Dragon SpX-15(CRS-15), ECOSTRESS, LEE (Ground Spare)- Falcon 9 (B1045.2)- Canaveral SLC-40 -29.06.18

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-invites-media-to-upcoming-launch-of-science-to-space-station

May 17, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-082

NASA Invites Media to Upcoming Launch of Science to Space Station

Media accreditation now is open for the launch of the next SpaceX delivery of NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station, currently targeted for late June.

A Dragon cargo spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.

Media prelaunch and launch activities will take place at neighboring NASA's Kennedy Space Center and CCAFS.

Credentialing deadlines are as follows:

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• International media without U.S. citizenship must apply by 4:30 p.m. EDT Friday, May 25, for access to CCAFS or by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 14, for access to Kennedy media activities only.
• U.S. media must apply by 4:30 p.m. Thursday, June 21.
  

This is the 15th SpaceX mission under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. Each resupply mission to the station also delivers scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations.

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Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by this Dragon's arrival are:

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• A cellular biology investigation to understand how microgravity affects the growth, gene expression and ability of a model bacterium to transfer electrons through its cell membrane along bacterial nanowires it produces. Such bacteria could be used in microbial fuel cells to make electricity from waste organic material.
• An Earth science instrument called ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station

(ECOSTRESS) will provide a new space-based measurement of how plants respond to changes in water availability. This data can help society better manage agricultural water use.[/li][/list]
Included in the cargo is a physical sciences investigation that will enable U.S. National Laboratory research, which is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. The goal of this investigation is to improve our fundamental understanding of physical interactions between soil and sediment particles of quartz and clay, commonly found in a wide variety of environmental settings such as rivers, lakes, and oceans, which has important applications on Earth for geologists and engineers. Additional biology and biotechnology investigations seek to improve understanding of endothelial cells that line the walls of blood vessels, the location of the hydrogen atoms in a molecule as a means to target drug design and delivery, and the genes in algae that cause growth.

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, more than 230 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 human missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.

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Last Updated: May 17, 2018
Editor: Katherine Brown

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https://www.nasa.gov/social/experience-the-launch-of-the-spacex-crs-15-cargo-mission

May 29, 2018

Experience the Launch of the SpaceX CRS-15 Cargo Mission

Social media users are invited to register to attend the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This launch, currently targeted for late June, will be the next commercial cargo resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

If your passion is to communicate and engage the world via social media, then this is the event for you! Seize the opportunity to be on the front line to blog, tweet or Instagram everything about SpaceX's 15th mission to the space station. In addition to supplies and equipment, the Dragon spacecraft will deliver scientific investigations in the areas of biology and biotechnology, Earth and space science, physical sciences, and technology development and demonstrations.

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A maximum of 40 social media users will be sel ected to attend this two-day event, and will be given access similar to news media.

NASA Social participants will have the opportunity to:

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• View a launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
• Speak with researchers about investigations heading to the orbiting microgravity laboratory
• Tour NASA facilities at Kennedy Space Center
• Speak with representatives fr om NASA and SpaceX
• View and take photographs of the Falcon 9 rocket at Space Launch Complex 40
• Meet fellow space enthusiasts who are active on social media
  

NASA Social registration for the CRS-15 launch opens on this page on May 30 and the deadline to apply is on June 6 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. All social applications will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

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Last Updated: May 30, 2018
Editor: Emily Furfaro

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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7145

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Just as basic research into Earth's carbon cycle continues to be a robust activity at NASA, so is the development of new space-based tools for carbon monitoring. Several are now nearing launch and in development.

The JPL-managed ECOSTRESS (the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station), slated to launch this summer to the International Space Station, will make the first-ever measurements of plant water use and vegetation stress on land. These data are expected to provide key insights into how plants link Earth's global carbon cycle with its water cycle.
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https://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule/

Date: June 29, 2018 - 5:41 a.m. Eastern
 
 Mission: SpaceX CRS-15 Cargo Mission to International Space Station

29 июня в 12:41 ДМВ. Захват и пристыковка видимо 1 июля.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/researchers-to-discuss-science-launching-on-next-resupply-mission-to-space-station

June 7, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-091

Researchers to Discuss Science Launching on Next Resupply Mission to Space Station


Alexander Gerst of the European Space Agency (ESA) works with the Micro 8 experiment in the U.S. National Laboratory during Expedition 41. Micro is a fundamental biology experiment and will expand our understanding of the fundamental basis of how spaceflight affects the biological and molecular functions of the cell and the molecular mechanisms by which cells and tissues respond to spaceflight conditions.
Credits: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 2 p.m. EDT Monday, June 11, to discuss a number of science investigations launching to the International Space Station on the next SpaceX commercial resupply mission. Audio of the teleconference will stream live on NASA's website.

