).

ЦитироватьNASA, SpaceX 'Go' for Tomorrow's CRS-21 Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 4, 2020 at 5:55 pm

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/132109.jpg)
NASA and SpaceX conduct a prelaunch news conference on Dec. 4, 2020, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead of SpaceX's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. From left are: Kenny Todd, deputy program manager of NASA's International Space Station Program Office; Kirt Costello, chief scientist of NASA's International Space Station Program Office; Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX Dragon Mission Management; and Melody Lovin, launch and weather officer for the 45th Space Wing's U.S. Space Force. Photo credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

Following a prelaunch news conference at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, NASA and SpaceX remain "go" for tomorrow's launch of SpaceX's 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html).

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"This morning, we did a mission management team meeting, and we had a unanimous go for this launch and docking," said Kenny Todd, deputy program manager of NASA's International Space Station Program Office. "We're excited to get on with it; we'll see how things play out over the next couple of days, but hopefully by the middle of the week, we'll have a Dragon on the way, if not already attached (to station)."

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, stands poised for launch at Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A, and weather officials are now predicting a 50% chance of favorable weather conditions for liftoff. While that's a slight increase over previous launch forecasts, a cold front moving across the state of Florida will have teams keeping a close eye on the weather.

"Previously, it looked like that cold front would be passing right during the launch window, but the trend is now our friend – the models are now bringing that cold front through prior to the launch window," said Melody Lovin, U.S. Space Force launch and weather officer for the 45th Space Wing.

"Because of that, we're expecting most of the rain associated with the cold front to be pretty much done before the launch window opens up. We're not exactly sure when the clouds are going to clear out of the way for us. We're hoping the earlier the cold front will pass, the more clearing we'll get."

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The upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket stand ready for liftoff at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida after being raised to a vertical position on Dec. 2, 2020, ahead of the company's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for 11:39 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 5. Photo credit: SpaceX

The first mission for SpaceX under NASA's second Commercial Resupply Services contract (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-awards-international-space-station-cargo-transport-contracts), CRS-21 will deliver more than 6,400 pounds of supplies, equipment, and critical materials needed to support a variety of science and research investigations (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights/) that will occur during Expeditions 64 and 65. With SpaceX's Crew Dragon carrying a crew of four to the orbiting laboratory last month, the mission will also mark the first time two Dragon spacecraft will be attached to the space station simultaneously.

"It really ushers in a season of continuous Dragon presence for the near future," said Sarah Walker, director of SpaceX Dragon Mission Management. "We're excited about all of the missions that we'll be flying for NASA and the International Space Station program, both cargo and crew, and it's really just an honor to be a part of that."

Dragon will spend about one month attached to the orbiting laboratory before autonomously undocking and returning to Earth with 5,200 pounds research and return cargo. The spacecraft is slated to splash down in the Atlantic Ocean upon its arrival.

Liftoff is targeted for 11:39 a.m. EST tomorrow, Dec. 5, with live launch countdown coverage beginning at 11:15 a.m. EST. Follow along here on the blog, NASA TV, or the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

ЦитироватьSpaceX's CRS-21: The First of its Kind

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4 дек. 2020 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69030.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335109649603825668)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Countdown NET Update: T-10:00:00 Countdown Initiation, Launch Vehicle Power-Up. Weather is 50% GO and teams are tracking no issues on #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click).

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69030.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335171992824274944)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Countdown NET Update: T-6:00:00
First Weather Balloon Release. Weather is 50% GO and teams are tracking no issues on #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335198069759995905)

Due to poor weather in the recovery area for today's attempt, now targeting Sunday, December 6 at 11:17 a.m. EST for launch of CRS-21

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34383.png) NASA's Kennedy Space Center @NASAKennedy 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy/status/1335199913085448194)

Launch Update (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125166.svg) @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) and @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) are now targeting Sunday, Dec. 6 at 11:17 a.m. ET for the 21st Commercial Resupply Services mission to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station).

Live coverage will begin tomorrow at 10:45 a.m. ET on NASA TV: https://nasa.gov/nasalive (https://t.co/1XQVlkaW6V?amp=1)

ЦитироватьSpaceX откладывает запуск грузового корабля Cargo Dragon
05.12.2020 16:15:52
      Вашингтон. 5 декабря. ИНТЕРФАКС - Запуск американского грузового корабля Cargo Dragon к Международной космической станции (МКС), планировавшийся в субботу, перенесен на сутки в связи с неблагоприятными погодными условиями, сообщила компания-разработчик SpaceX.
      По данным метеопрогноза ВВС США, погодные условия лишь на 50% благоприятствовали пуску. В частности, из-за волнения на море первой многоразовой ступени ракеты-носителя было бы трудно совершить управляемую вертикальную посадку на плавучую платформу в Атлантике.
      Теперь запуск с помощью ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 компании SpaceX планируется осуществить 6 декабря в 11:30 по времени Восточного побережья США (19:30 мск) со стартового комплекса 39A на космодроме на мысе Канаверал во Флориде. Погодные условия будут уже на 70% благоприятствовать запуску.

Спойлер

      Плавучая платформа-дрон Of Course I Still Love You уже находится в Атлантике в 623 км от космодрома в ожидании старта ракеты.
      Запуск должен стать уже 21-м по счету для "грузовика" Cargo Dragon к МКС в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX по снабжению станции.
      "Грузовик" доставит на МКС около трех тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения десятков научных экспериментов экипажем станции.
      В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем по снабжению МКС, который также способен возвращать грузы на Землю.
      С октября 2012 года по март 2020 года компания SpaceX осуществила 20 пусков грузовых кораблей Cargo Dragon к МКС. Один из них (в 2015 году) окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9.
      В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из ее командира космонавта "Роскосмоса" Сергея Рыжикова, космонавта Сергея Кудь-Сверчкова, астронавта NASA Кэтлин Рубинс, а также прибывших 17 ноября на станцию на новейшем американском пилотируемом корабле Crew Dragon компании SpaceX американских астронавтов Майкла Хопкинса, Виктора Гловера, Шеннона Уокера и астронавта Японского агентства аэрокосмических исследований JAXA Соичи Ногучи.

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Цитировать5 ДЕК, 16:08
SpaceX из-за непогоды перенесла запуск "грузовика" Dragon к МКС на 6 декабря

ТАСС, 5 декабря. Американская компания SpaceX из-за непогоды перенесла на воскресенье, 6 декабря, запланированный на субботу запуск корабля Dragon с грузом для Международной космической станции (МКС).

Цитировать"Из-за плохой погоды в районе посадки для сегодняшней попытки теперь пуск [миссии] CRS-21 намечен на воскресенье, 6 декабря, в 11:17 по времени восточного побережья США (19:17 мск - прим. ТАСС)", - говорится в сообщении компании в Twitter (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335198069759995905).

Спойлер

Dragon будет выводить в космос ракета-носитель Falcon 9. Первая ступень ракеты SpaceX после отработки может возвращаться на землю с помощью двигателей. Посадка осуществляется на специальную плавучую платформу в акватории Мирового океана или на спецплощадки, расположенные на территории баз ВВС США на мысе Канаверал и Ванденберг, первая ступень может использоваться повторно.

Dragon должен доставить на МКС продукты питания, предметы первой необходимости, материалы для научных экспериментов, а также шлюзовой модуль Nanoracks Bishop Airlock.

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ЦитироватьDec. 7, Monday

11:30 a.m. - Coverage of the Rendezvous and Autonomous Docking of the SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon Cargo Craft to the International Space Station (Docking scheduled at 1:30 p.m. EST) - Johnson Space Center (All Channels)

Цитата: zandr от 05.12.2020 16:32:54Да. Интерфакс странное время 16:30 назначил (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/Smileys/fugue/sad.png)

На https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/launches/manifest (https://www.reddit.com/r/spacex/wiki/launches/manifest) тоже:
2020 Dec 6 [16:17]

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Watch SpaceX Launch Cargo & Supplies to the International Space Station

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Начало трансляции - 6 декабря 2020 г. в 15:45 UTC / 18:45 ДМВ

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CRS-21 Mission

youtu.be/4xJAGFR_N-c

...a live webcast of this mission ... will begin about 15 minutes prior to liftoff
Начало трансляции - 6 декабря 2020 г. в 16:02 UTC / 19:02 ДМВ

Цитата: 45 SWПусковой день   (06.12)  - ↓ 60 % GO
Резервный день (08.12) -     70 % GO

Цитата: К.А. от 05.12.2020 16:35:09Если взять калькулятор и сложить грузы в герметичном отсеке то получается - 1824 кг, а везде фигурирует - 1882 кг? 

Цитироватьhttps://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/spacex_crs-21_mision_overview_high_res.pdf
Total Pressurized with Packaging: 4,150 pounds / 1,882 kilograms

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1335344491012763650/B8cwiEbK_bigger.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 18 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335468328404602881)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Countdown NET Update: T-10:00:00
Countdown Initiation, Launch Vehicle Power-Up. Weather is 60% GO and #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click) is healthy.

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ЦитироватьNASA, SpaceX Now Targeting Dec. 6 for CRS-21 Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 5, 2020 at 8:55 am

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 11:50 p.m. EST on March 6, 2020, carrying the uncrewed cargo Dragon spacecraft on its journey to the International Space Station for NASA and SpaceX's 20th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-20) mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray and Tim Terry

Because of poor weather conditions in the recovery area for today's planned launch of SpaceX's 21st commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station, SpaceX and NASA are now targeting lift off for Sunday, Dec. 6, at 11:17 a.m. EST. Launch coverage will begin at 10:45 a.m. on NASA TV and the agency's website (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Flive&data=04%7C01%7Cdanielle.c.sempsrott%40nasa.gov%7C6e46614b859a4022936d08d89923ffc2%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637427727172542824%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=CEVfS4piPaOAOcQpKBK%2FkrBts%2FhJstD8UKpPVJFY1oY%3D&reserved=0).

A launch Sunday would lead to docking Monday, Dec. 7, for the Dragon to deliver about 6,400 pounds (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fatoms%2Ffiles%2Fspacex_crs-21_mision_overview_high_res_0.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cdanielle.c.sempsrott%40nasa.gov%7C6e46614b859a4022936d08d89923ffc2%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C0%7C637427727172552779%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=wRihpUiHoJ0e99nWq7j0%2BvQcoB4CcqQBI74PBvnP%2Blc%3D&reserved=0) of important science and research, cargo supplies, and the first privately funded commercial airlock to the Expedition 64 crew aboard the orbiting laboratory.

ЦитироватьNASA / SpaceX CRS-21 Resupply Mission to the ISS Prelaunch News Conference

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5 дек. 2020 г.

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1335344491012763650/B8cwiEbK_bigger.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 19 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335531281992601600)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Countdown NET Update: T-6:00:00
First Weather Balloon Release. Weather is 60% GO and #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click) is healthy.

Цитироватьhttps://nanoracks.com/bishop-airlock/
The Commercial Gateway To Space
The Bishop Airlock is the first permanent, commercial addition to the International Space Station infrastructure. The Bishop Airlock offers 5x the current volume that can be moved in and out of the Space Station today. Built and operated by Nanoracks, Bishop will enable commercial utilization of the International Space Station to its fullest extent.

