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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/885238573657731072)

SpaceX Falcon 9 (Dragon - CRS-12) currently tracking Static Fire on 39A on August 6 for an August 10 launch.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 28 мин назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/888422303410905089)

SpaceX Falcon 9 with CRS-12 Dragon from KSC 39A now NET August 14.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/888741324790300672)

Currently Aug. 9 for the Falcon 9 (CRS-12) Static Fire (39A), but tagged "requesting" as the Range waits for TDRS-M flow (SLC-41) status.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/888871451725529090)

Preliminary: TDRS-M NET Aug. 10, pending final reviews (STC). This was CRS-12 Dragon's previous launch date. NASA decided TDRS has priority.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/889508412408700929)

NASA's Sam Scimemi confirms Aug. 14 is new date for next Falcon 9 launch with Dragon supply ship for ISS. It was no earlier than Aug. 10.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/889508454431326209)

Schedule of upcoming ISS launches/landings from Sam Scimemi's talk at the NAC HEO committee meeting. One change: SpX-12 now Aug. 14, not 12.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/889515336608907264)

Scimemi's slide on upcoming SpX-12 states that it will be the last to use "new build" Dragon; rest of CRS missions will be reused capsules.
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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/890230126964813824)

So currently TDRS-M wants the 10th, as we previously noted. Dragon will take the 14th. With Caveats. Relationship Status: It's Complicated.

ЦитироватьTDRS-M given priority over CRS-12 Dragon as launch dates realign
July 26, 2017 by Chris Gebhardt

Launch delays are sometimes part of the equation in determining when specific missions launch in relation to each other. Sometimes, those delays occur to missions for the same agency, as is now the case with TDRS-M and CRS-12. With replacement operations to the TDRS-M omni antenna underway, NASA/United Launch Alliance has requested 10 August for the TDRS-M launch and SpaceX has requested 14 August for the CRS-12 Dragon launch to the International Space Station.

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CRS-12 – last flight of a brand new cargo Dragon:

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SpaceX has officially requested fr om the Eastern Range a launch date of 14 August for the CRS-12 mission of Dragon (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Dragon) to the ISS, giving the company just two days to launch the mission before having to stand down for several days due to a Russian EVA conflict at the Station (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Russian+EVA).

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This could create an interesting situation of SpaceX only having two days – or possibly just a single day – to launch the CRS-12 mission before having to stand down for the Russian EVA.

Presently, that spacewalk is scheduled for 17 August, and documentation acquired by NASASpaceflight.com and available on L2 states that SpaceX would have to launch at least two days prior to that EVA – making 15 August the last possible day to launch before the EVA.

Muddying this opportunity is the fact that CRS-12 will once again be bringing mice up to the Station on Rodent Research 9 for NASA and in the Mouse Habitat Unit – 2 (or Mouse House) for JAXA.

The previous two Dragon resupply missions, CRS-10 (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS-10) (Rodent Research 4) and CRS-11 (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=CRS-11) (Rodent Research 5), also brought mice to the Station.

CRS-10 was able to employ a 24-hr scrub turnaround when its first attempt ended at T-13 seconds due to a Thrust Vector Control system issue. However, CRS-11 had to employ a 48-hour scrub turnaround so its mice (or mouse-tronauts) could be rotated out with fresh mice.
 
Exactly what turnaround option will be employed for CRS-12 is not confirmed at this time. But if Rodent Research 9 or the Mouse House requires a mouse changeout after a potential scrub, that could leave 14 August as the only launch opportunity before having to stand down for the Russian EVA.

While standing down for such a prolonged period around a spacewalk is not the way things usually work, it is nonetheless the reality in this case because the Russian EVA is deploying two satellites from the Station.

Once those satellites are released, their orbits and trajectories have to be carefully categorized and plotted to avoid any potential infringement or collision scenarios with Dragon.

And therein lies the issue: Dragon cannot be in flight on its way to the ISS when the satellites are deployed as it would create too great a risk of potential collision between the satellites and Dragon. However, once their orbits are determined, Dragon can – if launch occurs after the Russian EVA – be safely maneuvered around them.

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This also eliminates the ability to launch Dragon and then have it loiter away from the ISS until the EVA is complete.

Nonetheless, SpaceX stands ready to launch CRS-12 on 14 August in an instantaneous window at ~12:31 EDT (16:31 GMT/UTC). Technically, there is a five minute window that day (12:28 – 12:33 EDT); however, Falcon 9 launches to Station always target the center of the window for performance optimization.

In accordance with the realigned dates for TDRS-M, on Tuesday SpaceX officially entered a request to the Eastern Range to conduct the static fire of the Falcon 9 rocket at LC-39A on 9 August – just one day before the TDRS-M launch.

After the static fire, the Falcon 9 will be transported back into the Horizontal Integration Facility (HIF) outside the pad perimeter, wh ere it will be mated to its Dragon capsule.

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Moreover, with regard to the ground computer issue that caused two T-9 second scrubs for the Intelsat 35e mission (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/07/spacex-launch-surge-falcon-9-launch-intelsat-35e/), NASASpaceflight.com has learned that the computer has been thoroughly examined and that the cause of the issue was identified and corrected.