David Brady, assistant program scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center, and Liz Warren, associate program scientist at the Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), will provide an overview of the research and technology aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft.

Also participating in the briefing will be:

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• John Hogan, NASA's Ames Research Center  – principal investigator for the Micro-12 investigation, will discuss this cellular biology research on how microgravity affects the growth, gene expression and ability of a model bacterium to transfer electrons through its cell membrane along bacterial nano wires it produces. Such bacteria could be used in microbial fuel cells to make electricity from organic waste.
• Paul Jaminet, founder and chief executive officer, and Shou-Ching Jaminet, chief scientist, Angiex – will discuss Angiex's investigation of endothelial cells, the cells that line the walls of blood vessels. Culturing endothelial cells in microgravity could create an important model system for evaluating the action of any vascular-targeted drug. Use of this model may enable Angiex to develop a novel cancer therapy with lower toxicity and potential to be effective against most cancers.
• Fred Turek and Martha Vitaterna, Northwestern University – principal investigators for Rodent Research-7, will discuss their research to examine how the space environment affects the community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract of mice (also known as the microbiota). Results could help protect astronaut health during long-term missions by providing insights into the microbial populations' interactions with physiological systems including the gastrointestinal, immune, metabolic, circadian, and sleep systems during spaceflight.
• Mark Settles, University of Florida – principal investigator for the Space Algae investigation, will discuss research to sel ect algae strains adapted to space and sequence their genomes to identify growth-related genes. Algae consume waste carbon dioxide, can provide basic nutrition and may perceive microgravity as a trigger to produce algae oils rich in antioxidants that may help mitigate the harmful effects of microgravity and cosmic radiation during spaceflight.
  

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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than 5:41 a.m. June 29 for the launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket fr om Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

The Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington is sponsoring the Micro-12 and Rodent Research-7 investigations as part of its research to enable human spaceflight exploration, and CASIS is sponsoring the Angiex Cancer Therapy and Space Algae investigations as part of the U.S. National Laboratory research to improve life on Earth.

Last Updated: June 8, 2018
Editor: Sean Potter

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http://www.interfax.ru/world/616242

Москва. 8 июня. INTERFAX.RU - Частный космический челнок Dragon американской корпорации SpaceX с грузом для участников экспедиции отправится к Международной космической станции в конце июня, сообщил в пятницу "Интерфаксу" источник в ракетно-космической отрасли.
"Запуск грузового корабля Dragon к МКС назначен на 12:41 по Москве 29 июня. Ожидается, что он доберется до станции за трое суток и будет захвачен внешним манипулятором 2 июля в 14:00 по Москве", - сказал источник.
Космический челнок доставит грузы для экипажа станции, а также оборудование для различного рода, в том числе медицинских, экспериментов.

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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7157

JUNE 12, 2018
ECOSTRESS Among Science Payloads on Next Space Station Mission


The ECOSTRESS instrument in a clean room. ECOSTRESS measures the temperature of plants, which shows how they are regulating their water use in response to heat stress. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech/KSC
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A new batch of science is headed to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon on the company's 15th mission for commercial resupply services, scheduled for launch June 29 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spacecraft will deliver science that studies plant water use all over the planet, artificial intelligence, gut health in space, more efficient drug development and the formation of inorganic structures without the influence of Earth's gravity.

Take a look at five investigations headed to space on the latest SpaceX resupply:

ECOSTRESS

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Plants regulate their temperature by releasing water through tiny pores on their leaves. If they have sufficient water they can maintain their temperature, but if water is insufficient their temperatures rise. This temperature rise can be measured with a sensor in space.

ECOSTRESS, developed by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, measures the temperature of plants and uses that information to better understand how much water plants need and how they respond to stress.

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MOBILE COMPANION

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As we travel farther into space, the need for artificial intelligence (AI) within a spacecraft increases.

Mobile Companion, a European Space Agency (ESA) investigation, explores the use of AI as a way to mitigate crew stress and workload during long-term spaceflight.

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RODENT RESEARCH-7

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Spaceflight has an impact on many bodily systems. Rodent Research-7 takes a look at how the microgravity environment of space affects the community of microoganisms in the gastrointestinal tract, or microbiota.