ЦитироватьКоммерческие ворота в космос
Шлюз Епископа - первое постоянное коммерческое дополнение к инфраструктуре Международной космической станции. Шлюз Епископа предлагает в 5 раз больший объем, чем сейчас, который можно перемещать на космическую станцию ​​и из нее. Построенный и управляемый компанией Nanoracks, Бишоп позволит в полной мере коммерческое использование Международной космической станции.

Цитироватьhttps://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press_release/bishop-airlock-iss

BISHOP AIRLOCK TO THE ISS!
12/04/2020
 THALES ALENIA SPACE INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION
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Thales Alenia Space produced the shell of the first-ever commercial airlock ready to be launched to the International Space Station

Turin, 4 December 2020 –Bishop, the Nanoracks commercial airlock module, is ready to be launched to the International Space Station on SpaceX CRS-21 .

Thales Alenia Space, Joint Venture between Thales (67 %) and Leonardo (33 %) produced and tested the critical pressure shell for Bishop as well as the Multi-Layer Isolation (MLI) and various secondary structures, including the Micrometeoroid Orbital Debris (MMOD) shield, the Power and Video Grapple Fixture support structure and other structural components.

Bishop is a four-cubic meter bell-shaped airlock; it will be attached to the Tranquility Node, also developed by Thales Alenia Space as a permanent commercial module at the ISS. Bishop will provide five times the current payload volume available through the existing airlock on the ISS. In the long-term, Bishop could be removed from the Space Station and be re-purposed for a Nanoracks free-flying Outpost.

 "We're are very proud to be part of this key Nanoracks commercial Program – said Walter Cugno, Vice President Exploration and Science Domain at Thales Alenia Space – Bishop is the first-ever commercial airlock that will operate on the International Space Station and thanks to the Nanoracks we gained the opportunity to bring to this program over 40 years of experience in the design and production of advanced technology solutions connected with the International Space Station. Thales Alenia Space will continue to provide these capabilities for future business opportunities revolutionizing the human presence in low-Earth orbit."

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Цитироватьhttps://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/press-release/thales-alenia-space-reaches-key-milestone-nanoracks-airlock-module
Turin, March 20, 2019 - Thales Alenia Space, a joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo (33%), is pleased to announce that the shell for Bishop airlock module is ready for ship to the NanoRacks integration facility in Houston, Texas.
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Thales Alenia Space produced and tested the critical pressure shell for Bishop, as well as various secondary structures, including the Micrometeoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) shields with multilayer insulation (MLI) panels, the power and video grapple fixture support structure and other structural components.

NanoRacks is responsible for project management, mechanical and avionics design engineering, safety, operations, quality assurance, mockups and crew training, as well as the final assembly, integration and testing of the Bishop airlock.
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ЦитироватьSpaceX Falcon 9 and Cargo Dragon Stand Ready for CRS-21 Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Dec 6, 2020 at 9:50 am

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the upgraded cargo Dragon spacecraft atop, stands ready for liftoff at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida on Dec. 6, 2020, ahead of the company's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) launch. Liftoff of the Falcon 9 is scheduled for 11:17 a.m. EST. Photo credit: SpaceX

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and cargo Dragon spacecraft stand ready for liftoff at NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A in Florida for the company's 21st Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-21) mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html). Launch is scheduled for today, Dec. 6, at 11:17 a.m. EST.

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing are predicting a 60% chance of favorable weather conditions for today's launch, with the primary concern revolving around the thick cloud layer rule.

Some of the science that will be delivered on this mission includes 3D engineered heart tissues for a study that will examine how prolonged exposure to microgravity affects the human heart, meteorite samples and microbes to research the formation and biomining of asteroid material in space, and a study that will observe how brain organoids respond to microgravity. More information on these and additional payloads can be found at: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights)

Tune in to NASA TV or the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive) at 10:45 a.m. EST for live launch countdown coverage or follow along right here on the blog.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/68646.jpg) Emre Kelly @EmreKelly 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1335585656727330817)

Good morning from Kennedy Space Center, where a Falcon 9 rocket and Cargo Dragon spacecraft are on target for liftoff at 11:17:08 ET. Fueling for #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) scheduled to begin at 1042 ET.

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Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1335344491012763650/B8cwiEbK_bigger.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335570287706972168)

The Crew Access Arm has been retracted, signaling that late loading of cargo for the #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Mission is complete. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click)

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Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1335344491012763650/B8cwiEbK_bigger.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335577768650805248)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Countdown NET Update: T-2:45:00
Falcon 9 RF & Telemetry Checks. sWeather is 60% GO and #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click) is healthy.

Цитировать(https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/1335344491012763650/B8cwiEbK_bigger.jpg) Falcon 9 Block 5 @Falcon9Block5 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Falcon9Block5/status/1335582917809090561)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) Countdown NET Update: T-2:25:00
TEA-TEB bleed in. Weather is 60% GO and #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click) is healthy.

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COUNTDOWN
Hr:Mn:Sc	Event	EST	UTC	ДМВ
00:38:00	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load	10:39:08	15:39:08	18:39:08
00:35:00	RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins	10:42:08	15:42:08	18:42:08
00:35:00	1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins	10:42:08	15:42:08	18:42:08
00:16:00	2nd stage LOX loading begins	11:01:08	16:01:08	19:01:08
00:07:00	Falcon 9 begins pre-launch engine chill	11:10:08	16:10:08	19:10:08
00:05:00	Dragon transitions to internal power	11:12:08	16:12:08	19:12:08
00:01:00	Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks	11:16:08	16:16:08	19:16:08
00:01:00	Propellant tanks pressurize for flight	11:16:08	16:16:08	19:16:08
00:00:45	SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch	11:16:23	16:16:23	19:16:23
00:00:03	Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start	11:17:05	16:17:05	19:17:05
00:00:00	Falcon 9 liftoff	11:17:08	16:17:08	19:17:08
	All Times Are Approximate

Цитировать12/06/2020 18:36 Stephen Clark

T-minus 41 minutes. All weather parameters are currently observed "go" at this time.

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Цитировать12/06/2020 18:45 Stephen Clark

Fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral should have started a couple of minutes ago. But SpaceX is not currently providing a way for media to confirm the status of today's countdown, as the company typically does before launches.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1335611145512771587)

F9/CRS-21: Propellant loading is underway; weather appears go; NASA launch coverage begins at 10:45am on NTV: https://youtube.com/watch?v=21X5lGlDOfg... (https://t.co/NF16tUsTOI?amp=1); SpaceX webcast starts at T-minus 15 minutes

Цитировать12/06/2020 18:58 Stephen Clark

Chilldown of the strongback at pad 39A is underway to prepare for liquid oxygen loading into the Falcon 9's second stage.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335614328351973379)

The big T-20 minute vent.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335614275851857921/pu/vid/1280x720/uXGdYf-4UBrPmqqX.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335614275851857921/pu/vid/1280x720/uXGdYf-4UBrPmqqX.mp4) (0:10)

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:01 Stephen Clark

T-minus 16 minutes. The Falcon 9 rocket's second stage is now being loaded with liquid oxygen. This is the final propellant tank to be filled in today's countdown.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335616271732240385)

The first version of Dragon was certified for three flights to and from the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), but this upgraded version of Dragon is designed to be capable of five flights

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:10 Stephen Clark

Hydraulics in the first and second stage Merlin engines are being activated for the Falcon 9's steering system.

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:11 Stephen Clark

T-minus 7 minutes. Prevalves leading to the Falcon 9's Merlin 1D first stage engines are opening, permitting super-cold liquid oxygen to flow into the engines to condition the turbopumps for ignition.

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:12 Stephen Clark

T-minus 5 minutes. The Falcon 9's propellant tanks are pressurizing in preparation for retraction of the strongback structure at pad 39A.

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:14 Stephen Clark

Here are some statistics on today's launch:

• 101st launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
• 109th launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
• 4th launch of Falcon 9 booster B1058
• 88th Falcon 9 launch from Florida's Space Coast
• 122nd launch overall from pad 39A
• 28th SpaceX launch overall from pad 39A
• 1st launch of upgraded Cargo Dragon
• 21st SpaceX cargo mission to the International Space Station.
• 24th launch by SpaceX in 2020
• 27th orbital launch based out of Cape Canaveral in 2020

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:15 Stephen Clark

T-minus 4 minutes, 15 seconds. The process to lower the strongback structure at pad 39A has begun with the opening up the cradles around the rocket. The strongback will move to an angle of around 1.5 degrees from the Falcon 9 in preparation for ignition, then further retract at liftoff.

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LAUNCH, LANDING, AND DRAGON DEPLOYMENT
Hr:Mn:Sc	Event	EST	UTC	ДМВ
00:00:00	Falcon 9 liftoff	11:17:08	16:17:08	19:17:08
00:01:18	Max Q (moment of peak mechanical stress on the rocket)	11:18:26	16:18:26	19:18:26
00:02:30	1st stage main engine cutoff (MECO)	11:19:38	16:19:38	19:19:38
00:02:34	1st and 2nd stages separate	11:19:42	16:19:42	19:19:42
00:02:41	2nd stage engine starts	11:19:49	16:19:49	19:19:49
00:06:37	1st stage entry burn complete	11:23:45	16:23:45	19:23:45
00:08:38	2nd stage engine cutoff (SECO)	11:25:46	16:25:46	19:25:46
00:08:38	1st stage landing	11:25:46	16:25:46	19:25:46
00:11:49	Dragon separates from 2nd stage	11:28:57	16:28:57	19:28:57
00:12:35	Dragon nosecone open sequence begins	11:29:43	16:29:43	19:29:43
	All Times Are Approximate

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335619441724256257)

Liftoff!

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335619399961591811/vid/1280x720/th4UmQsoDP_svgp_.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335619399961591811/vid/1280x720/th4UmQsoDP_svgp_.mp4) (0:12)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335619532283637761)

LAUNCH! Falcon 9 B1058.4 launches with the CRS-21 Dragon (first Dragon 2 cargo variant).

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335619457885016065/pu/vid/1280x720/yLbffi0H3MrYBDmY.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335619457885016065/pu/vid/1280x720/yLbffi0H3MrYBDmY.mp4) (0:30)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335620268073611264)

Staging 1-2.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335620158229016577/pu/vid/1280x720/MwDFjI2i4w5S0Ur8.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335620158229016577/pu/vid/1280x720/MwDFjI2i4w5S0Ur8.mp4) (0:45)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335621834495016966)

Falcon 9 booster has landed on the Of Course I Still Love You droneship

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335621769793732608/vid/1280x720/yRLLshke51oFhmWl.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335621769793732608/vid/1280x720/yRLLshke51oFhmWl.mp4) (0:27)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335621702798204932)

Falcon 9 B1058.4 nails a fourth landing.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335621607826599945/pu/vid/1280x720/rhi9T1P1bXX7zlEm.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335621607826599945/pu/vid/1280x720/rhi9T1P1bXX7zlEm.mp4) (0:19)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335622715013701632)

Dragon separation confirmed; the spacecraft is on its way to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station). Autonomous docking tomorrow at approximately 1:30 p.m. EST

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335622576140259330/vid/1280x720/eRJdRV-GdnLzmCgo.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335622576140259330/vid/1280x720/eRJdRV-GdnLzmCgo.mp4) (0:17)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335622596365316096)

CRS-21 Dragon S/C Sep - heading to the ISS to meet Dragon Resilience.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335622514177945601/pu/vid/1280x720/zwhukMVuG8eSLjwD.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335622514177945601/pu/vid/1280x720/zwhukMVuG8eSLjwD.mp4) (0:36)

Цитировать12/06/2020 19:34 Stephen Clark

SpaceX reports the Dragon's nose cone has opened normally, exposing the ship's docking system for approach to the International Space Station tomorrow.