This should provide a smooth count for the CRS-12 Dragon – which is the final newly-constructed Dragon for cargo resupply efforts (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/06/spacexs-crs-11-dragon-station-arrival/), per an update given to NAC yesterday by Sam Scimemi, NASA's Director for the International Space Station Program.

Starting with CRS-13 later this year, all future Dragon cargo resupply missions will utilize previously flown Dragon capsules.

(Images: SpaceX, NASA, Space360 and L2 artist Nathan Koga – The full gallery of Nathan's (Starliner to SpaceX Dragon to MCT, SLS, Commercial Crew and more) L2 images can be *found here (http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=38476.0)*)

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/890285644353863681)

Updates to US launch schedule include new target dates for Falcon 9/CRS 12 (Aug. 14) and Atlas 5/TDRS M (Aug. 20). https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ ... (https://t.co/NrskL6V5dZ)
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 51 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/890344552141172736)

Note: This doesn't mean CRS-12 can necessarily move forward. They slipped to 14th last Fri & have already had 6 days of realigned work flows

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/890340452200620033)

A lot can change in a day... like an additional 10 day slip to TDRS-M from yesterday's request for 10 Aug. Launch now NET. 20 Aug

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We are now targeting Aug. 20 for launch of the TDRS-M spacecraft. A 40-minute launch window would open at 7:56 a.m. EDT.

ЦитироватьAnticipating upgraded spaceships, SpaceX builds final first-generation Dragon cargo craft
July 29, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/07/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

The Dragon supply ship set for liftoff from Florida next month was the last of SpaceX's first-generation cargo capsules off the production line, meaning future logistics deliveries to the International Space Station will fly on recycled spacecraft until a new Dragon variant is ready.

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File photo of a Dragon spacecraft at SpaceX's headquarters in Hawthorne, California. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX launched a reused Dragon cargo craft on its last commercial supply shipment to the space station in June, and officials said then that the next Dragon mission — now scheduled for launch next month — will use a newly-manufactured capsule. Plans for subsequent resupply missions were still under review, NASA and SpaceX officials said at the time.

But a presentation to the NASA Advisory Council's human exploration and operations committee Monday by Sam Scimemi, director of the space station program at NASA Headquarters, suggested SpaceX's next Dragon spacecraft would be the last one to be built.

SpaceX clarified Friday that the company expects the upcoming automated logistics mission will be the last to fly with a newly-manufactured "Dragon 1" spacecraft. SpaceX has a contract with NASA for 20 commercial resupply launches through 2019, followed by at least six more Dragon cargo missions through 2024 under a separate follow-on agreement.

NASA has also contracted with Orbital ATK and Sierra Nevada Corp. for the station's cargo needs.

Another iteration of the Dragon spaceship, with a different shape and other significant changes, is under development at SpaceX. NASA confirmed last week that the first unpiloted orbital demonstration flight of the Dragon 2, also known as the Crew Dragon in its human-rated configuration, would slip from late 2017 until at least February 2018.

A second test flight scheduled for June 2018 will carry two astronauts to the space station and back to Earth. NASA and SpaceX intend to have the Crew Dragon ready and certified for regular crew rotations to and from the orbiting research complex by the end of next year.

Meanwhile, a simpler version of the Dragon 2 capsule will also take over SpaceX's cargo delivery duties. Officials have not identified when the resupply runs will switch to the new spacecraft type, but the changeover could happen when SpaceX begins flying missions under its second cargo contract in late 2019 or early 2020, or sooner.

SpaceX chief executive Elon Musk said July 19 that there was little difference between the cost of a new Dragon capsule and the cost to refurbish the Dragon that launched to the space station June 3 and returned to Earth a month later.

"The SpaceX internal accounting said that it cost us almost as much as building a Dragon 1 from scratch, but I expect our internal accounting wasn't counting certain things," Musk said at the International Space Station Research and Development Conference in Washington.

The Dragon that flew the last mission to the space station spent 34 days in orbit in 2014. Engineers replaced the ship's heat shield and batteries, which were vulnerable to salt water damage when it splashed down in the Pacific Ocean. But the hull, thrusters, harnessing, propellant tanks, and some avionics boxes were original, officials said.

"This had a lot of rework," Musk said. "The next one, we think there's a decent shot of maybe being 50 percent of the cost of a new one."

SpaceX hopes to launch the its next supply ship on a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida as soon as Aug. 13 or 14, ahead of an Aug. 17 spacewalk by Russian cosmonauts that will release several small satellites from the space station. The deployments will prevent the Dragon cargo craft from approaching the space station for several days as a safety precaution until station managers have good tracking of the Russian satellites.

Technicians at Cape Canaveral will load more than 7,000 pounds (about 3,300 kilograms) of hardware, crew provisions and experiments into the Dragon spacecraft in the coming weeks, including a NASA-funded instrument to investigate the origins of cosmic rays.

If the SpaceX launch is not off the ground by the middle of August, it could be grounded several days until officials ensure the Russian satellites are well away from the station. Two other launches from Cape Canaveral in the second half of August — an Atlas 5 flight set for around Aug. 20 and a Minotaur 4 rocket mission Aug. 25 — could complicate SpaceX's scheduling in the event of a delay.