The study also evaluates relationships between system changes, such as sleep-wake cycle disruption, and imbalance of microbial populations, to identify contributing factors and support development of countermeasures to protect astronaut health during long-term missions, as well as to improve the treatment of gastrointestinal, immune, metabolic and sleep disorders on Earth.

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ANGIEX CANCER THERAPY

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Cardiovascular diseases and cancer are the leading causes of death in developed countries. Angiex Cancer Therapy examines whether microgravity-cultured endothelial cells represent a valid in vitro model to test effects of vascular-targeted agents on normal blood vessels.

Results may create a model system for designing safer drugs, targeting the vasculature of cancer tumors and helping pharmaceutical companies design safer vascular-targeted drugs.

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CHEMICAL GARDENS

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Chemical Gardens are structures that grow during the interaction of metal salt solutions with silicates, carbonates or other sel ected anions. Their growth characteristics and attractive final shapes form fr om a complex interplay between reaction-diffusion processes and self-organization.

On Earth, gravity-induced flow due to buoyancy differences between the reactants complicates our understanding of the physics behind these chemical gardens. Conducting this experiment in a microgravity environment ensures diffusion-controlled growth and allows researchers a better assessment of initiation and evolution of these structures.

These investigations join hundreds of others currently happening aboard the orbiting laboratory. For daily updates, follow @ISS_Research, Space Station Research and Technology News or our Facebook page. For opportunities to see the space station pass over your town, check out Spot the Station.

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News Media Contact

Written by Jenny Howard
International Space Station Program Science Office
Johnson Space Center

ECOSTRESS News Media Contact:

Alan Buis
Jet Propulsion Laboratory, Pasadena, Calif.
818-354-0474
Alan.buis@jpl.nasa.gov

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Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly 13 ч. назад

Confirmed: SpaceX's upcoming #CRS15 mission will re-fly booster that launched TESS on 4/18. Pretty quick turnaround for a Block 4 #Falcon9. Window on 6/29 opens at 0541 ET (0941 UTC). Expect it to be expendable.

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Предварительный план трансляций миссии SpaceX CRS-15

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

[SIZE=8]NASA Television Upcoming Events[/SIZE]
Watch NASA TV

June 28, Thursday
9 a.m. – SpaceX CRS-15 Pre-launch News Conference (All Channels)
11 a.m. – SpaceX CRS-15 What's On Board Briefing (All Channels)

June 29, Friday
5:15 a.m. – Coverage of the Launch of the SpaceX CRS-15 Mission to the International Space Station (Launch scheduled at 5:42 a.m. EDT) – Kennedy space Center (All Channels)
8 a.m. – SpaceX CRS-15 Post-Launch News Conference – Kennedy Space Center (All Channels)

July 2, Monday
5:30 a.m. – Coverage of the Rendezvous and Capture of the SpaceX CRS-15 Dragon Cargo Craft at the International Space Station (Capture scheduled at 7 a.m. EDT) (All Channels)
8:30 a.m. – Coverage of the Installation of the SpaceX CRS-15 Dragon Craft to the Harmony Module of the International Space Station (All Channels)

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https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=7163
https://www.nasa.gov/feature/jpl/new-nasa-mission-to-detect-plant-water-use-from-space

JUNE 19, 2018

New NASA Mission to Detect Plant Water Use from Space


ECOSTRESS will measure the temperature of plants from space. Scientists will be able to use that temperature data to better understand how much water plants need and how they respond to water shortages.Credit: USDA 
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A simulation of ECOSTRESS land surface temperature data around California's Salton Sea (dark blue area, upper left). Cooler areas appear in blue and green, warmer areas are in yellow and red. The region south of the lake that appears green is mostly agricultural fields, and other surrounding areas are desert. ECOSTRESS land surface temperature data will be used to create an evapotranspiration product that can be used to monitor plant stress. Credit: NASA / JPL-Caltech 
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Doctors learn a lot about their patients' health by taking their temperature. An elevated temperature, or fever, can be a sign of illness. The same goes for plants, but their temperatures on a global scale are harder to measure than the temperatures of individual people.

That's about to change, thanks to a new NASA instrument that soon will be installed on the International Space Station called ECOSTRESS, or ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station. ECOSTRESS will measure the temperature of plants from space. This will enable researchers to determine plant water use and to study how drought conditions affect plant health.

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Plants draw in water from the soil, and as they are heated by the Sun, the water is released through pores on the plants' leaves through a process called transpiration. This cools the plant down, much as sweating does in humans. However, if there is not enough water available to the plants, they close their pores to conserve water, causing their temperatures to rise.

