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Цитата: undefinedSpaceX Aims to Relaunch Landed Dragon Capsule in Early 2017
 By Mike Wall, Space.com Senior Writer | July 18, 2016 12:29pm ET
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SpaceX's uncrewed Dragon cargo capsule splashes down in the Pacific Ocean west of Baja California on May 11, 2016 after returning from the International Space Station.
 Credit: SpaceX

 SpaceX is pretty serious about this whole spacecraft reusability thing.
 The California-based company landed the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket (http://www.space.com/33443-spacex-dragon-launch-rocket-landing.html) for the fifth time early Monday morning (July 18 ), during the launch of its robotic Dragon capsule toward the International Space Station (ISS) on a cargo mission for NASA.
 This fall, SpaceX plans to refly one of its landed Falcon 9 rockets for the first time (http://www.space.com/33444-spacex-reusable-rocket-first-reflight-this-fall.html) — and a Dragon capsule should make history by launching on a repeat ISS resupply mission shortly thereafter, a NASA official and a SpaceX representative said during a postlaunch news conference Monday. [How SpaceX's Dragon Space Capsule Works (Infographic) (http://www.space.com/12033-spacex-dragon-space-capsule-infographic.html)]
 "I think we're looking at SpaceX-11," said Joel Montalbano, NASA's deputy manager of ISS utilization, referring to the 11th resupply mission the company will fly with Dragon and the Falcon 9. (Monday's launch kicked off SpaceX-9.)
 "I thought it was 11 or 12 — something like that," replied Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of flight reliability at SpaceX. "So, not too far from now."
 SpaceX-11 is currently scheduled to lift off from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in February 2017, and SpaceX-12 is slated to launch two months later, according to Spaceflight Now (https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/).
 Dragon returns to Earth in one piece, making a parachute-aided splashdown in the ocean. This capability distinguishes Dragon from the other resupply vessels that currently fly to the ISS — Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft, Russia's Progress freighter and Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle — all of which burn up in the planet's atmosphere when their missions are done.
SpaceX has retrieved every Dragon capsule that has come back from the ISS, but the company has yet to refly one.
"The whole goal is to lower the cost of space travel and space transportation," Koenigsmann said of SpaceX's commitment to reusability. "Ultimately, I think we will enable lower transportation costs and provide much cheaper access to space based on that."
Along those lines, the company also aims to retrieve and reuse the payload fairings that encase satellites during launches, he added.
"We've been working on that," Koenigsmann said. "There are going to be modifications on the fairing, and then we're going to test this out again. I don't think I have a schedule on that; it's going to be a couple more missions until we can work that out."
SpaceX is also developing a crewed version of Dragon that is scheduled to begin flying NASA astronauts to and from the ISS next year.

ЦитироватьMax Andriyahov пишет:
В идеале - на летавшей первой ступени)))

ЦитироватьMax Andriyahov пишет:
Alex_II , НАСА на дыбы встанет. Я вообще удивлен, что Дракон разрешили повторно.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/31669.jpg) Marcia Smith ‏@SpcPlcyOnline  (https://twitter.com/SpcPlcyOnline)
Hertz: SpaceX has told NASA that CRS-10 will be in Jan (was Nov), CRS-11, w/NICER, is Mar (was Feb). But depends on when they fix F9 prob,
 9:01 - 3 окт. 2016 г.

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Bautz: two astrophysics payloads, NICER and ISS-CREAM, going to ISS on SpX-11 and 12 in April & June (if SpX-10 launches in Feb...) #apsapril (https://twitter.com/hashtag/apsapril?src=hash)

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Hartman: planning now to fly a used Dragon on the next cargo mission (SpX-11), as discussed last year.

ЦитироватьNET April 9 • Falcon 9 • SpaceX CRS 11
Launch window: TBD
 Launch site: LC-39A, Kennedy Space Center, Florida
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will launch the 13th Dragon spacecraft on the 11th operational cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station. The flight is being conducted under the Commercial Resupply Services contract with NASA. Delayed from June 2, Aug. 15, Jan. 13 and Feb. 1. [Feb. 3]

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SpaceX's Jessica Jensen: plan to reuse the Dragon pressure shell that was CRS-4 for next (CRS-11) mission. (First reuse of a Dragon)

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NASA's Paul Hertz says at Nat'l Academies meeting that NICER payload to ISS set to launch May 14 on SpX-11 Dragon mission.

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Gatens: SpX-11 mission to the ISS in May will be the first to re-fly a Dragon capsule.

ЦитироватьCRS-11 for SpaceX on 31 May with berthing on June 3.

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Joel Montalbano, NASA: next SpaceX Dragon cargo mission, SpX-11, now planned for May 31 launch, berthing June 3.

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The Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) is will test physical changes to the array in space during the CRS-11 mission.
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Цитировать https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-opens-media-accreditation-for-next-spacex-space-station-cargo-launch-0
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This is the eleventh mission by SpaceX under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. In addition to supplies and equipment, Dragon will deliver several science investigations to the space station, including:

- the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) instrument will measure neutron stars and test, for the first time in space, technology that uses pulsars as navigation beacons;
- the Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, will test deployment and retraction of a new type of solar panel that rolls open in space like a party favor and is more compact than current rigid panel designs; and
- an Earth-viewing imaging platform created by Teledyne Brown called MUSES, which stands for Multiple User System for Earth Sensing, that will house high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers.
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ЦитироватьNICER  https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/albums/72157666919014223

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Inside the Space Station Processing Facility high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, technicians prepare the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer, or NICER, payload for final packaging. NICER will be delivered to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo carrier on the company's 11th commercial resupply services mission to the space station. NICER will study neutron stars through soft X-ray timing. NICER will enable rotation-resolved spectroscopy of the thermal and non-thermal emissions of neutron stars in the soft X-ray band with unprecedented sensitivity, probing interior structure, the origins of dynamic phenomena and the mechanisms that underlie the most powerful cosmic particle accelerators known. Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

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Outside the Space Station Processing Facility high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, a technician uses a Hyster forklift to carry the Roll-Out Solar Array, or ROSA, to the loading dock. ROSA will be delivered to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo carrier on the company's 11th commercial resupply services mission to the space station. ROSA is a new type of solar panel that rolls open in space and is more compact than current rigid panel designs. The ROSA investigation will test deployment and retraction, shape changes when the Earth blocks the sun, and other physical challenges to determine the array's strength and durability. Photo credit: NASA/Andy Sokol

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Inside the Space Station Processing Facility high bay at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, the Multiple User System for Earth Sensing, or MUSES, payload is being prepared for transfer out of the high bay. MUSES will be delivered to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon cargo carrier on the company's 11th commercial resupply services mission to the space station. MUSES, developed by Teledyne Brown, is part of the company's new commercial space-based digital imaging business. MUSES hosts earth-viewing instruments, such as high-resolution digital cameras, hyperspectral imagers, and provides precision pointing and other accommodations.

ЦитироватьRocket Launch: NET June 1, 2017 5:52 p.m. EDT | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-11
Jun 01, 2017 05:52 PM Kennedy Space Center, Launch Complex 39A Rocket Launch: NET June 1, 2017 5:52 p.m. EDT | SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-11

MISSION
Come view a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Kennedy Space Center carrying the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). This is the eleventh of fourteen resupply missions by SpaceX for NASA in support of NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) program. Dragon will deliver food and supplies to the crew aboard the ISS, as well as various science investigations:

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• Neuron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) instrument
• Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA)
• Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) by Teledyne Brown
  

Launch date, time, and viewing opportunities are subject to change. Launches can be affected by technical and mechanical issues as well as range operations and weather, either in advance or at the last minute...

LAUNCH VEHICLE:
Falcon 9 (http://www.spacex.com/falcon9) is SpaceX's two-stage rocket manufactured to successfully transport satellites and their Dragon spacecraft into orbit. Currently the only rocket fully designed and developed in the 21st century, Falcon 9 delivers payloads to space aboard the Dragon spacecraft or inside a composite fairing. Safety and mission success were critical in the design of the Falcon 9 rocket. With a minimal number of separation events and nine first-stage Merlin engines, the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is designed so that even if two of the engines shut down, the rocket can still operate. In 2012, SpaceX became the first commercial company to rendezvous with the International Space Station. Although these flights have not transported crew, SpaceX continues to work toward their goal of one day carrying astronauts to space in Crew Dragon's pressurized capsule using the Falcon 9.

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Next SpaceX mission is the CRS-11 Dragon launch from 39A. Static Fire NET May 27. Launch is NET June 1.
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ЦитироватьMay 19, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-057

NASA Highlights Science on Next Resupply Mission to International Space Station

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Roll Out Solar Array (ROSA) is among the science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station, targeted for June 1, 2017.
Credits: Deployable Space Systems, Inc.
 
NASA will host a media teleconference at 10 a.m. EDT Friday, May 26, to discuss sel ect science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.

SpaceX is targeting June 1 for the launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket fr om Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

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Participants in the briefing will be:

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• Zaven Arzoumanian, for Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1966.html)), will discuss an instrument that will measure neutron stars and test, for the first time in space, technology that uses pulsars as navigation beacons
• Miriam Sargusingh, project lead for Capillary Structures for Exploration Life Support (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2364.html), will discuss an investigation into the structures of specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures for water recycling and carbon dioxide removal, benefiting future efforts to design lightweight, more reliable life support systems for future space missions.
• Jeremy Banik, principal investigator for Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2139.html)), will discuss an investigation to test the deployment and retraction of a new type of solar panel that rolls open in space like a tape measure and is more compact than current rigid panel designs
• Paul Galloway, program manager for Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1282.html)), will discuss an Earth-viewing imaging platform created by Teledyne Brown that will house high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers.
• Karen Ocorr, will discuss Fruit Fly Lab-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1919.html), an investigation using fruit flies as a model organism to better understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for the adverse effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity on the human heart.
• Dr. Chia Soo, principal investigator for Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis (Rodent Research-5 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2283.html)), will discuss an investigation to test a new drug that can both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving health for crew members in orbit and people on Earth.
  

To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Kathryn Hambleton at 202-358-1100 or kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov (mailto:kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov) by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 25, for dial-in information.

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:

https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 52 and 53 crews for the eleventh contracted mission by SpaceX under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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Kathryn Hambleton
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov (mailto:kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov)

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Editor: Karen Northon

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SpaceX Dragon to Deliver Research to Space Station

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The explosion of a massive star blazes, or a supernova, observed by the NASA Hubble Space Telescope. The bright spot at top right of the image is a stellar blast, called a supernova. The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explored (NICER) investigation, affixed to the exterior of the International Space Station, studies the physics of these stars, providing new insight into their nature and behavior.
Credits: NASA, ESA, A.V. Filippenko (University of California, Berkeley), P. Challis (Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics), et al.

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The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explored (NICER) payload, affixed to the exterior of the space station, will study the physics of neutron stars, providing new insight into their nature and behavior
Credits: NASA

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Hurricane Edouard, as observed by NASA astronaut Reid Wiseman during Expedition 41. The MUSES platform will host Earth-viewing instruments such as high-resolution digital cameras and provide information like disaster relief information.
Credits: NASA

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The Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) is a new, more compact solar panel that will snap open in space, a favorable design over the rigid solar panels currently in use, pictured above.
Credits: NASA

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MUSES hosts earth-viewing tools such as high-resolution digital cameras and hyperspectral imagers and provides precision pointing and other accommodations. It hosts up to four instruments at the same time, and offers the ability to change, upgrade, and robotically service those instruments.
Credits: Teledyne Brown Engineering​

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SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Dragon spacecraft for its eleventh commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/overview.html) June 1 from NASA's Kennedy Space Center's historic pad 39A. Dragon will lift into orbit atop the Falcon 9 rocket carrying crew supplies, equipment and scientific research to crewmembers living aboard the station.

The flight will deliver investigations and facilities that study neutron stars, osteoporosis, solar panels, tools for Earth-observation, and more. Here are some highlights of research that will be delivered to the orbiting laboratory:

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New solar panels test concept for more efficient power source

Solar panels are an efficient way to generate power, but they can be delicate and large when used to power a spacecraft or satellites. They are often tightly stowed for launch and then must be unfolded when the spacecraft reaches orbit. The Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2139.html)), is a solar panel concept that is lighter and stores more compactly for launch than the rigid solar panels currently in use. ROSA has solar cells on a flexible blanket and a framework that rolls out like a tape measure. The technology for ROSA is one of two new solar panel concepts that were developed by the Solar Electric Propulsion project, sponsored by NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate.

The new solar panel concepts are intended to provide power to electric thrusters for use on NASA's future space vehicles for operations near the Moon and for missions to Mars and beyond. They might also be used to power future satellites in Earth orbit, including more powerful commercial communications satellites. The demonstration of the deployment of ROSA on the space station is sponsored by the Air Force Research Laboratory.

Investigation studies composition of neutron stars

Neutron stars, the glowing cinders left behind when massive stars explode as supernovas, are the densest objects in the universe, and contain exotic states of matter that are impossible to replicate in any ground lab. These stars are called "pulsars" because of the unique way they emit light – in a beam similar to a lighthouse beacon. As the star spins, the light sweeps past us, making it appear as if the star is pulsing. The Neutron Star Interior Composition Explored (NICER (https://www.nasa.gov/nicer)) payload, affixed to the exterior of the space station, studies the physics of these stars, providing new insight into their nature and behavior.

Neutron stars emit X-ray radiation, enabling the NICER technology to observe and record information about its structure, dynamics and energetics. In addition to studying the matter within the neutron stars, the payload also includes a technology demonstration called the Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT (https://gameon.nasa.gov/projects/deep-space-x-ray-navigation-and-communication/)), which will help researchers to develop a pulsar-based, space navigation system. Pulsar navigation could work similarly to GPS on Earth, providing precise position for spacecraft throughout the solar system.

Investigation studies effect of new drug on osteoporosis

When people and animals spend extended periods of time in space, they experience bone density loss, or osteoporosis. In-flight countermeasures, such as exercise, prevent it from getting worse, but there isn't a therapy on Earth or in space that can restore bone that is already lost. The Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for osteoporosis (Rodent Research-5 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2283.html)) investigation tests a new drug that can both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving health for crew members.

Exposure to microgravity creates a rapid change in bone health, similar to what happens in certain bone-wasting diseases, during extended bed rest and during the normal aging process. The results from this ISS National Laboratory (http://www.iss-casis.org/)-sponsored investigation build on previous research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/NELL-1) also supported by the National Institutes for Health and could lead to new drugs for treating bone density loss in millions of people on Earth.

Research seeks to understand the heart of the matter

Exposure to reduced gravity environments can result in cardiovascular changes such as fluid shifts, changes in total blood volume, heartbeat and heart rhythm irregularities, and diminished aerobic capacity. The Fruit Fly Lab-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1919.html) study will use the fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) to better understand the underlying mechanisms responsible for the adverse effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity on the heart. Flies are smaller, with a well-known genetic make-up, and very rapid aging that make them good models for studying heart function. This experiment will help to develop a microgravity heart model in the fruit fly. Such a model could significantly advance the study of spaceflight effects on the cardiovascular system and facilitate the development of countermeasures to prevent the adverse effects of space travel on astronauts.

Investigation shapes the way humans survive in space

Currently, the life-support systems aboard the space station require special equipment to separate liquids and gases. This technology utilizes rotating and moving parts that, if broken or otherwise compromised, could cause contamination aboard the station. The Capillary Structures (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2364.html) investigation studies a new method of water recycling and carbon dioxide removal using structures designed in specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures. As opposed to the expensive, machine-based processes currently in use aboard the station, the Capillary Structures equipment is made up of small, 3-D printed geometric shapes of varying sizes that clip into place.

Using time lapse photography, on-ground research teams will observe how liquids evaporate from these capillary structures, testing the effectiveness of the varying parameters. Results from the investigation could lead to the development of new processes that are simple, trustworthy, and highly reliable in the case of an electrical failure or other malfunction.

Facility provides platform for Earth-observation tools

Orbiting approximately 250 miles above the Earth's surface, the space station provides views of the Earth below like no other location can provide. The Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1282.html)) facility, developed by Teledyne Brown Engineering, hosts Earth-viewing instruments such as high-resolution digital cameras, hyperspectral imagers, and provides precision pointing and other accommodations.

This National Lab (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/nlab/index.html)-sponsored investigation can produce data to be used for maritime domain awareness, agricultural awareness, food security, disaster response, air quality, oil and gas exploration and fire detection.

These investigations will join many other investigations currently happening aboard the space station. Follow @ISS_Research (https://twitter.com/ISS_Research) for more information about the science happening on station.
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Jenny Howard
International Space Station Program Science Office
Johnson Space Center (http://www.nasa.gov/centers/johnson/home/index.html)

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Editor: Kristine Rainey

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
В противном случае получается, что конструкция гермокорпуса грузового корабля Dragon надежнее и безопаснее, чем конструкция спускаемого аппарата корабля "Союз", что позволяет повторное ее использование с учетом проведения послеполетных проверок.

ЦитироватьS.Chaban пишет:
В союзе движки разрушают защиту
Плюс спускается только самое простое
Дешевле новый сделать

ЦитироватьДем пишет:
Насколько я понимаю - Маск переключился на производство Crew Dragon и новых "обычных" просто не будет.
А у Союза теплозащита одноразовая.

ЦитироватьЗловредный пишет:

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
В противном случае получается, что конструкция гермокорпуса грузового корабля Dragon надежнее и безопаснее, чем конструкция спускаемого аппарата корабля "Союз", что позволяет повторное ее использование с учетом проведения послеполетных проверок.

В моём понимании надёжность и безопасность и возможность повторного использования -- это две разные вещи. Конструкция может быть очень надёжной и обеспечивать очень высокую безопасность, но при этом приходить в негодность в процессе однократного использования. А может быть не такой надёжной и безопасной, но зато годиться для повторного использования  :)

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:

ЦитироватьS.Chaban пишет:
В союзе движки разрушают защиту
Плюс спускается только самое простое
Дешевле новый сделать

Любопытно. Можете привести реальные примеры по части разрушения самими двигателями СИОС теплозащиты СА? Если спускаемый аппарат корабля Союз "самое простое" - что же от корабля тогда осталось ( и осталось ли после спуска в атмосфере) самого сложного? "Дешевле новый сделать" - у SpaceX другое мнение судя по намерениям

ЦитироватьS.Chaban пишет:
Я не говорил о драконе
Дешевле новый спускаемый аппарат союза сделать чем повторно использовать перекантованный корпус где все надо менять и рихтовать

ЦитироватьPatron пишет: 
Разработчик ТЗ на корабль Dragon - не NASA. Разработчик ТЗ на корабль Союз - Роскосмос. Корабль Dragon принадлежит частной компании. Корабль Союз принадлежит Роскосмосу. В классическом ТЗ есть жесткие требования по параметрам безопасности и надежности корабля, включая требования по повторному применению. Роскосмос следит за выполнением требований своего ТЗ на корабль Союз, у NASA, похоже, такой возможности нет, или, другими словами, бизнес (выгода от повторного использования матчасти) на первом месте, а безопасность и надежность - на втором.

Цитироватьdrzerg пишет:

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Разработчик ТЗ на корабль Dragon - не NASA. Разработчик ТЗ на корабль Союз - Роскосмос. Корабль Dragon принадлежит частной компании. Корабль Союз принадлежит Роскосмосу. В классическом ТЗ есть жесткие требования по параметрам безопасности и надежности корабля, включая требования по повторному применению. Роскосмос следит за выполнением требований своего ТЗ на корабль Союз, у NASA, похоже, такой возможности нет, или, другими словами, бизнес (выгода от повторного использования матчасти) на первом месте, а безопасность и надежность - на втором.

у наса нет возможности запретить частной фирме прикручивать к своему кораблю/ракете что то дополнительно если это не мешает ТЗ. например СОЖ, посадочные двигатели, многоразовую теплозащиту расчитаную в том числе на вход на 11км/с, автономность до 2лет, другие компоненты предполагающие многоразовое использование. все это частная фирма спокойно может прикручивать и тестировать.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Объективно: первый этап по программе CRS-1, а это 12 полетов грузового корабля Dragon с доставкой на МКС 20 т полезных грузов - был благополучно провален компанией SpaceX и по срокам (декабрь 2016 года) и по массе доставленных грузов.

ЦитироватьИскандер пишет:

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Объективно: первый этап по программе CRS-1, а это 12 полетов грузового корабля Dragon с доставкой на МКС 20 т полезных грузов - был благополучно провален компанией SpaceX и по срокам (декабрь 2016 года) и по массе доставленных грузов.

Наверное поэтому NASA не отказалось от услуг SPACEX в CRS-2. )))

ЦитироватьPatron пишет: начал полеты на Falcon v1.0 по 133 млн.долл. за миссию и плавно перевалил за 160-170 млн.долл. при запусках на Falcon v1.2.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
После первых нескольких посадок возвращаемого аппарата корабля Dragon внутри гермокорпуса была обнаружена вода. В некоторых случаях это приводило к выходу из строя аккумуляторной батареи, аварийному прекращению работы термостатируемых контейнеров с полезным грузом.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Из 9 полетов - как минимум 3-4 полета с замечаниями по конструкции гермокорпуса.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Альтернативы у NASA нет в части выбора поставщика по грузовому извозу

ЦитироватьЗловредный пишет:

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
После первых нескольких посадок возвращаемого аппарата корабля Dragon внутри гермокорпуса была обнаружена вода. В некоторых случаях это приводило к выходу из строя аккумуляторной батареи, аварийному прекращению работы термостатируемых контейнеров с полезным грузом.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Из 9 полетов - как минимум 3-4 полета с замечаниями по конструкции гермокорпуса.

И также ссылки, которые подтверждают вот это.

ЦитироватьMax Andriyahov пишет:
Но ущерба не было

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
первый этап по программе CRS-1 ..... был благополучно провален компанией SpaceX

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Объективно: первый этап по программе CRS-1, а это 12 полетов грузового корабля Dragon с доставкой на МКС 20 т полезных грузов - был благополучно провален компанией SpaceX и по срокам (декабрь 2016 года) и по массе доставленных грузов.

ЦитироватьNICER: Launching Soon to the Space Station
 
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NASA Goddard (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCAY-SMFNfynqz1bdoaV8BeQ)

Опубликовано: 23 мая 2017 г.

This video introduces the Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER). NICER is an Astrophysics Mission of Opportunity within NASA's Explorer program, which provides frequent flight opportunities for world-class scientific investigations from space utilizing innovative, streamlined and efficient management approaches within the heliophysics and astrophysics science areas. NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate supports the SEXTANT component of the mission, demonstrating pulsar-based spacecraft navigation. NICER is an upcoming International Space Station payload scheduled to launch in June 2017.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Dragon практически уже выбрал всю ранее запланированную цену контракта, включая бонус: начал полеты на Falcon v1.0 по 133 млн.долл. за миссию и плавно перевалил за 160-170 млн.долл. при запусках на Falcon v1.2. При таком "волюнтаризме" со стороны частников NASA скоро перекроет кислород

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 32 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/867812594341613569)

SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire for CRS-11 also moves LEFT. Now targeting a Friday test!
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ЦитироватьMay 25, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M11-17

SpaceX CRS-11 Briefings and Events

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A Falcon 9 rocket stands ready for liftoff at the Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A for the SpaceX CRS-10 mission.
Credits: NASA/Glenn Benson

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NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its eleventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for 5:55 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 1. Launch coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv) at 5:15 p.m., followed by the post-launch news conference at 7:30 p.m.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will liftoff on the company's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying almost 6,000 pounds of science research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory in support of the Expedition 52 and 53 crew members. The unpressurized trunk of the spacecraft also will transport solar panels (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/roll-out-solar-array-technology-benefits-for-nasa-commercial-sector), tools for Earth-observation (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/muses) and equipment to study neutron stars (https://www.nasa.gov/nicer).

About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit. It then will deploy its solar arrays and begin a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the space station. When it arrives to the space station, Expedition 52 Flight Engineers Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson of NASA will grapple Dragon.

Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture will begin at 8:30 a.m. Sunday, June 4, on NASA TV, with installation coverage set to begin at 11:30 a.m. If the launch does not occur on June 1, the next launch opportunity is 5:07 p.m. Saturday, June 3, with NASA TV coverage starting at 4:30 p.m.

The Dragon spacecraft will remain at the space station until approximately July 2, when it will return to Earth with research and return cargo in a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Baja California.

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This will be the 100th launch, and sixth SpaceX launch, from this pad. Previous launches include 11 Apollo flights, the launch of the unmanned Skylab in 1973, 82 shuttle flights and five SpaceX launches.