The mid-August launch will be the 12th time SpaceX has sent equipment and experiments to the space station since regular Dragon resupply flights began in October 2012. Counting two Dragon test flights in December 2010 and May 2012, the reused capsule that launched twice, and next month's mission, SpaceX built 13 capsules based on the first-generation Dragon design.

After the upcoming cargo flight, SpaceX's next Dragon mission is scheduled for launch in November with a previously-flown capsule.

SpaceX will continue building unpressurized trunk modules for space station deliveries. Those sections, which hold solar panels and carry large external experiment payloads, are disposed at the end of each Dragon mission to burn up in the atmosphere.

Musk confirmed SpaceX will eventually use the Dragon 2 spacecraft for all crew and cargo missions to the space station.

"The only thing cargo Dragon won't have is the launch escape system," Musk said, noting that the capsule will still be able to separate from a failing rocket. "I think, most likely, even cargo Dragon 2 will be able to survive a booster anomaly. It will have everything the crew Dragon 2 has, except the (abort) thrusters, but I think, in most cases actually, it will be able to survive re-entry and keep the cargo safe.

"Dragon 2 being used for both cargo and crew allows us to iterate with just a little more risk on the cargo version and prove it out before there's crew on-board," Musk said.

The SpaceX founder said the next-generation Dragon will not have the capability for propulsive returns to land as originally intended, instead returning to splashdowns at sea.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/892129995929374720)

SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-12 Dragon launch now August 13 - Range Approved. Atlas V with TDRS-M now August 18 (Under Review).
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 5 ч назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/892312378645389312)

Static Fire for the Falcon 9 has also moved left by a day to the 8th.

ЦитироватьNext SpaceX Flight to Resupply Space Station Targeted for Aug. 13
Posted on August 1, 2017 at 11:23 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2017/08/01/next-spacex-flight-to-resupply-space-station-targeted-for-aug-13/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/author/aheiney/).

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On June 3, 2017, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Launch Pad 39A on the company's 11th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray

The next flight of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to deliver cargo to the International Space Station now is targeted for Aug. 13 at approximately 12:56 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

This will be the company's 12th commercial resupply mission to the orbiting laboratory. The Falcon 9 will send a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft filled with nearly 6,000 pounds of equipment, crew supplies and more than 250 science and research investigations.

This entry was posted in Commercial Resupply (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/category/commercial-resupply/) on August 1, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2017/08/01/next-spacex-flight-to-resupply-space-station-targeted-for-aug-13/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/author/aheiney/).

ЦитироватьNASA Set To Launch Shoebox-sized Satellite Studying Earth's Upper Atmosphere

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Опубликовано: 2 авг. 2017 г.

NASA scientists and engineers named their new CubeSat after the mythological Norse god of the dawn. Now, just days fr om launch, they are confident the shoebox-sized satellite Dellingr will live up to its name and inaugurate a new era for scientists wanting to use small, highly reliable satellites to carry out important, and in some cases, never-before-tried science. Dellingr will study how the ionosphere, a region in Earth's upper atmosphere, interacts with the Sun. Before launch, Dellingr is required to visit to the Magnetic Test Facility at NASA Goddard to test the spacecraft's magnetometers - key instruments for measuring the direction and strength of the magnetic fields that surround Earth. The spacecraft is scheduled to launch this August aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket to the International Space Station wh ere it will be deployed later into a low-Earth orbit.

ЦитироватьAug. 3, 2017

Dragon to be Packed with New Experiments for International Space Station

By Bob Granath
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida

The International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) is a unique scientific platform enabling researchers from around the world to develop experiments that could not be performed on Earth. A line of unpiloted resupply spacecraft keeps this work going, supporting efforts to enable future human and robotic exploration of destinations well beyond low-Earth orbit.

The next mission to the space station will be the 12th commercial resupply services (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/index.html) flight for SpaceX (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/spacex.html). Liftoff is targeted for Aug. 13 at approximately 12:56 p.m., from Launch Complex 39A (https://www.nasa.gov/content/nasa-spacex-sign-property-agreement-for-historic-launch-pad) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This underscores the center's role as a premier, multi-user spaceport as this will be the ninth SpaceX rocket to take off from the launch pad, all this year. Pad 39A's history includes 11 Apollo flights, the launch of the Skylab space station in 1973, and 82 space shuttle missions.

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will boost a Dragon (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/dragon.html) spacecraft filled with almost 6,000 pounds of supplies. The payloads include crucial materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 52 and 53.

About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit and deploy its solar arrays. A carefully choreographed series of thruster firings are scheduled to allow the spacecraft to rendezvous with the space station. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli will grapple Dragon using the space station's robotic arm and install it on the station's Harmony module.

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When the Dragon arrives at the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli will grapple the spacecraft using the station's robotic arm and install it on the station's Harmony module. Dragon will deliver almost 6,000 pounds of supplies and payloads, including materials to support more than 250 science and research investigations during Expeditions 52 and 53.
Credits: NASA

The station crew will unpack the Dragon and begin working with the experiments that include plant pillows containing seeds for NASA's Veggie plant growth system (https://www.nasa.gov/content/veggie-plant-growth-system-activated-on-international-space-station) experiment. The plant pillows were prepared in Kennedy's Space Station Processing Facility.