ЦитироватьCRS-21 Mission

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Трансляция началась 45 минут назад

ЦитироватьWatch SpaceX Launch Cargo & Supplies to the International Space Station

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Трансляция началась 59 минут назад

ЦитироватьКорабль Cargo Dragon вышел на орбиту, взял курс на МКС
06.12.2020 19:50:55
      Вашингтон. 6 декабря. ИНТЕРФАКС - Ракета-носитель Falcon 9 в воскресенье успешно вывела на орбиту Земли грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX, который 7 декабря должен будет состыковаться с Международной космической станцией (МКС), сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).
      В районе 19:28 мск космический корабль Crew Dragon отделился от второй ступени ракеты-носителя Falcon 9, начав самостоятельный полет. На нем заработали солнечные батареи, которые начали снабжать корабль энергией.
      Это уже 21-й полет "грузовика" SpaceX к МКС и первая миссия модифицированного варианта корабля, который способен доставлять на МКС на 20% больше груза, а также может автономно стыковаться со станцией без помощи захвата рукой-манипулятором.
      Запуск корабля в версии Cargo Dragon 2 осуществлен в рамках второго контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX по снабжению станции.
      Тем временем, через 8 минут 38 секунд после старта первая многоразовая ступень ракеты-носителя, которая использовалась для запусков уже в четвертый раз, совершила управляемую посадку на плавучую платформу-дрон Of Course I Still Love You, которая находилась в Атлантике в 623 км от космодрома.
      В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.
      Cargo Dragon будет находиться в составе МКС около месяца. При этом впервые к МКС будут одновременно пристыкованы сразу два американских грузовых корабля.
      Затем он будет сведен с орбиты, и его спускаемая капсула приводнится в Атлантике. Корабль привезет результаты экспериментов, проведенных экипажем МКС на орбите, общим весом более 2,3 тонн.

Спойлер

      С октября 2012 года по март 2020 года компания SpaceX осуществила 20 пусков грузовых кораблей Cargo Dragon к МКС. Один из них (в 2015 году) окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9.
      В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из ее командира космонавта "Роскосмоса" Сергея Рыжикова, космонавта Сергея Кудь-Сверчкова, астронавта NASA Кэтлин Рубинс, а также прибывших 17 ноября на станцию на новейшем американском пилотируемом корабле Crew Dragon компании SpaceX американских астронавтов Майкла Хопкинса, Виктора Гловера, Шеннона Уокера и астронавта Японского агентства аэрокосмических исследований JAXA Соичи Ногучи.

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ЦитироватьDec. 6, 2020
RELEASE 20-122

NASA Science, New Airlock Heads to Space Station on SpaceX Cargo Spacecraft

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/208093.png) (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/thumbnails/image/spacex_crs-21_launch.png)
SpaceX launched its 21st commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station at 11:17 a.m. EST Dec. 6, 2020, from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Credits: NASA Television

The latest SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is on its way to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) with more than 6,400 pounds of science investigations, a new airlock, and other cargo after launching at 11:17 a.m. EST Sunday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The spacecraft launched on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Pad 39A at Kennedy and is scheduled to arrive at the space station around 1:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 7, performing the first autonomous docking for SpaceX and remaining at the station for about a month. Coverage of arrival will begin at 11:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

This 21st contracted resupply mission for SpaceX is the first flight of an upgraded Dragon design (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/spacex_crs-21_mision_overview_high_res_0.pdf), similar to that of the Crew Dragon used to transport astronauts to and from the station. The upgraded spacecraft has double the capacity for powered lockers, with 12, which preserve science and research samples during transport to and from Earth. Science payloads now also can remain in the upgraded Dragon through the duration of the mission as an extension to the station's lab space. Four powered payloads will reside in Dragon during this docked mission.

Among the scientific investigations Dragon is delivering to the space station are:

Microbial meteorite miners

A mixture of meteorite samples and microbes (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/bioasteroid-spacex-21) are headed to the space station. Certain microbes form layers on the surface of rock that can release metals and minerals, a process known as biomining. A previous investigation from ESA (European Space Agency), BioRock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566), examined how microgravity affects the processes involved in biomining. ESA follows up on that work with BioAsteroid (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8308), which examines biofilm formation and biomining of asteroid or meteorite material in microgravity. Researchers are seeking a better understanding of the basic physical processes that control these mixtures, such as gravity, convection, and mixing. Microbe-rock interactions have many potential uses in space exploration and off-Earth construction. Microbes could break down rocks into soils for plant growth, for example, or extract elements useful for life support systems and production of medicines.

Examining changes in hearts using tissue chips

Microgravity causes changes in the workload and shape of the human heart, and it's still unknown whether these changes could become permanent if a person lives in space more than a year. Cardinal Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8218) studies how changes in gravity affect the heart at the cellular and tissue level. The investigation uses 3D-engineered heart tissues, a type of tissue chip (https://www.nasa.gov/tissue-chips). Results could provide a new understanding of heart problems in patients on Earth, help identify new treatments, and support the development of screening measures to predict cardiovascular risk before spaceflight.

Counting white blood cells in space

HemoCue (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8325) tests the ability of a commercially available device to provide quick and accurate counts of total and differentiated white blood cells in microgravity. Doctors commonly use the total number of white blood cells and five different types of white blood cells to diagnose illnesses and monitor a variety of heath conditions. Verification of an autonomous blood analysis capability on the space station could enhance health care on Earth and is an important step toward meeting the health care needs of crew members on future missions.

Building with brazing

SUBSA-BRAINS (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8295) examines differences in capillary flow, interface reactions, and bubble formation during the solidification of brazing alloys in microgravity. Brazing is a type of soldering used to bond materials, such as an aluminum alloy to aluminum or aluminum alloy to ceramics, at high temperatures. The technology could serve as a tool for in-space construction of human habitats and vehicles on future space missions, as well as for repairing damage caused by micrometeoroids or space debris.

A new and improved door to space (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space/)

Launching in the trunk of the Dragon capsule, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7420) is a commercial platform that can support a range of scientific work on the space station. Its capabilities include deployment of free-flying payloads such as CubeSats and externally mounted payloads, housing small external payloads, jettisoning trash, and recovering external Orbital Replacement Units. ORUs are modular components of the station that can be replaced when needed, such as pumps and other hardware. Roughly five times larger than the airlock on the Japanese Experiment Module (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/kibo.html) already in use on the station, the Bishop Airlock allows robotic movement of more and larger packages to the exterior of the space station, including hardware to support spacewalks. It also provides capabilities such as power and ethernet required for internal and external payloads.

Your brain on microgravity

The Effect of Microgravity on Human Brain Organoids (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8024) study observes the response of brain organoids to microgravity. Small living masses of cells that interact and grow, organoids can survive for months, providing a model for understanding how cells and tissues adapt to environmental changes. Organoids grown from neurons or nerve cells exhibit normal processes such as responding to stimuli and stress. Therefore, organoids can be used to look at how microgravity affects survival, metabolism, and features of brain cells, including rudimentary cognitive function.

These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations currently being conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory in the areas of biology and biotechnology, physical sciences, and Earth and space science. Advances in these areas will help keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars (https://www.nasa.gov/in-lunar-orbit) through NASA's Artemis (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/artemis/) program.

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Last Updated: Dec. 6, 2020
Editor: Karen Northon

Цитата: opinion от 06.12.2020 19:38:15Интересно, ведущий трансляции не китаец, случайно? Может быть, по обмену, учится вести репортажи.

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 22:20:50Так что за струя била из двигателя?

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 22:20:50Так что за струя била из двигателя?

Цитата: opinion от 06.12.2020 22:55:59Эта струя на каждом запуске бьет. Выхлоп газогенератора?

Цитата: opinion от 06.12.2020 22:55:59

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 22:20:50Так что за струя била из двигателя?

Эта струя на каждом запуске бьет. Выхлоп газогенератора?

Цитата: DYF от 06.12.2020 22:52:04

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 22:20:50Так что за струя била из двигателя?

Вроде дренаж. Бывает. Яркость струи зависит от освещенности при запуске.

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 23:27:57Когда показывали вид со второй камеры там откуда била струя мерцал какойто жёлтенький огонёк всё увеличиваясь.

Цитата: DYF от 06.12.2020 23:41:44

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 23:27:57Когда показывали вид со второй камеры там откуда била струя мерцал какойто жёлтенький огонёк всё увеличиваясь.

Посмотри с той-же камеры, когда двигатель выключен. Там какая-то бронзовая муфта блестит.

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 23:49:14теплозащитный чехол всегда так хлопает и надувается?

ЦитироватьНЬЮ-ЙОРК, 6 декабря. /ТАСС/. Американская компания SpaceX осуществила в воскресенье запуск корабля Dragon с грузом для Международной космической станции (МКС). Трансляция запуска ведется на сайте Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA).

Ракета-носитель Falcon 9 стартовала в 11:17 по времени Восточного побережья США (19:17 мск) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). SpaceX уже в 21-й раз доставляет груз на МКС. Впервые для этого используется обновленная модель Dragon, который теперь может нести на борту на 20% больше полезного груза, чем предыдущие версии корабля. Dragon доставит на станцию оборудование для научных исследований, запасы продовольствия и технику для NASA.

Спустя приблизительно 9 минут после старта первая ступень ракеты-носителя осуществила в автоматическом режиме посадку на платформу в Атлантическом океане. Стыковка корабля с МКС намечена на 7 декабря в 13:30 по времени Восточного побережья США (21:30 мск). Dragon проведет на орбите около месяца, после чего вернется на Землю, доставив результаты научных исследований и другой груз...

Цитата: Crasher от 07.12.2020 02:09:16К Ida 3(зенитный порт гармонии)?

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 23:25:59

Цитата: DYF от 06.12.2020 22:52:04

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 22:20:50Так что за струя била из двигателя?

Вроде дренаж. Бывает. Яркость струи зависит от освещенности при запуске.

Какой такой дренаж?

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 23:49:14Да, и я не обращал раньше внимания - теплозащитный чехол всегда так хлопает и надувается?

Цитата: Старый от 06.12.2020 23:53:16Хммм... Не обращал внимания. Ладно, посмотрим следующий раз.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335767256526045186)

Tracking footage from a helicopter of today's Falcon 9 launch off LC-39A

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335766088257191936/vid/1280x720/Ao8-qqjq4oVPC_ea.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1335766088257191936/vid/1280x720/Ao8-qqjq4oVPC_ea.mp4) (0:50)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1335793751973711874)

More photos of Falcon 9's 100th successful launch, and first flight of upgraded cargo Dragon → http://flickr.com/spacex (https://t.co/095WHX44BX?amp=1)

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Цитата: Air от 07.12.2020 09:19:57В высоком разрешении (https://flic.kr/p/2ke96tS)
Информация  (https://vk.com/@spaceactivityinfographics-cargo-dragon-2-s-gruzom-na-mks-zapuski-goda-101-vsego-39-ot)о запуске

Цитата: DYF от 07.12.2020 11:14:49

Цитата: Air от 07.12.2020 09:19:57В высоком разрешении (https://flic.kr/p/2ke96tS)
Информация  (https://vk.com/@spaceactivityinfographics-cargo-dragon-2-s-gruzom-na-mks-zapuski-goda-101-vsego-39-ot)о запуске

Неточная информация. Не 6, а 9 миссий. НАСА расширяет контракт.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 8 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1335744823391887366)

B1058.4 has been secured onboard OCISLY droneship and departed from the CRS-21 LZ!