L-1 Day

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Commercial Crew Program Update

The NASA Commercial Crew Program has partnered with American industry on the next generation of spacecraft and rockets that will launch astronauts to and from the International Space Station. At 1 p.m. in the Press Site, Commercial Crew Program management will provide an update to media on the progress being made to resume human spaceflight in the United States.

"What's on Board" Science Briefing on NASA TV

A science, research and technology briefing will air live at 1 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website, at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv. This briefing is for NASA Social participants.

One-on-One Interview Opportunities

Media will have the opportunity to interview mission experts at the Press Site from 2:30 – 4 p.m.

Prelaunch News Conference on NASA TV

A prelaunch status briefing will be held at Kennedy's Press Site TV Auditorium at 4 p.m. and air live on NASA Television and the agency's website.

L-0 Day
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NASA TV Launch Coverage

NASA TV live coverage will begin at 5:15 p.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

Audio only of the news conferences and launch coverage will be carried on the NASA "V" circuits, which may be accessed by dialing 321-867-1220, -1240, -1260 or -7135. On launch day, "mission audio," the launch conductor's countdown activities without NASA TV launch commentary, will be carried on 321-867-7135. Launch also will be available on local amateur VHF radio frequency 146.940 MHz heard within Brevard County on the Space Coast.

NASA Web Prelaunch and Launch Coverage

Prelaunch and launch day coverage of the SpaceX CRS-11 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning at 5:15 p.m. as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video, podcast and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the newsroom at 321-867-2468. You can follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at:

http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex

Post-launch News Conference on NASA TV
A post-launch news conference will occur at about 7:30 p.m. in Kennedy's Press Site TV Auditorium and air live on NASA Television and the agency's website.
Learn more about the SpaceX CRS-11 mission by going to the mission home page at:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

Amber Philman/Amanda Griffin
Kennedy Space Center, Florida
321-867-2468
amber.n.philman@nasa.gov (mailto:amber.n.philman@nasa.gov)/amanda.griffin@nasa.gov (mailto:/amanda.griffin@nasa.gov)

Kathryn Hambleton
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov (mailto:kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov)

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Last Updated: May 25, 2017
Editor: Anna Heiney

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/868065971415777280)

Should SpaceX still press towards the Static Fire today, the window for the test opens at 16:00 Eastern.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/868120384855474177)

SpaceX should be coaxing Falcon 9 out of the barn with the promise of RP-1 refreshments shortly. Test window now 18:00 to 20:00 local.
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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
SpaceX should be coaxing Falcon 9 out of the barn with the promise of RP-1 refreshments shortly.

ЦитироватьPress Releases

Published on Friday, May 26, 2017

Over 40 U.S. National Laboratory Sponsored Experiments on SpaceX CRS-11 Destined for the International Space Station
https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=rsAv1E4l9fE (https://www.youtube.comwatch?v=rsAv1E4l9fE)   

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. (May 26, 2017) – The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle is slated to launch its 11thcargo resupply mission (CRS-11) to the International Space Station (ISS) no earlier than June 1, 2017 fr om Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A. Onboard the Falcon 9 launch vehicle is the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which will carry more than 40 ISS U.S. National Laboratory sponsored experiments. This mission will showcase the breadth of research possible through the ISS National Laboratory, as experiments range from the life and physical sciences, Earth observation and remote sensing, and a variety of student-led investigations. Below highlights the investigations as part of the SpaceX CRS-11 mission:
 
ADVANCED COLLOIDS EXPERIMENT-TEMPERATURE CONTROLLED-6 (ACE-T-6)
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1968.html)

Спойлер

Matthew Lynch, Procter & Gamble (http://us.pg.com/) (West Chester, OH)
Implementation Partner: NASA Glenn Research Center (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/glenn/home/index.html) and Zin Technologies, Inc. (http://www.zin-tech.com/)

Colloids are suspensions of microscopic particles in a liquid, and they are found in products ranging from milk to fabric softener. Consumer products often use colloidal gels to distribute specialized ingredients, for instance droplets that soften fabrics, but the gels must serve two opposite purposes: they have to disperse the active ingredient so it can work, yet maintain an even distribution so the product does not spoil. Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-6 (ACE-T-6) studies the microscopic behavior of colloids in gels and creams, providing new insight into fundamental interactions that can improve product shelf life.

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EFFICIENCY OF VERMICOMPOSTING IN A CLOSED SYSTEM (NANORACKS-NDC-BMS-VERICOMPOSTING)
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2125.html)

Спойлер

 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2125.html)Bell Middle School (Golden, CO)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks (http://www.nanoracks.com/)

Vermicomposting, or using worms to break down food scraps, is an effective way to reduce waste and obtain a nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants. The NanoRacks-NDC-Bell Middle School-Efficiency of Vermicomposting in a Closed System (NanoRacks-NDC-BMS-Vermicomposting) investigation is a student-designed project that studies whether red wiggler worms, a species of earthworm, are able to produce compost in space. Results are used to study the potential for composting as a form of recycling on future long-duration space missions.

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FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT ON CARDIOVASCULAR STEM CELLS (CARDIAC STEM CELLS)
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2436.html)

Спойлер

 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2436.html)Dr. Mary Kearns-Jonker, Loma Linda University (http://medicine.llu.edu/research/department-pathology-and-human-anatomy) (Loma Linda, CA)
Implementation Partner: BioServe Space Technologies (http://www.colorado.edu/engineering/BioServe/)

Functional Effects of Spaceflight on Cardiovascular Stem Cells (Cardiac Stem Cells) investigates how microgravity alters stem cells and the factors that govern stem cell activity, including physical and molecular changes. Spaceflight is known to affect cardiac function and structure, but the biological basis for this is not clearly understood. This investigation helps clarify the role of stem cells in cardiac biology and tissue regeneration. In addition, this research could confirm the hypothesis that microgravity accelerates the aging process.

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MULTIPLE USER SYSTEM FOR EARTH SENSING (MUSES)
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1282.html)

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 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1282.html)Paul Galloway, Teledyne Brown Engineering (http://tbe.com/) (Huntsville, AL)
Implementation Partner: Teledyne Brown Engineering

Teledyne Brown Engineering developed the Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES), an Earth imaging platform, as part of the company's new commercial space-based digital imaging business. MUSES hosts earth-viewing instruments (Hosted Payloads), such as high resolution digital cameras, hyperspectral imagers, and provides precision pointing and other accommodations. It hosts up to four instruments at the same time, and offers the ability to
change, upgrade, and robotically service those instruments. It also provides a test bed for technology demonstration and technology maturation by providing long-term access to the space environment on the ISS.

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NANORACKS-JAMSS-2LAGRANGE-1
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1868.html)

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 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1868.html)Tomohiro Ichikawa, Lagrange Corp. (Tokyo, Japan)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

Spaceflight affects organisms in a wide range of ways, from a reduction in human bone density to changes in plant root growth. NanoRacks-JAMSS-2 Lagrange-1 helps students understand potential spaceflight-related changes by exposing plant seeds to microgravity, and then germinating and growing them on Earth. The plants are compared with specimens grown from seeds that remained on the ground. The investigation also connects students to the space program by sending their photographic likenesses and personal messages into orbit. This connection inspires the next generation of scientists and engineers who will work on international space programs.

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NEUTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF HUMAN ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE FOR THE DESIGN OF ACCERERATED REACTIVATORS (ORNL-PCG)
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2040.html)

Спойлер

 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2040.html)Dr. Andrey Kovalevsky, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (https://www.ornl.gov/) (Oak Ridge, TN)
Implementation Partner: CASIS

The investigative team is trying to improve our understanding of acetylcholinesterase, an enzyme essential for normal communication between nerve cells and between nerve and muscle cells. As a target of deadly neurotoxins produced by animals as venom or by man as nerve agents and pesticides, understanding the structure of acetylcholinesterase is critical to designing better antidotes to poisoning by chemicals that attack the nervous system. The Oak Ridge National Lab team plans to use the microgravity environment of space to grow large crystals of the enzyme that will be imaged back on Earth using a powerful imaging approach called neutron diffraction. Neutron diffraction yields very detailed structural information but requires much larger crystals than traditional x-ray diffraction imaging methods. The investigators hypothesize that structural images of space-grown crystals will bring us closer to more effective and less toxic antidotes for neurotoxins that bind and inhibit acetylcholinesterase.

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STUDENT SPACEFLIGHTS EXPERIMENT PROGRAM – MISSION 10
(http://ssep.ncesse.org/current-flight-opportunities/ssep-mission-10-to-the-international-space-station-iss/)

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 (http://ssep.ncesse.org/current-flight-opportunities/ssep-mission-10-to-the-international-space-station-iss/)Dr. Jeff Goldstein, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (http://ncesse.org/) (Washington, D.C.)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) provides one of the most exciting educational opportunities available: student-designed experiments to be flown on the International Space Station. The NanoRacks-National Center for Earth and Space Science Education-Odyssey (NanoRacks-NCESSE-Odyssey) investigation contains 24 student experiments, including microgravity studies of plant, algae and bacterial growth; polymers; development of multi-cellular organisms; chemical and physical processes; antibiotic efficacy; and allergic reactions. The program immerses students and teachers in real science, providing first-hand experience conducting scientific experiments and connecting them to the space program.

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SYSTEMIC THERAPY OF NELL-1 FOR OSTEOPOROSIS (RODENT RESEARCH-5)
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2283.html)

Спойлер

 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2283.html)Dr. Chia Soo, University of California at Los Angeles (http://ortho.ucla.edu/default.cfm) (Los Angeles, CA)
Implementation Partner: NASA Ames Research Center (https://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/home/index.html) and BioServe Space Technologies

Astronauts living in space for extended durations experience bone density loss, or osteoporosis. Currently, countermeasures include daily exercise designed to prevent bone loss from rapid bone density loss deterioration. However, in space and on Earth, therapies for osteoporosis cannot restore bone that is already lost. The Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis (Rodent Research-5) investigation tests a new drug on rodents that can both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving health for crew members in orbit and people on Earth. Dr. Soo's laboratory has been funded by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases within the National Institutes of Health. This experiment builds on those previous research investigations.

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THE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON TWO STRAINS OF BIOFUEL PRODUCING ALGAE WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE FUELS IN SPACE-BASED APPLICATIONS
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2142.html)

Спойлер

 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2142.html)Chatfield High School (Littleton, CO)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks
 
Algae can produce both fats and hydrogen, which can each be used as fuel sources on Earth and potentially in space. NanoRacks-National Design Challenge-Chatfield High School-The Effect of Microgravity on Two Strains of Biofuel Producing Algae with Implications for the Production of Renewable Fuels in Space Based Applications (NanoRacks-NDC-CHS-The Green Machine) studies two algae species to determine whether they still produce hydrogen and store fats while growing in microgravity. Results from this student-designed investigation improve efforts to produce a sustainable biofuel in space, as well as remove carbon dioxide from crew quarters.

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TOMATOSPHERE-II
(https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2433.html)

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 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2433.html)Ann Jorss, First the Seed Foundation (https://www.firsttheseedfoundation.org/) (Alexandria, VA)
Implementation Partner: CASIS

Tomatosphere is a hands-on student research experience with a standards-based curriculum guide that provides students the opportunity to investigate, create, test, and evaluate a solution for a real world case study. Tomatosphere provides information about how spaceflight affects seed and plant growth and which type of seed is likely to be most suitable for long duration spaceflight. It also exposes students to space research, inspiring the next generation of space explorers. It is particularly valuable in urban school settings wh ere students have little connection to agriculture. In its 15-year existence, the program has reached approximately 3.3 million students.

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VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EXPERIMENTS

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Valley Christian High School (http://www.vcs.net/) (San Jose, CA), in partnership with other high schools throughout the world
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

Students at Valley Christian High School (VCHS) have a rich history of sending investigations to the ISS through its launch partner, NanoRacks. On SpaceX CRS-11, students from VCHS have partnered with other students from across the world to send 12 total experiments to the ISS National Laboratory. Investigations will range from investigating high quality food nutrients, to the fermentation of microbes, to even an investigation monitoring the growth of a special bacterial strain. The program VCHS has developed with NanoRacks allows students the opportunity to not only conceive a flight project, but learn, understand, and implement the engineering required for a successful experiment in microgravity.
Thus far in 2017, the ISS National Lab has sponsored over 75 separate experiments that have reached the station. This launch manifest adds to an impressive list of experiments from previous missions in 2017 to include; stem cell studies, cell culturing, protein crystal growth, external platform payloads, student experiments, Earth observation and remote sensing. To learn more about those investigations and other station research, visit www.spacestationresearch.com (http://www.spacestationresearch.com).

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About CASIS: The Center for Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) is the non-profit organization selected to manage the ISS National Laboratory with a focus on enabling a new era of space research to improve life on Earth. In this innovative role, CASIS promotes and brokers a diverse range of research in life sciences, physical sciences, remote sensing, technology development, and education.
Since 2011, the ISS National Lab portfolio has included hundreds of novel research projects spanning multiple scientific disciplines, all with the intention of benefitting life on Earth.. Working together with NASA, CASIS aims to advance the nation's leadership in commercial space, pursue groundbreaking science not possible on Earth, and leverage the space station to inspire the next generation.
About the ISS National Laboratory: In 2005, Congress designated the U.S. portion of the International Space Station as the nation's newest national laboratory to maximize its use for improving life on Earth, promoting collaboration among diverse users, and advancing STEM education. This unique laboratory environment is available for use by other U.S. government agencies and by academic and private institutions, providing access to the permanent microgravity setting, vantage point in low Earth orbit, and varied environments of space.

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ЦитироватьISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-11 Payload Overview: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220669.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/ISSCASIS)
 Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezcn0GHbLgOkZ85oV5xqZA)

Опубликовано: 26 мая 2017 г.

ЦитироватьISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-11 Payload Overview: UCLA

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220669.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/ISSCASIS)
Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS) (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezcn0GHbLgOkZ85oV5xqZA)

Опубликовано: 26 мая 2017 г.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 21 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/868145506442031104)

Nope, the RP-1 wasn't temptation enough. Test moved back to Saturday.

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/868148121859215360)

Ah, well. Good attempt, regardless. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) static fire of #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) moved back to Saturday (its original date) in 12p-8p EDT window. #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash)

ЦитироватьMay 26, 2017

New NASA Mission to Study Mysterious Neutron Stars, Aid in Deep Space Navigation

A new NASA mission is headed for the International Space Station next month to observe one of the strangest observable objects in the universe.

Launching June 1, the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) will be installed aboard the space station as the first mission dedicated to studying neutron stars, a type of collapsed star that is so dense scientists are unsure how matter behaves deep inside it.

A neutron star begins its life as a star between about seven and 20 times the mass of our sun. When this type of star runs out of fuel, it collapses under its own weight, crushing its core and triggering a supernova explosion. What remains is an ultra-dense sphere only about 12 miles (20 kilometers) across, the size of a city, but with up to twice the mass of our sun squeezed inside. On Earth, one teaspoon of neutron star matter would weigh a billion tons.

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"If you took Mount Everest and squeezed it into something like a sugar cube, that's the kind of density we're talking about," said Keith Gendreau, the principal investigator for NICER at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland.
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Though we know neutron stars are small and extremely dense, there are still many aspects of these remnants of explosive deaths of other stars that we have yet to understand. NICER, a facility to be mounted on the outside of the International Space Station, seeks to find the answers to some of the questions still being asked about neutron stars. By capturing the arrival time and energy of the X-ray photons produced by pulsars emitted by neutron stars, NICER seeks to answer decades-old questions about extreme forms of matter and energy. Data fr om NICER will also be used in SEXTANT, an on-board demonstration of pulsar-based navigation.
Credits: NASA's Johnson Space Center

Because neutron stars are so dense, scientists are uncertain how matter behaves in their interiors. In everyday experience, objects are composed of atoms. When neutron stars form, their atoms become crushed together and merge. As a result, the bulk of a neutron star is made up of tightly packed subatomic particles — primarily neutrons, as well as protons and electrons, in various states. NICER measurements will help scientists better understand how matter behaves in this environment.

"As soon as you go below the surface of a neutron star, the pressures and densities rise extremely rapidly, and soon you're in an environment that you can't produce in any lab on Earth," said Columbia University research scientist Slavko Bogdanov, who leads the NICER light curve modeling group.

The only object known to be denser than a neutron star is its dark cousin, the black hole. A black hole forms when a star more than approximately 20 times the mass of our sun collapses. A black hole's powerful gravity establishes a barrier known as an event horizon, which prevents direct observation. So scientists turn to neutron stars to study matter at nature's most extreme observable limit.

"Neutron stars represent a natural density limit for stable matter that you can't exceed without becoming a black hole," said Goddard's Zaven Arzoumanian, NICER deputy principal investigator and science lead. "We don't know what happens to matter near this maximum density."

In order to study this limit, NICER will observe rapidly rotating neutron stars, also known as pulsars. These stars can rotate hundreds of times per second, faster than the blades of a household blender. Pulsars also possess enormously strong magnetic fields, trillions of times stronger than Earth's. The combination of fast rotation and strong magnetism accelerates particles to nearly the speed of light. Some of these particles follow the magnetic field to the surface, raining down on the magnetic poles and heating them until they form so-called hot spots that glow brightly in X-ray light.

"NICER is designed to see the X-ray emission from those hot spots," Arzoumanian said. "As the spots sweep toward us, we see more intensity as they move into our sightline and less as they move out, brightening and dimming hundreds of times each second."

A neutron star's gravity is so strong it warps space-time, the fabric of the cosmos, distorting our view of the star's surface and its sweeping hot spots. NICER will measure brightness changes related to these distortions as the star spins. This will allow scientists to determine the pulsar's radius, a key measurement needed to fully understand its interior structure.

"Once we have a measure of the mass and radius, we can tie those results directly into the nuclear physics of what goes on when you compress so much mass into such a small volume," Arzoumanian said.
 
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In addition to understanding how neutron stars are put together, NICER's observations will also help scientists better understand the critical mass a star must achieve before it can turn into a black hole. This is particularly important in systems wh ere neutron stars orbit another star, allowing them to pull material off the companion star and gain more mass.

"The more neutron stars we observe at high masses, the higher the mass threshold becomes for a star turning into a black hole," said NICER science team member Alice Harding at Goddard. "Understanding what that critical mass is will help us determine how many black holes and neutron stars there are in the universe."

NICER will also provide scientists and technologists with a unique opportunity to make advances in deep space navigation. Its X-ray measurements will record the arrival times of pulses from each neutron star it observes, using the regular emissions of pulsars as ultra-precise cosmic clocks, rivaling the accuracy of atomic clocks such as those used inside GPS satellites. Built-in flight software — developed for the Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) demonstration — can see how the predicted arrival of X-ray pulses from a given neutron star changes as NICER moves in its orbit. The difference between expected and actual arrival times allows SEXTANT to determine NICER's orbit solely by observing pulsars.

Although spacecraft in Earth orbit use the same GPS system that helps drivers navigate on the ground, there's no equivalent system available for spacecraft traveling far beyond Earth.

"Unlike GPS satellites, which just orbit around Earth, pulsars are distributed across our galaxy," said Jason Mitchell, the SEXTANT project manager at Goddard. "So we can use them to form a GPS-like system that can support spacecraft navigation throughout the solar system, enabling deep-space exploration in the future."

Installation on the space station provides scientists and technologists with an opportunity to develop a multi-purpose mission on an established platform.

"With the NICER-SEXTANT mission, we have an excellent opportunity to use the International Space Station to demonstrate technology that will lead us into the outer solar system and beyond, and tell us about some of the most exciting objects in the sky," Gendreau said.

NICER is an Astrophysics Mission of Opportunity within NASA's Explorer program, which provides frequent flight opportunities for world-class scientific investigations from space utilizing innovative, streamlined and efficient management approaches within the heliophysics and astrophysics science areas. NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate supports the SEXTANT component of the mission, demonstrating pulsar-based spacecraft navigation.

Related Links

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• NASA's NICER mission website (https://www.nasa.gov/nicer)
• More information on SEXTANT (https://gameon.nasa.gov/projects/deep-space-x-ray-navigation-and-communication/)
• Download NICER-SEXTANT multimedia resources (https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/NICER.html)
  

By Claire Saravia (mailto:claire.g.desaravia@nasa.gov?subject=RE%20New%20NASA%20Mission%20to%20Study%20Mysterious%20Neutron%20Stars%20and%20Aid%20in%20Deep%20Space%20Navigation)
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (http://www.nasa.gov/goddard), Greenbelt, Md.

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Last Updated: May 26, 2017
Editor: Rob Garner

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/868462986247249925)

SpaceX Falcon 9 (CRS-11) Static Fire test now NET Sunday.
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ARTICLE: SpaceX to static fire CRS-11 Falcon 9 Sunday ahead of ISS mission - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/05/spacex-static-fire-crs-11-falcon-9/ ... (https://t.co/tvPFKhhJnT) - by @CwG_NSF (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF)
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Falcon is vertical on LC-39A for today's Static Fire!#CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash)

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Window for the Static Fire opens at midday Eastern. Launch still on track for June 1.

Цитировать10:35 Falcon 9 readied for engine test
A Falcon 9 rocket was lifted into the vertical position overnight at around 11:30pm EDT (0330 GMT) in readiness for a routine pre-launch test of its nine Merlin first stage engines.

The rocket is scheduled for launch on Thursday carrying a cargo laden Dragon capsule to the International Space Station.
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13:26  Sunrise at Launch Complex 39A
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Цитировать18:10
The first sign of activity at pad 39A today should be the appearance of vapors streaming away from the Falcon 9 rocket, an indication that filling of the launcher's propellant tanks is underway.

RP-1 kerosene fuel should begin pumping into the two-stage Falcon 9 at T-minus 70 minutes, while super-cold cryogenic liquid oxygen will begin flowing into the rocket at T-minus 45 minutes.

SpaceX does not publicize times or other information about static fire tests until after they are completed.

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The Merlin 1D engines should ignite for more than three seconds at the end of today's mock countdown as hold-down clamps keep the Falcon 9 grounded.

Once the engine test is completed, engineers will examine data from the performance of the powerplants and other systems before a launch readiness review in the coming days.

Meanwhile, ground crews will lower the Falcon 9 horizontal and return it to a hangar at the southern edge of pad 39A for attachment of a Dragon supply ship heading for the International Space Station.

Liftoff is set for Thursday, June 1.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/868852167683313665)

30 mins to the opening of the test window for the Falcon 9 Static Fire. In prop load. She's rather venty today. http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow  (https://t.co/D6ElCnZDdE)
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Цитировать18:36
Vapors are visible coming from the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A, suggesting the fueling has begun and the static fire test is likely minutes away.

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Watch live as #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) prepares to test fire the engines of a Falcon 9 rocket: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/28/live-launch-preps-spacex-falcon-9-crs-11/ ... (https://t.co/y9RXH1qCnL)
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Fueling underway on the Falcon 9 rocket as SpaceX counts down to static fire test in Florida shortly. Watch: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/28/live-launch-preps-spacex-falcon-9-crs-11/ ... (https://t.co/y9RXH1qCnL)
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STATIC FIRE! SpaceX Falcon 9 (CRS-11) has fired up at 39A. Wait for SpaceX tweet (after test data review). Shots: http://original.livestream.com/spaceflightnow  (https://t.co/D6ElCnZDdE)
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Цитировать19:01
The Falcon 9 rocket has ignited its nine main engines in a hold-down firing at pad 39A ahead of liftoff Thursday on a statoin reuspply run. We'll stand by for confirmation from SpaceX on the success of the test.

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Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting June 1 launch from historic Pad 39A for Dragon's next resupply mission to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)
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Цитировать19:49
A KSC fire crew has been dispatched to respond to a fire north of the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A. Smoke visible from the KSC press site is coming from a location some distance away from the launch vehicle, which remains safely upright at the pad.

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A KSC fire crew has been dispatched to a small fire near pad 39A. SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket in no apparent danger. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/28/live-launch-preps-spacex-falcon-9-crs-11/ ... (https://t.co/y9RXH1qCnL)
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F9/CRS11: Fire crew sent to apparent grass fire in/near pad 39A in wake of hot-fire test; SpaceX reports good test, targeting 6/1 launch
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There's the confirmation of a good static fire test following Quick Look Review. LRR next! ARTICLE: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/05/spacex-static-fire-crs-11-falcon-9/ ... (https://t.co/tvPFKhhJnT) - by @CwG_NSF (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF)

ЦитироватьSpaceX - CRS-11 - Static Fire Test - 12 Noon 05-28-2017
 
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Цитировать21:01
SpaceX ran through countdown and fueling procedures with a Falcon 9 rocket at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Sunday, culminating in ignition of the booster's nine first stage Merlin engines in a customary check of the launcher's readiness before liftoff Thursday with a Dragon supply ship for the International Space Station.