Veggie, like most of the research taking place on the space station, is demonstrating how the research benefits life on Earth as it advances NASA's plans to send humans to Mars.

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Inside the Veggie flight laboratory in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, the agency's Veggie project lead, Dr. Gioia Massa, prepares plant pillow experiments.
Credits: NASA/Ben Smegelsky

The Dragon spacecraft will spend approximately one month attached to the space station. It will remain until mid-September when the spacecraft will return to Earth with results of earlier experiments, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.

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Last Updated: Aug. 3, 2017
Editor: Bob Granath

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 24 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/893216149466484737)

Should schedules hold, we're going to have a "thrust off" between the RS-25 and Merlin 1D on Tuesday. Both involved in Static Fire tests!
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 6 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/893446688492408833)

SpaceX Falcon 9 (CRS-12) Static Fire now NET Wednesday. Rap Battle https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/893218254591840256 ... (https://t.co/UANNwA4UGi) - called off.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/893597328128393217)

The RS-25 versus Merlin 1D "Thrust Off" is back ON. RS-25 test now Wednesday, same as the Falcon 9 (CRS-12) Static Fire. #NoOneBackingDown (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NoOneBackingDown?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьAug. 3, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-089

NASA Highlights Science on Next Space Station Resupply Mission

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SpaceX Dragon Capsule
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NASA will host a media teleconference at noon EDT Tuesday, Aug. 8, to discuss sel ect science investigations launching on the next SpaceX commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.

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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 13 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.

Participants in the teleconference will be:

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• Marco Baptista, director of Research Programs at the Michael J. Fox Foundation, and lead investigator Sebastian Mathea of the University of Oxford, England, will discuss Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2295.html). The investigation, sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), could help scientists better understand the pathology of Parkinson's and aid in the development of therapies.
• Joan Nichols, professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases, and associate director of the Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, will discuss the Effect of Microgravity on Stem Cell Mediated Recellularization (Lung Tissue). (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2399.html) The experiment uses the microgravity environment of space to test strategies for growing new lung tissue, and assists Earth-based efforts to develop complex bioengineered tissue that can be used to repair damaged organs or reduce organ rejection.
• Eun-Suk Seo, principal investigator for the Cosmic-Ray Energetics and Mass investigation (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1114.html) (CREAM) at the University of Maryland, College Park. This investigation will involve placing a balloon-borne instrument aboard the International Space Station to measure the charges of cosmic rays over a period of three years.
• Michael Delp, principal investigator for Rodent Research-9 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2440.html) at Florida State University, Tallahassee. The research team will evaluate the physiological changes in mice that occur during a long-duration spaceflight mission in order to improve understanding about how vision loss and joint changes occur in astronauts after long stays in space.
• Wheeler "Chip" Hardy, Kestrel Eye program manager with the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC)/Army Forces Strategic Command. NanoRacks-SMDC-Kestrel Eye (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2163.html) is a microsatellite carrying an optical imaging system payload to validate the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations.
  

To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Tabatha Thompson at 202-358-1100 or tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov (mailto:tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov) by 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 8, for dial-in information.

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

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 12th 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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Tabatha Thompson
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov (mailto:tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov)

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Last Updated: Aug. 4, 2017
Editor: Katherine Brown

ЦитироватьSMDC prepares for upcoming Kestrel Eye launch
By Jason B. Cutshaw, USASMDC/ARSTRAT Public AffairsAugust 1, 2017

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Kestrel Eye is an electro-optical, nanosatellite being developed by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command. It will improve mission command on the move for a brigade combat team to allow tactical leaders to synchronize action, seize the initiative and maintain near-real-time situational awareness. Kestrel Eye is scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station as a payload aboard the Space X Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida in mid-August as part of the ISS cargo resupply mission, Space X CRS-12. (Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo)
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REDSTONE ARSENAL, Alabama -- One U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command team is preparing for an out of this world product launch.

The USASMDC/ARSTRAT Technical Center's Kestrel Eye is a small, low-cost, visible-imagery satellite designed to provide images rapidly to the tactical-level ground Warfighter. Kestrel Eye is scheduled to be launched to the International Space Station as a payload aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral, Florida, in mid-August as part of the ISS cargo resupply mission, SpaceX CRS-12.

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"This is exciting; we have been waiting a long time," said Wheeler "Chip" Hardy, Kestrel Eye program manager, SMDC Tech Center's Space and Strategic Systems Directorate. "The program began around 2008, and this will be our first flight. This is very important and for the program to go forward, we need to have a successful demonstration. We are confident and have worked hard to ensure it will be successful."

The Kestrel Eye program hopes to demonstrate the military utility of providing rapid situational awareness directly to Army brigade combat teams. Kestrel Eye will enhance situational awareness of the brigade combat teams by providing satellite imagery without the need for conventional continental U.S.-based relays.