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Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:02:07Вот так одна из самых легких для Фалкона миссий с возвратом к месту старта, превратилась в типичную с посадкой на платформу.

Цитата: DYF от 07.12.2020 12:12:28А виноваты - Обама и Болден, при которых специально отобрали усложненный Дракон, чтоб пропихнуть на равных правах челнок SNC и дать лишние заказы на пуски Юле (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/Smileys/fugue/smiley.png) Хотя опять, мы видим, что Дракон получает допзаказы. Но дороже, да.

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:02:07Вот так одна из самых легких для Фалкона миссий с возвратом к месту старта, превратилась в типичную с посадкой на платформу.

ЦитироватьPAYLOAD MASS       Around 15,000 kg (33,000 lbs) (~12,000 kg dry mass + cargo)

Цитата: Boris Mekler от 07.12.2020 12:24:07Хотели как лучше (отдать заказы донорам на кампании своим), получилось как всегда (фигляр Маск всё равно всё утащил) (с)

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:37:35ИМХО, привирает немножко, но все равно внушает.

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:37:35

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:02:07Вот так одна из самых легких для Фалкона миссий с возвратом к месту старта, превратилась в типичную с посадкой на платформу.

Everyday Astronaut пишет (https://everydayastronaut.com/crs-21/), что, де, мол, полезная нагрузка на Фалкон 9 в этом пуске была ~15 тонн.  ;)

Цитата: undefinedPAYLOAD MASS      Around 15,000 kg (33,000 lbs) (~12,000 kg dry mass + cargo)

ИМХО, привирает немножко, но все равно внушает.

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:44:03Здесь скорее НАСА хотело корабль максимально похожий на пилотируемый, чтобы был дополнительный шанс выловить возможные проблемы на грузовых миссиях.

Цитата: DYF от 07.12.2020 12:41:09Партия Старлинков потяжелее будет

Цитата: undefinedEach of the Starlink satellites weighs around 500 pounds (227 kilograms), according to SpaceX. Stacked together inside the payload shroud of a Falcon 9 rocket, the 60 satellites weigh 15 tons (13,620 kilograms), making the cargo on Wednesday night's launch the heaviest ever lofted into orbit by SpaceX.

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:50:02

Цитата: DYF от 07.12.2020 12:41:09Партия Старлинков потяжелее будет

Да? А вот SpaceX утверждает обратное в SpaceX releases new details on Starlink satellite design (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/15/spacex-releases-new-details-on-starlink-satellite-design/).  8)

Цитата: undefinedEach of the Starlink satellites weighs around 500 pounds (227 kilograms), according to SpaceX. Stacked together inside the payload shroud of a Falcon 9 rocket, the 60 satellites weigh 15 tons (13,620 kilograms), making the cargo on Wednesday night's launch the heaviest ever lofted into orbit by SpaceX.

13620 кило!  ::)

ЦитироватьThe 60 Starlink satellites launching Monday each weigh around 573 pounds (260 kilograms), according to SpaceX.

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 13:03:58Это были Старлинки 0.9. Старлинки 1.0 весят 260 кг. Это 15600 кг не считая удерживающей системы.

Цитата: undefinedSpaceX says injecting the satellites into a lower orbit at an altitude of 174 miles will allow time for checkouts before orbit-raising. The Starlink satellites launched in May were deployed in a higher orbit at an altitude of around 273 miles (440 kilometers).

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:50:02

Цитата: DYF от 07.12.2020 12:41:09Партия Старлинков потяжелее будет

Да? А вот SpaceX утверждает обратное в SpaceX releases new details on Starlink satellite design (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/05/15/spacex-releases-new-details-on-starlink-satellite-design/).  8)

Цитата: undefinedEach of the Starlink satellites weighs around 500 pounds (227 kilograms), according to SpaceX. Stacked together inside the payload shroud of a Falcon 9 rocket, the 60 satellites weigh 15 tons (13,620 kilograms), making the cargo on Wednesday night's launch the heaviest ever lofted into orbit by SpaceX.

13620 кило!  ::)

Цитата: undefinedWith each Starlink satellite weighing in at 227 kg (500.5 lb), the total payload mass from just the Starlinks, not counting the adapter and deployment mechanisms, came in at an impressive 13,620 kg (30,027 lb).

Цитата: undefinedThe launch was "the heaviest payload a Falcon 9 [rocket] has ever launched, or Falcon Heavy, for that matter," SpaceX CEO Elon Musk told reporters before the mission. All in all, the rocket lifted more than 37,000 pounds of mass, he said.

ЦитироватьDECEMBER 06, 2020
CRS-21 MISSION

On Sunday, December 6, SpaceX launched its twenty-first Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-21) (https://www.spacex.com/static/images/patches/crs21_final.png), which lifted off from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at Kennedy Space Center, Florida at 11:17 a.m. EST, or 16:17 UTC. Dragon separated from Falcon 9's second stage about eleven minutes after liftoff and will autonomously dock to the space station on Monday, December 7.

This is the first flight of the updated cargo version of Dragon, which is capable of carrying about 20 percent more volume than the previous version of Dragon and has double the amount of powered locker cargo capability. Dragon is now designed for up to five flights to and from the space station, and this cargo version of the spacecraft can stay on station more than twice as long as the previous version of Dragon.
 
The Falcon 9 first stage rocket booster that supported this launch previously supported launch of Dragon's first flight with NASA astronauts to the International Space Station (Demo-2), the ANASIS-II mission, and a Starlink mission. Following stage separation, SpaceX landed Falcon 9's first stage on the "Of Course I Still Love You" droneship, which was stationed in the Atlantic Ocean. This flight marks Falcon 9's 100th successful launch.

ЦитироватьNew Dragon Spaceship Arriving at Station Today

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/magarcia/)
Posted Dec 7, 2020 at 10:02 am

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The upgraded SpaceX Dragon resupply ship lifts off atop the Falcon 9 rocket on Dec. 6 from Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

SpaceX Dragon is on track to arrive at the International Space Station (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fblogs.nasa.gov%2Fspacestation%2F&data=04%7C01%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C97e1fec19a3f4419d4f508d89abf106f%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C1%7C637429492698481539%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=0R6EQqhpWh5nxCoaNwjKoji1zDZTXpcSSDZWoXWZUe4%3D&reserved=0), with an expected docking of the cargo spacecraft around 1:30 p.m. EST. NASA Television coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. Watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/live (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fstation&data=04%7C01%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C97e1fec19a3f4419d4f508d89abf106f%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C1%7C637429492698481539%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=pCPOLyndUmLjTh7T38usxxLeHgrf2PMnxoOQYc9zqMQ%3D&reserved=0).

When it arrives to the space station, Dragon will automatically dock to the space-facing side (zenith) of the station's Harmony module with NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover monitoring operations. Dragon lifted off Sunday, Dec. 6 atop a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The cargo spacecraft with more than 6,400 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Fsites%2Fdefault%2Ffiles%2Fatoms%2Ffiles%2Fspacex_crs-21_mision_overview_high_res_0.pdf&data=04%7C01%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C97e1fec19a3f4419d4f508d89abf106f%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C1%7C637429492698491495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=1Z1eUzn%2BqB63lbuPz95ScB%2FejpzdJWRIP9rwCJBJY9E%3D&reserved=0) will support dozens of investigations (https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nasa.gov%2Ffeature%2Fames%2Fames-sends-rodents-cells-and-microbes-to-space-station-on-spacex-mission&data=04%7C01%7Cmark.a.garcia%40nasa.gov%7C97e1fec19a3f4419d4f508d89abf106f%7C7005d45845be48ae8140d43da96dd17b%7C0%7C1%7C637429492698491495%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=HJLIHNz1CdQyOdztzgu8ggzzcKo9p%2F0zMXrSlImwW0U%3D&reserved=0) aboard the orbiting laboratory. It will be the first time a cargo Dragon autonomously docks to the station and will join the Dragon Resilience that brought the Crew-1 astronauts to orbit as the second Dragon spacecraft parked at the space station.

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:49:07

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:37:35

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:02:07Вот так одна из самых легких для Фалкона миссий с возвратом к месту старта, превратилась в типичную с посадкой на платформу.

Everyday Astronaut пишет (https://everydayastronaut.com/crs-21/), что, де, мол, полезная нагрузка на Фалкон 9 в этом пуске была ~15 тонн.  ;)

Цитата: undefinedPAYLOAD MASS      Around 15,000 kg (33,000 lbs) (~12,000 kg dry mass + cargo)

ИМХО, привирает немножко, но все равно внушает.

Во всяком случае для первой ступени разницы почти нет.


Starlink-15: скорость - 2182 м/с, высота - 67 км, дальность - 634 км
Dragon CRS-21: скорость - 2156 м/с, высота - 68 км, дальность - 623 км.

Patron недавно оценивал стартовую массу Crew Dragon 13500 кг.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1335985181317091328)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) and #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click) have given the "GO" for Approach Initiation to the Station, a burn that will come at 11:50 EST (16:50 UTC).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335985346669113344)

Dragon, meet Dragon!

CRS-21 Docking to the ISS coverage. First Cargo Dragon 2 will dock next to Crew Dragon Resilience shortly.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335985322790883330/pu/vid/1184x668/mkBX-_afWkgDMaWz.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335985322790883330/pu/vid/1184x668/mkBX-_afWkgDMaWz.mp4) (0:15)

Цитата: Patron от 07.12.2020 19:31:25

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:49:07

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:37:35

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:02:07Вот так одна из самых легких для Фалкона миссий с возвратом к месту старта, превратилась в типичную с посадкой на платформу.

Everyday Astronaut пишет (https://everydayastronaut.com/crs-21/), что, де, мол, полезная нагрузка на Фалкон 9 в этом пуске была ~15 тонн.  ;)

Цитата: undefinedPAYLOAD MASS      Around 15,000 kg (33,000 lbs) (~12,000 kg dry mass + cargo)

ИМХО, привирает немножко, но все равно внушает.

Во всяком случае для первой ступени разницы почти нет.


Starlink-15: скорость - 2182 м/с, высота - 67 км, дальность - 634 км
Dragon CRS-21: скорость - 2156 м/с, высота - 68 км, дальность - 623 км.

Patron недавно оценивал стартовую массу Crew Dragon 13500 кг.

На момент стыковки при штатной программе полета оценка по массе  14100 кг. На старте оценка массы 14600 - 14700 кг. ПГ 3000 суммарно, топливо 1200, сухая автоматом 10400 - 10500, ИМХО.

Цитировать12/07/2020 19:45 Stephen Clark

NASA confirms the approach initiation burn was completed a few minutes earlier than originally planned. This 90-second firing of the Draco thrusters placed Cargo Dragon on a trajectory toward "Waypoint 0" located around 400 meters, or 1,300 feet, below the space station.