The two-stage rocket was lifted vertical at pad 39A before dawn Sunday, and SpaceX's launch team loaded the Falcon 9 with super-chilled kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants before the launcher's nine Merlin 1D engines ignited for more than three seconds at 12 p.m. EDT (1600 GMT).

Read our full story. (http://24liveblog.com/url?go=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/28/falcon-9-rocket-fires-engines-in-hold-down-test-for-station-resupply-launch/)

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#USFWS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/USFWS?src=hash) firefighters are responding to a new wildfire at Merritt Island NWR caused by a static rocket test fire #FLfire (https://twitter.com/hashtag/FLfire?src=hash)
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Цитировать21:15
Firefighters from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service have responded to a "wildfire" caused by today's hotfire test.

Цитировать00:23  Brush fire contained
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The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reports a small two-acre brush fire on an island near pad 39A sparked by today's Falcon 9 static fire test has been contained after "numerous" water drops from a helicopter.

02:35
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service now says the small brush fire after today's static fire covered approximately four acres. Crews will monitor the area for flare-ups tonight.

ЦитироватьFalcon 9 checks off Static Fire Test ahead of First Dragon Re-Use Mission to ISS
 May 29, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-completes-static-fire-ahead-of-dragon-spx11/)

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket – still missing its Dragon spacecraft – rumbled to life for a brief moment on Sunday atop its Kennedy Space Center launch pad for a hold-down engine test to clear the way for liftoff as early as Thursday on the company's second ISS resupply mission of 2017.

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Falcon 9 is targeting liftoff at 21:55 UTC on Thursday for a ten-minute ride into orbit with the Dragon SpX-11 spacecraft headed to the International Space Station with nearly 2.8 metric tons of cargo (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-cargo-overview/) for the orbiting laboratory, including three large external payloads and a group of 40 mice that will participate in a drug study looking at bone mass restoration in space – a potential breakthrough for future space flights and osteoporosis treatment on Earth.

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Dragon 6 arrives at ISS for the first time – Photo: NASA/ESA

The Dragon SpX-11 mission will see the first re-flight of a Dragon capsule as SpaceX looks to close down the Dragon 1 production line to fully focus on the Dragon 2 spacecraft that will carry crews to the Space Station as early as next year and take over cargo missions from the original Dragons when NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 2 flights begin after SpX-20.

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Per SpaceX's contract with NASA, the company was to use a new Dragon for all of the resupply missions, however, SpaceX from the beginning had Dragon designed for multiple mission cycles and worked with NASA to determine what would be needed to get approval from the agency for re-use missions. Provided the SpX-11 mission goes off without a hitch, SpaceX plans to re-use Dragons through SpX-20 and shut down production of new Dragon 1 spacecraft.

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Dragon 6 ready to depart the factory – Photo: Instagram / the_brae_area

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SpaceX's previous Liftoff from LC-39A – Photo: SpaceX

The Static Fire Test was initially planned for Saturday, but was then advanced to Friday when technical trouble with a ground system part caused the delay to Sunday with Falcon 9 reaching its launch pad in the pre-dawn hours. As with every Falcon 9 mission, the launcher undergoes a series of critical tests before reaching the launch pad for liftoff, specifically an acceptance test of each Merlin engine used on the rocket, a hold-down firing of both stages at the company's Texas test site and the pre-launch Static Fire Test – all designed to uncover any issues with the rocket as early as possible in the processing flow to avoid impacts to launch.

This mission is using a new first stage, as dictated by NASA's CRS contract as re-use vehicles are not yet certified to carry out NASA and U.S. Air Force missions. Booster #1035 was spotted on the test stand in McGregor in mid-March before being shipped to Cape Canaveral in the second half of April to meet its second stage.

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A helicopter drops water onto a small wildfire caused by the SpaceX Static Fire – Photo: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

Entering an abbreviated countdown operation for the Static Fire, Falcon 9 went through a series of checkouts before teams cleared the pad for the propellant loading operation, picking up 70 minutes before the planned test time with Rocket Propellant 1 loading before sub-cooled Liquid Oxygen began flowing at T-45 minutes. While being loaded with over 500 metric tons of propellant, Falcon 9 completed a fully automated set of preparations including exercises of it engine valves, the chilldown of the main engines, transition to internal power and handoff to Falcon's computers.

Falcon 9 came to life at 16:00 UTC, 12 p.m. local time on Sunday as the nine Merlin 1D engines briefly soared to a collective thrust of nearly 700 metric-ton-force. The firing was expected to last 3.5 seconds before shutdown of the engines and safing of the launch vehicle.

Per the standard procedure, teams immediately went through a quick assessment of telemetry to ensure the Static Fire achieved its planned duration and all necessary performance parameters were captured before providing the green light for de-tanking the rocket.

Fire crews were dispatched to a wildfire near LC-39A caused by the Falcon 9 with helicopters completing multiple water drops to contain the 1.5-hectare blaze located on a small island near the launch site.

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NASA Mission Patch – Credit: NASA

Lowered to a horizontal position, Falcon 9 returns to the Integration Facility for the installation of the Dragon spacecraft that is already holding most of the cargo it will deliver to the Space Station. A number of late load items such as time-critical experiments and fresh food for the crew will be loaded inside 24 hours to launch via Dragon's late cargo load feature, allowing items to be placed into the vehicle through a mobile white room rolled up to the launch pad.

The two Rodent Transporters, hosting a total of 40 mice, plus a Fruit Fly Lab are part of the late cargo load as only two of several dozen experiments supported by the SpX-11 mission.

Pending an on-time liftoff Thursday afternoon, Dragon will be inbound to ISS on June 4 in a mission choreographed around the planned June 2 homecoming of the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft with ISS crew members Oleg Novitskiy and Thomas Pesquet. Return of the Dragon is currently planned for July 2 via a parachute-assisted splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX plans to return Booster #1035 to Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1 after dispatching the rocket's second stage and Dragon spacecraft on their way toward orbit to be re-used on a later mission, possibly as early as later this year.

The mission marks SpaceX's seventh launch of the year after five successful missions from Florida and January's return-to-flight launch from Vandenberg.

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Цитировать22:39
Officials will monitor storm clouds during Thursday's countdown, but U.S. Air Force meteorologists predict a 70 percent chance of favorable weather for liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:55 p.m. EDT (2155 GMT).

Thunderstorms forecast to develop Thursday will be primarily inland over the Florida peninsula, but upper level winds from the northwest could blow anvil clouds back over the spaceport. Weather rules prohibit launching through charged anvil clouds because a rocket could trigger lightning as it climbs into space.

The official weather outlook issued Monday said cumulus clouds and anvil clouds are the two main concerns for Thursday's launch.

The forecast at launch time calls for a few clouds at 3,000 feet, scattered clouds at 15,000 feet and broken clouds at 30,000 feet, surface winds from the east at 15 to 20 mph, and a temperature of 83 degrees Fahrenheit.

If the launch is pushed back to Friday, the weather forecast worsens slightly, with a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions.

The Falcon 9 rocket is launching a Dragon supply ship carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of cargo and experiments to the International Space Station.

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Not only will #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) be the first #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) mission to reuse a #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash), it will also be the 100th launch off LC-39A! #PrettyCool (https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrettyCool?src=hash)

ЦитироватьForecast 70 Percent 'Go' for Thursday Launch

Posted on May 30, 2017 at 10:12 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/05/30/forecast-70-percent-go-for-thursday-launch/) by Steven Siceloff (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/ssicelof/).

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The chance of anvil and cumulus clouds developing Thursday afternoon around launch time has Air Force meteorologists predicting a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions for the liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on a supply mission to the International Space Station. Launch is targeted for 5:55 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The forecast for a Friday launch calls for a 60 percent chance of acceptable conditions. SpaceX conducted a static test firing of the Falcon 9 rocket, shown above, on Sunday. The detailed forecast is below.

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This will be the 100th launch from LC-39A, which was the starting point for Apollo 11's landmark mission to the moon, the first space shuttle mission and five previous SpaceX flights.

The uncrewed Dragon spacecraft will be loaded with almost 6,000 pounds of science research, crew supplies and hardware for the orbiting laboratory in support of Expedition 52 and 53 crew members. The unpressurized trunk of the spacecraft also will transport solar panels (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/roll-out-solar-array-technology-benefits-for-nasa-commercial-sector), tools for Earth-observation (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/benefits/muses) and equipment to study neutron stars (https://www.nasa.gov/nicer).  Known as CRS-11, this mission will be the eleventh for SpaceX under the company's contract with NASA.

Forecast details: Moisture has begun to build in aloft today, signaling the start of Central Florida's convective season. The storms will be guided by the orientation of the Bermuda Ridge axis, which is forecast to gradually shift north of the Spaceport over the next few days. A few storms may develop along the Space Coast today, and the storms will be more widespread on Wednesday as moisture continues to increase aloft. On launch day, the Bermuda Ridge axis is forecast to be north of the area, helping to steer most storms that develop inland, away from the Spaceport. Upper-level winds remain out of the northwest however, which will bring anvil clouds from inland storms back east. The primary concerns will be anvil & cumulus clouds. Max upper-level winds will be northwest at 100 kts at 45,000 ft.

On Friday, similar conditions are expected with an inland push to the storms via the steering winds. The steering direction begins to change on Saturday, increasing the probability that storms will remain along the Space Coast. The main concerns Saturday are anvil clouds, cumulus clouds, and flight through precipitation. Maximum upper-level winds will be from the northwest at 90 knots near 45,000 feet.

This entry was posted in Uncategorized (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/uncategorized/) on May 30, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/05/30/forecast-70-percent-go-for-thursday-launch/) by Steven Siceloff (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/ssicelof/).

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ЦитироватьMay 30, 2017

Studying Flame Behavior in Microgravity with a Solid "High-Five"

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Microgravity conditions allow the creation of spherical flames which simplify analysis and reveal behavior that is difficult to study on Earth. Flames like this are yielding valuable information about soot formation and flame extinction.
Credits: NASA

Fire is used to heat our homes, cook our food and fuel our trips. Whether we burn fuel in our homes, vehicles, or power plants, flames play an important role in powering our lives on Earth.

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Researchers fr om across the country have developed a series of experiments (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1908.html) to expand our understanding of flames at a fundamental level. NASA's Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME (https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/sopo/ihho/psrp/fcf/fcf-investigations/acme/)) project is comprised of five experiments designed to test different aspects of flames. Working with NASA's Glenn Research Center in Cleveland to conduct research on the International Space Station, the investigators will study microgravity flames burning under a range of conditions. Results of the experiments could lead to improved fuel efficiency and pollutant reduction.

"Four of ACME's experiments are designed to improve our understanding of flame behavior for practical use on Earth," said Glenn's ACME project scientist Dennis Stocker. "The other experiment is intended to help us understand and improve spacecraft fire safety."

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• Coflow Laminar Diffusion Flame (https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/sopo/ihho/psrp/fcf/fcf-investigations/acme/cld-flame/) will extend the range of flame conditions that can be accurately predicted, especially under conditions wh ere the flame is sooty or could become unstable.
  

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• Flame Design (https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/sopo/ihho/psrp/fcf/fcf-investigations/acme/flame-design/) experiment seeks to expand our understanding of soot inception and control in order to optimize oxygen enriched combustion and the design of robust and soot-free flames.
  

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• Burning Rate Emulator (https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/sopo/ihho/psrp/fcf/fcf-investigations/acme/bre/) experiment is focused on flammability and the selection of materials for use in spacecraft.
  

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ACME Systems Engineer Chris Mroczka (left) and CIR engineer Jim Birchenough perform a ground check of the ACME chamber ins ert which fits into the space station's Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR).
Credits: NASA

Most of ACME's hardware will launch on SpaceX's 11th contracted cargo mission to the space station. Once in orbit, ACME tests will be conducted in the space stations' Combustion Integrated Rack (https://spaceflightsystems.grc.nasa.gov/sopo/ihho/psrp/fcf/cir/). The experiments will be operated remotely from Glenn's ISS Payload Operations Center.

"The crew of the space station will se t up the hardware needed for the experiments and then they float away. ACME tests are then commanded from the ground and data is downlinked for analysis and planning of subsequent tests," said Stocker.

A microgravity environment enables researchers to explore flame behavior without the influence of gravity, so they can look at the underlying physics behind flame structure and behavior. That knowledge can help designers and engineers develop furnaces, power plants, boilers and other power systems that are more efficient and less polluting.

ACME is sponsored by the Physical Sciences Research Program with the Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division at NASA Headquarters in Washington.

Mike Giannone
NASA Glenn Research Center

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Last Updated: May 30, 2017
Editor: Kelly Heidman

Цитировать05/31/2017 20:44  Falcon 9 at the launch pad
The Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon cargo ship attached, has been rolled from its hangar to launch pad 39A in readiness for tomorrow's launch on a space station delivery run.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  1 мин.1 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870012555925872642)
Shireman, when asked if NASA got a discount for flying a used Dragon: "In general, when we do things like this, we make trades."
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  2 мин.2 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870012361435951104)  
NASA ISS manager Kirk Shireman: very happy with flying this Dragon again; made sure no risk of reusing the spacecraft.
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  7 мин.7 минут назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870011199408099328)  
Weather forecast still 70% go for Thursday; 60% go for backup date Saturday.
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  14 мин.14 минут назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870009330736783361)  
Hans Koenigsmann notes this mission will be the first with a previously-flown Dragon (from SpX-4); plan to fly more used ones in the future.
 
  (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  21 мин.21 минуту назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870007703732703233)  
Prelaunch press conference for tomorrow's Falcon 9/Dragon launch of the SpX-11 mission getting underway:

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  2 мин.2 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870014613416321025)
Shireman: looking at flying Dragons on reused Falcon 9 launches; want to be methodical, haven't set a timetable yet.

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 6 мин.6 минут назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870013066766729217)
Koenigsmann: majority of this Dragon has been in space before. Some components, like the heat shield, have been replaced.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg)  Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust)  2 мин.2 минуты назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/870015244147589120)
Koenigsmann notes SpaceX invested a lot in Dragon reusability, need to recover costs before can assess long-term savings.

ЦитироватьWednesday, May 31, 2017

Dragon SpX-11 Cargo Overview

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Dragon 6 arrives at ISS for the first time – Photo: NASA/ESA

Dragon SpX-11 is the eleventh operational SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. Lifting off in June 2017, SpX-11 is the second Dragon mission to ISS in 2017 and supports a very busy summer of science operations with over 200 studies underway aboard the U.S. Segment during Expedition 51/52 fr om April through September.

The Dragon SpX-11 mission is the first re-flight of a Dragon pressure vessel. Known as Dragon 6, the vehicle first flew in September/October 2014 on the SpX-4 mission. SpaceX designed the Dragon cargo craft to be at least partially reusable in that their pressure vessel and heat shields were baselined for multiple mission cycles. Some components like the trunk section and solar arrays are discarded before re-entry and have to be built new for every Dragon mission.

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Under the CRS-1 contract with NASA, SpaceX was required to use a new Dragon spacecraft for every mission and has done so for the first ten operational flights. Working with NASA, SpaceX demonstrated that the spacecraft can be safely reused for additional cargo flights after overcoming some teething issues encountered on the initial Dragon missions like seawater entering electronics compartments on the capsule after splashdown that caused some trouble with power outages after landing following Dragon's first few visits to ISS.

Some hardware will be replaced for Dragon re-flight missions particular in the area of avionics but the pressure vessel and structures can be re-used without much refurbishment work. SpaceX and NASA agreed to reuse Dragon spacecraft through the end of their CRS-1 contract which runs to SpX-20 – provided the first re-use mission does not uncover any problems. This will allow SpaceX to close down the Dragon 1 production line and focus on the Dragon 2 spacecraft that is designed to carry crew and cargo to the Space Station.

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NASA Mission Patch – Credit: NASA

Under the CRS-2 contract, SpaceX will be using a cargo version of the company's Dragon 2 spacecraft that provides a larger volume for cargo which, coupled with the upgraded Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, will allow for an increase in cargo upmass to the Space Station. The Dragon 2 cargo missions will also use a propulsive landing scheme where the capsule lands on a flat landing pad under the power of its SuperDraco engines – allowing faster access to the cargo it returns and allowing for plenty of powered landing experience to be built before crewed missions will begin returning to land rather than splashing down in the ocean.

The Dragon SpX-11 mission will lift a total cargo upmass of 2.7 metric tons to the International Space Station, comprised of 1,179 Kilograms of unpressurized cargo in the craft's trunk section and ~1,600kg of pressurized cargo in the vehicle's internal compartment. Departing ISS, Dragon will be loaded with 1,900 Kilograms of return cargo consisting of experiment hardware, systems hardware, crew items and no-longer-needed items.

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• Total Cargo: 2,708 Kilograms
• Pressurized Cargo (with packaging): 1,665 Kilograms
• Science Investigations: 1,069 kilograms
• Vehicle Hardware: 199 kilograms
• Crew Supplies: 242 kilograms
• Computer Resources: 27 kilograms
• Spacewalk Equipment: 56 kilograms
  

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• ROSA (325kg) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa/)
• NICER (372kg) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/nicer/)
• MUSES (305kg) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/muses-desis/)
  

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Dragon enjoys a special role within the Space Station's visiting vehicle fleet as the only craft capable of returning meaningful cargo downmass to the ground (aside fr om the Russian Soyuz that can carry a few dozen Kilograms of cargo when flying with a full crew of three).

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Dragon Trunk File Photos – Credit: NASA/ESA

Bolted in the Trunk Section of the SpX-11 Dragon are three external payloads – the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) dedicated to cutting-edge research on the most dense stars in the universe and their potential use as space-based navigation sources; the Multiple User System for Earth Sensing (MUSES) to provide an Earth-pointed platform for remote-sensing instruments; and the Roll-Out Solar Array (ROSA) that will test technology needed for the satellites of the future. Both, NICER and MUSES, will take spots on the Station's Truss Segment while ROSA will complete a week-long demonstration before returning to Dragon's trunk section.

The Dragon SpX-11 spacecraft will launch with two Animal Transporters supporting the fifth Rodent Research Experiment and a pair of Polar freezers carrying cooled sample materials to the Space Station. For return, Dragon will hold one Animal Transporter and four powered Polar freezers returning various samples from the Station's laboratory freezers.

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Neutron-star Interior Composition ExploreR

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NICER, the Neutron-star Interior Composition ExploreR, with its SEXTANT Extension (Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology) is an external payload hosted on the International Space Station for the study of neutron stars through soft X-ray timing and a space-based demonstration of pulsar-based navigation that offers much higher accuracy than current radio-based navigation architectures.

Neutron stars are ultra-dense stars that measure only a few tens of Kilometers in diameter but can hold twice the mass of the Sun in an extremely condensed volume at mind-boggling density. They are among the hottest stars and possess the highest stable densities known anywhere. How matter behaves under these extreme conditions has been an open question for decades and a number of theories have been developed over the years, requiring verification via astrophysical observations.

This is wh ere NICER comes in, collecting highly sensitive rotation-resolved spectra of the thermal and non-thermal emissions of neutron stars in the soft X-ray band. This unprecedented measurement accuracy will be used to probe the interior structure, reveal the mechanics of dynamic phenomena and understand the physics of ultra-energetic particle acceleration at neutron stars.

>> Detailed Overview of NICER (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/nicer/)

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ROSA – Roll Out Solar Array

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ROSA – the Roll Out Solar Array – is a technology demonstration of a promising solar array system for future spacecraft that relies on advanced structures enabling high-power solar arrays that are stronger, lighter and more compact than the current state of technology.

This type of flexible solar array is critical for the ever-increasing energy needs of satellite missions as well as deep space exploration ambitions that will rely on solar power at greater distances to the sun.

The ROSA investigation will study the dynamics of roll-out solar array deployment, retraction and shape changes occurring as a function of temperature to assess the array's strength and durability in the actual operational environment to retire technical risks for future missions relying on this technology.

>> Detailed Overview of the Roll-Out Solar Array Investigation (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa/)

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Multi-User System for Earth Sensing

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MUSES – the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing – is a commercial Earth imaging platform taking up residence on the exterior of the International Space Station to host different remote sensing instruments for commercial and scientific applications. Developed by Teledyne Brown Engineering of Huntsville, Alabama, MUSES will host up to four earth-viewing payloads, providing electrical and data connectivity as well as precise pointing capability.

MUSES can hold up to four instruments at a time and the system is optimized for a variety of sensors, including but not limited to high-resolution digital cameras, hyperspectral imagers, LIDARs, radars, magnetic sensors, atmospheric sensing payloads and specialized sensors for technology demonstrations. Using ISS as an orbital home allows for payloads to be changed, upgraded and robotically serviced – not possible on a stand-alone satellite mission.

 >> Details on MUSES & its first Instrument (DESIS) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/muses-desis/)

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Rodent Research 5

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Rodent Habitat – Image: NASA

Dragon SpX-11 is the fifth mission to carry 'Mousetronauts' to the International Space Station following a proof-of-concept rodent mission on SpX-4 and rodent science flights on SpX-6, 8 and 10 that had different research topics ranging from antibody response in space, space-induced rise in intracranial pressure to a method for prevention of sekeletal muscle atrophy and weakness.

The Research is conducted using the Rodent Habitat Hardware that is described in detail here. (http://www.spaceflight101.net/iss-rodent-habitat.html)

Rodent Research 5 goes by the full name of "Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for Osteoporosis" and tests a new drug that can rebuild bone and prevent further bone loss which could have massive implications for future space travelers spending extended periods in microgravity as well as people on Earth suffering from from osteoporosis.

Bone density loss is one of the fundamental issues faced when embarking on long trips through space. Current countermeasure include physical exercise to prevent the progression of bone density loss, but in space and on Earth, therapies developed for osteoporosis cannot restore bone that is already lost. NELL-1 could be the answer for slowing and/or reversing bone loss during space flight.

The experiment is run in a partnership between the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS) and the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA). The study of accelerated bone loss in space can provide valuable insight into disease mechanisms, validate new drug treatments and enable the preclinical evaluation of candidate therapies.

The Rodent Research Hardware enables rodents as model organisms to fly to the International Space Station, broadening the Station's scientific repertoire and enabling cutting-edge drug studies in the unique environment offered in Low Earth Orbit.

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Rodent Research Ops in Microgravity Science Glovebox – Photo: NASA

According to NASA, this research – if successful – "could lead to new treatments for bone loss associated with immobilization, stroke, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury and jaw resorption after tooth loss."

Rodent Research 5 features 40 female lab mice (BALB/c mice at age 32 weeks) that will hitch a ride aboard two Animal Transporters before taking up residence in the Station's Rodent Habitat. Half of the mice are maintained in the microgravity environment for around 32 days before returning to Earth while the other half are not as lucky and do not get a return ticket.

As part of the study, 20 mice will receive subcutaneous injections of the NELL-1 drug plus intraperitoneal injections of bone markers one week after launch and then every two weeks. The other 20 will act as control and only receive bone marker injections. Dual-energy X-ray Analysis (DXA) scans are run one, five and nine weeks after launch.

Out of each group of 20 mice, ten will be randomly sel ected for Live Animal Return after ~32 days while the others will stay on ISS and be euthanized after nine weeks. Blood samples will be stored separate from the specimens for return on a future Dragon mission. The returning mice will live in normal Earth conditions for some time so scientists can study whether the drug improves their recovery.

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Fruit Fly Lab-2

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The Fruit Fly Lab is the most advanced research facility ever deployed to space for long-duration studies of fruit flies in the space environment. Experiments involving the fruit fly can allow scientists to determine how microgravity and other aspects of the space environment affects these insects, delivering valuable information for long-term human space flight with special focus on illnesses since about 77% of human disease genes have a close matches in the fruit fly genome.

Fruit flies (Drosophila Melanogaster) are ideally suited for the study of the effects of microgravity on biological processes given their short life span that allows studies of the whole biological system from birth, growth, reproduction and aging over multiple generations.

The focus of FFL-2 will be on heart disease. The space environment has a severe effect on the heart and cardiovascular system as seen in crew members returning from half-year missions to the International Space Station.

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However, studies using ISS crew members have not been able to isolate the cellular and genetic mechanisms that cause problems in the heart during space flight. FFL-2 aims to use the Drosophila model organism to compare flies that have hatched in space with flies developing on the ground to understand how extended spaceflight affects the heart function of fruit flies.