Once aboard the ISS, the crew will extract Kestrel Eye from the cargo capsule and deploy the small satellite to its orbit. Once deployed a safe distance away from the ISS, the satellite will power up automatically and be ready to receive signals from the ground station.

Once on-orbit, U.S. Pacific Command will be able to measure the utility of Kestrel Eye through a series of tactical exercises and in various scenarios such that an independent assessor can make a military utility evaluation. In addition, the satellite will participate in similar Army exercises in various locations. If the Kestrel Eye demonstration is successful, then transition plans will be fully developed.

"We will get to demonstrate what we can do for the Soldier on the ground," Hardy said. "That is what Kestrel Eye is about. Its purpose is to get information down to the Warfighter as rapidly as possible. Kestrel Eye's focus will be to get its information down to the lowest levels and support the troops in the foxholes.

"A benefit of having a constellation of Kestrel Eye satellites is that Warfighters have access to rapid information," Hardy said. "Kestrel Eye does not provide the high-quality images from larger assets but it makes up for it with quantity and turnaround speed."

Hardy said Kestrel Eye will be another tool to provide situational awareness data before starting an operation so that if conditions on the battlefield have changed Soldiers can adjust before the operation begins.

"A big advantage is the enemy never knows when it is overhead," Hardy said. "In comparison to other systems, foes won't be able to adjust what they are doing because they will never know when Kestrel Eye is in the area."

A key characteristics of Kestrel Eye is a microsatellite technology demonstrator weighing approximately 50 kg that is an electro-optical imaging satellite with tactically useful resolution. Kestrel Eye is considered a low-cost satellite, with a cost of less than $2 million per spacecraft in production mode, and will have an operational life of greater than one year in low earth orbit.

It is designed to be tactically responsive, with the ability to task and receive data from the satellite during an overhead pass and provide a measure of satellite persistence overhead that can provide situational awareness and images rapidly to the Warfighter.

"For the first time, the Warfighters on the battlefield will be able to request and have timely access to critical imaging information at the unit level," said Melinda Still, chief, SMDC Tech Center Space Division. "This demonstration will be a validation of the vision for the utilization of small satellite payloads to provide persistent situational awareness for the Warfighter."

The satellite will help Army forces possess capabilities and be prepared to fight across multiple domains. Kestrel Eye is designed to continue American supremacy as rivals innovate and leverage technology.

If successful, a Kestrel Eye satellite constellation would provide dramatically lower unit cost than typical space-based assets. With this low cost, large numbers of satellites can be procured enabling the system to be dedicated to the tactical Warfighter.

"The Kestrel Eye team is outstanding. They have addressed program issues head on, adjusted and persevered. We are so proud of our team," Still said. "We are very excited. This is a first in many ways: the first launch in fiscal year 2017; first launch to and deployment from the ISS; and first asset utilizing technology developed and tested in-house in SMDC's labs using the Kestrel Eye Ground Station and Kestrel Eye Warfighter Assisting Low-Earth Orbit Tracker."

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186048.jpg) Spacenews360‏ @SpaceNews360 (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews360) 9 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews360/status/893817372129341440)

Aboard Dragon capsule on #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #CREAM (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CREAM?src=hash) Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, from high alt ballooning experiments, is going to the ISS. NASA PHOTO
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 21 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/894604294321721344)

Skrobot showed chart of upcoming Educational Launch of Nanosatellites missions. (Some dates will change...) #smallsat (https://twitter.com/hashtag/smallsat?src=hash)
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ЦитироватьUpcoming Commercial Resupply Flight to Deliver Supplies and Science to Station
Posted on August 8, 2017 at 10:49 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/08/upcoming-commercial-resupply-flight-to-deliver-supplies-and-science-to-station/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

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When the Dragon arrives at the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli will grapple the spacecraft using the station's robotic arm and install it on the station's Harmony module. Dragon will deliver almost 6,000 pounds of supplies and payloads, including materials to support more than 250 science and research investigations during Expeditions 52 and 53.
Photo credit: NASA

The next mission to the International Space Station will be the 12th commercial resupply services flight for SpaceX. Liftoff is targeted for Aug. 13 at approximately 12:56 p.m., from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket will boost a Dragon spacecraft filled with almost 6,000 pounds of supplies. The payloads include crucial materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 52 and 53.

Read the full story here (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/dragon-to-be-packed-with-new-experiments-for-international-space-station)

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 8, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/08/upcoming-commercial-resupply-flight-to-deliver-supplies-and-science-to-station/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

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HYDROPAC 2684/2017 (GEN)

WESTERN SOUTH PACIFIC.
SOUTHEASTERN INDIAN OCEAN.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SPACE DEBRIS
131744Z TO 131815Z AUG, ALTERNATE
141718Z TO 141749Z AUG
IN AREA BOUND BY
17-15S 078-31E, 37-36S 104-38E,
45-43S 124-24E, 51-24S 156-25E,
53-33S 156-13E, 49-26S 118-56E,
39-04S 096-49E, 24-47S 080-28E,
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2. CANCEL THIS MSG 141849Z AUG 17.