Plants use those same pores to take up carbon dioxide from the atmosphere for photosynthesis - the process they use to turn carbon dioxide and water into the sugar they use as food. If they continue to experience insufficient water availability, or "water stress," they eventually starve or overheat, and die.

ECOSTRESS data will show these changes in plants' temperatures, providing insight into their health and water use while there is still time for water managers to correct agricultural water imbalances.

"When a plant is so stressed that it turns brown, it's often too late for it to recover," said Simon Hook, ECOSTRESS principal investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. "But measuring the temperature of the plant lets you see that a plant is stressed before it reaches that point."

These temperature measurements are also considered an early indicator of potential droughts. When plants in a given area start showing signs of water stress through elevated temperature, an agricultural drought is likely underway. Having these data in advance gives the agricultural community a chance to prepare and/or respond accordingly.

"ECOSTRESS will allow us to monitor rapid changes in crop stress at the field level, enabling earlier and more accurate estimates of how yields will be impacted," said Martha Anderson, an ECOSTRESS science team member with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Beltsville, Maryland. "Even short-term moisture stress, if it occurs during a critical stage of crop growth, can significantly impact productivity."

ECOSTRESS will hitch a ride to the space station on a NASA-contracted, SpaceX cargo resupply mission scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 29. Once it arrives, it will be robotically installed on the exterior of the station's Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility Unit.

Over the next year, ECOSTRESS will use the space station's unique low Earth orbit to collect data over multiple areas of land at different times of day. The instrument will produce detailed images of areas as small as 43 by 76 yards (40 by 70 meters) -- about the size of a small farm -- every three to five days.

Other instruments in space can make measurements with the same level of detail or at different times of day -- but not both. ECOSTRESS' dual capability makes it especially important for scientists trying to better understand our natural ecosystems and others working toward improved food security and water resource management.

"As water resources become more critical for our growing population, we need to track precisely how much water our crops need," said ECOSTRESS science lead Josh Fisher of JPL. "We need to know when plants are becoming susceptible to droughts, and we need to know which parts of the ecosystem are more vulnerable because of water stress."

Although not part of its primary mission, ECOSTRESS temperature data will also be valuable for other studies that require temperature information, such as detecting and characterizing volcanoes, wildfires and heat waves.

JPL built and manages the ECOSTRESS mission for NASA's Earth Science Division in the Science Mission Directorate at NASA Headquarters in Washington. ECOSTRESS is sponsored by NASA's Earth System Science Pathfinder program, managed by NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia.

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Written by Esprit Smith
JPL Media Relations

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 16 мин. назад

Waiting on observed milestones (such as TEL rollback) but the Eastern Range has the CRS-15 Static Fire test of the Falcon 9 (B1045.2) scheduled to take place on Saturday at SLC-40. As always, subject to change.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2018/06/21/dragon-set-to-deliver-supplies-to-international-space-station-2/

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/06/21/dragon-set-to-deliver-supplies-to-international-space-station-2/

Dragon Set to Deliver Supplies to International Space Station

Bob Granath
Posted Jun 21, 2018 at 8:13 am


The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 15, 2017 carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: NASA/Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tim Powers and Tim Terry

Commercial Resupply Services Mission: SpaceX CRS-15
Launch: 5:42 a.m. EDT, Friday, June 29, 2018
Lift Off: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9, 230 feet-tall
Spacecraft: Dragon, 20 feet high, 12 feet-in diameter
Payload: Dragon will deliver supplies and payloads, including materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during the space station's Expeditions 56.
Return to Earth: After about one month attached to the space station, Dragon will return with results of earlier experiments, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.
Payloads on Board: https://go.nasa.gov/2LymYKJ

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/spacex-crs-15-briefings-and-events

June 22, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-012

SpaceX CRS-15 Briefings and Events

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting no earlier than 5:42 a.m. EDT Friday, June 29, for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station.

Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Thursday, June 28, with prelaunch events.

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Packed with more than 5,900 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket fr om Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon reaches its preliminary orbit, at which point it will deploy its solar arrays and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the International Space Station.

In addition to bringing research to station, the Dragon's unpressurized trunk is carrying a new Canadian-built Latching End Effector, or LEE. This new LEE is being launched as a spare to replace the failed unit astronauts removed during a series of spacewalks in the fall of 2017. Each end of the Canadarm2 robotic arm has an identical LEE, and they are used as the "hands" that grapple payloads and visiting cargo spaceships. They also enable Canadarm2 to "walk" to different locations on the orbiting outpost, including Canada's Mobile Base, which travels along rails on the space station's main truss.