The study aims to quantify a number of heart function parameters to provide information on which aspects of heart function are affected by microgravity. Two different strains of Drosophila are being flown as part of the experiment – one with an ion channel mutation that causes arrhythmias similar to humans and one with a mutation in muscle myosin that causes cardiac dilation. This way, an assessment can be made as to whether pre-existing genetic abnormalities play a role in space-induced deterioration of heart function. The study also looks at gender effects.

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The study will also conduct an examination of heart cells for structural abnormalities and attempt to quantify cardio gene expression changes using 30 Drosophila hearts for complete gene expression analysis. Also, flies from fertilized eggs laid in space will be assessed at one, three and five weeks of age to reveal whether effects on heart function, structure and gene expression suffered in space can persist.

FFL-2 comprises six Vented Fly Boxes, each containing triplicate samples of five different fruit fly strains. Over the course of the one-month mission to ISS, the ground-born flies develop adulthood and reproduce. Live space-born flies are returned to Earth for analysis.

The Vented Fly Boxes are part of three flight-validated platforms currently available to facilitate fruit fly research, the others being the Fly Cassette System employed by FFL-1 and the Compact Science Experiment Module that can support data up/downlink.

The Vented Fly Box (VFB) provides space for 15 standard fly vials containing flies and food to support cultures for one month. Mesh-covered vents provide airflow into the vials. No power or data connectivity and only minimal crew time is needed to maintain the experiment in orbit via regular health inspections.

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Capillary Structures

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The Capillary Structures for Exploration Life Support investigation looks at a new method of using structures of specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures in water recycle and carbon dioxide removal systems, aiming to create more efficient, reliable and lightweight life support equipment for future missions. At present, separation of liquids and gases is accomplished with rotating or moving devices that are prone to failure.

For the water recovery experiment, known as Capillary Brine Residual in Containment (CapiBRIC), a capillary structure is used to passively recover water from the brine left over from the ISS Urine Processor Assembly. The structure holds a brine substitute and maintains a free evaporative air flow, allowing a sweep gas to strip away moisture from the simulated brine. A condensing heat exchanger than condenses the water and sends it to a water processor that conditions it as technical or potable water for use on ISS.

The focus of this particular experiment is on characterizing the efficiency of the containment provided by the capillary structure and the evaporation rate achieved by the sweep gas. Different pore shapes, connectivity, depth and contact line length are employed to inform designers of future operational systems.

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The second part of the study looks at Carbon Dioxide Removal which – as ISS has shown – is difficult to achieve in a maintenance-free system. The current generation of space-based CO2 removal systems employ a reusable, solid sorbent that removes CO2 from the air before reaching saturation at which point another sorbent bed is activated and the saturated bed is 'baked out' to remove the carbon dioxide. On Earth, much more efficient and reliable systems with liquid sorbents are utilized which could not be used in space yet because of challenges in separating liquid and gas phases.

Capillary structures provide an opportunity to introduce liquid CO2 sorbents for microgravity applications. The structures are used to build a direct liquid-air interface at the contactors over which the fluid is flown and passed on to the next process. Particular focus is on the flow of liquid over manifolded capillary channels with respect to total system liquid-volume and pump speeds needed to move the fluid. Two different contactor designs will be evaluated to determine which will be the best solution for an operational system.

The Space Station's current Carbon Dioxide Removal Assemblies (CDRAs) are relatively complex in design with various pumps, lines and valves to control the flow of air through the different beds. Due to this complexity, the CDRAs have been among the most troublesome components in the Station's life support system with many crew hours spent maintaining and repairing them.

Teething problems with CDRA included the liberation of fine Zeolite particles from the adsorber which caused trouble in downstream systems including pumps and valves – requiring a quick-fix in the form of filters ahead of a permanent redesign to prevent the escape of fine particles. Regular issues have occurred related to air selector valves and kept teams on the ground and in orbit busy to ensure the CDRAs remain up an running.

For an exploration mission beyond Earth orbit, a CO2 removal system with very high reliability and minimal needs of maintenance and spare parts will be needed to sustain a crew over a long period of time.

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Protein Crystal Growth 6

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The Protein Crystal Growth-6 experiment continues to exploit the novel environment aboard ISS for the study of protein crystallization in the absence of gravity to understand the mechanisms of protein crystal growth in order to improve pharmaceutical products on Earth. The experiment goes by the full name " Neutron Crystallographic Studies of Human Acetylcholinesterase for the Design of Accelerated Reactivators (CASIS PCG 6)".

The human body generates a wide range of cells and proteins, including monoclonal antibodies to fight multiple diseases and pathogens. The crystallization of these proteins allows pharmaceutical researchers to get insight into properties and mechanisms of protein growth using antibodies that are currently undergoing clinical trials in the treatment of several diseases.

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PCG-6 aims to produce high-quality crystals of acetylcholinesterase, a medically important neurotransmitter enzyme relevant for the development of antidotes to fatal Organophosphate nerve agents which work by inhibiting acetylcholinesterase in the nervous system. High-quality crystals are needed to determine the enzyme's structure at atomic level in order to identify its reactive areas and determine the structure of the antidote to be effective in inhibition and reactivation.

Growing Protein crystals in space yields larger, more uniform and pristine crystals than those grown on Earth due to the absence of a number of issues such as sedimentation and shear forces, preventing the growth of large molecules.

The use of protein crystallography requires high-resolution diffraction-quality crystals of a protein in order to be able to model the three dimensional structure of the molecules. Many protein molecules synthesized on Earth fall short of that requirement, allowing only partial structural information to be extracted. For targets in which high-resolution crystal structures are needed, production of crystals in the space environment may be a solution.

PCG-6 is launched at 12°C in an inhibited state to avoid crystal growth to begin prior to reaching ISS. Activation is completed in orbit by the crew within six days of launch by turning the sample cells clockwise by 90° which allows the sample to enter the precipitant reservoir. The experiment containers are then kept at +10°C for a period of 21-30 days of crystal growth before deactivation and stowage in Dragon, keeping the sample vials at +4°C until being retrieved from Dragon as be part of the expedited return cargo to undergo crystallography once back on the ground.

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Cardiac Stem Cells

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Functional Effects of Spaceflight on Cardiovascular Stem Cells (Cardiac Stem Cells) focuses on the effect of microgravity on stem cells at a molecular level to help understand the mechanisms that drive a deterioration of heart function in crew members undergoing long-term exposure to the space environment. In particular, this study will clarify the role of stem cells in cardiac biology and tissue generation, also with with respect to the hypothesis that the microgravity environment accelerates the aging process.

Direct benefits from the experiment will be new insights into potential stem cell therapies to combat heart disease and repair cardiac tissue damage.

Cardiac Stem Cells aims to determine the impact microgravity has on early cardiovascular stem cell signaling, migration, proliferation, differentiation, and senescence in neonatal and adult stem cells. Particular focus is on the age-dependent effect on these parameters to validate the hypothesis that the space environment accelerates the aging process.

Studies completed on Earth showed a number of micro-ribonucleic acids (microRNA) whose expression is significantly altered with age, causing adult heart cells to exhibit reduced proliferation and a limited capacity to self-repair lost heart muscle. The impact of the space environment on these specific gene expression profiles will reveal new insights into the aging process of the heart and could provide knowledge for the development of new regenerative medicine to reverse the limited repair capacity of adult stem cells.

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Incubation aboard ISS occurs inside SABL, the Space Automated Bioproduct Lab – a new space life science facility to be deployed on the International Space Station for a wide variety of research ranging from fundamental, applied and commercial space life sciences research to education-based investigations. The Space Automated Bioproduct Lab is an incubator facility to host cell culture and other biological experiments, supporting bacteria, yeast, algae, fungi, viruses, animal cells and tissues and small plant and animal organisms.

SABL provides an experiment volume of 22.8 liters suitable for 18 Group Activation Packs. The system measures 41.9 by 27.9 by 19.4 centimeters in size and it can support temperatures of –5°C to +43°C, offering a number of accommodations that make the facility easy to use for Astronauts onboard ISS such as a front door that can be opened without removing any connectors for a simple exchange of payloads or payload trays. Thermal control is provided by a water cooling loop and electrical heaters.

The facility is controlled via a high-resolution color touchscreen, the first of its kind deployed on ISS. Data is delivered to and from the facility using USB 2.0, Ethernet and A/D In-Out interfaces. Within the sample chamber, experiments can be documented using high-definition imagery and scanning, high-resolution imaging.

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ACE-T6

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Continuing colloids experimentation underway aboard ISS for over a decade, the Advanced Colloids Experiment Temperature-6 (ACE-T6) will be performing a series of microscopic imaging investigations of materials which contain small colloidal particles.

Consumer products relying on colloidal mixtures have to satisfy two opposite purposes – they have to disperse the active ingredients (particles) while also maintaining an even distribution of the particles in solution so the product does not spoil. Performing colloid experiments aboard the Space Station in Zero Gravity allows scientists to separate the effects induced by Earth's gravity in order to examine flow characteristics and the evolution and ordering effects within these colloidal materials.

ACE-T6 aims to study the microscopic behavior of colloids to improve models of the evolution (coarsening) of microstructure in gels and creams which will ultimately help to control these systems and increase the shelf life of consumer products.

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Student Experiments

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ЦитироватьEFFICIENCY OF VERMICOMPOSTING IN A CLOSED SYSTEM (NANORACKS-NDC-BMS-VERICOMPOSTING)

Vermicomposting, or using worms to break down food scraps, is an effective way to reduce waste and obtain a nutrient-rich fertilizer for plants. The NanoRacks-NDC-Bell Middle School-Efficiency of Vermicomposting in a Closed System (NanoRacks-NDC-BMS-Vermicomposting) investigation is a student-designed project that studies whether red wiggler worms, a species of earthworm, are able to produce compost in space. Results are used to study the potential for composting as a form of recycling on future long-duration space missions.

ЦитироватьNANORACKS-JAMSS-2LAGRANGE-1

Spaceflight affects organisms in a wide range of ways, from a reduction in human bone density to changes in plant root growth. NanoRacks-JAMSS-2 Lagrange-1 helps students understand potential spaceflight-related changes by exposing plant seeds to microgravity, and then germinating and growing them on Earth. The plants are compared with specimens grown from seeds that remained on the ground. The investigation also connects students to the space program by sending their photographic likenesses and personal messages into orbit. This connection inspires the next generation of scientists and engineers who will work on international space programs.

ЦитироватьSTUDENT SPACEFLIGHTS EXPERIMENT PROGRAM – MISSION 10

The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) provides one of the most exciting educational opportunities available: student-designed experiments to be flown on the International Space Station. The NanoRacks-National Center for Earth and Space Science Education-Odyssey (NanoRacks-NCESSE-Odyssey) investigation contains 24 student experiments, including microgravity studies of plant, algae and bacterial growth; polymers; development of multi-cellular organisms; chemical and physical processes; antibiotic efficacy; and allergic reactions. The program immerses students and teachers in real science, providing first-hand experience conducting scientific experiments and connecting them to the space program.

ЦитироватьTHE EFFECT OF MICROGRAVITY ON TWO STRAINS OF BIOFUEL PRODUCING ALGAE WITH IMPLICATIONS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF RENEWABLE FUELS IN SPACE-BASED APPLICATIONS

Algae can produce both fats and hydrogen, which can each be used as fuel sources on Earth and potentially in space. NanoRacks-National Design Challenge-Chatfield High School-The Effect of Microgravity on Two Strains of Biofuel Producing Algae with Implications for the Production of Renewable Fuels in Space Based Applications (NanoRacks-NDC-CHS-The Green Machine) studies two algae species to determine whether they still produce hydrogen and store fats while growing in microgravity. Results from this student-designed investigation improve efforts to produce a sustainable biofuel in space, as well as remove carbon dioxide from crew quarters.

ЦитироватьTOMATOSPHERE-II

Tomatosphere is a hands-on student research experience with a standards-based curriculum guide that provides students the opportunity to investigate, create, test, and evaluate a solution for a real world case study. Tomatosphere provides information about how spaceflight affects seed and plant growth and which type of seed is likely to be most suitable for long duration spaceflight. It also exposes students to space research, inspiring the next generation of space explorers. It is particularly valuable in urban school settings wh ere students have little connection to agriculture. In its 15-year existence, the program has reached approximately 3.3 million students.

ЦитироватьVALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EXPERIMENTS

Students at Valley Christian High School (VCHS) have a rich history of sending investigations to the ISS through its launch partner, NanoRacks. On SpaceX CRS-11, students from VCHS have partnered with other students from across the world to send 12 total experiments to the ISS National Laboratory. Investigations will range fr om investigating high quality food nutrients, to the fermentation of microbes, to even an investigation monitoring the growth of a special bacterial strain. The program VCHS has developed with NanoRacks allows students the opportunity to not only conceive a flight project, but learn, understand, and implement the engineering required for a successful experiment in microgravity.

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ЦитироватьЧебурашка (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/14248/) пишет:
Это что же получается, в течении одних суток ждём пуски сразу трёх тяжёлых ракет - Falcon-9 H-2A и Ariane-5  :?:  

ЦитироватьWhat's On Board Next Space Station Supply Mission

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NASA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ)

Опубликовано: 31 мая 2017 г.

On May 31, NASA held a briefing at the Kennedy Space Center to preview the science cargo being transported to the International Space Station on the next SpaceX resupply mission to the station. SpaceX is targeting launch of its eleventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for 5:55 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 1 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870017393413586945)

Exactly target launch time tomorrow is 17:55:51 EDT. That might adjust by a second or two on day of launch. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 3 ч назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/870000380624744448)

Today's ISS report https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/05/30/ ... (https://t.co/P662I5QZs9) says next Kibo cubesat deploy uses J-SSOD#7, Anyone know which flight carried this to ISS?

3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/870009199224291328)

Answering own question: looks like CRS-11 will carry J-SSOD#7 with five 1U BIRDS-1 cubesats for developing nations

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870033515018145792)

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) Ready for Thursday Liftoff with #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) Resupply Craft - http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx-11-launch-preview/ ... (https://t.co/iqm9MFUXDY)
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ЦитироватьPre-Launch Status of Next Space Station Supply Mission

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Опубликовано: 31 мая 2017 г.
 
On May 31, a prelaunch status briefing was held at Kennedy Space Center, prior to launch of the eleventh SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX is targeting launch of its Dragon spacecraft aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket for 5:55 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 1 from Launch Complex 39A at KSC.

ЦитироватьCRS-11 Launch Webcast

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SpaceX (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtI0Hodo5o5dUb67FeUjDeA)

Запланировано на 1 июн. 2017 г.

SpaceX is targeting launch of its eleventh Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-11) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The instantaneous launch window is on Thursday, June 1 at 5:55 p.m. EDT or 21:55 UTC, with a backup launch attempt on Saturday, June 3 at 5:07 p.m. EDT or 21:07 UTC. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9's second stage about 10 minutes after liftoff and attach to the station on June 4.

The CRS-11 mission will be the 100th launch from historic LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center. Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 will attempt to land at SpaceX's Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185682.png) NanoRacks‏Подлинная учетная запись @NanoRacks (https://twitter.com/NanoRacks) 14 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NanoRacks/status/869912833814929408)

We've had a busy week down at @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy) prepping payloads for #SpX11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpX11?src=hash) launch. Looking forward to bringing new research to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)!
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ЦитироватьКосмический корабль Dragon отправится с грузом на МКС
ВАШИНГТОН, 1 июн – РИА Новости. Частная компания SpaceX осуществит в четверг запуск грузового корабля Dragon к Международной космической станции (МКС), аппарат, частично уже бывавший на орбитальной станции, снова доставит туда около трех тонн груза.
Старт ракеты-носителя Falcon 9, которая выведет на орбиту грузовой корабль, запланирован на 17:55 по времени Восточного побережья США (00:55 мск 2 июня) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (Флорида).
"Впервые SpaceX повторно использует герметичный отсек космического корабля Dragon", — сообщил накануне запуска портал Space Flight Now. Известно, что основная конструкция капсулы грузового корабля уже участвовала в миссии на космическую станцию в сентябре 2014 года и до приводнения в Тихом океане провела на орбите 34 дня. Для повторного полета был заменен сгорающий при входе в атмосферу Земли задний грузовой отсек космического корабля.
Dragon доставит на орбиту около трех тонн груза: провиант, предметы первой необходимости, а также материалы для научных экспериментов. В их числе – эксперимент НАСА по изучению быстро вращающихся нейтронных звезд, партия мышей для изучения возможностей борьбы с потерей костных тканей и остеопороза, новейшая экспериментальная солнечная батарея, а также оборудование для ведения наблюдений за Землей.
По расчетам специалистов, грузовой корабль прибудет на МКС 4 июня и будет оставаться на орбите до 2 июля, после чего вернется с грузом на Землю.
В ходе предстоящего старта SpaceX планирует осуществить посадку первой ступени ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 на космодром для ее последующего использования.
SpaceX осуществляет доставку грузов на МКС по контракту с НАСА с 2012 года, предстоящая миссия будет одиннадцатым грузовым контрактным полетом Dragon

Цитироватьtnt22 цитирует:
Rodent Research 5
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Rodent Research 5 features 40 female lab mice (BALB/c mice at age 32 weeks) that will hitch a ride aboard two Animal Transporters before taking up residence in the Station's Rodent Habitat. Half of the mice are maintained in the microgravity environment for around 32 days before returning to Earth while the other half are not as lucky and do not get a return ticket.

As part of the study, 20 mice will receive subcutaneous injections of the NELL-1 drug plus intraperitoneal injections of bone markers one week after launch and then every two weeks. The other 20 will act as control and only receive bone marker injections. Dual-energy X-ray Analysis (DXA) scans are run one, five and nine weeks after launch.

Out of each group of 20 mice, ten will be randomly sel ected for Live Animal Return after ~32 days while the others will stay on ISS and be euthanized after nine weeks. Blood samples will be stored separate from the specimens for return on a future Dragon mission. The returning mice will live in normal Earth conditions for some time so scientists can study whether the drug improves their recovery.

Цитироватьpnetmon пишет:

Цитироватьtnt22 цитирует:
Rodent Research 5
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Rodent Research 5 features 40 female lab mice (BALB/c mice at age 32 weeks) that will hitch a ride aboard two Animal Transporters before taking up residence in the Station's Rodent Habitat. Half of the mice are maintained in the microgravity environment for around 32 days before returning to Earth while the other half are not as lucky and do not get a return ticket.

As part of the study, 20 mice will receive subcutaneous injections of the NELL-1 drug plus intraperitoneal injections of bone markers one week after launch and then every two weeks. The other 20 will act as control and only receive bone marker injections. Dual-energy X-ray Analysis (DXA) scans are run one, five and nine weeks after launch.

Out of each group of 20 mice, ten will be randomly sel ected for Live Animal Return after ~32 days while the others will stay on ISS and be euthanized after nine weeks. Blood samples will be stored separate from the specimens for return on a future Dragon mission. The returning mice will live in normal Earth conditions for some time so scientists can study whether the drug improves their recovery.

Первые мыши по программе Rodent Research возвращаемые на Землю? Ранее на Драконе возвращались на Землю мыши по другой(а может другим) программам.

Цитироватьmakandser пишет:
Насколько я понимаю, мыши доставлялись, а значит и возвращались на корабле Dragon только по Rodent Research, до этого запуска это случалось 4 раза (CRS-4, 6, 8, 10). Контейнер для мышей так и называется, Rodent Habitat.

 http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-cargo-overview/

ЦитироватьА то я вижу только умерщвление на борту МКС в рамках 1,2,3,4

Некоторое время назад Дракон доставлял и возвращал живых мышей по программе JAXA

Цитироватьумерщвление на борту МКС

ЦитироватьBird B (BRAC Onnesha) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird G (ANUSAT 1) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird J (Toki) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird M (Mazaalai, NUMSAT 1) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird N (Nigeria EduSat 1) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑

ЦитироватьLaunch Day for SpaceX CRS-11

Posted on June 1, 2017 at 11:03 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/06/01/launch-day-for-spacex-crs-11/) by Steven Siceloff (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/ssicelof/).

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft have taken their positions ahead of this afternoon's launch from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Liftoff is scheduled for 5:55:53 p.m. eastern time. Our continuous countdown coverage will begin here on NASA's Launch Blog and on NASA TV at 5:15 p.m. You can watch the NASA TV stream on the blog or streaming at  www.nasa.gov/nasatv (http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv)

The forecast continues to call for a 70 percent chance of acceptable conditions at launch time. The primary concerns are clouds building up late in the afternoon.

The mission, which carries no crew, is the 11th cargo flight to the International Space Station for SpaceX. Inside Dragon are about 6,000 pounds of research and equipment, supplies for the station's resident crew and other hardware necessary for the operation of the orbiting laboratory.

For a more detailed look at the mission at some of its scientific payloads, see our mission preview at https://go.nasa.gov/2qG4NYO (https://go.nasa.gov/2qG4NYO) Photo credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

This entry was posted in Uncategorized (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/uncategorized/) on June 1, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/06/01/launch-day-for-spacex-crs-11/) by Steven Siceloff (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/ssicelof/).

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
Обновлён пресс-кит - crs11finalpresskit.pdf (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs11finalpresskit.pdf) - 281138 B, 2 стр

ЦитироватьPaleopulo пишет:
Интересно, а информация по заводским/серийным номерам Дрэгонов имеется? Тот, что летит сейчас и летал в сентябре-октябре 2014-го года какой номер имеет? Номер 8?

ЦитироватьTimeline of SpaceX's 35th Falcon 9 launch

May 31, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/05/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket will go from Cape Canaveral to low Earth orbit in 10 minutes Thursday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments.

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Liftoff is set for 2155:51 GMT (5:55:51 p.m. EDT) Thursday from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A.

It will be the 35th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and the 100th launch overall from pad 39A, which previously hosted liftoffs by Saturn 5 moon rockets and space shuttles.

The launch will be the 11th of least 26 resupply missions under contract to SpaceX to depart for the space station.

The illustrated timeline below outlines the launch sequence for the Falcon 9 flight with the Dragon spacecraft. It does not include times for the experimental descent and landing attempt of the first stage booster at Landing Zone 1, a former Atlas missile launch facility about 9 miles (15 kilometers) south of pad 39A.

Three ignitions of the first stage engines after separation will steer the booster back toward Florida's Space Coast from the northeast. Here are key times for the landing maneuvers:
 

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• T+plus 2 minutes, 38 seconds: First stage boost-back burn begins
• T+plus 6 minutes, 10 seconds: First stage entry burn begins
• T+plus 7 minutes, 27 seconds: First stage landing
  

Touchdown at Landing Zone 1 should occur during a landing burn with only the first stage's center Merlin 1D engine firing.

T-0:00:00: Liftoff

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After the rocket's nine Merlin engines pass an automated health check, hold-down clamps will release the Falcon 9 booster for liftoff from pad 39A.

T+0:01:00: Mach 1

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The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Mach 1, the speed of sound.

T+0:01:18: Max Q

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The Falcon 9 rocket reaches Max Q, the point of maximum aerodynamic pressure.

T+0:02:22: MECO

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The Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1D engines shut down.

T+0:02:25: Stage 1 Separation

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T+0:02:32: Second Stage Ignition

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The second stage Merlin 1D vacuum engine ignites for an approximately 7-minute burn to put the Dragon spacecraft into orbit.

T+0:09:20: SECO

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The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a target low Earth orbit with an inclination of 51.6 degrees. The second stage is expected to reignite for a de-orbit burn soon after deploying the Dragon spacecraft, aiming for a destructive re-entry over the Southern Ocean south of Australia.

T+0:10:20: Dragon Separation

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The Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9 rocket's second stage.

T+0:12:00: Solar Arrays Deployed

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The Dragon spacecraft's two solar array wings extend one-at-a-time to a span of 54 feet (16.5 meters).

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Цитировать06/01/2017 14:47  Falcon 9 positioned for launch
The Falcon 9 rocket was lifted upright at launch complex 39A this morning in readiness for today's launch on a resupply mission to the International Space Station. The rocket, with the Dragon capsule atop, was in its final position for launch at around 7:45am EDT (1145 GMT).

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ЦитироватьPirat5 пишет:
и то хорошо. А то Маск столько наобещал, что уже пора и исполнять...

У Гюнтера  (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/lau2017.htm) в этом запуске появилась "стая птиц". Правда информация о них отсутствует (на текущий момент)

ЦитироватьBird B (BRAC Onnesha) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird G (ANUSAT 1) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird J (Toki) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird M (Mazaalai, NUMSAT 1) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑
 Bird N (Nigeria EduSat 1) (http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_chr/bird.htm) ↑

Что-нибудь слышно о них?