Цитировать (https://pbs.twimg.com/profile_images/378800000149454500/c2e974df2f92ce57b2c8db329f5da805_bigger.png) Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 54 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/895009170273046528)

SpaceX Falcon 9 static test fire now Thursday, August 10. Target is 1000, but window open until 16000. #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/895239448899854336)

SpaceX Falcon 9 (CRS-12) moving to NET August 14 - Static Fire Test moving to Thursday. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43347.msg1711100#msg1711100 ... (https://t.co/rVht5OJq8c)
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The @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) spacecraft carrying cargo & science to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) is now targeted for launch on Aug 14: http://go.nasa.gov/2hKLRJ2  (https://t.co/3cnujhKIZO)
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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-12 Launch Targeted for Aug. 14
Posted on August 9, 2017 at 11:33 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/09/spacex-crs-12-launch-targeted-for-aug-14/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

The next SpaceX cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (CRS-12) is now targeted for launch Monday, Aug. 14 at 12:31 p.m. EDT. The launch date would result in a grapple of the Dragon spacecraft on Aug. 16 at approximately 7 a.m. EDT by astronauts Jack Fischer of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency).

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 9, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/09/spacex-crs-12-launch-targeted-for-aug-14/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/895380773326524417)

SpaceX's turn for a Static Fire next. Falcon 9 (CRS-12) - rollout soon. Target T-0 (window open) is 8 am Local Time on Thursday.
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ЦитироватьAug. 10, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-090

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 12th commercial resupply services (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/index.html) mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for 12:31 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 14. Coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) Sunday, Aug. 13, with two briefings.

Loaded with more than 6,400 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket. The payloads include crucial materials to directly support several of the more than 250 science and research investigations to be conducted on the orbiting laboratory during Expeditions 52 and 53.

Complete coverage of CRS-12 activities is as follows:

Sunday, Aug. 13

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• 2 p.m. – Prelaunch news conference
• 3:30 p.m. – "What's on Board" science briefing
  

Monday, Aug. 14

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• Noon – Launch coverage
• 2 p.m. – Post-launch news conference
  

Wednesday, Aug. 16

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• 5:30 a.m. – Spacecraft rendezvous at the space station and capture
• 8:30 a.m. – Installation to the space station
  

About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit and deploy its solar arrays. A carefully choreographed series of thruster firings are scheduled to bring the spacecraft to rendezvous with the space station. NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli will grapple Dragon using the space station's robotic arm. It then will be installed on the station's Harmony module.

The Dragon spacecraft will spend approximately one month attached to the space station, returning to Earth in mid-September with results of earlier experiments.

The deadline for media to apply for accreditation for this launch has passed, but more information about media accreditation is available by contacting Jennifer Horner at 321-867-6598 or jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov (mailto:jennifer.p.horner@nasa.gov).

For an updated schedule of prelaunch briefings, events and NASA TV coverage, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-of-next... (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-of-next-space-station-resupply-mission-0)

Learn more about the SpaceX CRS-12 mission at:

https://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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Tabatha Thompson
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov (mailto:tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov)

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


Last Updated: Aug. 10, 2017
Editor: Karen Northon

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/895423825738842112)

SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket is rolling out to pad 39A this evening for static fire tomorrow. Launch set for Monday https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/09/falcon-9-crs-12-flight-preps/ ... (https://t.co/BBnBlXttB9)
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Цитировать08/10/2017 02:13 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197122335?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket is rolling up the ramp to launch pad 39A this evening in preparation for a countdown rehearsal and hold-down engine firing Thursday.

Technicians are readying the rocket for liftoff Aug. 14 on a resupply run to the International Space Station.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185836.jpg) David‏ @DaveDoop (https://twitter.com/DaveDoop) 40 мин назад (https://twitter.com/DaveDoop/status/895423736211320832)

@NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) rolling out their rocket on Pad A right now.
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SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket is standing at launch pad 39A in Florida for a hold-down engine firing Thursday. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/09/falcon-9-crs-12-flight-preps/ ... (https://t.co/BBnBlXL4ZJ)
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The Falcon 9 rocket is now standing vertical at pad 39A for a static fire test Thursday ahead of next week's liftoff of a space station resupply mission.

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Standing without its Dragon cargo capsule payload, the two-stage rocket will be fueled with kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants to mimic countdown procedures on launch day. The first stage's nine Merlin 1D engines will ignite for several seconds while restraints keep the booster firmly on the ground.

The static fire test window opens Thursday morning and extends several hours. SpaceX does not publicize ground tests ahead of its launches, so the first indication that the hold-down firing is imminent will be the start of fueling, when vapors begin streaming away from the rocket.

Once the static fire is complete, the rocket will be returned to SpaceX's hangar at the southern perimeter of pad 39A for attachment of the Dragon cargo craft.