In collaboration with the National Park Service, a toy dog representing the Newfoundland that accompanied Lewis and Clark on their historic expedition in the 1800s also is headed to the space station to help the two agencies celebrate NASA's 60th anniversary and the National Trail System's 50th anniversary. 

It will take three days to reach the space station, wh ere it will arrive Monday, July 2. NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold, backed up by fellow NASA astronaut Drew Feustel, will supervise the operation of the Canadarm2 robotic arm for Dragon's capture while NASA astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor monitors the spacecraft's systems. After Dragon capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control in Houston for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.

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Full mission coverage is as follows:

Thursday, June 28

News Media Schedule

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• 11 a.m. – What's on Board science briefing from Kennedy to highlight the following research:
• Christian Karrasch, project lead at the German Aerospace Center (DLR), and Philipp Schulien, project engineer at Airbus, will discuss the Crew Interactive Mobile companion (CIMON) study into crew efficiency and acceptance of artificial intelligence (AI) support for future use on long-duration missions.
• Principal investigators Richard Grugel at NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center and Oliver Steinbock at Florida State University, will discuss Chemical Gardens studying the physics of nanotube growth.
• Simon Hook, principal investigator at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and Woody Turner, program scientist in the Earth Science Division at NASA Headquarters, will discuss the ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) investigation. This study will answer several key science questions related to water stress in plants and how sel ected regions may respond to future changes in climate.
• Paolo Luzzatto-Fegi, principal investigator at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and Richard Dickinson, director of the Division of Chemical, Bioengineering, Environmental, and Transport Systems at the National Science Foundation, will discuss Quantifying Cohesive Sediment Dynamics for Advanced Environmental Modeling (BCAT-CS), which focuses on the study of forces between particles that cluster together by studying sediments of quartz and clay particles.
• Ken Podwalski, director of Space Exploration Operations and Infrastructure for the Canadian Space Agency, will discuss the spare Canadarm2 Latching End Effector (LEE) being launched.
  

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• ECOSTRESS
• Simon Hook, principal investigator, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Josh Fisher, science lead, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
• Kerry Cawse-Nicholson, deputy science lead, NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory
  

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• Christian Karrasch, project lead, German Aerospace Center (DLR)
• Philipp Schulien, project engineer, Airbus
  

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• Ashley Danielson, volunteer and partnership specialist, Lewis and Clark National Historic Trail
• Alexandra Picavet, chief of Communications and Legislative Affairs, Midwest Region
  

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Friday, June 29

NASA TV Launch Coverage

NASA TV live coverage will begin at 5:15 a.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.
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NASA Web Prelaunch and Launch Coverage

Prelaunch and launch day coverage of the SpaceX CRS-15 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning at 5:15 a.m. as the countdown milestones occur. ...

Postlaunch News Conference on NASA TV

A postlaunch news conference will occur at about 8 a.m. in Kennedy's Press Site TV Auditorium and air live on NASA Television and the agency's website at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv. ...

Last Updated: June 22, 2018
Editor: Linda Herridge

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SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates 11 ч. назад

Photo of the CRS-15 Trunk containing the ECOSTRESS Payload and a spare Latching End Effector for Canadarm 2.

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Ken Kremer‏ @ken_kremer 20 мин. назад

The #falcon9 booster is now erect on #Pad40 awaiting static fire test as early as sometime today Jun 23 - ahead of @SpaceX #CRS15 launch for @nasa to @Space_Station Friday morning Jun 29. Credit: @ken_kremer http://spaceupclose.com 

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Julia‏ @julia_bergeron 36 мин. назад

I just saw a waterspout roap out over @NASAKennedy before the VAB got hit by a rain wall! I hope the Falcon 9 is safed at LC40. That marks the first tornadic event I have witnessed.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 14 мин. назад

Fueling operations are underway right now at Cape Canaveral's launch complex 40 as SpaceX prepares to test fire the nine Merlin engines on the Falcon 9 first stage ahead of next week's space station cargo resupply mission.

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Ken Kremer‏ @ken_kremer 9 мин. назад

Saw waterspout over @NASAKennedy and cape while awaiting @SpaceX static fire test / weather very iffy but has cleared in past 30 min . Credit: @ken_kremer

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 7 мин. назад

The stormy weather in the Cape Canaveral area appears to have halted fueling operations for the Falcon 9 engine test fire, at least for now.

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Н-да, погодушка та ещё...

И прогнозы совсем не радуют. Недельгый прогноз 2018-06-23 - 2018-06-29 по Мысу

Weekly Planning Forecast 23 Jun