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DOCKING
MET	Event	CST	UTC	ДМВ
	Al-burn	10:50:00	16:50:00	19:50:00
	Waypoint Zero (400 m below)	11:35:00	17:35:00	20:35:00
	Waypoint 1 (220 m)	12:09:00	18:09:00	21:09:00
	Waypoint 2 Arrive (20 m)	12:20:00	18:20:00	21:20:00
	Waypoint 2 Depart (20 m)	12:25:00	18:25:00	21:25:00
	Contact/Capture	12:30:00	18:30:00	21:30:00
	Docking Complete	12:30:13	18:30:13	21:30:13

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1335994165138780161)

Coming up on "Mid-course Correction Burn" to align with Waypoint 0 located 400 m below the #Station (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Station?src=hashtag_click). Again, this burn is now about 8 minutes ahead of the timeline. #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) #CargoDragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CargoDragon?src=hashtag_click). #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 29 с (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1335996217441087490)

#CargoDragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CargoDragon?src=hashtag_click) is now within 1 km of ISS.  Again, still tracking perfectly to 8 minutes ahead of the timeline. #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click)

Цитата: Patron от 07.12.2020 19:31:25

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:49:07

Цитата: Quetzalcoatl от 07.12.2020 12:37:35

Цитата: Apollo13 от 07.12.2020 12:02:07Вот так одна из самых легких для Фалкона миссий с возвратом к месту старта, превратилась в типичную с посадкой на платформу.

Everyday Astronaut пишет (https://everydayastronaut.com/crs-21/), что, де, мол, полезная нагрузка на Фалкон 9 в этом пуске была ~15 тонн.  ;)

Цитата: undefinedPAYLOAD MASS      Around 15,000 kg (33,000 lbs) (~12,000 kg dry mass + cargo)

ИМХО, привирает немножко, но все равно внушает.

Во всяком случае для первой ступени разницы почти нет.


Starlink-15: скорость - 2182 м/с, высота - 67 км, дальность - 634 км
Dragon CRS-21: скорость - 2156 м/с, высота - 68 км, дальность - 623 км.

Patron недавно оценивал стартовую массу Crew Dragon 13500 кг.

На момент стыковки при штатной программе полета оценка по массе  14100 кг. На старте оценка массы 14600 - 14700 кг. ПГ 3000 суммарно, топливо 1200, сухая автоматом 10400 - 10500, ИМХО.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 57 c (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1335997539632427013)

Tally ho!

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335997408782716931/pu/vid/1184x668/3HidHi-lEcyyrZay.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1335997408782716931/pu/vid/1184x668/3HidHi-lEcyyrZay.mp4) (0:18)

Цитировать12/07/2020 20:20 Stephen Clark

"Tally ho!" The space station astronauts report they can see SpaceX's Cargo Dragon spacecraft. Astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover inside the space station are monitoring the cargo capsule's approach.

Cargo Dragon is now less than a half-mile — about 730 meters — from the International Space Station on track for docking around 1:30 p.m. EST (1830 GMT).

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35602.png) (https://photo.24liveblog.com/2668634122935932006/20201207172056_385002.png)

Цитата: Air от 07.12.2020 09:19:57(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35587.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/2ke96tS)

В высоком разрешении (https://flic.kr/p/2ke96tS)
Информация  (https://vk.com/@spaceactivityinfographics-cargo-dragon-2-s-gruzom-na-mks-zapuski-goda-101-vsego-39-ot)о запуске

Цитировать12/07/2020 20:31 Stephen Clark

Cargo Dragon has passed through "Waypoint 0" around 400 meters, or 1,300 feet, directly below the International Space Station.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29912.jpg) Intl. Space Station @Space_Station 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1336002963102343168)

The @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hashtag_click) resupply ship is packed with tons of gear and is also delivering Christmas goodies to the Exp 64 crew. https://nasa.gov/live (https://t.co/yuOTrZ4Jut?amp=1)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/53847.jpg)

Цитировать12/07/2020 20:50 Stephen Clark

This view from the International Space Station shows the Cargo Dragon capsule flying nearly 500 meters (1,600 feet) ahead of the complex as the vehicles fly over Baja California.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35604.png) (https://photo.24liveblog.com/2668634122935932006/20201207175042_060163.png)

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 25 с (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1336006864308465672)

Jaw-dropping views....

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/53849.png)

Цитировать12/07/2020 21:07 Stephen Clark

Crew Dragon has arrived at Waypoint 1, located roughly 720 feet, or 220 meters, on the radius vector, or "R-bar," directly above the International Space Station. This is within the approach corridor to the zenith docking adapter on the station's Harmony module.

Цитировать12/07/2020 21:09 Stephen Clark

Once Cargo Dragon reaches Waypoint 2 at the 20-meter hold point, mission control will again assess the ship's health and conduct a "go/no go" poll for docking.

Cargo Dragon will make contact with the International Docking Adapter with a soft capture ring, which will bring in the capsule for a hard mate with a series of hooks to secure the spacecraft to the station. Cargo Dragon also has a set of rotary spring dampeners to lessen the shock of contact with the station.

The International Space Station will remain in attitude control with the Russian segment's thrusters throughout the docking. This is a change from Soyuz and Progress vehicles docking, during which the station goes into free drift with its attitude control functions switched off.

Цитировать12/07/2020 21:10 Stephen Clark

The Cargo Dragon spacecraft is closing in on the space station at about 30 centimeters per second.

Цитировать12/07/2020 21:12 Stephen Clark

Cargo Dragon is now about 140 meters, or 459 feet, from the space station.
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35607.png) (https://photo.24liveblog.com/2668634122935932006/20201207181249_516586.png)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 18 с (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1336011256533291010)

Finally!  @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA), @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX), please show more these engineering views.  Some of us REALLY LIKE THIS. #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click) #CargoDragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CargoDragon?src=hashtag_click)

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/53850.png)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 26 с (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1336012518234447872)

And #CargoDragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CargoDragon?src=hashtag_click) is at Waypoint 2 -- 25m from the Station -- and holding for final "go" for docking. #CargoDragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CargoDragon?src=hashtag_click) #CRS21 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS21?src=hashtag_click)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1336012701617643525)

Holding until 13:34 EST (18:34 UTC) due ot comm blockage at original docking time. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) #CargoDragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CargoDragon?src=hashtag_click) #ISS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISS?src=hashtag_click) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hashtag_click)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1336013227000520707)

13:39 EST (18:39 UTC) is the new targeted docking time.

Цитировать12/07/2020 21:26 Stephen Clark

Once it resumes the approach, the Crew Dragon will close in on the space station to about 10 centimeters per second, or less than a quarter-mile per hour.

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12/07/2020 21:40 Stephen Clark

The space station astronauts have the ability to command a hold or abort of the docking until the so-called "Crew Hands Off Point," or CHOP, about 1.5 meters from the docking port.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1336018044393574404)

CRS-21: CONTACT AND CAPTURE; at 1:40am EST as the two spacecraft passed 269 miles above the southern Indian Ocean

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF @ChrisG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1336018763590799367)

Breathtaking. Sunrise with #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hashtag_click) and #ISS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISS?src=hashtag_click)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/34476.jpg) NASA @NASA 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/1336019840662847488)

Success! At 1:40pm ET, @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX)'s upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station).

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125081.svg) This is the 1st automated docking for a SpaceX cargo resupply mission & the 1st time two Dragon spacecraft are on station simultaneously:

https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1336018144125542401/vid/1280x720/b2xuLEv6PgU0fg7Y.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/amplify_video/1336018144125542401/vid/1280x720/b2xuLEv6PgU0fg7Y.mp4) (1:19)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336019551839006723)

Docking confirmed – Dragon has arrived at the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)!

ЦитироватьNew SpaceX Cargo Dragon Docks to Station

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Dec 7, 2020 at 1:50 pm

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Dec. 7, 2020: International Space Station Configuration. Six spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Crew Dragon and Cargo Dragon vehicles, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus-14 resupply ship, all three from the United States, and Russia's Progress 75 and 76 resupply ships and Soyuz MS-17 crew ship.

While the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) was traveling 268 miles over the southern Indian Ocean, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft autonomously docked to the space-facing side of the orbiting laboratory's Harmony module for the first time at 1:40 p.m. EST, Monday, Dec. 7. NASA astronauts Kate Rubins and Victor Glover monitored docking operations for Dragon.

Some of the science being delivered on this mission (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex-21-research-highlights) includes a study aimed at better understanding heart disease to support development of treatments for patients on Earth, research into how microbes can be used for biomining on asteroids, and a tool being tested for quick and accurate blood analysis in microgravity. The first commercially owned and operated airlock on the space station, the Nanoracks Bishop Airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space), arrives in the unpressurized trunk of the Dragon cargo spacecraft. Bishop will provide a variety of capabilities to the orbiting laboratory, including CubeSat deployment, and support of external payloads.

The Dragon launched on SpaceX's 21st contracted commercial resupply mission at 11:17 a.m. EST Sunday, Dec. 6 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. After Dragon spends approximately one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.

Цитата: Cnapmak от 07.12.2020 21:57:38А когда вскрытие? И будет ли трансляция?

Цитата: Neru от 07.12.2020 22:03:17Получается, рекорд побит?

Цитата: DYF от 07.12.2020 22:04:42Сутки летел Дракон, какой рекорд? (https://forum.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/Smileys/fugue/smiley.png)

Цитата: tnt22 от 07.12.2020 22:01:49Если включат внутренние камеры и они буду направлены в нужное место, то следить можно здесь - http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream (http://www.ustream.tv/channel/live-iss-stream)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/68941.jpg) NOGUCHI, Soichi 野口　聡－（のぐち　そういち） @Astro_Soichi 40 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Soichi/status/1336017761995132928)

Welcome to #ISS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISS?src=hashtag_click)! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click) cargo #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hashtag_click) successfully docked!

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Цитата: Cnapmak от 07.12.2020 22:13:20Думаю, что тогда на и nasa.tv (//nasa.tv) будет

Цитата: undefinedDec. 7, Monday
11:30 a.m. - Coverage of the rendezvous and autonomous docking of the SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon cargo craft to the International Space Station; docking scheduled at 1:30 p.m. EST (All Channels)

Dec. 9, Wednesday
12:30 p.m. – Meeting of the National Space Council at Kennedy Space Center (All Channels)

Цитата: К.А. от 07.12.2020 20:30:57Картинка замечательная,но если не трудно надо у кораблика нижний плавник убрать

Цитата: Crasher от 07.12.2020 22:55:15вот кстати да , а куда делись "плавники" с "багажника"

ЦитироватьАмериканский "грузовик" доставил экипажу МКС жареную индейку к Рождеству
07.12.2020 22:02:38

Вашингтон. 7 декабря. ИНТЕРФАКС - Грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX, состыковавшийся в понедельник с Международной космической станцией (МКС), привез ее экипажу целый набор угощений к рождественскому столу, сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

В частности, на орбиту доставлена жареная индейка с клюквенным соусом, макароны с сыром, картофельная запеканка, вишнево-черничный сок, печенье и капучино с ароматом ванили.

Спойлер

Пристыковка "грузовика" к модулю Harmony американского сегмента МКС была осуществлена в 13:40 по времени Восточного побережья США (21:40 мск). Он доставил на станцию около трех тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения до 250 научных экспериментов экипажем станции. В негерметичном отсеке корабль также привез коммерческий шлюзовой модуль Nanoracks Bishop Airlock, предназначенный, в частности, для запуска частных мини-спутников, а также сброса мусора и отходов с МКС.
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NORAD CAT ID

SATNAME

INTLDES

TYPE

COUNTRY

LAUNCH

SITE

DECAY

PERIOD

INCL

APOGEE

PERIGEE

RCS

TLE

47233 (https://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/satcat/NORAD_CAT_ID/47233/format/html/emptyresult/show)

DRAGON CRS-21

2020-093A

PAYLOAD

US

2020-12-06

AFETR

92.71

51.65

417

397

TLE (https://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/gp/NORAD_CAT_ID/47233/format/tle/emptyresult/show) | OMM (https://www.space-track.org/basicspacedata/query/class/gp/NORAD_CAT_ID/47233/format/xml/emptyresult/show)

Цитата: DiZed от 07.12.2020 23:10:05так они вроде предназначались для стабилизации при срабатывании САС?