Liftoff is set for 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT) Monday.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 18 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/895607527223644164)

ARTICLE: SpaceX Falcon 9 set for static fire as Falcon Heavy waits in the wings - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-static-fire-falcon-heavy-waits/ ... (https://t.co/zaXe9SLNRE) (More of a mini "roundup" article)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/895619362421395457)

Fueling preparations underway at launch pad 39A in Florida, where a Falcon 9 rocket is set for a test-firing today. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/09/falcon-9-crs-12-flight-preps/ ... (https://t.co/BBnBlXL4ZJ)
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Цитировать08/10/2017 15:11 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197124447?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The first propellant vapors are visible near the Falcon 9 rocket at pad 39A, an indication that preparations have begun to fill the launcher with kerosene and liquid oxygen ahead of today's static fire test. The first step in the fueling process is to chill down propellant lines and other equipment to handle the super-cold cryogenic liquid oxygen.

Цитировать08/10/2017 15:47 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197124511?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
Fueling of the Falcon 9 rocket is apparently underway at pad 39A, with vapors from the launcher's cryogenic propellant now streaming away from the vehicle.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/895628545908715520)

F9/CRS12: Standing by for Falcon 9 static firing at LC 39A; vehicle venting heavily, indicating test firing within the next 45 minutes

Цитировать08/10/2017 16:11 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197124552?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The Falcon 9's engines have ignited at pad 39A, and we'll await confirmation from SpaceX that the hold-down firing went according to plan.

We apologize for the interruption in video due to technical difficulties, but look for a replay of the static fire on our website shortly.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/895633799899488257)

F9/CRS12: Engine ignition at 9:10am EDT; appeared to run normal duration; no obvious problems


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F9/CRS12: Standing by for word from SpaceX on test outcome, clearance to proceed toward Monday launch

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/895635774921723904)

F9/CRS12: Here's a shot of the hot fire test from the roof of the CBS News bureau at KSC
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F9/CRS12: Reposting hot fire picture to correct slug/date
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4K video replay of SpaceX rocket undergoing static fire test at pad 39A (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/10/video-4k-replay-of-spacex-rocket-undergoing-static-fire-test-at-pad-39a/)

Цитировать @CwG_NSF 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/895643312304029697)

All right all, time for the positive thoughts to keep this developing system far enough away from Florida on Monday.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/895646473869705216)

Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting August 14 launch from Pad 39A for Dragon's next resupply mission to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)

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And there's confirmation that all was well with this morning's Static Fire. Launch on Monday at 12:32 EDT. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash).

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SpaceX confirms the static fire test was completed as planned this morning, and liftoff remains targeted for Monday at 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT).

ЦитироватьStatic fire test of Falcon 9 complete

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And there's the confirmation of a good static fire test! ARTICLE: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-static-fire-falcon-heavy-waits/ ... (https://t.co/zaXe9SLNRE)

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SpaceX Falcon 9 conducts static fire as Falcon Heavy waits in the wings (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-static-fire-falcon-heavy-waits/)

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The @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) rocket launch on Aug. 14 at @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy) is licensed by @FAANews (https://twitter.com/FAANews). Learn more: http://bit.ly/2rkSMw1  (https://t.co/gpJZowizYa) #FAASpace (https://twitter.com/hashtag/FAASpace?src=hash). (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)
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ЦитироватьSpaceX performs static fire, sets up for Monday launch fr om Florida
August 10, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

Set to resume a brisk pace of launch activity after a nearly six-week respite, SpaceX test-fired its next Falcon 9 rocket Thursday at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida ahead a planned liftoff Monday with several tons of experiments and supplies for the International Space Station.

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A plume of exhaust and steam erupts from pad 39A as SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket fires its nine Merlin main engines during Thursday's static fire test. Credit: Spaceflight Now

The Falcon 9 launcher rolled out to pad 39A at the Florida space base Wednesday evening and was raised vertical overnight. SpaceX's launch team, stationed in a control center about 13 miles (21 kilometers) to the south, initiated a computer-controlled countdown sequence Thursday morning that loaded super-chilled kerosene and liquid oxygen into the two-stage rocket.

After sailing through final preflight health checks, the Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1D main engines ignited at 9:10 a.m. EDT (1310 GMT) for several seconds, throttling up to around 1.7 million pounds of thrust as hold-down restraints kept the rocket firmly grounded.

Ground crews will lower the Falcon 9 rocket and return it to SpaceX's hangar at the southern edge of pad 39A, wh ere technicians will mate a cargo-carrying Dragon capsule to the launcher. The robotic supply ship will deliver more than 6,200 pounds (about 2,800 kilograms) of experiments, food and spare parts to the space station's six-person crew.

The fully-assembled rocket will return to pad 39A some time Sunday, when workers will pack final time-sensitive equipment into the cargo capsule, including a habitat with mice to study the affects of long-term spaceflight on vision, a plant growth experiment, and several more biological research investigations.

Liftoff of SpaceX's 12th resupply flight to the space station is scheduled for 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT) Monday. If the launch takes off on time, the Dragon cargo freighter should complete its automated rendezvous with the orbiting outpost Wednesday.

Astronauts Jack Fischer and Paolo Nespoli will monitor Dragon's final approach and grapple the commercial supply ship with the station's Canadian-built robotic arm around 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT) Wednesday.

The spaceship will spend about a month attached to the station's Harmony module, allowing astronauts to unpack its pressurized cabin, conduct experiments, and return specimens and other hardware to the capsule for return to Earth in September.