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185339.jpg) NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) 1 ч назад (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/870314273733586944)

Fruit flies, a neutron star experiment & more! Check out the @ISS_Research (https://twitter.com/ISS_Research) launching to space today at 5:55pm ET: https://nasa.tumblr.com/post/161290899169/spacex-sends-super-science-to-space-station ... (https://t.co/etfW8yodGS)
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DBP6MetXoAAxJEb.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DBP6MetXoAAxJEb.mp4)

Цитироватьmakandser пишет:
Для кораблей Dragon существует номер полёта в формате D1-13 (Dragon первой версии, тринадцатый полёт (COTS+CRS)) и номер возвращаемой капсулы в формате С106 (шестая капсула корабля первой версии).

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 ч назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/870298327979442178)

Falcon 9 and Dragon on Pad 39A at @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy). Weather is 70% favorable for today's 5:55 p.m. EDT, 21:55 UTC launch.
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Цитировать06/01/2017 20:58
Some rain showers are moving over Kennedy Space Center at the moment, but those are expected to move inland later this afternoon. There is still a 70 percent chance of acceptable weather at launch time.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185659.jpg) James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean) 35 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/flatoday_jdean/status/870337743204876289)

Showers rolling through KSC, as predicted. Launch of SpaceX #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) about four hours away.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 29 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870339903342743555)

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) is counting down to a 21:55 UTC liftoff from KSC's Complex 39A with the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) SpX-11 cargo craft. http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx-11-launch-preview/ ... (https://t.co/iqm9MFUXDY)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 16 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870350518757068800)

NICER, riding in the trunk, will explore the inner workings of neutron stars & try in-space navigation using pulsars http://bit.ly/2sdOjrZ  (https://t.co/VCjRn6sns5)
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Спойлер

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10 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870352135866789888)

MUSES will give ISS a new platform for up to four Earth-pointed instruments including cameras & spectrometers: http://bit.ly/2rxMmdK  (https://t.co/x0ss5bzdw2)
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1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870354503639453696)

ROSA will complete a week-long demonstration of the solar array for the power-hungry satellites of the future: http://bit.ly/2rOflcW  (https://t.co/xeSosHeogc)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870356460659781632)

Late cargo loading was in progress Wednesday night & included the Mousetronauts, a Fruit Fly Lab, time-critical science & fresh food #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870357251826999296)

Range countdown ops started at L-4 hours with instrumentation setup ahead of launch area clearance monitoring and range comm checks #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870357580761239553)

The countdown will enter its business end at T-70 min when the automatic sequencer kicks in to choreograph the complex tanking operation.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220682.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/spacexchannel)

SpaceX (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtI0Hodo5o5dUb67FeUjDeA)

Запланировано на 1 июн. 2017 г.

This is the technical webcast and will only feature shots of the rocket and controller communication.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870368765216780288)

Inside two hours to today's instantaneous T-0 opportunity. Tanking polls at L-73 min. Weather not showing any favorable trend yet. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)
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@CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870369664932728833)

Not so great news is that this is all drifting slowly east. Still ~2hrs to go. Still proceeding w/ count. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьЗловредный пишет:

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
После первых нескольких посадок возвращаемого аппарата корабля Dragon внутри гермокорпуса была обнаружена вода. В некоторых случаях это приводило к выходу из строя аккумуляторной батареи, аварийному прекращению работы термостатируемых контейнеров с полезным грузом.

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
Из 9 полетов - как минимум 3-4 полета с замечаниями по конструкции гермокорпуса.

И также ссылки, которые подтверждают вот это.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/870371996659593219)

L-1 Hour 45 Minutes: A repeat of RF Link Checks and Flight Safety System testing should be wrapping up at this point. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

ЦитироватьPatron пишет:
"He also said that the next Dragon flown would be the last with a new hull.
Excluding the demo missions, the first three CRS flights that apparently suffered from sea water ingress...

Цитировать06/01/2017 23:29
T-minus 85 minutes. We're reporting fr om NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, wh ere overcast skies hang over the Falcon 9 launch pad as final preparations are underway for fueling.

Several major steps are coming up in the next few minutes, including the start of fueling of the rocket's two stages with RP-1 kerosene. A poll before fueling scheduled at 4:37 p.m. EDT (2037 GMT).
The densified fuel should begin pumping aboard the rocket around 4:45 p.m. EDT (2045 GMT).
Liquid oxygen loading begins at 5:10 p.m. EDT (2110 GMT).

06/01/2017 23:31
The launch time has shifted slightly to 5:55:53 p.m. EDT (2155:53 GMT), two seconds later than the previous target.

Цитировать06/01/2017 23:43
SpaceX is again not providing any real-time updates on the progress of this afternoon's countdown, but vapors are visible near the Falcon 9 rocket, an indication that fueling preparations have begun.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/870377669011136512)

Remember, they won't prop load the Falcon 9 if the weather is looking bad. Instantaneous window too. Very challenging.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/870381334048407555)

An interesting thing I heard is Elon always holds the final decision on a scrub. No idea if that's true, but if so, his phone may be busy.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/870382373153669120)

Falcon 9 is in prop load preps. Taking it to the wire for load or scrub. Scrub is likely, but not official. Elon has the final say.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/870382929763082240)

SpaceX gave a "go" for fueling Falcon 9 rocket a few minutes ago, but weather currently "no go" for launch. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/spacex-crs-11-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/mYOvaeQuLq)


06/01/2017 23:54
We've confirmed SpaceX gave a "go" for fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket with RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen, but weather is currently observed "red" at the Kennedy Space Center. Dark clouds continue hanging over the spaceport, and drizzle and thunder are observed at the KSC press site three miles from pad 39A.

Цитировать@CwG_NSF[/url] 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870383316016476162)

IF we do attempt a launch today, exactly launch time is now 17:55:53 EDT. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870383739142107139)

CONFIRMED. They're fueling. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/870383953705873408)

This is going to be tight. No holds allowed. Any hold and it's a scrub.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186016.jpg) SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/870384854470451201)

Clouds :/
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185328.jpg) Steve Williams‏ @JustIncidentals (https://twitter.com/JustIncidentals) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/JustIncidentals/status/870385167029948417)

and lightning reports look...intense
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186016.jpg) SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/870385991915319296)

Coming up on a GO/No GO for LOX load at T-47 Minutes #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/870389712812462080)

It does seem to be getting a bit brighter on the cams!
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/870393614056079361)

Standing down due to lightning. Backup launch opportunity on Saturday, June 3 at 5:07 p.m. EDT or 21:07 UTC.

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Цитировать@CwG_NSF 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870393949919346688)

Saturday's launch attempt is 17:07:26 EDT. Weather is currently 60% favorable for that day.

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870396240701390849)

The clock officially stopped today at T-25mins 38secs.

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870398464626221058)

Per NASA PAO: Launch Sat. = grapple at 10am EDT Monday w/ berthing sometime to follow depending on how quick the ROBOs work.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 43 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/870400146755866625)

Running order: Ariane 5 launch (next). Soyuz Return (Fri). Falcon 9 Launch (Sat). Cygnus Return (Sun). Dragon Berthing (Mon).

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/870403543290847232)

Confirmed. The mice need to be "swapped out." So that's part of the late load redo.

Цитировать06/02/2017 06:16
Stormy weather near NASA's Kennedy Space Center kept SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket on the ground Thursday, delaying liftoff of a commercial supply ship with equipment and experiments for the International Space Station until Saturday.

SpaceX's launch director called off the launch attempt around 25 minutes before the scheduled blastoff from launch pad 39A at 5:55 p.m. EDT (2155 GMT), moments after a lightning strike at nearby Merritt Island violated the Falcon 9's launch weather rules. The constraints state that at least a half-hour must pass since a lightning strike within 10 miles of the launch pad before liftoff.

Light rain and thunder were observed over the spaceport throughout Thursday afternoon, but SpaceX pressed ahead with the countdown and began fueling the 213-foot-tall (65-meter) rocket with cryogenic liquid oxygen and RP-1 kerosene.

There not be a launch try Friday because time-critical science payloads stowed inside the Dragon supply ship at the top of the rocket must be changed out. The next launch attempt will be Saturday at 5:07 p.m. EDT (2107 GMT).

Read our full story. (http://24liveblog.com/url?go=https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/nearby-lightning-scrubs-launch-of-spacex-supply-ship/)

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:

ЦитироватьЧебурашка (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/14248/) пишет:
Это что же получается, в течении одних суток ждём пуски сразу трёх тяжёлых ракет - Falcon-9 H-2A и Ariane-5  :?:  

Если не произойдёт чего-либо экстраординарного, то - да, три пуска в течении суток.

ЦитироватьКомпания SpaceX отложила запуск корабля с грузом к МКС
ВАШИНГТОН, 2 июн – РИА Новости. Старт ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с грузовым кораблем Dragon к МКС перенесен на субботу из-за неблагоприятных погодных условий, сообщила компания SpaceX.
Новая попытка старта намечена на субботу, 17.05 по времени Восточного побережья США (00.05 мск, воскресенье). Как поясняет портал Space Flight Now, суточная задержка необходима для того, чтобы специалисты могли заменить критичный по времени груз на борту Dragon, подробности не сообщаются.
Решение о переносе старта было обусловлено грозовым фронтом близ места старта. "Молния ударила в районе острова Мерритт несколько мгновений назад, нарушив правила запуска Falcon 9, согласно которым в радиусе 10 миль от стартовой площадки не должно быть грозы по меньшей мере за 30 минут до пуска", — сообщил ведущий трансляции.
Нынешний старт примечателен тем, что SpaceX впервые отправляет на орбиту уже летавший в космос грузовой космический корабль. Ранее сообщалось, что основная конструкция капсулы грузового корабля, его герметичный отсек, уже участвовала в миссии на космическую станцию в сентябре 2014 года и до приводнения в Тихом океане провела на орбите 34 дня.

Цитировать"Мы отходим от первоначального плана ввиду молнии. Возможность резервного старта откроется в субботу, 3 июня в 17:07" по времени Восточного побережья США (4 июня, 00:07 мск), уточнила компания.

Подробнее на ТАСС:
http://tass.ru/kosmos/4304532

ЦитироватьHYDROPAC 1934/2017 (GEN)

SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SPACE DEBRIS
 032129Z TO 032227Z JUN, ALTERNATE
 042106Z TO 042229Z JUN IN AREA BOUND BY
 31-45S 091-57E, 33-06S 090-43E,
 39-47S 096-39E, 48-41S 113-51E,
 51-51S 122-38E, 54-10S 140-13E,
 53-48S 159-18E, 51-51S 170-15E,
 49-36S 170-15E, 49-39S 152-56E,
 48-05S 132-56E, 45-46S 122-28E,
 40-22S 107-55E.
2. CANCEL HYDROPAC 1932/17.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 042329Z JUN 17.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/33572.png) NWS Melbourne‏Подлинная учетная запись @NWSMelbourne (https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne) 10 ч назад (https://twitter.com/NWSMelbourne/status/870808196239241217)

Latest WPC forecast rainfall for the next 7 days. More drought-busting rainfall is on the way through this weekend and early next week!
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/870955857495961600)

The Falcon 9 is going upright at pad 39A for another launch attempt. Watch live: https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/01/spacex-crs-11-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/mYOvaeQuLq)
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Цитировать06/03/2017 14:17  Falcon 9 poised for launch again
The Falcon 9 was lifted vertical again this morning in readiness for another launch attempt on a mission to deliver supplies and science experiments to the International Space Station.

The 15-minute operation to raise the rocket began around 6:45am EDT (1045 GMT).
Liftoff on Saturday is scheduled for 5:07 p.m. EDT (2107 GMT) but weather could be problem again. In a weather forecast issued yesterday, U.S. Air Force meteorologists predicted a 60% chance of acceptable conditions for launch, with thunderstorms and rain being the main concerns.
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ЦитироватьCRS-11 Hosted Webcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=URh-oPqjlM8


 CRS-11 Technical Webcast

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PFoOqqSIYpw

Цитировать06/03/2017 17:58
A forecast issued this morning by the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron continues to predict a 40 percent chance storms and rain will prevent the Falcon 9 rocket from lifting off this afternoon.

"The ingredients needed for storm development will remain in place for the over Central Florida today," forecasters wrote. "However, storm steering mechanisms remain weak over the weekend, increasing the probability that storms developing early on over the Space Coast, will gradually migrate west of the spaceport with the sea breeze.

"The main concerns for both Saturday and Sunday are anvil and cumulus clouds, and flight through precipitation."

The outlook calls for overcast skies, isolated rain showers, east-southeast winds of 10 to 15 mph, and a launch time temperature of 82 degrees Fahrenheit.

If the launch is delayed to Sunday, the weather worsens slightly with a 50 percent chance conditions will violate the Falcon 9's launch commit criteria.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/871017523008991232)

Ground teams swapped out mice, fruit flies & stem cell/crystal growth experiments during 2-day SpaceX launch delay. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/06/03/spacex-rocket-again-set-for-space-station-delivery-after-scientists-swap-mice-fruit-flies/ ... (https://t.co/h4VsLhNmpY)

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 10 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/871071848385196038)

Good afternoon fr om @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy), wh ere we currently have partly cloudy skies. #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/871073540891492352)

Weather is 60% favorable for today's Falcon 9 launch of Dragon to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station). Liftoff set for 5:07 p.m. EDT, 21:07 UTC.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871075453511094273)

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) went horizontal after Thursday's scrub to allow access to Dragon for the replacement of the mice, fruit flies&stem cell experiments


6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871075722848337922)

Raised to vertical early today, #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) went through power-up ops ahead of detailed checkouts to set up for propellant loading.


5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871076022946607104)

Countdown was going according to plan as of the latest status update. Range countdown has also started to ensure a clean launch corridor.


1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871077079680528386)

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) Countdown Timeline: http://bit.ly/1Yx0oBm  (https://t.co/k1UBgwSRHq) -The next major event will be the tanking poll at L-73 minutes to commit to the attempt

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/871078820186599424)

Current radar. Winds are currently from the NE at 9mph. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF[/url] 18 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/871081670014881792)

Launch time to the second has been updated. Teams are now targeting launch at exactly 17:07:38 EDT. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 18 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/871083802709327872)

F9/CRS11: In just completed readiness poll, weather said to be 'favorable'

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 13 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871091883099000833)

Polling of the #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) launch team is expected in three minutes to receive a GO for propellant loading and countdown auto sequence.

Цитировать06/03/2017 22:57
T-minus 70 minutes and counting. The countdown auto sequence has officially started, kicking off the first steps to begin pumping propellants into the 213-foot-tall Falcon 9 at launch pad 39A.

RP-1 kerosene will be pumped into the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket first, followed by liquid oxygen chilled to near minus 340 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 206 degrees Celsius) at T-minus 45 minutes.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871093163112484864)

GO FOR TANKING - #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) is GO to press into the automated countdown sequence and #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) prop load. Weather appears to be shaping up.

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/871093835274891264)

Weather briefing revealed that weather is anticipated to be "favorable" at time of launch. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать06/03/2017 22:58
Venting is visible near the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A, suggesting fueling is proceeding.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871094947700764673)

The #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) is controlled from two Launch Control Rooms at the Cape, engineering support is at #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) HQ in California.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871095472580169733)

Also in Hawthorne, the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) Mission Control Team is ready to receive control of the craft after launch for a two-day trip to ISS.

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 37 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/871096355145613314)

Launch team confirms everything at LZ-1 is ready to receive the #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) booster at ~T+8mins 40secs.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/871099517067812864)

F9/CRS11: Launch team given a go to begin liquid oxygen loading in about 1 minute


 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871099866717577216)

T-45 Minutes: Liquid Oxygen loading picks up at this point to fill #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) with around 360 metric tons of the sub-cooled oxidizer.

Цитировать06/03/2017 23:26
There is now a 90 percent chance of acceptable weather at launch time.

06/03/2017 23:26
Super-chilled, densified liquid oxygen is now flowing into the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket. Boths stages of the launcher burn the same RP-1/liquid oxygen propellant mixture

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 28 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871102441986682881)

T-35 Minutes: #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)'s automated countdown sequencer has kicked in to transition the spacecraft to internal power for liftoff. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать06/03/2017 23:33
The precise launch time is targeted for 5:07:38 p.m. EDT (2107:38 GMT). At the time of liftoff, the International Space Station will by flying around 250 miles over Oman.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871103334870024193)

The Eastern Range has reported readiness to support the #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) launch & landing. No collision concerns for today's climb to orbit.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871103541145894915)

NASA commentator is a bit over excited "It's a great time to be alive".
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Цитировать06/03/2017 23:42
T-minus 25 minutes and counting. Here are some statistics on today's flight:

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• 
  35th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
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  40th launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
• 
  32nd Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
• 
  100th flight from launch pad 39A
• 
  6th Falcon 9 launch from pad 39A
• 
  15th launch of the upgraded Falcon 9
• 
  11th SpaceX CRS mission to the space station
• 
  13th flight of a Dragon spacecraft
• 
  21st Falcon 9 day launch
• 
  7th Falcon 9 launch of 2017
• 
  9th launch from Cape Canaveral in 2017
  

Цитировать06/03/2017 23:47
The Dragon launch auto-sequence has started.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871106389917171713)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) is now live - Hosted Webcast: http://bit.ly/2qFib0h  (https://t.co/TYwfgzWh8C) Launch/Landing Comm Loops only: http://bit.ly/2sjzp4m  (https://t.co/CzUzlRsMHL)
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Цитировать06/03/2017 23:51
T-minus 17 minutes and counting. There are no issues being discussed at this time by the SpaceX launch team.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/871106444896092160)

Webcast of Falcon 9 launch is now live → http://spacex.com/webcast (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

Цитировать06/03/2017 23:52
T-minus 15 minutes and counting. The Falcon 9 rocket stands 213 feet tall and measures 12 feet in diameter. At liftoff, its nine Merlin 1D first stage engines will generate about 1.7 million pounds of thrust.

Fully fueled for launch, the Falcon 9 contains more than a million pounds of kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871108099322650627)

12 minutes to launch, all quiet on the Launch Director Loop. Final checks with the range and LD occur inside T-3 minutes. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 12 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871108630606745604)

Ten minutes to launch. Still targeting a T-0 of 21:07:38 UTC. Three minutes to engine chill. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать06/03/2017 23:59
The Falcon 9's first stage will attempt to return to Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral after releasing the second stage and Dragon to journey into orbit. Touchdown is timed for T+plus 7 minutes, 27 seconds.

Цитировать06/04/2017 00:00
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.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871109328329203714)

PROP reports readiness for engine chilldown on time. M1Ds now being commanded into their TVC Null Position. http://bit.ly/2sjzp4m  (https://t.co/CzUzlRsMHL)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871109605845327873)

And there's the amazing tracking cameras that were part of Shuttle.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 33 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871109867452469249)

#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)'s triple redundant Flight Control System is in self-alignment. MVac fuel trim valve motions are closing out. 1st stage RP-1 loaded.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186016.jpg) SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 27 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/871110245162131461)

Strongback cradles opening. T-4 Minutes. #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

Цитировать06/04/2017 00:05
T-minus 2 minutes. The Falcon 9 rocket is on internal power.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871110522263019520)

Here comes the strongback. Partial retract ahead of ThrowBack.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 40 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871112003150073856)

SHUTDOWN - 1st stage boost back maneuver is complete, the booster is now traveling back to Cape Canaveral. http://bit.ly/2sjzp4m (https://t.co/CzUzlRsMHL)

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Dragon confirmed in good orbit. http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-11 Liftoff

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220298.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAKennedy)
NASAKennedy (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjJtr2fFcUp6yljzJOzpHUg)

ЦитироватьLanding of Falcon 9 First Stage from Dragon CRS-11 Mission

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ЦитироватьCocoa Beach 365 Live Stream SpaceX CRS-11 Rocket Launch

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Cocoa Beach 365 (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChpfKViPwWkq2GKrX6C6FcA)

Цитировать06/04/2017 00:39
A de-orbit burn by the Falcon 9's upper stage Merlin engine is confirmed complete. The upper stage will burn up in Earth's atmosphere.

Цитироватьdfln пишет:

ЦитироватьАтяпа пишет:
Кстати, а что за дикие цифры скорости показывали в техническом? За 20 тыщ км/час, а при посадке было что-то около 18 тыщ.

Кто-то накосячил) наверное, пресеты взяли для телеметриивторой ступени и забыли поменять. Обычно же вторую ступень показывают

ЦитироватьSFI Live: CRS-11 (2nd Attempt)

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ЦитироватьISS Updates (https://twitter.com/ISS101) ретвитнул(а)

 (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/702530028844638210/qEbHoHt3_bigger.png) Geraint Jones‏ @einionyn (https://twitter.com/einionyn) 13 мин назад (https://twitter.com/einionyn/status/871119071630249985)

Dragon in orbit - #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash) 23 mins after takeoff, Guildford, UK. Dragon, 2nd stage, and two solar panel covers on either side. Wobbly!
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/162855.jpg)

ЦитироватьLaunch of Falcon 9 with 1st Re-Used Dragon on CRS-11

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871133660753178625)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) doing well in orbit, solar arrays are generating power. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) second stage deorbited, 1st stage is safe. Success across the board

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 8 мин назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871132420560519172)

Post launch press conference getting started on NASA TV


6 мин назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871132857498030080)

Hans Koenigsmann: I'm super-happy as always after a successful launch.


5 мин назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871133053678215170)

Koenigsmann adds the second stage has been deorbited as well.


4 мин назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871133514229567489)

Koenigsmann: "excellent centered landing" of the F9 first stage. Streamlining post-landing processing.


2 мин назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871133951762542593)

NASA's Ven Feng said they had loaded Cygnus with cargo to dispose from station; with opportunity due to Dragon delay, moved up departure.


33 сек назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871134400112717824)

Koenigsmann: next F9 launch, of BulgariaSat-1, still on track for mid-June.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/871135720550932480)

What does it feel like to be the 100th launch from LC-39A? Koenigsmann: "great."

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186016.jpg) SpaceXUpdates‏ @SpaceXUpdates (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates) 1 ч назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXUpdates/status/871123212838592513)

Dragon expected to arrive at the ISS on Monday at 3:00pm UTC or 10:00am EST. #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash)

ЦитироватьPhotos: 100th Liftoff from Kennedy's LC-39A & Falcon 9 Booster Landing

 June 3, 2017 (https://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-dragon-spx11-launch-photos/)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center at 21:07 UTC on June 3, 2017 on a ten-minute climb to orbit with the Dragon SpX-11 cargo spacecraft headed to the International Space Station for a high-profile cargo delivery, also marking the first time a Dragon vehicle is re-used. This marked the 100th liftoff from LC-39A, the former Saturn V and Shuttle launch pad.

The Falcon 9 first stage reversed course after dispatching the second stage, returning to Cape Canaveral for a landing in Landing Zone 1 seven minutes and 40 seconds after blastoff; Stage 2 executed a deorbit maneuver on its first lap around the Earth.

>> Read our Launch Recap (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx11-launch-success/)

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All Photos below: NASA – Bill Ingalls

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All Photos below: SpaceX

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ЦитироватьJune 3, 2017
RELEASE 17-052

New NASA Experiments, Research Headed to International Space Station

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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 5:07 p.m. June 3. About 6,000 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies are packed into the cargo craft that is now in Earth orbit and headed to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA TV

Major experiments that will look into the human body and out into the galaxy are on their way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following its 5:07 p.m. EDT launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

The Dragon lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. About 6,000 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies are packed into the cargo craft that is now in Earth orbit and headed to the station.

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NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv) will provide live coverage of the rendezvous and capture beginning at 8:30 a.m. Monday, June 5. NASA astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson will use the space station's robotic arm to capture SpaceX's Dragon when it arrives at the station.

Research materials flying inside the Dragon's pressurized area include an experiment studying fruit flies (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1919.html) to better understand the effects on the heart of prolonged exposure to microgravity. Because they're small, age rapidly, and have a well-known genetic make-up, they are good models for heart function studies. This experiment could significantly advance understanding of how spaceflight affects the cardiovascular system and could aid in the development of countermeasures to help astronauts.

The Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for osteoporosis (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2283.html) investigation tests a new drug that can rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving crew health. When people and animals spend extended periods of time in space, they experience bone density loss, or osteoporosis. In-flight countermeasures, such as exercise, prevent it from getting worse, but there isn't a therapy on Earth or in space that can restore bone. The results from this ISS National Laboratory (http://www.iss-casis.org/)-sponsored investigation build on previous research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/NELL-1) also supported by the National Institutes for Health and could lead to new drugs for treating bone density loss in millions of people on Earth.