Цитата: Crasher от 08.12.2020 01:05:59

Цитата: DiZed от 07.12.2020 23:10:05так они вроде предназначались для стабилизации при срабатывании САС?

это понятно.... но два "плавника" осталось.
Учитывая отсутствие САС, можно было бы убрать все плавники, если уж и взялись переделывать "багажник" и не оставили унифицированным с пилотируемой версией.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX @SpaceX 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1336349048534528001)

Time-lapse of Dragon on approach – two Dragons now docked to the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336348799476719618/pu/vid/960x540/StBB_rjzWL6XJDhu.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336348799476719618/pu/vid/960x540/StBB_rjzWL6XJDhu.mp4) (1:00)

Цитата: undefinedISS Daily Summary Report – 12/07/2020

SpaceX (SpX)-21 Docking:
Following yesterday's successful launch, Dragon was captured today at 12:40 PM CT and docked successfully to Node 2 Zenith at 12:53 PM CT. Prior to docking the crew gathered and set up necessary tools required for the crew to monitor vehicle approach. After the vehicle docked, the crew completed Dragon International Docking Adapter (IDA) Vestibule pressurization and leak checks, opened Node 2 Overhead Forward Hatch, Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA)3 Androgynas Peripheral Assembly (APAS) hatch, and ingressed the vehicle.
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ЦитироватьCrew Unpacks Dragon and Activates New Science

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacexcrs21/author/magarcia/)
Posted Dec 8, 2020 at 1:07 pm

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The upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle approaches the space station as both vehicles were orbiting above the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Mexico.

Six spaceships, three U.S. and three Russian, are parked at the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) after Monday's arrival of the upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon vehicle. ...

Two Dragon spaceships, one cargo craft and one crew ship, are docked to the station's Harmony module (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/harmony) for the first time ever. The Cargo Dragon docked Monday afternoon (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-coverage-set-for-next-space-station-resupply-mission-with-spacex) to Harmony's space-facing port where it will stay for one month. The Crew Dragon has been docked to Harmony's forward port since Nov. 16 (https://go.nasa.gov/38QJ2PI) and will return four astronauts back to Earth in the spring.

Cargo Dragon's hatch was opened shortly after its automated docking and the crew soon began unpacking and activating the first of 2,100 pounds of new science investigations. The U.S. resupply ship's main payload, the NanoRacks Bishop science airlock (https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/spinoff/New_Doorway_to_Space), will be installed with the Canadarm2 robotic arm (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/mobile-servicing-system.html) to the Tranquility module (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/tranquility/) later this month.

NASA Flight Engineers Shannon Walker (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/shannon-walker/biography) and Michael Hopkins (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/michael-s-hopkins/biography) began Tuesday offloading the Dragon-transported critical research samples and stowing them in science freezers to be examined later. Their crewmates Kate Rubins (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/kathleen-rubins) installed new science freezers in the station, while Victor Glover (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/victor-j-glover/biography) set up newly delivered habitats carrying rodents for analysis.

A new human stem cell experiment, Space Organogenesis (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8116), got underway today after JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi (https://iss.jaxa.jp/en/astro/biographies/noguchi/index.html) collected biological samples and research hardware from Dragon. Microgravity will give scientists insight into growing organs and observing genetic changes which could impact regenerative medicine.
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ЦитироватьCoverage of the rendezvous and autonomous docking of the SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon cargo craft

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220819.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ouramazingspace) Space Videos (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCakgsb0w7QB0VHdnCc-OVEA)

Прямой эфир: 7 дек. 2020 г.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/33449.jpg) Sergey Kud-Sverchkov @KudSverchkov 13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/KudSverchkov/status/1336187297159639040)

На МКС сразу два «Дракона». К нам прибыл грузовой корабль #Dragon2 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon2?src=hashtag_click) (беспилотный «двойник» Crew Dragon), который доставил оборудование для научных исследований, запасы продовольствия и технику.

Я первый раз наблюдал за стыковкой корабля, и скажу, что это увлекательное зрелище!

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13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/KudSverchkov/status/1336187307288899584)

There are two Dragons on the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) at once. The #Dragon2 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon2?src=hashtag_click) cargo spacecraft (an uncrewed 'twin' of the Crew Dragon) arrived yesterday and delivered scientific equipment, food supplies, etc.

This was the first time I watched a spacecraft dock with the ISS. Fantastic!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/33449.jpg) Sergey Kud-Sverchkov @KudSverchkov 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/KudSverchkov/status/1336323525469040641)

Делюсь с вами еще несколькими видеокадрами причаливания грузового корабля #Dragon2 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon2?src=hashtag_click) с МКС.

Скорость объектов относительно Земли огромна – почти 8 км/с. При этом относительная скорость многотонной машины относительно МКС при касании всего около 15 см/с.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336323184325324800/pu/vid/1280x720/ULTlleHcc54THbA5.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336323184325324800/pu/vid/1280x720/ULTlleHcc54THbA5.mp4) (2:14)

Цитата: undefined(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 21 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1336106034776190976)

Meanwhile, in the Atlantic Ocean...

... whilst OCISLY and B1058.4 return to Florida.

OCISLY arrival at Port Canaveral looking to be NET Thursday 10th.

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Цитата: Игорь  Годунов от 08.12.2020 03:57:41

Цитата: Crasher от 08.12.2020 01:05:59

Цитата: DiZed от 07.12.2020 23:10:05так они вроде предназначались для стабилизации при срабатывании САС?

это понятно.... но два "плавника" осталось.
Учитывая отсутствие САС, можно было бы убрать все плавники, если уж и взялись переделывать "багажник" и не оставили унифицированным с пилотируемой версией.

Они же вроде не только "плавники для САС", но и СБ "по совместительству"?

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67572.png) Kyle Montgomery @Kyle_M_Photo 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kyle_M_Photo/status/1336667618007261188)

B1058.4 is out there hiding in the heat distortion. #SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceXFleet?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67572.png) Kyle Montgomery @Kyle_M_Photo 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kyle_M_Photo/status/1336689152683896833)

OCISLY and B1058.4 are in the jetty. #SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceXFleet?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click)

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30097.jpg) Stephen Marr @spacecoast_stve 44 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1336696163102306304)

Bird on birds on birds on birds. 

#Fallcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Fallcon9?src=hashtag_click) B1058 has returned after sending science and supplies up to the ISS for the Expedition 64 crew.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69661.jpg) Daryl Sausse` @SausseImages 23 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SausseImages/status/1336702377819336707)

Booster returning to port. Pics soon.

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336702330042015745/pu/vid/1280x720/nRMEhmHBfQJtFrA1.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336702330042015745/pu/vid/1280x720/nRMEhmHBfQJtFrA1.mp4) (0:20)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67572.png) Kyle Montgomery @Kyle_M_Photo 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kyle_M_Photo/status/1336706306309312515)

OCISLY and B1058.4 have finished berthing.  The crane needed to lift the booster is far over to the right on the dock, so it will likely be a bit before booster processing begins. #SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceXFleet?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69661.jpg) Daryl Sausse` @SausseImages 13 мин (https://twitter.com/SausseImages/status/1336724050664697859)

Have a closer peek at Bob 'n' Doug's old ride cruisin' on in to port this morning. These as well as my entire collection of CRS-21 pics are available at http://dsausse.smugmug.com (https://t.co/fM6yI5VD7P?amp=1).

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1336748473480339458)

A small fire appeared to originate around Octagrabber, holding on to Falcon 9 B1058.4 at Port Canaveral.

It was put out within 30 seconds and all seems fine since.

NSF Fleetcam: youtu.be/gnt2wZBg89g

https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336745349046788096/pu/vid/1272x720/IRYkHZ5HoPpLNT5o.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/ext_tw_video/1336745349046788096/pu/vid/1272x720/IRYkHZ5HoPpLNT5o.mp4) (0:41)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1336748516966850562)

It appears that there was a bizarre - and very short - electrical fire involving Octagraber earlier on.

Was completely out within 30 seconds but still interesting to see.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/68581.jpg) John Pisani @johnpisaniphoto 36 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnpisaniphoto/status/1336741808555106304)

Not sure if anyone else has observed this previously, but what I thought was vapor from possible venting seems to be smoke coming from around the engines of B1058.4 around 1:55pm EST
Zooming in there appears to be fire.

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ЦитироватьSpace to Ground: Double Dragons: 12/11/2020

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220852.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ReelNASA) NASA Johnson (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmheCYT4HlbFi943lpH009Q)

11 дек. 2020 г.

ЦитироватьISS Daily Summary Report – 12/10/2020

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Short Extravehicular Mobility Unit (SEMU) Swap:
Following yesterday's briefing with ground teams, today FE-10 and FE-12 prepared EMU 3008 for return, removed EMU 3015 from the SLE and installed EMU 3008 into the SLE in the Dragon cabin.
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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67572.png) Kyle Montgomery @Kyle_M_Photo 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kyle_M_Photo/status/1337468106835419139)

Looks like SpaceX snuck in some leg lifting while we were all distracted with SMX-7, the 4th leg is going up now. #SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceXFleet?src=hashtag_click) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hashtag_click)

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(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67517.png) Gavin - SpaceXFleet.com @SpaceXFleet 4 мин. назад[/iurl]

B1058.4 is about to go horizontal at Port Canaveral.

Watch the operation live on @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) Fleetcam:

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30097.jpg) Stephen Marr @spacecoast_stve 11 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/spacecoast_stve/status/1337501402097127424)

I got to see a Falcon fly today after all! Also, worm!

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hashtag_click) B1058 has gone horizontal, and will be transported back into base to be prepped for another flight.

Of course, if you were watching @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight)'s 24/7 Fleetcam, you already knew. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125153.svg)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF @NASASpaceflight 16 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1337821051745685509)

There's a recovered Falcon 9 booster (B1058.4) at Port Canaveral heading for a road trip out of port.

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ЦитироватьГрузовой Dragon покинет МКС 11 января
Грузовой корабль Dragon покинет Международную космическую станцию (МКС) 11 января, сообщает NASA. Корабль приводнится приблизительно через 12 часов после отстыковки. Он вернется на Землю с 2,3 тоннами груза, прежде всего результатами научных экспериментов.
На МКС Dragon прибыл 6 декабря минувшего года.
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ЦитироватьКорабль Cargo Dragon возвращается на Землю на следующей неделе
Грузовой корабль Cargo Dragon, прибывший на МКС ​​в рамках 21-й миссии по пополнению запасов, 11 января должен отбыть с космической станции с 2358 кг результатов научных экспериментов и грузом возвращаемым на Землю.
После 35-дневной миссии на МКС астронавты 64 экспедиции МКС готовят корабль Dragon к возвращению. Член экипажа станции Шеннон Уокер провела выходные, готовя корабль к отбытию. Модернизированный космический корабль Dragon выполнит отстыковку от порта модуля Harmony под наблюдением астронавта NASA Виктора Гловера в 17:25 МСК (14:25 UTC). Это будет первый раз, когда корабль SpaceX отстыкуется от этого порта МКС.
Приводнение запланировано на 20:00 МСК (17:00 UTC). Интересно, что это будет первое приводнение грузового корабля Dragon в Атлантическом океане и 2-е ночное приводнение корабля SpaceX.
После посадки Dragon поднимет на борт спасательный корабль флота SpaceX, после чего он будет доставлен в порт Канаверал. Посадка в Атлантическом океане поможет быстрее доставить корабль на берег. NASA говорят, что более короткие сроки транспортировки позволят учёным обрабатывать возвращённые результаты экспериментов с минимальной потерей данных после их путешествия из мира микрогравитации.