Three payloads inside Dragon's unpressurized area will demonstrate new solar panel technologies (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2139.html), study the physics of neutron stars (https://www.nasa.gov/nicer/), and host an array of Earth-viewing instruments (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1282.html).
This mission is SpaceX's eleventh cargo flight to the station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. Dragon's cargo will support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations during the station's Expeditions 52 and 53.

The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart the space station in early July, returning with more than 3,400 pounds of science, hardware and crew supplies.

For more than 16 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 1,900 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at:

http://www.nasa.gov/station (http://www.nasa.gov/station)

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:

http://instagram.com/iss (http://instagram.com/iss)

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station (http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station)

Learn more about SpaceX's resupply mission at:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex (http://www.nasa.gov/spacex)

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Kathryn Hambleton
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov (mailto:kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov)

Dan Huot
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
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ЦитироватьVideos: SpaceX Launches first Dragon Re-Use Mission, Falcon 9 Booster aces fifth LZ-1 Landing

 June 3, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx11-launch-videos/)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Complex 39A, Kennedy Space Center at 21:07 UTC on June 3, 2017 on a ten-minute climb to orbit with the Dragon SpX-11 cargo spacecraft headed to the International Space Station for a high-profile cargo delivery, also marking the first time a Dragon vehicle is re-used. This marked the 100th liftoff from LC-39A, the former Saturn V and Shuttle launch pad.

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The Falcon 9 first stage reversed course after dispatching the second stage, returning to Cape Canaveral for a landing in Landing Zone 1 seven minutes and 41 seconds after blastoff; Stage 2 executed a deorbit maneuver on its first lap around the Earth.

>> Read our Launch Recap (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx11-launch-success/)

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ЦитироватьU S Commercial Cargo Ship heads to the Space Station

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ЦитироватьCRS-11 Hosted Webcast
 
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ЦитироватьJUNE 03, 2017

First Dragon Reflight

On June 3, 2017, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched a Dragon spacecraft for the company's eleventh Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-11) to the International Space Station.

This mission marked the first reflight of a Dragon spacecraft, having previously flown during the fourth Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-4) mission back in September 2014.

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This launch also marked the 100th launch from historic Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Previous launches include 11 Apollo flights, the launch of the un-crewed Skylab in 1973, 82 shuttle flights, and five SpaceX launches.

Following stage separation, the first stage of Falcon 9 successfully landed at SpaceX's Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station on Monday, June 5 to be installed on the Earth-facing side of the Harmony module for its month-long stay. You can watch the archived mission webcast below, and find more information about the mission in our press kit (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs11finalpresskit.pdf). Additional photos are also available on our Flickr page (https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex).

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ЦитироватьPost-Launch Status of Next Space Station Supply Mission
 
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ЦитироватьКомпания SpaceX Элона Маска впервые совершила успешный запуск и доставку на орбиту ранее использованного космического аппарата Dragon с продовольствием и научным оборудованием для МКС. С места старта велась прямая трансляция.

Запуск первой ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с космическим «грузовиком» Dragon состоялся в космическом центре Кеннеди во Флориде после переноса первоначальной даты старта с 1 июня из-за погодных условий. Спустя 12 минут после старта Dragon успешно вышел на околоземную орбиту для стыковки с МКС и раскрыл солнечные панели, а первая ступень ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 уже в 11-й раз благополучно вернулась на землю для повторного использования.

Космический корабль Dragon уже отправляли в космос в 2014 году. Аппарат на протяжении месяца был пристыкован к МКС в рамках миссии CRS-4, после чего приводнился в Тихом океане. Специалисты SpaceX поменяли у корабля обшивку и тепловой щит, а затем он повторно отправился в космос в составе CRS-11.

В рамках своей нынешней миссии Dragon доставит 2708 килограммов полезного груза. В том числе научное оборудование NICER, предназначенное для поиска нейтронных звёзд, гибкие солнечные батареи ROSA, подопытных мышей и мух, а также инструменты для наблюдений за Землёй. Космический корабль должен пристыковаться к МКС в понедельник, 5 июня. Персонал станции «поймает» его роботизированной рукой.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35114.png) Cees Bassa‏ @cgbassa (https://twitter.com/cgbassa) 10 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/cgbassa/status/871119836457435136)

Clouds prevented me from seeing @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #CRS11 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS11?src=hash), but not from hearing it. It is alive and transmitting at 2216MHz as it flew over Europe.
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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
Запись трансляции SpaceX

ЦитироватьНЬЮ-ЙОРК, 4 июня. /Корр. ТАСС Алексей Качалин/. Американская компания SpaceX успешно вывела на заданную орбиту корабль Dragon с грузом к Международной космической станции (МКС). Старт ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 состоялся в субботу в 17:08 (4 июня в 00:08 мск) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). Прямую трансляцию вело Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

Погода на мысе Канаверал в субботу на 60% благоприятствовала запуску. Опасения метеорологов вызывала лишь облачность. Первоначально запуск планировался на четверг, но был отложен из-за неблагоприятных погодных условий и разрядов молний. Решение об отсрочке было принято примерно за 20 минут до запланированного времени пуска.

Планы по стыковке

SpaceX подтвердила отделение нижней ступни носителя, отделение верхней ступени от капсулы Dragon, ее выход на орбиту и развертывание панелей солнечных батарей. "Dragon движется к Международной космической станции, их рандеву намечено на понедельник", - сообщили в компании. В NASA уточнили, что стыковка космического "грузовика" с орбитальным комплексом начнется 5 июня в 10:00 по времени Восточного побережья США (17:00 мск).

SpaceX во главе с Илоном Маском удалось в очередной раз вернуть на Землю в целости отработанную нижнюю ступень носителя. Она совершила управляемый спуск на платформу на мысе Канаверал в нескольких милях от места старта. Этот маневр отрабатывается для повторного применения ступени при новых стартах и призван существенно снизить стоимость запуска ракет. "Операция прошла благополучно. Первая ступень Falcon 9 приземлилась", - сообщила SpaceX.

30 марта SpaceX впервые повторно использовала ступень ракеты Falcon 9 при запуске, а также смогла после этого успешно посадить данный элемент носителя на специальную платформу. С помощью ракеты был выведен на орбиту телекоммуникационный спутник SES-10 одноименной люксембургской компании. Первая ступень Falcon 9 уже побывала в космосе в апреле прошлого года во время вывода на орбиту космического корабля Dragon с грузом для экипажа Международной космической станции (МКС).

Примечательно, что в субботу американцы запустили капсулу Dragon, которая уже использовалась в 2014 году для доставки груза на орбитальный комплекс. Компания Hawthorne заменила термозащитную оболочку корабля и ряд других компонентов. При этом шлюз и двигатели малой тяги удалось сохранить, очистить и подготовить для повторного пуска. Как отметил на пресс-конференции в среду вице- президент Hawthorne Ханс Кенигсманн, большая часть этого Dragon "уже летала в космос".

Что везет Dragon?

Американский корабль везет на МКС около 3 тонн грузов: продовольствие, материалы для проведения более 250 научных экспериментов. В том числе речь идет о совместном проекте NASA и Европейского космического агентства (ЕКА), который предусматривает изучение влияния света и микрогравитации на семена растений. Цель эксперимента - повысить устойчивость сельскохозяйственных культур на Земле и во время будущих длительных экспедиций в космос.

Еще одна единица оборудования (The Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments - ACME) предназначена для изучения процесса горения газообразных веществ в условиях невесомости. Эти эксперименты нацелены на улучшение эффективности топлива и снижение образования вредных для экологии продуктов его сгорания. Отдельный опыт посвящен изучению степени воспламеняемости различных современных материалов и в том числе ориентирован на повышении противопожарной безопасности на борту МКС.

"Грузовик" доставит на станцию прибор SEXTANT (Station Explorer for X-Ray Timing and Navigation). Он предназначен для измерения периодичности рентгеновского электромагнитного излучения нейтронных звезд и испытания новейшей технологии навигации. В ней роль маяков призваны играть пульсары.

Пульсары представляют собой нейтронные звезды, зачастую обладающие высокой скоростью вращения и отличающиеся строгой периодичностью испускаемых импульсов. Прерывистые "вспышки", а не постоянное излучение можно наблюдать благодаря тому, что магнитные полюса звезды при вращении меняют свое положение по отношению к Земле и исходящее от них излучение, подобно потоку света от маяка в море, вскользь "задевает" нашу планету.

На МКС только трое

Стыковка корабля поручена американским астронавтам Джеку Фишера и Пегги Уитсон, с ними вахту на орбитальной станции несет российский космонавт Федор Юрчихин. Его коллеги Олег Новицкий и француз Тома Песке из ЕКА вернулись на Землю 2 июня. На орбиту они отправились 17 ноября 2016 года, продолжительность их пребывания в космическом полете составила 197 суток.

Американка Уитсон прибыла на МКС вместе с Новицким и Песке, но в связи с сокращением российского экипажа с весны этого года и появлением свободного места в корабле- спасателе "Союз МС-04" ее экспедицию продлили до сентября.

Грузовой аппарат пробудет на орбите до 2 июля, потом вернется на Землю с результатами научных экспериментов, проведенных на борту орбитального комплекса. Dragon предстоит на парашютах приводниться в Тихом океане близ северной части полуострова Калифорния.

SpaceX в 11-й раз выполняет доставку груза на МКС. Эта компания в шестой раз осуществила запуск носителя с комплекса 39А космодрома на мысе Канаверал. 39А таким образом использовался для 100 пусков, в том числе в рамках программы пилотируемых полетов "Аполлон" (Apollo), экспедиции одномодульной космической станции Skylab ("Скайлэб") в 1973 году и шаттлов многоразового использования.

Цитироватьche wi пишет:
Компания Hawthorne заменила термозащитную оболочку корабля и ряд других компонентов. При этом шлюз и двигатели малой тяги удалось сохранить, очистить и подготовить для повторного пуска. Как отметил на пресс-конференции в среду вице- президент Hawthorne Ханс Кенигсманн, большая часть этого Dragon "уже летала в космос".

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ЦитироватьАтяпа пишет:
Кстати, а что за дикие цифры скорости показывали в техническом? За 20 тыщ км/час, а при посадке было что-то около 18 тыщ.

Кто-то накосячил) наверное, пресеты взяли для телеметриивторой ступени и забыли поменять. Обычно же вторую ступень показывают

ЦитироватьАтяпа пишет:

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ЦитироватьАтяпа пишет:
Кстати, а что за дикие цифры скорости показывали в техническом? За 20 тыщ км/час, а при посадке было что-то около 18 тыщ.

Кто-то накосячил) наверное, пресеты взяли для телеметриивторой ступени и забыли поменять. Обычно же вторую ступень показывают

Кажется допер до сути косяка - первоначальную цифру скорости взяли со второй ступени, а в дальнейшем подавали изменение скорости с первой. Вот она и уменьшалась до 18 000 км/час.

ЦитироватьКитайский экспериментальный проект впервые отправлен на МКС
Вашингтон, 4 июня /Синьхуа/ -- Американская компания SpaceX в субботу с использованием ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 осуществила запуск корабля Dragon к Международной космической станции для 11-й по счету доставки оборудования для экспериментов и снабжения для космонавтов. Особое внимание привлекает самостоятельно созданный Китаем экспериментальный проект, который будет впервые доставлен на МКС.
Старт ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 компании SpaceX состоялся в 17:07 в субботу по Североамериканскому восточному времени с космодрома на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида. На борту корабля находится груз весом примерно 2700 килограммов, в том числе солнечные батареи, инструменты дистанционного зондирования Земли и оборудование для исследования нейтронных звезд.
Как подтвердила корр. Синьхуа официальный представитель Национального управления США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства /НАСА/ Кэтрин Хамблтон, экспериментальный проект, самостоятельно спроектированный группой во главе с профессором Дэн Юйлинем из Пекинского технологического университета /ПТУ/, также отправлен к МКС на корабле Dragon. Цель данного проекта заключается в исследовании мутационного влияния пространственного излучения и микрогравитационной среды на гены, кодирующие антитела.

Цитироватьche wi пишет:
Примечательно, что в субботу американцы запустили капсулу Dragon, которая уже использовалась в 2014 году для доставки груза на орбитальный комплекс. Компания Hawthorne заменила термозащитную оболочку корабля и ряд других компонентов. При этом шлюз и двигатели малой тяги удалось сохранить, очистить и подготовить для повторного пуска. Как отметил на пресс-конференции в среду вице- президент Hawthorne Ханс Кенигсманн, большая часть этого Dragon "уже летала в космос..."

ЦитироватьЗловредный пишет:
Кто бросил папиросу с балкона?

ЦитироватьIQpant пишет:
Также удивляют сообщения некоторых "журналистов" о том, что ВПЕРВЫЕ в истории на орбитальную станцию отправился корабль, который уже летал... Даже если забыть про шаттлы, то можно вспомнить про ТКС.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 32 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871680463374561281)

Dragon stalking the ISS. Per the timeline, she's conducted the HA4-MC1 and -MC2 burns. Just now: CE3 burn - Dragon heading to 6km out.
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ЦитироватьIQpant пишет:
Также удивляют сообщения некоторых "журналистов" о том, что ВПЕРВЫЕ в истории на орбитальную станцию отправился корабль, который уже летал... Даже если забыть про шаттлы, то можно вспомнить про ТКС.

В космос ВА ТКС повторно летал, а к ОС увы нет.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871706161657118720)

Live - #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) Rendezvous & Capture: http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/live-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/FbkZ6rVxQT)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871707126430879745)

Heading to 30 meters. Note - once again - this is the FIRST time a CRS Dragon has arrived at the ISS for a SECOND time.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871709806624727041)

I hope Jack's got his camera clicking away! Passed over the Red Sea. Now over Saudi Arabia.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871712172954537984)

PAO calls Dragon "Cygnus". I'd never make that mistake (I did earlier (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125550.png)) That's actually a cool sign of a busy series of vehicle events!
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871712742109052933)

I always look into the background for a bit of stage spotting. A futile, but fun hobby.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871713369241387008)

Dragon is early. Arriving at 30 minutes ahead of schedule.
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2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871713693373009921)

Dragon is early. Arriving at 30 meters ahead of schedule.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871714352411312128)

At 30 minutes. View from Cupola.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871714923369385984)

That Canadian robot is going to grab that American spacecraft.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871716872672161792)

SSRMS into pre-grapple position. Astromice B Squad have turned on Dragon's strobes.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871717291561553920)

The crew has moved the robotic arm into the high-hover position from where it will grasp the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) once at the capture point.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 7 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871718108846796800)

.@AstroPeggy (https://twitter.com/AstroPeggy) reports the crew is ready for #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) approach to capture point.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/871718695197868033)

Dragon has been given a "go" to move inside 30m towards the capture point.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871720895043260416)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is inside 20 meters, continuing its careful approach to the capture point.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 43 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871722810531565568)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is at the Capture Point. Now zeroing out any relative rates between itself and ISS. http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/live-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/FbkZ6rVxQT)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 2 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871723196625678336)

Teams will wait for proper lighting to provide a GO for Capture. The crew will then work through final setup & put #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) in Free Drift.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 51 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871723911477678081)

Lovely views of the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) in its capture position as the sun comes up.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871724029538951169)

That's the view Peggy and Jack have from Cupola. Stunning, not least with both vehicles traveling at 17,500mph.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871725263998124032)

Canadarm2 now in motion as the crew go for the capture. #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/live-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/FbkZ6rVxQT)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871726532594720768)

CAPTURE CONFIRMED for SpaceX CRS-11 Dragon! ARTICLE: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/06/spacexs-crs-11-dragon-station-arrival/ ... (https://t.co/CjWeCpNvwk) - COVERAGE: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43072.0 ... (https://t.co/28IYSakCA0)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/871726903375392768)

Capture confirmed! Dragon now attached to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) robotic arm.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/871727393819512832)

Now heading into post-capture reconfig and the multi-hour berthing process. #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)
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Цитировать06/05/2017 15:55
SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft is again on final approach to the International Space Station, now flying at a distance of around 200 feet, or 62 meters.

Спойлер

The Dragon spacecraft is carrying 5,970 pounds (2,708 kilograms) of supplies, experiments and other hardware to the space station. The commercial spaceship launched Saturday aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

NASA says this morning's rendezvous is going well and everything is on track for the Dragon spaceship to be captured by the station's robotic arm around 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).

06/05/2017 15:57  Dragon over Egypt and the Nile River
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06/05/2017 16:03
The Dragon spacecraft is at a hold point 30 meters, or 98 feet, from the space station. There will be polls of teams in Houston and Hawthorne in the next few minutes before departing this hold point.

Astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer will ensure that the Dragon appears to be in the correct position for this point in the rendezvous. The crew has a control panel linked with Dragon via UHF radio to issue simple commands in case of any problem. For example, the astronauts could tell the spacecraft to hold, abort or retreat.

Whitson and Fischer are inside the space station's cupola module for this morning's arrival.

06/05/2017 16:28
With the space station crew, Houston and Hawthorne all ready for final approach, Dragon has resumed its glacial flight toward the complex to the so-called capture box, which is about 10 meters, or 32 feet, beneath the outpost.

06/05/2017 16:33  Dragon at a range of 15 meters
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06/05/2017 16:38
Dragon has arrived at the capture point 10 meters, or 32 feet, beneath the space station and within the reach of the 58-foot robotic arm.

06/05/2017 16:39
Mission control and the space station crew will wait for orbital sunrise and better lighting before pressing on with capture of Dragon with the robotic arm.

06/05/2017 16:44
Mission control just radioed the crew they are "go" to capture Dragon.

06/05/2017 16:47
The robotic arm is in motion to grapple the Dragon spacecraft.

06/05/2017 16:54
Capture confirmed! The robotic arm grappled Dragon as the space station flew about about 260 miles over the Atlantic Ocean just east of the coast of Argentina.

06/05/2017 16:55
Capture occurred at 9:52 a.m. EDT (1352 GMT).

06/05/2017 16:56
The next step this morning will be to move Dragon to an Earth-facing berthing port on the space station's Harmony module in the next few hours.

06/05/2017 16:58
Today's arrival marks the 11th time a Dragon spacecraft has reached the space station, the 92nd unpiloted cargo ship to arrive at the complex, and the 182nd overall mission to reach the outpost.
It was the second time this specific capsule has arrived at the space station, after a round-trip cargo flight in late 2014.

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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-11: Dragon capture, 5 June 2017

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ЦитироватьSpace X Dragon CRS-11 ISS Arrival, Rendezvous And Capture - Live Mirror

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 23 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871756041368870913)

SpaceX's CRS-11 Dragon is being installed on Node-2 Harmony nadir right now.


5 мин.5 минут назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/871760668625653760)

And first and then second stage capture. Release the mice!

ЦитироватьU.S. Commercial Cargo Ship Arrives at the Space Station
 
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186027.jpg) Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/871790978956488705)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) bolted to station at 12:07pm ET. Crew will unload new @ISS_Research (https://twitter.com/ISS_Research), spacewalk gear and crew supplies. https://go.nasa.gov/2qQLU6n  (https://t.co/yTC9nTADg2)
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ЦитироватьTime Lapse: Dragon SpX-11 Approach, Capture & Berthing to ISS

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Опубликовано: 5 июн. 2017 г.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185325.jpg) Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) 4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish/status/871842470610354176)

Christmas came early! @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) showed up this morning all lit up and ready to bring us tons of #science (https://twitter.com/hashtag/science?src=hash) and supplies!
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4 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish/status/871845098044116992)

It is pretty when a #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) spreads its wings! 1st return visitor to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) since Atlantis in 2011. Will reuse rocket 1st stage too.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185325.jpg) Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish/status/871849336837099521)

We finally caught a #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) by the tail and we're not letting go! It has a ton of great @ISS_Research (https://twitter.com/ISS_Research) aboard (& maybe a little ice cream(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125481.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125326.png))
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ЦитироватьFirst Re-Used Dragon Arrives at Space Station with Critical Science-Enabling Cargo

 June 5, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx-11-captured-by-space-station-crew/)

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A busy period of traffic wrapped up at the International Space Station on Monday with the successful capture of the SpaceX Dragon SpX-11 spacecraft, marking that craft's second arrival at the orbiting laboratory as the first re-used Dragon following up on a visit in 2014 with the delivery of a second batch of cargo.

The Dragon is hauling 2,700 Kilograms of cargo to the Space Station including three high-profile payloads riding in the trunk section to peer deep into the universe to study the interior or ultra-dense neutron stars, test out a new type of solar array that could satisfy the demand of power-hungry satellites of the future, and give ISS a new articulated external mounting platform for Earth science instruments.

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Hitching a ride inside the Dragon are 40 mice and up to 6,000 fruit flies – the former participating in a potential groundbreaking drug study that promises to reverse bone loss incurred in space and in Osteoporosis patients on Earth while the flies act as model organisms to reveal the mechanisms that causes deterioration of heart function during prolonged space flight.

>> Dragon SpX-11 Cargo Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-cargo-overview/)

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The comings and goings at the International Space Station have been particularly busy over the last four days, starting with Friday's departure of Expedition 50/51 crew members Oleg Novitskiy and Thomas Pesquet who returned to Earth (http://spaceflight101.com/soyuz-ms-03/) after a 196-day flight with a safe parachute-and-rocket-assisted landing aboard their Soyuz. On Saturday, the remaining two U.S. Segment crew members, Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer, buttoned up the Cygnus OA-7  (http://spaceflight101.com/cygnus-oa7/)spacecraft for departure on Sunday, being sent on a week-long free flight supporting experiments and satellite deployments.

The eleventh operational Dragon spacecraft lifted off (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx11-launch-photos/) on Saturday at 21:07 UTC fr om LC-39A at Florida's Kennedy Space Center atop a Falcon 9 rocket, marking the facility's 100th launch after supporting NASA's Saturn V moon rocket, the Space Shuttle and now in use for SpaceX missions. Dragon received a very smooth ride into orbit via a 2.5-minute burn of the first stage followed by close to seven minutes on the MVac-powered second stage.

Dragon was still blazing toward orbit when the rocket's first stage made a triumphant return to Cape Canaveral, marking the fifth land-based landing. Booster #1035 set a new record time for the round-trip to the edge of space, landing seven minutes and 41 seconds after liftoff to be available for a future re-use mission, possibly as early as this fall.

The Dragon was set free just over ten minutes after liftoff, reaching an initial orbit of 204 by 354 Kilometers according to tracking data released Saturday night. Within two minutes of spacecraft separation, Dragon jettisoned two solar array covers and unfolded its two power-generating arrays. Dragon, the Falcon 9 second stage and the two solar array covers put on a spectacular display over Europe (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-falcon-9-put-on-spectacular-show-over-europe/) around 20 minutes after launch as the four brightly-illuminated objects streaked across the night skies.

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Embarking on its first laps around the Earth, Dragon was put through its paces by the Mission Control Team on station at SpaceX HQ in Hawthorne, California to ensure all systems were operational after the craft's ride into orbit aboard Falcon 9. The GNC Bay Door deployed two and a half hours after launch, marking a critical prerequisite to the craft's arrival at ISS as the GNC compartment houses the primary navigation gear of the Dragon as well as the grapple fixture required by the robotic arm to obtain a firm hold of the spacecraft.

Completing a 27-orbit rendezvous with the Space Station, Dragon executed a major Coelliptic Burn to circularize its orbit on Sunday, continuing to approach the Station from behind and below. Another burn pair on Sunday, spaced by half an orbit, placed the Dragon into an orbit ten Kilometers below the Station's current 402 by 408-Kilometer orbit.

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Dragon Rendezvous Profile – Image: NASA

The next Height-Adjust/Coelliptic Burn Pair placed the Dragon into an orbit 2.5km below that of ISS and the craft continued catching up, entering the 28-Kilometer communications zone before 10 UTC on Monday to begin relative navigation which requires a space-to-space radio link between ISS and Dragon to enable the exchange of GPS navigation data.

The HA/CE-3 burn pair placed Dragon 1,400 meters below the Space Station, still closing in from behind and heading toward its Approach Initiation point with a pair of course corrections on the way. Approach initiation, confirmed by Mission Control, occurred at 11:15 UTC via a 0.3-meter per second impulse that transitioned Dragon on path to arrive directly below the complex.

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Acquisition of the R-Bar, the imaginary line connecting ISS and the center of the Earth, occurred just after 12 UTC at a distance of 350 meters. Dragon then entered a brief holding pattern dedicated to a 180-degree yaw maneuver to properly position the grapple fixture for capture and point the thrusters to the proper direction for a possible abort maneuver.