Цитата: undefinedNASA to Air Departure of Upgraded SpaceX Cargo Dragon from Space Station
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The SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft is pictured approaching the International Space Station for a docking on Nov. 17, 2020.
Credits: NASA

The SpaceX Dragon that arrived (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/12/07/new-spacex-cargo-dragon-docks-to-station/) to the International Space Station on the company's 21st resupply services mission for NASA is scheduled to depart on Monday, Jan. 11, loaded with 5,200 pounds of scientific experiments and other cargo. NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive) will broadcast its departure live beginning at 9 a.m. EST.

The upgraded Dragon spacecraft will execute the first undocking of a U.S. commercial cargo craft from the International Docking Adapter at 9:25 a.m., with NASA astronaut Victor Glover (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/victor-j-glover) monitoring aboard the station.

Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the station's space-facing port of the Harmony module, then initiate a deorbit burn to begin its re-entry sequence into Earth's atmosphere. Dragon is expected to make its parachute-assisted splashdown around 9 p.m. – the first return of a cargo resupply spacecraft in the Atlantic Ocean. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV.

Splashing down off the coast of Florida enables quick transportation of the science aboard the capsule to the agency's Kennedy Space Center's Space Station Processing Facility, and back into the hands of the researchers. This shorter transportation timeframe allows researchers to collect data with minimal loss of microgravity effects. For splashdowns in the Pacific Ocean, quick-return science cargo is processed at SpaceX's facility in McGregor, Texas, and delivered to NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Dragon launched Dec. 6 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, arriving at the station just over 24 hours later and achieving the first autonomous docking of a U.S. commercial cargo resupply spacecraft. Previous arriving cargo Dragon spacecraft were captured and attached to the space station by astronauts operating the station's robotic Canadarm2. The spacecraft delivered more than 6,400 pounds of hardware, research investigations and crew supplies.

The upgraded cargo Dragon capsule used for this mission contains double the powered locker availability of previous capsules, allowing for a significant increase in the research that can be carried back to Earth.

Some of the scientific investigations Dragon will return to Earth include:

Cardinal Heart (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=8218)
Microgravity causes changes in the workload and shape of the human heart, and it is still unknown whether these changes could become permanent if a person lived more than a year in space. Cardinal Heart studies how changes in gravity affect cardiovascular cells at the cellular and tissue level using 3D-engineered heart tissues, a type of tissue chip. Results could provide new understanding of heart problems on Earth, help identify new treatments, and support development of screening measures to predict cardiovascular risk prior to spaceflight.

Space Organogenesis
This investigation from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) demonstrates the growth of 3D organ buds from human stem cells to analyze changes in gene expression. Cell cultures on Earth need supportive materials or forces to achieve 3D growth, but in microgravity, cell cultures can expand into three dimensions without those devices. Results from this investigation could demonstrate advantages of using microgravity for cutting-edge developments in regenerative medicine and may contribute to the establishment of technologies needed to create artificial organs.

Sextant Navigation (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7646)
The sextant used in the Sextant Navigation experiment will be returning to Earth. Sextants have a small telescope-like optical sight to take precise angle measurements between pairs of stars from land or sea, enabling navigation without computer assistance. Sailors have navigated via sextants for centuries, and NASA's Gemini missions conducted the first sextant sightings from a spacecraft. This investigation tested specific techniques (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/Sextant_ISS) for using a sextant for emergency navigation on spacecraft such as NASA's Orion, which will carry humans on deep-space missions.

Rodent Research-23
This experiment studies the function of arteries, veins, and lymphatic structures in the eye and changes in the retina of mice before and after spaceflight. The aim is to clarify whether these changes impair visual function. At least 40 percent of astronauts experience vision impairment (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/iss-20-evolution-of-vision-research/) known as Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome (SANS) on long-duration spaceflights, which could adversely affect mission success.

Thermal Amine Scrubber (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7404)
This technology demonstration tested a method to remove carbon dioxide (CO2) from air aboard the International Space Station, using actively heated and cooled amine beds. Controlling CO2 levels on the station reduces the likelihood of crew members experiencing symptoms of CO2 buildup, which include fatigue, headache, breathing difficulties, strained eyes, and itchy skin.

Bacterial Adhesion and Corrosion (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7956)
Bacteria and other microorganisms have been shown to grow as biofilm communities in microgravity. This experiment identifies the bacterial genes used during biofilm growth, examines whether these biofilms can corrode stainless steel, and evaluates the effectiveness of a silver-based disinfectant. This investigation could provide insight into better ways to control and remove resistant biofilms, contributing to the success of future long-duration spaceflights.

Learn more about SpaceX missions for NASA at: https://www.nasa.gov/spacex (https://www.nasa.gov/spacex)

ЦитироватьКорабль спасения GO Navigator вышел из порта Канаверал и направляется в Тампу, он должен будет поднять на борт грузовой корабль Cargo Dragon C208 после его приводнения, если будет принято решение сажать его в Мексиканском заливе, а не в Атлантическом океане по погодным условиям.

ЦитироватьКосмический корабль Cargo Dragon в понедельник покинет МКС для последующего приводнения в Атлантике
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       Вашингтон. 11 января. ИНТЕРФАКС - Грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX в понедельник должен расстыковаться с Международной космической станцией (МКС) и затем после схождения с орбиты приводнится в Атлантическом океане у побережья Флориды, сообщает Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA).
       Отстыковку корабля от американского сегмента МКС - модуля Harmony планируется осуществить в 09:25 по времени Восточного побережья США (17:25 мск). После сведения корабля с орбиты его спускаемая капсула с помощью парашютной системы должна будет приводниться в Атлантике. Посадка ожидается в понедельник в районе 21:00 по времени Восточного побережья США (во вторник в 05:00 мск).
       Cargo Dragon доставит на Землю более 2,3 тонн груза, в том числе результаты научных экспериментов, проведённых на МКС.

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       В настоящее время он является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.
       В общей сложности корабль Cargo Dragon пробыл в составе МКС более месяца. Он был выведен на орбиту 6 декабря ракетой-носителем Falcon 9 компании SpaceX, стартовавшей с космодрома на мысе Канаверал во Флориде. На следующий день он успешно состыковался с МКС, доставив на станцию около трех тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения до 250 научных экспериментов экипажем станции.
       Это уже 21-й полет "грузовика" компании SpaceX к МКС и первая миссия его модифицированного варианта (Cargo Dragon 2), который теперь способен доставлять на МКС на 20% больше груза, а также может автономно стыковаться со станцией без традиционного захвата рукой-манипулятором Canadarm2 для последующей пришвартовки, как прежние корабли.
       Новый грузовой корабль рассчитан на пять полётов к МКС и возвращения на Землю вместо трех в вариантах Cargo Dragon 1. Он может оставаться в составе станции в течение 75 дней по сравнению 40 днями прежнего "грузовика".
       Запуск корабля в версии Cargo Dragon 2 был осуществлен в рамках второго контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX по снабжению станции.
       В рамках первого контракта с октября 2012 года по март 2020 года компания SpaceX осуществила 20 пусков грузовых кораблей Cargo Dragon к МКС. Один из них (в 2015 году) окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9.
       В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из ее командира космонавта "Роскосмоса" Сергея Рыжикова, космонавта Сергея Кудь-Сверчкова, астронавта NASA Кэтлин Рубинс, а также прибывших 17 ноября прошлого года на станцию на новейшем американском пилотируемом корабле Crew Dragon компании SpaceX американских астронавтов Майкла Хопкинса, Виктора Гловера, Шеннона Уокера и астронавта Японского агентства аэрокосмических исследований JAXA Соичи Ногучи.

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ЦитироватьЧто возвратит новый грузовой корабль SpaceX с МКС на Землю ❓
На корабле Cargo Dragon новой модификации планируется доставить на Землю результаты ряда важных исследований и экспериментов, среди них:
❤ Cardinal Heart (Органы на чипе) - изучение влияния силы тяжести на клетки сердечно-сосудистой системы на тканевом и клеточном уровнях. Это специальные тканевые чипы в рамках технологии т.н. органов на чипе (подробнее: vk.cc/bVymQ9), а именно - трёхмерные искусственные сердечные ткани.
Результаты этого исследования могут предоставить важные данные для понимания проблем с сердцем на Земле, помочь найти новые методы лечения и разработать новые критерии рисков сердечно-сосудистой системы человека для космических полётов в будущем.
🧬 Space Organogenesis - исследование "космического органогенеза", проведённое Японским агентством аэрокосмических исследований (JAXA). Оно демонстрирует рост трёхмерных органоидов из стволовых клеток человека с целью анализа изменений в экспрессии генов. Результаты этого исследования могут показать преимущества использования микрогравитации для передовых разработок регенеративной медицины и технологий, необходимых для создания искусственных органов человека.
🛰 Эксперимент по бактериальной адгезии и коррозии, который идентифицирует бактериальные гены, необходимые во время роста биоплёнки, что вызывает коррозию нержавеющей стали. Это исследование может дать представление о более эффективных способах контроля и удаления биоплёнки с поверхности стальных поверхностей, что может быть полезно для будущих длительных космических миссий [ред. - SpaceX это тоже пригодится с кораблём Starship]
💫 Эксперимент по производству оптоволоконных элементов. На Землю возвращаются экспериментальные оптические волокна, созданные в условиях микрогравитации с использованием смеси циркония, бария, лантана, натрия и алюминия (т.н. ZBLAN). Результаты помогут подтвердить, что волокна, созданные в космосе, должны иметь гораздо лучшие качества, чем те, что производятся на Земле.
🐀 Rodent Research-23 - на Землю возвращаются живые мыши. Этот эксперимент изучает функцию артерий, вен и лимфатических структур глаза, а также изменения сетчатки до и после космического полёта. Цель исследования состоит в том, чтобы выяснить, ухудшает ли зрительную функцию долгосрочный полёт в космос. По меньшей мере 40% астронавтов испытывают нарушение зрения, известное как нейроокулярный синдром во время длительных космических полётов, что может отрицательно сказаться на успехе будущих космических миссий.

Также корабль вернёт на Землю вышедшее из строя и заменяемое оборудование:
— Блок авионики для беговой дорожки
— Резервуар NORS, способный хранить кислород или азот
— Старые боксы для грызунов из эксперимента Rodent Research-23
— Клапаны для системы удаления диоксида углерода
— Лабораторный морозильник Minus Eighty (MELFI).

Доставка грузов миссии CRS-21
Планируется проведение целой спецоперации: научный груз из корабля будет загружен в вертолёт, он доставит результаты исследований на Мыс Канаверал, затем они оперативно будут перевезены в Центр обработки исследований Космического центра им. Кеннеди, где их будут ждать научные группы, которые сразу начнут свою работу с образцами. Из KSC образцы оперативно отправятся в разные концы США и даже Японию для исследований другими научными группами.
Такое стало возможным благодаря модернизации грузового космического корабля Dragon, который теперь имеет повышенную вместимость для научных исследований.
"Старый корабль был похож на пончик с кремовой начинкой. Мы упаковали всё вокруг стен, а в середине была гигантская стопка мешков. Новый грузовой корабль больше похож на трёхэтажный дом. Вы закладываете груз в подвал, затем на второй этаж, затем поднимаетесь наверх и пакуете третий этаж", - заявили в NASA.
Это также позволяет быстрее выгружать исследования после приводнения, что в сочетании с новым местом приводнения у побережья Флориды позволяет в рекордно короткие сроки доставлять научные образцы исследователям. Что очень важно для получения точных данных:
"При использовании предыдущего космического корабля Dragon могло пройти до 48 часов с момента посадки до возвращения его на берег. Теперь у нас будет возможность передать научные образцы исследователям через 4-9 часов после приводнения... Возможность наблюдать адаптацию живых организмов к Земной гравитации через меньшее время после возвращения с орбиты открывает совершенно новые возможности для науки", - заявили в NASA.

ЦитироватьUPD.  ОТМЕНА отстыковки на сегодня
Из-за плохой погоды в зонах приводнения на Земле. Новая дата и время в настоящее время оцениваются командами.

Что произошло ❓
За две минуты до момента отстыковки, уже после получения команды GO, операторы из ЦУП остановили процесс отбытия корабля от МКС из-за плохой погоды в зонах приводнения на Земле.

Почему погода мешает отстыковке космического корабля❓
У NASA есть строгие критерии погодных условий, пока они не будут благоприятные сразу в нескольких районах возможной посадки (основном и запасном) отстыковки не произойдёт. Когда команды будут уверены в погодных условиях, не зависимо от района приводнения (Атлантика или Мексиканский залив), отстыковка состоится.

Как это повлияет на миссию ❓
Это не должно повлиять на миссию, корабль Dragon пришвартован к МКС, корабли спасения остаются в районах возможного приводнения. Мышки, которые должны вернутся на Землю, чувствуют себя хорошо (вариант такого развития события учитывается при их размещении).

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=84ILVfyn2OM 5:04
SpaceX CRS-21 Dragon undocking and departure
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220833.jpg)  SciNews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU6ZwoTQtKWfz1urL7XcbA)
The SpaceX Dragon CRS-21 cargo spacecraft autonomously undocked from the International Space Station, on 12 January 2021, 14:05 UTC (09:05 EST). The CRS-21 Dragon is loaded with about 2360 kg of scientific experiments and other cargo; and is expected to make its parachute-assisted splashdown around 01:14 UTC, on 13 January 2021 (12 January, 20:14 EST). The audio commentary is provided by NASA's Public Affairs Officer Shaneequa Vereen.
Credit: NASA/SpaceX

ЦитироватьКорабль SpaceX Cargo Dragon успешно отстыкован от МКС
Теперь он должен выполнить 3 серии зажиганий двигателей, чтобы отбыть от станции.
Приводнение завтра (13 января) в 04:27 МСК (1:27 UTC) в Мексиканском заливе у берегов Тампы. После приводнения грузовик должен поднять на борт корабль GO Navigator.

Цитата: Станислав Воронин от 12.01.2021 19:57:20По этой информации приводнение будет 14 числа по МСК:
"Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the space station during the next 36 hours. On Wednesday, Jan. 13, Dragon will conduct a deorbit burn at 7:37 p.m. to begin its re-entry sequence into Earth's atmosphere. Dragon is expected to splash down west of Tampa off the Florida coast about 8:27 p.m. The splashdown will not be broadcast."
https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/ (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/)

Цитироватьhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CClpVZFTluw&t=11s 1:32:07
Expedition 64 SpaceX CRS 21 Undocking - January 12, 2021
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220848.jpg)  NASA Video (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_aP7p621ATY_yAa8jMqUVA)
UPGRADED SPACEX DRAGON DEPARTS INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION TO RETURN SCIENCE
Filled with several thousand pounds of supplies and scientific experiments, the uncrewed SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft carrying out the company's 21st commercial resupply services (CRS-21) mission for NASA undocked from the space-facing port of the International Space Station's Harmony module Jan. 12, headed for a splashdown off the coast of Florida to complete a five-week delivery run to the complex. For the first time, the upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft undocked from Harmony, then conducted a series of thruster firings to move to a safe distance from the station for its deorbit burn and its high-speed reentry back to Earth. This upgraded Dragon transports significantly more science back to Earth than possible in previous Dragon capsules, and the return to the Atlantic Ocean will enable researchers to get some science back just four to nine hours after splashdown. Still docked to the station is the SpaceX Crew Dragon "Resilience" which brought four astronauts to the orbital outpost last November.

ЦитироватьSpaceX Cargo Dragon Splashes Down Loaded With Science Experiments
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The insignia for the SpaceX CRS-21 mission that saw the upgraded Cargo Dragon resupply ship automatically dock to the Harmony module's space-facing international docking adapter, a first for a U.S. commercial cargo spacecraft.[/color]

SpaceX's upgraded Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down at 8:26 p.m. EST west of Tampa off the Florida coast, marking the return of the company's 21st contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for NASA. The spacecraft carried more than 4,400 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo back to Earth...

ЦитироватьКосмический корабль Cargo Dragon успешно приводнился в Атлантике - SpaceX
14.01.2021 4:44:01
       Вашингтон. 14 января. ИНТЕРФАКС - Американский грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon, отстыковавшийся от Международной космической станции (МКС), в четверг по московскому времени штатно приводнился в Атлантике, сообщила компания-разработчик SpaceX.
      "Приводнение Дрэгона подтверждено", - говорится в сообщении компании.
       Мягкое приводнение спускаемой капсулы с помощью парашютной системы было осуществлено в 04:27 мск в Мексиканском заливе к западу от Флориды. В районе посадки находилось поисково-спасательное судно SpaceX с вертолетом на борту, который после подъема капсулы из воды доставит ее на сушу.
       Cargo Dragon привез на Землю около двух тонн груза, в том числе результаты научных экспериментов, проведённых на МКС.
       Среди прочего на Землю вернулись подопытные мыши, на которых изучалось воздействие космических полетов на глазные вены, артерии и сетчатку, а также 12 бутылок с вином Бордо, находившихся на МКС в течение года для исследования влияния космической среды на седиментацию и другие химические процессы в нем.
       Корабль впервые приводняется в Атлантике. Все предыдущие посадки проходили в Тихом океане у берегов Калифорнии. Как отмечает NASA, нынешний вариант позволит быстрее доставить ученым в Космическом центре имени Кеннеди во Флориде материалы научных исследований.
       В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.

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       В общей сложности корабль пробыл в составе МКС более месяца. Он был выведен на орбиту 6 декабря ракетой-носителем Falcon 9 компании SpaceX, стартовавшей с космодрома на мысе Канаверал во Флориде. На следующий день он успешно состыковался с МКС, доставив на станцию около трех тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения до 250 научных экспериментов экипажем станции.
       Это уже 21-й полет "грузовика" компании SpaceX к МКС и первая миссия его модифицированного варианта (Cargo Dragon 2), который теперь способен доставлять на МКС на 20% больше груза, а также может автономно стыковаться со станцией без традиционного захвата рукой-манипулятором Canadarm2 для последующей пришвартовки, как прежние корабли.
       Новый грузовой корабль рассчитан на пять полётов к МКС и возвращения на Землю вместо трех в вариантах Cargo Dragon 1. Он может оставаться в составе станции в течение 75 дней по сравнению 40 днями прежнего "грузовика".
       Запуск корабля в версии Cargo Dragon 2 был осуществлен в рамках второго контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX по снабжению станции.
       В рамках первого контракта с октября 2012 года по март 2020 года компания SpaceX осуществила 20 пусков грузовых кораблей Cargo Dragon к МКС. Один из них (в 2015 году) окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9.
       В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из ее командира космонавта "Роскосмоса" Сергея Рыжикова, космонавта Сергея Кудь-Сверчкова, астронавта NASA Кэтлин Рубинс, а также прибывших 17 ноября прошлого года на станцию на новейшем американском пилотируемом корабле Crew Dragon компании SpaceX американских астронавтов Майкла Хопкинса, Виктора Гловера, Шеннона Уокера и астронавта Японского агентства аэрокосмических исследований JAXA Соичи Ногучи.

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— Вход в атмосферу Земли корабля Cargo Dragon. Снимок сделан за 10 минут до приводнения возле Тампы. Фотография сделана из местечка Шелл Пойнт Бич (к югу от Таллахасси, Флорида).

До корабля на этом снимке около 140 км.
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Критически важные результаты научных исследований (включая мышек), доставленные кораблём Cargo Dragon миссии CRS-21 на Землю, на вертолёте Eurocopter Super Puma прибыли в Космический центр им. Кеннеди во Флориде.

Цитата: Crasher от 15.01.2021 06:07:55Чего-то я не понял малёх....
Масса пустого еврокоптера суперпума 5,1т с копейками , максимальная взлетная 11,2.

И каким жеж образом он мог притащить на берег дракон который весит 6т (не уверен в разнице пилотируемой и грузовой версии?) + 2,3т возвращённого груза

ЦитироватьВ районе посадки находилось поисково-спасательное судно SpaceX с вертолетом на борту, который после подъема капсулы из воды доставит ее на сушу.

ЦитироватьОфициальное заявление компании SpaceX по возвращению корабля Cargo Dragon на Землю
Модернизированный космический корабль SpaceX Dragon (Dragon 2) завершил свою первую миссию по доставке грузов на Международную космическую станцию и с неё, а также 21-ю миссию программы CRS по снабжению МКС. После успешного возвращения на Землю в среду, 13 января, он стал первым грузовым космическим кораблем, который совершил приводнение у берегов Флориды.
После пятинедельного пребывания на МКС Dragon совершил первую автономную расстыковку частного грузового космического корабля от международного стыковочного адаптера станции. Затем корабль произвёл три включения своих двигателей Draco и после примерно 36 часов полёта по орбите вошел в атмосферу Земли. Затем он успешно развернул свои парашюты и мягко сел в Мексиканском заливе, вернув 2358 кг научных исследований и другого груза.
Возвращение корабля в этот район позволяет быстро доставить важные научные исследования в Космический центр им. Кеннеди, чтобы они как можно скорее попали в руки исследователям. Новая версия Dragon также способна перевозить примерно на 20% больше объёма грузов и вдвое больше научных материалов на МКС, чем предыдущая версия корабля.
Новый дизайн Dragon также позволяет совершать до пяти полётов на космическую станцию и с неё, при этом корабль может оставаться на станции более чем в два раза дольше, чем предыдущее поколения кораблей Dragon.
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ЦитироватьПод покровом ночи в порт Канаверал вернулся Go Navigator с кораблём Cargo Dragon миссии CRS-21. Капсулу выгрузили на закрытом причале, так же как в предыдущих миссиях Dragon 2. Весь путь от точки приводнения в Мексиканском заливе до места выгрузки в порту занял ~80 часов.
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ЦитироватьКорабль Cargo Dragon был выгружен на берег и увезён SpaceX для изучения и подготовки к следующему полёту. Миссия CRS-22 по доставке грузов на МКС запланирована на 12 мая.
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