The Dragon advanced another 100 meters and came to a stop at the next pre-planned hold at 250 meters dedicated to the transition from relative GPS to the Proximity Navigation System featuring a LIDAR that bounces laser beams off reflectors on ISS for range and rate measurements and a thermal imager that captures the relative geometry between ISS and Dragon. With no issues present, Mission Controllers in Houston and at MCC-X gave a GO for an early hold departure.

The straight-up approach along the R-Bar took 24 minutes until Dragon paused again at 30 meters, providing teams on the ground time for a final systems check while Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer re-positioned the robotic arm for the capture maneuver.

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Dragon continued to be well behaved and received the command for final approach at 13:19 UTC, gently pulsing its Draco thrusters to initiate a small closing rate to cover the last 20 meters to the capture point at a distance of only ten meters to the Station's modules.

Once arriving at the capture point at 13:38 UTC, Dragon zeroed out any relative rates between itself and the Space Station. The crew was given a GO for capture when proper lighting conditions were available and then worked through releasing the brakes on the robotic arm and commanding Dragon into Free Drift.

At the robotic controls, Jack Fischer aligned the arm with Dragon's grapple fixture and moved in for the capture, taking a little longer than usual for snares to close within the arm's Latching End Effector to confirm a secure grasp of the Dragon vehicle. Capture was confirmed at 13:52 UTC while ISS and Dragon were flying 400 Kilometers over the South Atlantic Ocean just off the coast of Argentina.

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With Dragon successfully tamed at the end of Canadarm2, Jack Fischer congratulated all teams on the ground and pointed out the significance of the Dragon SpX-11 mission as the first re-flight of a SpaceX cargo vehicle and the first time since July 2011 that a previously flown spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station following the retirement of NASA's Space Shuttle.

With Dragon in tow, the 18-meter robotic arm headed into post-capture safing as the crew handed robotic duties off to Mission Control for the multi-hour berthing operation. Initial post-capture steps by SpaceX included safing Dragon's propulsion system and rotating the solar arrays for the docked mission before ROBO controllers maneuver the arm into the predicted capture position from wh ere pre-programmed command sequences are available for the move toward the Harmony module.

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Once swung around to the underside of Harmony, Dragon will be positioned at a standoff distance for a video survey of the three rubber seals in its berthing mechanism to visually confirm their integrity. The craft will then be moved into pre-berthing as ROBO controllers use the Centerline Berthing Camera System to position Dragon with millimeter-accuracy to obtain four green Ready-to-Latch Indicators.

Four capture latches will close to achieve First Stage Capture after which the robotic arm will move into what is known as Limp-Mode to give Dragon some wiggle room to be pulled in when bolts within the Common Berthing Mechanism engage. Sixteen bolts will be driven in four gangs of four to tightly pull the Common Berthing Interfaces together and form a pressure tight seal.

Hatch opening, not on the crew's timeline until Tuesday, could occur late on Monday should the crew opt for some over time and would begin with a leak check of the berthing interface before the Harmony hatch can be opened. Accessing the vestibule between ISS and Dragon, the crew will remove four Control Panel Assemblies used to drive the CBM bolts and then put in place power and data jumpers to hook Dragon up to ISS power supply and data systems.

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Dragon Separation, External Payloads Visible – Image: SpaceX Webcast

Hatch opening on the Dragon will be preceded by pressure equalization and the crew donning protective gear to ensure floating debris, if present inside the vehicle, can not harm the ingressing crew members.

The Dragon SpX-11 spacecraft is booked for a stay of four weeks, currently targeting departure and landing on July 2, giving the crew all hands full to move cargo from Dragon to ISS and complete various experiments that need to ride back to Earth aboard the Dragon. On the outside of ISS, the Station's robots will be busy with the three external payloads delivered by Dragon.

Bolted into the Dragon Trunk is NICER, (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/nicer/) the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer set for cutting edge observations of the densest stars in the universe to probe their interior structure and assess their potential as space-based navigation sources. MUSES (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/muses-desis/), the Multiple User System for Earth Sensing, will take up residence on the Station's truss to provide an actuated Earth-pointing platform for up to four remote sensing instruments.

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NICER Optical Bench – Photo: NASA

ROSA, (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa/) the third Trunk Payload, will demonstrate a roll-out solar array designed to satisfy the power-hungry satellites of the future and power craft headed deep into the solar system. The Roll-Out Solar Array will complete a one-week test to demonstrate its solar-thermal deployment and power characteristics in the space environment – retiring technical risk for future missions adopting this new technology.

In addition to 1,056 Kilograms of science experiment hardware, Dragon is also lifting 199kg of maintenance hardware for the various ISS systems, 242kg of crew supplies including food and hygiene articles, 27kg of computer resources and 56kg of spacewalk equipment.

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4K video of Falcon 9 first stage landing after delivering Dragon to orbit for a @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) resupply mission →

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Опубликовано: 6 июн. 2017 г.

Цитироватьche wi пишет:
При отделении вылетел забытый штангенциркуль (или даже два).

ЦитироватьNo calipers.
It's ice buildup from rain prior to launch, all hardware was thoroughly accounted for before and after the fact. Post locked & removed. Our apologies for any confusion on the part of users and any false accusations.

ЦитироватьШтуцер пишет:

Цитироватьche wi пишет:
При отделении вылетел забытый штангенциркуль (или даже два).

При работе с изделием пользуются штангелем?  ;)

ЦитироватьКорабль Dragon будет отстыкован от МКС 2 июля
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 20 июня. /Корр. ТАСС Игорь Борисенко/. Космический грузовой корабль Dragon компании SpaceX, доставивший 6 июня 2,7 тонны груза на Международную космическую станцию, будет отстыкован от МКС 2 июля. Об этом сообщил в беседе по телефону с корреспондентом ТАСС представитель пресс-службы Центра космических полетов имени Джонсона в Хьюстоне (штат Техас) Дэниел Хот.
"Отстыковка произойдет 2 июля в 11:43 по времени восточного побережья США (18:43 мск)", - сообщил он. Dragon, как ожидается, на парашютах приводнится в Тихом океане у побережья Калифорнии.
Корабль был запущен с помощью ракеты Falcon 9 с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). Помимо продовольствия на борт МКС доставлены материалы для проведения более 250 научных экспериментов, в том числе для работ в рамках совместного проекта NASA и Европейского космического агентства (ЕКА) по изучению влияния света и микрогравитации на семена растений, а также для эксперимента для изучения процесса горения газообразных веществ в условиях невесомости. Такие эксперименты нацелены на улучшение эффективности топлива и снижение образования вредных для экологии продуктов его сгорания. Отдельный опыт будет посвящен изучению степени воспламеняемости различных современных материалов и в том числе ориентирован на повышение противопожарной безопасности на борту МКС.
Грузовик также доставил на станцию прибор SEXTANT (Station Explorer for X-Ray Timing and Navigation). Он предназначен для измерения периодичности рентгеновского электромагнитного излучения нейтронных звезд и испытания новейшей технологии навигации.
Сейчас на борту МКС работают российский космонавт Федор Юрчихин, американские астронавты Джек Фишер и Пегги Уитсон.

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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is one week away from departing the International Space Station. NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson continued packing Dragon this morning with used hardware and research samples for analysis back on Earth. Dragon will be released from the Canadarm2 Sunday at 11:38 a.m. EDT and splash down in the Pacific Ocean about 5-1/2 hours later.
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ЦитироватьJune 30, 2017

NASA Science to Return to Earth aboard SpaceX Dragon Spacecraft

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, July 2, west of Baja California, with more than 4,100 pounds of NASA cargo, science and technology demonstration samples fr om the International Space Station.

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The Dragon spacecraft will be taken by ship to Long Beach, wh ere some cargo will be removed immediately for return to NASA. Dragon then will be prepared for a return trip to SpaceX's test facility in McGregor, Texas, for final processing.

A variety of technological and biological studies are returning in Dragon. The Fruit Fly Lab-02 experiment (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1919.html) seeks to better understand the effects of prolonged exposure to microgravity on the heart. Flies are small, with a well-known genetic make-up, and age rapidly, making them good models for heart function studies. This experiment could significantly advance understanding of how spaceflight affects the cardiovascular system and could help develop countermeasures to help astronauts.

Samples from the Systemic Therapy of NELL-1 for osteoporosis (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2283.html) will return as part of an investigation using rodents as models to test a new drug that can both rebuild bone and block further bone loss, improving crew health. When people and animals spend extended periods of time in space, they experience bone density loss, or osteoporosis. In-flight countermeasures, such as exercise, prevent it from getting worse, but there isn't a therapy on Earth or in space that can restore bone density. The results from this ISS National Laboratory (http://www.iss-casis.org/)-sponsored investigation is built on previous research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/NELL-1) also supported by the National Institutes for Health and could lead to new drugs for treating bone density loss in millions of people on Earth.

The Cardiac Stem Cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2436.html) experiment investigated how microgravity affects stem cells and the factors that govern stem cell activity. The study focuses on understanding cardiac stem cell function, which has numerous biomedical and commercial applications. Scientists will also look to apply new knowledge to the design of new stem cell therapies to treat heart disease on Earth.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return a significant amount of cargo to Earth. The spacecraft lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 3 carrying about 6,000 pounds of supplies and scientific cargo on the company's eleventh commercial resupply mission to the station.

For more than 16 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,000 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Learn more about SpaceX's mission at:

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crews, at:

http://www.nasa.gov/station

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter:

http://instagram.com/iss

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Last Updated: June 30, 2017
Editor: Mark Garcia

ЦитироватьОтстыковку корабля Dragon от МКС перенесли на 3 июля из- за непогоды

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МОСКВА, 1 июля. /ТАСС/. Космический грузовой корабль Dragon  американской компании SpaceX  будет отстыкован от Международной космической станции (МКС) 3 июля, на день позже планируемого срока, из-за неблагоприятного прогноза погоды в той части Тихого океана, где он должен приводниться. Об этом сообщается в блоге МКС на сайте (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-to-return-to-earth-aboard-spacex-dragon-spacecraft) NASA.
"Зона приводнения в понедельник будет находиться в благоприятных погодных условиях, и будет расположена ближе к порту Лонг-Бич, Калифорния. Приводнение ожидается примерно в 260 милях юго-западнее побережья Калифорнии", - говорится в сообщении.
Ранее планировалось, что космический грузовик будет отстыкован от МКС 2 июля.
Корабль был запущен с помощью ракеты Falcon 9  с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида) 4 июня, он доставил на станцию 2,7 тонны грузов.

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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
The spacecraft lifted off from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on June 3 carrying

Цитироватьzandr (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/44434/) пишет:
А у ТАСС другая информация

ЦитироватьSpaceX Dragon Departure Slips to Monday
Posted on June 30, 2017 at 10:05 pm (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/06/30/spacex-dragon-departure-slips-to-monday/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).
         
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The SpaceX Dragon was pictured May 31, 2012 (http://www.nasa.gov/home/hqnews/2012/may/HQ_12-179_SpaceX_Splashdown.html), moments before its release from the grip of the Canadarm2 and its departure from the space station.

Due to a forecast of unacceptable sea states in the Pacific Ocean in the prime opportunity splashdown zone, SpaceX and NASA have elected to delay the return of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft to Monday, July 3 (https://0). (https://0)The splashdown zone for Monday has an acceptable weather forecast and is closer to port in Long Beach, California. Splashdown is expected around 260 miles southwest of the California coast.

NASA TV coverage of the departure of Dragon Monday, July 3 will begin at 2:00 a.m. EDT for a release at 2:28 a.m.

This entry was posted in Expedition 52 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/category/expedition-52/) and tagged dragon (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/dragon/), International Space Station (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/international-space-station/), NASA (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/nasa/), spacex (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/spacex/) on June 30, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/06/30/spacex-dragon-departure-slips-to-monday/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

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Кстати, почему

ЦитироватьJune 30, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-081

NASA Television to Air Departure of U.S. Cargo Ship from International Space Station

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After delivering about 6,000 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station on Sunday, July 2. NASA Television and the agency's website will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 11:15 a.m. EDT.
Credits: NASA

After delivering about 6,000 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX (https://www.nasa.gov/spacex) Dragon cargo spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/station) on Sunday, July 2. NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 11:15 a.m. EDT.

Flight controllers will use the Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach the Dragon capsule, which arrived at the station June 5, from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module. After they maneuver Dragon into place, Expedition 52 Flight Engineers Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson of NASA will command release of the spacecraft at 11:38 a.m.

Dragon's thrusters will be fired to move the spacecraft a safe distance from the station before SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, command its deorbit burn. The capsule will splash down about 5:16 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean. Deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV.

Recovery forces will retrieve the capsule and its more than 4,100 pounds of returning cargo, including science samples from human and animal research, biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities. NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space, the nonprofit organization that manages research aboard the U.S. national laboratory portion of the space station, will receive and process research samples, ensuring they are distributed to the appropriate facilities within 48 hours of splashdown.

ЦитироватьIn the event of adverse weather conditions in the Pacific, the backup departure date is Monday, July 3, with NASA TV coverage beginning at 2 a.m. and spacecraft release at 2:28 a.m.

Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return to Earth intact, launched June 3 (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/new-nasa-experiments-research-headed-to-international-space-station) on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, for the company's 11th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.
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Last Updated: June 30, 2017
Editor: Karen Northon

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After a month-long stay at the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), Dragon returns to Earth on Monday

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Release of the SpaceX/Dragon CRS-11 Cargo Craft from the International Space Station (Release scheduled at 2:41 a.m. ET)  (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public)
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ЦитироватьDragon SpX-11 targets Pacific Landing on Monday to return valuable ISS Science
 July 2, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-set-for-monday-departure/)

The SpaceX Dragon is working towards a Monday homecoming after a very busy cargo-delivery mission to the International Space Station that brought plenty of experiments for the crew to perform as well as three high-profile external payloads, two of which have taken residence on the Station while one was jettisoned overboard.

Dragon's parachute-assisted splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean was pushed fr om an original target of Sunday due to unfavorable sea states in the offshore landing area. The one-day delay provides time for weather to improve and the natural shift of the Space Station's orbit also moves the landing zone closer to shore, aiming for a box 420 Kilometers south west of the Californian coast line.

Per the revised plan, Dragon will depart the Space Station at 6:41 UTC Monday morning, embarking on several hours of free flight before firing up its Draco thrusters for a ten-minute braking maneuver to drop out of orbit, aiming for re-entry over the Pacific to set up for what is hoped to be another pin-point landing by the spacecraft, enabling a fast recovery and return to shore. The Dragon is loaded with close to two metric tons of science samples and performed experiments that scientists are eager to get their hands on as soon as possible after splashdown.

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Dragon takes flight atop Falcon 9 – Photo: SpaceX

The eleventh regular Dragon mission started back on June 3 with a successful launch atop a Falcon 9 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/falcon-9-dragon-spx11-launch-photos/) rocket, marking the 100th liftoff from Kennedy's Launch Complex 39A, the former on-ramp to the Moon and launch site for the majority of Shuttle missions. Dragon SpX-11 is the first re-use mission for the SpaceX Dragon, employing the C106 spacecraft that visited ISS back in September 2014 on the SpX-4 mission and underwent refurbishment after returning, continuing SpaceX's drive to implement re-usability across its rocket and spacecraft fleet.

The refurbishment process between Dragon's two missions included the replacement of a number of components like the heat shield, some external panels, avionics boxes and other equipment for which lifetime concerns existed. The pressure vessel, thrusters and general majority of systems remained unchanged between the two missions and SpX-11 acted as a validation for future re-use missions that will enable SpaceX to close down Dragon 1 production and focus on the Dragon 2 vehicle that will take over cargo missions after the Commercial Resupply Services 1 contract round and also fly in a crewed configuration as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

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Photo: NASA

Loaded with 2,708 Kilograms of cargo, Dragon arrived in the vicinity of the Space Station two days after launch, approaching ISS from directly below for a robotic capture by the Station's Canadarm2. Dragon was bolted in place on the Harmony module later that day and was opened for business by the crew to access 1,665kg of pressurized cargo delivered by the Dragon.

It was a busy month for Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer who are currently holding up the fort aboard the U.S. Segment of the Station. They had plenty of cargo to move over to ISS and their plan included dozens of experiments that rode uphill on the Dragon and were planned to return aboard the same spacecraft after being performed in orbit.

>> Dragon SpX-11 Cargo Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-cargo-overview/)

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Peggy Whitson performs science aboard ISS – Photo: NASA

Within two days of Dragon's arrival, the crew transferred 40 mice to their residence on ISS to participate in the fifth Rodent Research experiment which studies a novel drug that promises to halt or even reverse bone loss encountered by astronauts in space and patients with Osteoporosis on Earth. Twenty of the mice were loaded back into Dragon for return to Earth, the first live mice to return under Rodent Research to check their post-flight progress. Their former companions are not as lucky and get to live in orbit for another five weeks before being euthanized for future return to Earth.

The crew also set up Fruit Fly Labs on ISS holding thousands of flies that are part of an experiment using the flies as model organisms to examine the effect of microgravity on human heart function. Fischer and Whitson also activated crystallization studies, student payloads, stem cell research and DNA experiments.

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MUSES on Dextre – Photo: NASA TV

Operations were equally busy outside the International Space Station with the Station Robots, the 18-meter long Canadarm2 and the two-armed Dextre, in action for the better part of the four-week stay to deal with the three external payloads on the Dragon Spacecraft.

First to be pulled out of the Dragon Trunk Section was MUSES, the Multi-User System for Earth Sensing (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/muses-desis/) – a high-fidelity articulated bench that can hold four Earth-pointed instruments for easy 'plug-and-play' installation & removal while providing payloads with electrical connectivity, data handling and precise Earth pointing. Developed by Teledyne Brown, MUSES was installed June 6 through June 10 on Express Logistics Carrier 4, establishing a new prime Earth-watching facility on ISS for high-resolution imagers, spectrometers, magnetic sensors and various other payloads.

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NICER completes initial checkouts – Photo: NASA TV

Next up was NICER – the Neutron-Star Interior Composition Explorer (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/nicer/), a high-profile X-ray observatory that will collect precise spectral and timing data on ultra-dense Neutron Stars to reveal their internal composition and uncover mechanisms for dynamic phenomena like ultra-energetic particle acceleration at Neutron Stars.

NICER took its position on ELC4 Site 2 on June 14 and was deployed on June 16 after overcoming initial trouble with its launch locks. After range of motion checks with its large Optical Bench, NICER headed into initial calibration measurements that will continue into mid-July before the instrument begins its science phase of at least two years.

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ROSA deployed outside ISS – Photo: NASA

The last item to be moved out of Dragon's Trunk was ROSA – the Roll Out Solar Array (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa/), a technology demonstration of a new type of deployable solar array that could be the answer for the power-hungry satellites of the future.

Beginning its pathfinder mission, ROSA was unrolled on June 18 for a weeklong checkout looking at structural dynamics, power characteristics and thermal behavior to retire risks for future satellite missions. When ROSA failed to lock back in its retracted position, a prepared Plan B went into motion and the deployed array was jettisoned from its attachment mechanism on June 26 to undergo a natural orbital decay over a period of months; the Active FRAM was placed back into the Dragon trunk and will be disposed of on Monday via re-entry.

>> Review Videos of all Dragon SpX-11 Robotic Operations (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/videos-busy-iss-robots-complete-dragon-spx-11-external-payload-operations/)

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Dragon packed for return – Photo: NASA

With Dragon's stay on ISS winding down, the crew was in charge of final cargo loading this week with an estimated 1,860kg of hardware returning aboard the Dragon, including one Animal Transporter with 20 lucky mice, the Fruit Fly Lab and four Polar freezers with various experiments including stem cell research. Dragon missions are a welcome opportunity to empty the Station's laboratory freezers that hold everything from crew members' bodily fluids, rodent organs to plant parts. Dragon will be carrying hundreds of tubes of blood, urine and saliva from the crew to support various studies looking into how the body responds to prolonged exposure to space.

Dragon was buttoned up on Sunday with the crew closing the hatch to the spacecraft and going through the usual process to outfit the cavity between ISS and Dragon by removing power/data jumpers and installing drive controllers for the berthing mechanism bolts. Leak checks were completed once the ISS hatch was shut to clear the way for an overnight unberthing for an early morning release.

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Photo: NASA

Four sets of four bolts will be driven followed by the opening of four capture latches to free the Dragon, giving Canadarm-2 full control of the vehicle for a ground-controlled maneuver to the release position. Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson will take over from ROBO controllers after an early wake up time to support the release of the spacecraft, scheduled for 6:41 UTC with snares releasing the craft's grapple fixture and Canadarm2 retreating to a safe distance.

Recovering from Free Drift, the Dragon will make an initial departure burn three minutes after release to depart ISS along the R-Bar or radial vector. Another short pulse of the Draco thrusters comes 90 seconds after the first maneuver to accelerate Dragon's departure along the R-Bar.

Once outside the Keep Out Sphere, Dragon will make its third and largest departure maneuver to depart the Approach Ellipsoid, pulling out in front of ISS to enter a five-hour free flight toward a rocket-powered braking maneuver to drop out of orbit.

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Dragon departure Trajectory – Image: NASA

One of the critical events of the Free Flight is the closure of the GNC Bay Door to protect the navigation sensors inside from the harsh re-entry environment. Firing the Draco thrusters for around ten minutes, Dragon will be slowed by around 100 meters per second, placing it on a path toward the dense atmosphere for a fiery re-entry.

Four minutes before hitting the atmosphere, Dragon will drop its Trunk Section, disposing of the solar arrays and trunk via destructive re-entry. During the Re-Entry Process, Dragon's PICA-X Heat Shield has to withstand temperatures of up to 1,600°C, making use of an adaption of NASA's phenolic impregnated carbon ablator heat shield.

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Photo: SpaceX (File)

About 10 minutes before Splashdown, at an altitude of 13.7 Kilometers, Dragon opens its dual Drogue Chutes slowing the vehicle down for the opening of the three orange-and-white main chutes around three Kilometers in altitude. Flying under the Main Chutes, Dragon is slowed to its landing speed of 17 to 20 Kilometers per hour.

Splashdown is expected 420 Kilometers south-west of the Californian Coast wh ere recovery forces will be awaiting the arrival of the vehicle. In previous cases, Dragon's landing was very close to the bulls-eye target, allowing teams on the recovery ships to track a large portion of the vehicle's descent under its three main parachutes.

After being recovered from the ocean, Dragon will be brought to the Port of Long Beach for initial post-saving steps and the removal of time-critical cargo from the spacecraft. Critical cargo retrieved from Dragon will be shipped back to NASA within 48 hours of landing for post-flight analysis and distribution to the participating scientific institutions.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185858.jpg) Kam Bahrami‏ @Kam_Bahrami (https://twitter.com/Kam_Bahrami) 16 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Kam_Bahrami/status/881641843028611072)

Just finished demating @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) Dragon and parking it in prep for the Release team. Here's 9h timelapse of me on console @csa_asc (https://twitter.com/csa_asc) in 30sec!

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/881641843028611072)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185325.jpg) Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish/status/881633659849023488)

Monday its goodbye #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) 11 after working through 6,000 lbs of science/cargo-can't wait to see what breakthroughs those samples may hold!
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Цитировать07/03/2017 06:25
Running a day later than scheduled to dodge rough seas in the Pacific Ocean, a Dragon supply ship owned and operated by SpaceX will depart the International Space Station early Monday and head for a predawn splashdown a few hundred miles southwest of Los Angeles.

Packed with scientific specimens and equipment, including tissue from rodents sent into space to gauge the effectiveness of a new drug to treat osteoporosis, the robotic cargo capsule was removed from its attachment port on the space station's Harmony module Sunday with the lab's Canadian-built robotic arm.

Astronaut Jack Fischer will take command of the robotic arm to release the Dragon capsule at 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT), and the supply freighter will fire its thrusters several times to maneuver a safe distance away from the station for a de-orbit burn.

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A parachute-assisted splashdown of the pressurized cargo capsule is planned a few hours after departure from the space station. A SpaceX recovery team is on station in the Pacific Ocean to safe and retrieve the capsule, then bring it to the Port of Los Angeles around two days after its return.

The spacecraft has spent four weeks at the space station since it arrived June 5, two days after blasting off from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket.

The automated spaceship delivered nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments, including a NASA instrument to study neutron stars, an Air Force-sponsored experimental solar array, and other investigations.

The Dragon capsule is concluding SpaceX's 11th resupply mission to the space station. The Hawthorne, California-based company has two cargo delivery contracts with NASA for at least 26 unpiloted logistics flights to the orbiting research complex through 2024.

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Grasped by the robotic arm, the Dragon spacecraft is at its planned release point below the space station.

Astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson will command the arm to release the capsule at 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT). The duo will stand by at a communications panel to issue commands to Dragon if necessary.

The crew will monitor the spacecraft until it exits the so-called keep-out sphere 200 meters (660 feet) around the space station.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 23 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/881762194135842816)

10 mins to release, CRS-11 Dragon over the South China Sea.
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Цитировать07/03/2017 09:30
Mission control in Houston has given the station crew a "go" for release of the Dragon spacecraft by the robotic arm once the window opens.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/881767535804391425)

Jack says "she's been an incredible vehicle - covered in awesome sauce - that's given them no problems." - Departing KOS,
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Цитировать07/03/2017 09:45 Dragon release
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Dragon is now flying on its own, having been released from the grasp of the space station robotic arm at 2:41 a.m. EDT (0641 GMT) as the craft flew 258 miles above Australia.

07/03/2017 09:45
The robotic arm has backed away to a distance of more than 10 feet. The first of three rocket burns to guide Dragon away from the space station is complete.

07/03/2017 09:45
The Dragon spacecraft has finished its second departure burn. A yaw maneuver is coming up at about 2:51 a.m. EDT (0651 GMT), then a final departure maneuver is planned about a minute later.

07/03/2017 09:52
Dragon's third and final departure burn is complete, moving the craft beyond the 200-meter keep-out sphere, an imaginary bubble around the space station.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 16 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/881765664985235456)

Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)! Three departure burns are now underway


6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/881768091843141632)

The three departure burns to move Dragon away from the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) are complete.

Цитировать07/03/2017 09:59
Coming up in a few hours, the Dragon spacecraft will close the door to its guidance, navigation and control bay before 6:30 a.m. EDT (1030 GMT).

Ignition of the capsule's thrusters is set for approximately 7:13 a.m. EDT (1113 GMT) for an appoximately 10-minute deorbit burn. Splashdown around 260 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, is scheduled for 8:12 a.m. EDT (1212 GMT).

NASA Television coverage of the Dragon resupply flight has ended. SpaceX does not plan to provide live coverage of splashdown, but you can check back here for updates on the status of the mission as we receive information.

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Dragon will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 8:12 a.m. EDT, 12:12 UTC.

Цитировать07/03/2017 10:09
Astronaut Jack Fischer radioed his congratulations to the Dragon shortly after its departure.

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"Dragon's been an incredible spacecraft," Fischer said. "I could even say it was slathered in awesome sauce. This baby has had almost no problems, which is an incredible feat considering it's the first reuse of a Dragon vehicle.

"And the science we've done -- oh my, the science. Most of the 6,000 pounds of cargo carried was science, and almost all the return cargo are precious samples for discoveries we can't wait to see," he said. "In addition, Dragon brought up a host of external experiments. We've added an external platform for science, a neutron star analyzer and a new solar array that rolled out like a party horn on New Year's Eve.

"The science on this mission has been non-stop, and we think the scientists will be extremely happy with the volumes of data we gathered for them up here in space in our floating world-class laboratory we call home," Fischer said.

"For the whole SpaceX team, thank you for building such a great vehicle and for finding us some good weather today to allow us to bring home the science on time.

"Godspeed and fair winds, Dragon-11."

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ЦитироватьDragon Cargo Craft Flies Away Fr om Station
Posted on July 3, 2017 at 3:10 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/07/03/dragon-cargo-craft-flies-away-from-station/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

Expedition 52 astronauts Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson of NASA released the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft from the International Space Station's robotic arm at 2:41 a.m. EDT.

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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is seen departing the space station after its release from the space station's Canadarm2. Credit: NASA TV

Dragon's thrusters will be fired to move the spacecraft a safe distance from the station before SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, command its deorbit burn. The capsule will splash down at about 8:12 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean, wh ere recovery forces will retrieve the capsule and its more than 4,100 pounds of cargo. This cargo will include science (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-science-to-return-to-earth-aboard-spacex-dragon-spacecraft) from human and animal research, biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities.

Splashdown will not be broadcast on NASA TV.

NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the non-profit organization that manages research aboard the U.S. national laboratory portion of the space station, will receive time-sensitive samples and begin working with researchers to process and distribute them within 48 hours of splashdown.

Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft able to return to Earth intact, launched June 3 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from historic Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and arrived at the station June 5 for the company's eleventh NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission carrying almost 6,000 pounds of cargo and research supplies (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spacex11_resupply).

Keep up with the International Space Station, and its research and crew members, at:

www.nasa.gov/station (http://www.nasa.gov/station)

Get breaking news, images, videos and features from the station on social media at:

https://www.facebook.com/ISS

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This entry was posted in Expedition 52 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/category/expedition-52/) and tagged dragon (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/dragon/), International Space Station (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/international-space-station/), NASA (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/nasa/), Roscosmos (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/roscosmos/), science (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/science/), spacex (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/spacex/) on July 3, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/07/03/dragon-cargo-craft-flies-away-from-station/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

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ЦитироватьFirst Re-Used Dragon CRS-11 Departs International Space Station

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Опубликовано: 3 июл. 2017 г.

ЦитироватьDeparture of SpaceX Dragon CRS-11 Spacecraft from ISS
 
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ЦитироватьSpaceX ‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 6 мин6 минут назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/881848513952309248)

Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed—completing first re-flight of a commercial spacecraft to and from the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) .
               
                  
                   Ad astra per rectum!!

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185325.jpg) Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish/status/881854457419407360)

Beautiful expanse of stars-but the "long" orange one is SpaceX-11 reentering! Congrats team for a successful splashdown & great mission!
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ЦитироватьSpaceX Dragon Parachutes to Pre-Sunrise Splashdown, capping First Re-Use Flight
 July 3, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-successful-pacific-splashdown/)

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Astronaut Jack Fischer captured this picture of Dragon's re-entry – Dragon is leading the way, the disintegrating object behind it is the trunk section jettisoned fr om Dragon – Photo: NASA

SpaceX's first Dragon re-use mission successfully concluded on Monday with the spacecraft parachuting to a safe splashdown landing in the Pacific Ocean to return nearly two metric tons of science and hardware from the International Space Station. Monday's splashdown landing marked the end of a 29-day and 16-hour mission, bringing this spacecraft's total time in space to 64 days after an earlier visit to ISS back in 2014.

Splashdown was confirmed by SpaceX at 12:14 UTC in the intended landing zone around 420 Kilometers from the Californian coast, marking the first nighttime landing of the Dragon spacecraft, occurring roughly one hour before sunrise in the landing area wh ere teams were pre-staged after splashdown was moved from Sunday to Monday due to unfavorable weather in the original recovery zone.

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Dragon before Departure – Photo: NASA

Over the course of its month-long stay, the Dragon delivered 2.7 metric tons of cargo to the Space Station including three high-profile external payloads and dozens of science experiments to be performed by the Station's crew. For landing, the craft held some 1,860 Kilograms of equipment, the majority of which being performed experiments and samples that will be rushed to NASA for distribution to their home institutions in the shortest time possible after Dragon returns to shore.

SpaceX's eleventh operational cargo mission began back on June 3 with a successful launch atop a Falcon 9 rocket that delivered the Dragon into Low Earth Orbit and returned its first stage to a powered landing at Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1 to further SpaceX's re-use aspirations. The first stage was not the only re-use element involved in this mission, marking the first time a Dragon flew to space for a second time. Dragon C106 spent over 34 days in orbit in September/October 2014 as part of SpaceX's fourth operational ISS mission, facilitating the delivery of 2,216 Kilograms of cargo.

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Dragon 6 ready to depart the factory for its second mission – Photo: Instagram / the_brae_area

The SpX-11 mission served as a demonstration for future Dragon re-use missions per an agreement SpaceX worked out with NASA, modifying the original contract that only called for new Dragons to be flown to ISS.

The company provided technical data to NASA on the longevity of Dragon's systems, proving the craft – with the exception of a few components – could easily deal with multiple mission cycles. Equipment replaced between flights includes the trunk section that burns up in the atmosphere, the heat shield that makes contact with sea water, some avionics boxes & external panels, and any other components for which lifetime concerns existed. The principal parts of the spacecraft like the pressure vessel, main structure and propulsion system remained unchanged.

Re-flying Dragon 1 spacecraft will allow SpaceX to close down its production line and place focus on ramping up production of the Dragon 2 that will ferry crews to and from ISS and also fly in a cargo version, starting in the second Commercial Resupply Services round after SpX-20.

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ROSA deployed outside ISS – Photo: NASA

Heading off on its second mission, Dragon performed admirably, arriving at ISS two days after launch for a robotic capture and berthing to the Harmony module. The craft's four-week stay at ISS was extremely busy – inside and outside the Station as plenty of internal payloads had to be dealt with by the crew while the Station's robots spent the better part of Dragon's stay handling the three external payloads, two of which found a home on the Station's truss to provide ISS with a new articulated Earth observation bench (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/muses-desis/) and a high-fidelity X-ray telescope (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/nicer/) studying ultra-dense Neutron-Stars. ROSA – the Roll Out Solar Array (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/rosa/) completed a week-long demonstration mission before being jettisoned overboard when its locks failed to re-engage at the end of the test.

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Dragon packed for return – Photo: NASA

Riding uphill on the Dragon was a group of 40 lab mice, participating in a study of a novel drug that promises to stop or even reverse bone loss incurred by Astronauts spending extended periods in space and patients suffering from Osteoporosis on Earth. Twenty of the mice returned on Monday as the first live return of animals under the Rodent Research Program while the other twenty will be kept aboard ISS for another five weeks before being euthanized and returned at a later date.

The Dragon also returned with the Fruit Fly Lab-2 experiment that includes thousands of flies acting as model organisms to look into changes in heart function caused by exposure to microgravity. Four powered Polar freezers were installed in the Dragon for return, holding hundreds of sample tubes as Dragon missions are a welcome opportunity to empty the Station's laboratory freezers that hold everything from crew members' bodily fluids and rodent organs to plant parts.

>> Dragon SpX-11 Cargo & Science Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx11/dragon-spx-11-cargo-overview/)

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Final cargo items were loaded into the Dragon over the weekend and USOS crew members Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer buttoned up the spacecraft on Sunday, closing the Dragon hatch and moving through the vestibule outfitting task to remove power/data jumpers and install drive mechanisms for the berthing mechanism bolts. Once the Harmony hatch was closed, the cavity between Dragon and ISS was depressurized for a period of leak checks before ROBO controllers in Houston and Saint-Hubert received clearance for the craft's unberthing.

Dragon was demated from Harmony by releasing four sets of four bolts and four capture latches, giving Canadarm2 full control over the spacecraft for a slow maneuver away from Harmony and then into the release position ten meters below the complex. The craft was kept in the release position overnight and Whitson and Fischer assumed control of robotics after an early wake up on Monday to put in motion final preparations for releasing the spacecraft.

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The snares of the arm's Latching End Effector opened at 6:41 UTC and Canadarm2 was retracted to a safe distance for Dragon to re-enable thruster control for a pair of departure burns accelerating the spacecraft down the R-Bar, or radial vector, taking the vehicle out the ISS Keep Out Sphere. The third and largest departure maneuver placed Dragon on a prograde trajectory, pulling out in front of ISS to open up a gap of around 150 Kilometers to set the stage for the rocket-powered braking maneuver.

Dragon's green-and-red navigation lights quickly faded as the craft headed into orbital night for five hours of free flying dedicated to final deorbit preparation such as the closure of the GNC Bay Door to shield Dragon's star tracker and proximity navigation sensors from the heat of re-entry. With Dragon out of the ISS Approach Ellipsoid, NASA involvement in the mission ended and SpaceX's Control Center in Hawthorne was in full control of Dragon's return to the planet.

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To set its homebound course, Dragon fired its Draco thrusters for around ten minutes to slow down by some 100 meters per second, enough to drop the craft out of orbit with re-entry targeting a precise location to enable Dragon to reach its landing area. Around four minutes prior to entry interface, Dragon jettisoned its disposable Trunk Section that is not equipped to survive re-entry. The sole disposal item in the trunk for the SpX-11 mission was the Active Flight Releasable Attachment Mechanism that once held the ROSA solar array that was jettisoned into orbit to undergo a natural decay towards a fiery re-entry.

Encountering the dense atmosphere, Dragon's PICA-X heat shield had to endure temperatures up to 1,600 degrees Celsius and Dragon constantly modified its lift to optimize the flight path toward the planned parachute opening target. Having slowed to a subsonic speed of 240 meters per second, Dragon deployed two Drogue Chutes around 13.7 Kilometers in altitude followed by the large main chutes at around three Kilometers to slow the vehicle down to under 20 Kilometers per hour for splashdown.

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SpaceX confirmed the landing via Twitter, declaring the first re-flight of Dragon a success.

As is typical for Dragons returning valuable ISS science, landing marks the beginning of a race against time as SpaceX aims to get the spacecraft out of the water and on the way back to shore as quickly as possible to be able to ship time-critical cargo back to NASA within 48 hours of splashdown. The time-critical samples and experiment materials will be flown back to Houston and other institutions as soon as they arrive on shore, using the Port of Long Beach to welcome the Dragon back on land.

Per current planning schedules, the next two ISS visiting vehicle events will occur on the Russian side with Progress MS-05 expected to depart the complex on July 20 after a five-month stay followed on the 28th by the launch and docking of the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft bringing Sergei Ryazansky, Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli to ISS – all three of them being return visitors. The next SpaceX Dragon mission is targeting liftoff No Earlier Than August 10, though ISS schedules are never set in stone and dates can move in a fluid manner.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 1 ч назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/881879191578443776)

Dragon CRS-11's capsule C106.2 splashed down near 27N 122W at about 1213 UTC Jul 3 completing its mission.

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ЦитироватьJonathan McDowell ‏Подлинная учетная запись @ planet4589 1 ч назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/881879191578443776)

Dragon CRS-11's capsule C106.2 splashed down near 27N 122W at about 1213 UTC Jul 3 completing its mission.

ЦитироватьКосмический грузовик Dragon приводнился в Тихом океане
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 3 июля. /ТАСС/. Космический грузовой корабль Dragon американской компании SpaceX после отстыковки от Международной космической станции (МКС) вернулся на Землю.
Аппарат доставил с МКС груз массой 1,9 тонны, главным образом результаты научных экспериментов и образцы технологических разработок.
"Dragon выпустил основные парашюты. Благополучное приводнение подтверждено. Полет корабля коммерческого назначения на станцию и обратно завершен", - говорится в сообщении на странице SpaceX в Twitter.
Корабль, доставивший 6 июня 2,7 тонны груза на МКС, отстыковался в 09:41 мск. Как отмечается в Twitter МКС, операцию по отстыковке корабля от манипулятора Canadarm2 проводил американский астронавт Джек Фишер. Ранее отстыковка была запланирована на 2 июля, но ее отложили из-за неблагоприятного прогноза погоды в той части Тихого океана, где должен был приводниться корабль.
Грузовик был запущен 4 июня с помощью ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). Dragon доставил на МКС около 2,7 тонны грузов: продовольствие и материалы для проведения более 250 научных экспериментов. В том числе речь идет о совместном проекте NASA и Европейского космического агентства, который предусматривает изучение влияния света и микрогравитации на семена растений. Экипаж станции также получил прибор SEXTANT (Station Explorer for X-Ray Timing and Navigation), предназначенный для измерения периодичности рентгеновского электромагнитного излучения нейтронных звезд и испытания новейшей технологии навигации.
Сейчас на борту МКС находятся российский космонавт Федор Юрчихин, американские астронавты Джек Фишер и Пегги Уитсон.

ЦитироватьSpacex Dragon returned home this morning after a month-long stay at the @ISS, completing the first re-flight mission of a commercial spacecraft to and from the orbiting laboratory. Its mission to the Space Station delivered almost 6,000 pounds of supplies and hardware, including critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 52 and 53. Dragon is now headed to port for a cargo handover to @nasa

ЦитироватьАтяпа (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/16135/) пишет:
И де он сейчас?!
Сейчас about 16 30 UTC Jul 3

ЦитироватьReturn of the space mice! SpaceX's reflown Dragon lands in San Pedro packed with science galore

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Twenty mice were flown to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's Dragon ship. A new protein was tested on the mice that has shown promise in re-growing lost bone density. Photo courtesy NASA

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By Sandy Mazza (http://www.sbsun.com/business/20170705/return-of-the-space-mice-spacexs-reflown-dragon-lands-in-san-pedro-packed-with-science-galore#author1), Daily Breeze

POSTED: 07/05/17, 12:42 PM PDT | UPDATED: 3 DAYS AGO

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SpaceX's Dragon spaceship, carrying more than 4,100 pounds of cargo and research specimens, became the first capsule used in two different missions when it splashed down this week in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles. The mission was the first re-flight of one of SpaceX's unpiloted supply ships to the International Space Station. The ship returned to San Pedro's outer harbor across fr om Cabrillo Marina on Tuesday. Photo by Gene Blevins/LA DailyNews/SCNG

SpaceX's first reflown Dragon spacecraft has returned to dock at the Port of Los Angeles filled with science research, including the first 20 mice ever returned by the U.S. from space (https://www.nasa.gov/offices/oct/feature/mice-studies-in-space-offer-clues-on-bone-loss).

The craft, first flown for NASA in September 2014, splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at dawn Monday (http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20170703/spacexs-dragon-the-first-ever-reflown-private-spacecraft-has-returned-to-earth).

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It was delivered by barge Tuesday to San Pedro's outer harbor across from Cabrillo Marina, wh ere SpaceX has a leasehold to park its space-going equipment (http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20170131/spacex-wants-to-double-its-footprint-at-the-port-of-los-angeles).

"All the rodents from ISS made it back alive and healthy yesterday on July 4! This is the first successful American live return," said Dr. Chia Soo, a lead researcher on UCLA's NELL-1 study to develop a drug that, for the first time, can ease the extreme bone loss astronauts face in orbit.

The mice were sent to the Space Station last month (https://www.nasa.gov/ames/research/space-biosciences/fruit-fly-lab) to study a new protein that has shown promise in re-growing lost bone density. They made the grueling journey through and back the Earth's atmosphere in snug specially designed mice habitats.

"If it can work for microgravity-related bone loss, then it could have increased use for patients one day on Earth who have bone loss from trauma or aging," Soo said.

Scientific research on board is returning from the National Laboratory on the International Space Station. The Dragon docked there after launching from Kennedy Space Center in a NASA commercial resupply mission on June 3 (http://www.dailybreeze.com/business/20170603/spacex-delivers-11th-payload-to-international-space-station-for-nasa).

The various returned science experiments were headed for research institutions around the world, while the Dragon will likely be driven to Texas for testing before being retooled at the company's manufacturing and design headquarters in Hawthorne. SpaceX officials did not confirm the craft's future plans, however.

Also among the research in this mission was a new instrument designed to study neutron stars, or pulsars, which are the most magnetic objects known in the universe. They're expected to hold the keys to more accurate global navigation and timekeeping.

"(Pulsars) emit light all across the spectrum in narrow beams from their magnetic poles," said Zaven Arzoumanian, the science lead for the Neutron Star Interior Composition Explorer, or NICER, study. Neutron stars "have very rapid rotation, hundreds of times every second. They're faster than the blades of a household blender. NICER's trying to understand what makes pulsars tick."

Hundreds of fruit flies are also returning from orbit for an investigation into the effects of microgravity on the cardiovascular system.

"Fruit fly hearts have similar components to humans and are much closer to humans, in some respect, than mice and rats," said Karen Ocorr, who is leading the study at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute in La Jolla.

The research team sent hundreds of flies packed in six tissue box-sized habitats. Four of the boxes carried 2,000 fly eggs, and others carried hundreds of breeding adults, intended to give birth in space to flies that would return to Earth.

"We have a team of 12 people who will be present in the lab when we receive the flies back," Ocorr said. "We'll spend the next month or more trying to understand the effects on their skeletal muscle and heart muscle function, among other things.

"People who have long-term illnesses, or are infirm and spend a long time in bed, experience progressive cardiac dysfunctions," she said, adding that this study could help develop new therapies for weak hearts.

Lennox Middle School students will also soon get back research from inside this Dragon. They're studying whether lemon-mint plants grow better, worse, or the same in microgravity (http://www.dailybreeze.com/social-affairs/20170513/students-get-once-in-a-lifetime-space-research-opportunity-with-spacex), as part of the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program.

"We wanted to use mint because it's something we use a lot in our Hispanic culture," said Nayeli Salgado, one of the Lennox school team members. "It has many uses — stomach aches, ear aches. You can use it instead of medicine. It takes the pain away."

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July 4,2017. San Pedro CA. SpaceX's Dragon spaceship made space history today as being the first capsule used twice in two different missions that has never been done before. SpaceX carrying more than 4,100 pounds of cargo and research specimens, descended to a predawn splashdown Monday in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles, completing the first ...

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The "space mice" lived in this climate-controlled container while trekking to the space station. Photo courtesy NASA

The first 20 star-trekking mice to travel to the International Space Station, riding aboard a spacecraft built by Hawthorne-based Space X, have returned to their home lab at UCLA.

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But the mission isn't over for the mice, plucked last week from their capsule in San Pedro (http://www.sbsun.com/business/20170705/return-of-the-space-mice-spacexs-reflown-dragon-lands-in-san-pedro-packed-with-science-galore), according to a scientist participating in the project that aims to help humans battle bone loss.

For now, the pioneering rodents are awaiting their rodent counterparts, still orbiting 220 miles above Earth on the space station's National Lab (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/nlab/index.html). And they're getting reacquainted with life back on Earth, dealing with such challenges as normal gravity.

Altogether, 40 mice will continue to be treated with a protein therapy that has shown promise regrowing lost bone.

The mice passed through the Earth's 3,000-degree Fahrenheit atmosphere at a rate of force equal to about five times their body weight — without injury, scientists said.

They took to life in space pretty well, said Louis Stodieck, director of BioServe Space Technologies at the University of Colorado Boulder's aerospace-engineering sciences division.

"They looked really good. They were very healthy," said Stodieck, who came to UCLA to help acclimate the mice to life on Earth again. "Mice are very capable."

During their travel, they lived inside a specially made, jungle-gym-like habitat and ate moist, nutrient-rich food bars developed by NASA. ("Think of a power bar but not quite so sweet," Stodieck said. "The mice love it. It's very good, I've actually tried it.")

Like returning astronauts, the mice-tronauts appeared initially unsteady in gravity. Their space habitat had mesh walls, allowing them to crawl around with stability.

"They get so adapted to microgravity, that gravity probably feels a little hard," Stodieck said. "They looked a little bit tenuous, but they're getting used to it."

Since the Soviet Sputnik program returned the first animals — dogs, rodents and insects — from a brief trip around the Earth in 1957, the U.S. Space Shuttle program has gone on to return animals from rocket trips.

But these are the first U.S. rodents to participate in a lengthy microgravity research trip, and to board the space station's National Laboratory, Stodieck said.

"These studies, with animal models, are few and far between. They are difficult and expensive," he said. "It's very important for us, in any of these studies, to maximize their scientific utility. The space station is a tremendous laboratory platform. We're learning a lot of things."

Increasingly, researchers are studying the effects of microgravity on stem cells to understand the full potential of space research.

But the mice are promising some exciting results that could help many people on Earth, according to the scientists.

Astronauts (and mice-tronauts) experience severe bone loss when they travel outside Earth's gravity-laden atmosphere.

Floating around in microgravity not only depletes bone mass, it also weakens muscles, most notably, heart muscles. The recent mission also carried hundreds of fruit flies for an investigation into the effects of microgravity on the cardiovascular system.

"With the Space Shuttle program, we were only able to do relatively short (orbital research) durations (with animals)," Stodieck said. "We weren't able to let them adapt over a long period of time. This duration of exposure was the first time we've been able to do a detailed, controlled study" with animals in space.

SpaceX's reusable rockets and spacecraft are enabling U.S. researchers to send experiments to orbit affordably from America for the first time in years.

The Dragon craft that returned the mice to Earth previously flew to the Space Station in 2014.

SpaceX's business model relies on such high-tech recycling. And spacecraft that are quickly reusable are key to future scientific research in space, Stodieck said.

"We're now able to look at the recovery of animals and compare it with counterparts continued to be housed in microgravity conditions," Stodieck said. "On the space station, we can watch their behavior with infrared LEDs. The mice adapt to microgravity very quickly. By the time we see them for the first time (after their rocket ride), they're eating, drinking and grooming — they've already adjusted to their environment very well.

"In fact, a crew member commented that they adjust the way they move around in space basically the same way the astronauts do. They use their legs for balance and arms to move around."

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