A NASA cosmic ray detector will be robotically transferred from the Dragon spacecraft's external cargo bay to a mounting plate outside the station's Japanese Kibo laboratory module. The instrument is designed to look into the origins of cosmic rays, tiny particles propelled across the universe at high speed by violent phenomena like supernova explosions.

The Dragon spacecraft set for launch next week will the final first-generation version of the cargo ship built by SpaceX. The company plans to deliver supplies to the station with reused capsules on future missions, until a new-generation vehicle is ready.

Monday's launch will be the 11th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket this year, but the first since July 5, the longest gap between SpaceX missions since the start of 2017.

The rapid-fire pace of Falcon 9 flights has allowed SpaceX to catch up on its launch manifest after groundings in 2015 and 2016 in the wake of two rocket failures, which combined to delay the company's schedule nearly one year.

Upgrades at the U.S. Air Force's Eastern Range led to the lull in launch activity in the last few weeks at Cape Canaveral, and no missions were ready for liftoff once the military range re-opened in mid-July. SpaceX took advantage of the downtime to accelerate demolition of disused shuttle-era structures at pad 39A, which the company leased from NASA in 2014 in a 20-year agreement.

The launch rate should ramp up again in the coming weeks if schedules hold.

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A separate SpaceX crew at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is preparing for a Falcon 9 launch Aug. 24 with Formosat 5, a Taiwanese Earth-imaging satellite.

Up to three Falcon 9 flights are on tap in September, beginning Sept. 7 with the launch from Florida of the Air Force's reusable X-37B spaceplane, an unpiloted winged spacecraft that has previously flown into low Earth orbit on United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets and returned for landings on a runway.

Another Falcon 9 mission from Florida's Space Coast is scheduled for no earlier than Sept. 27 with the SES 11 communications satellite, also known as EchoStar 105. It will fly on a previously-launched Falcon 9 booster, marking the third time SpaceX will reuse one of its first stages.

And the next batch of 10 next-generation Iridium voice and data relay satellites will fire into orbit from Vandenberg no sooner than Sept. 30.

Meanwhile, ULA's next Atlas 5 launch is on track for Aug. 18 from pad 41 at Cape Canaveral with NASA's TDRS-M communications craft to provide links with the space station and other orbiting scientific satellites when they are out of range of ground stations.

An Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 rocket is being stacked at Cape Canaveral's pad 46 for an Aug. 25 blastoff with a military space surveillance mission.

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Station-bound instrument to open new chapter in the story of cosmic rays (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/09/station-bound-instrument-to-open-new-chapter-in-the-story-of-cosmic-rays/)

ЦитироватьCRS 12 hot fire test on August 10, 2017 - no audio track

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Опубликовано: 10 авг. 2017 г.

ЦитироватьEye Check Day on Station, Dragon Gets Ready For Launch
Posted on August 10, 2017 at 3:24 pm (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/10/eye-check-day-on-station-dragon-gets-ready-for-launch/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

... The station residents are also making space and packing up gear for next week's cargo delivery aboard the SpaceX Dragon.

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SpaceX (https://www.nasa.gov/spacex) completed a static fire test of its Falcon 9 rocket today at NASA's Kennedy Space Center (https://www.nasa.gov/kennedy). The Dragon cargo craft will be perched atop the Falcon 9 for a targeted launch Monday at 12:31 p.m. EDT.

Once in space, Dragon will conduct a series of orbital maneuvers navigating its way to the station Wednesday morning. Finally, Dragon will reach its capture point ten meters away from the complex. From there, astronauts Jack Fischer (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jack-d-fischer) and Paolo Nespoli (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Paolo_Nespoli) will command the Canadarm2 to reach out and grapple Dragon. Next, ground controllers remotely guide Dragon still attached to the Canadarm2 and install it to the Harmony module.

The crew is clearing space on the International Space Station today and packing gear to stow on Dragon after it arrives next week. NASA TV begins its pre-launch coverage Sunday covering Dragon's science payloads. Monday's launch coverage (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-of-next-space-station-resupply-mission) begins at noon. NASA TV will also broadcast Dragon's arrival Wednesday beginning at 5:30 a.m.

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This entry was posted in Uncategorized (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/category/uncategorized/) on August 10, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/10/eye-check-day-on-station-dragon-gets-ready-for-launch/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

ЦитироватьLRV_75 пишет:
Как показала практика, предстартовая циклограмма включений на Static fire не равно предстартовая циклограмма включений при пуске.
Не удивлюсь, если у них при Static fire test complete опять будет отбой за несколько шагов до пуска.

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 August 11, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/falcon-9-checks-off-static-fire-test-for-next-dragon-launch-to-deliver-cargo-to-iss/)

SpaceX checked off a Static Fire Test on the Falcon 9 rocket slated for launch on Monday with the Dragon SpX-12 cargo vehicle to the International Space Station to deliver science cargo and provisions for the Station's six-person crew plus a state-of-the-art particle detector to measure ultra-high energy particles from the distant universe.

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File Image of a Falcon 9 Static Fire Test – Photo: SpaceX

The third Dragon mission of the year is targeting a liftoff time at 16:31 UTC, marking the start of a ten-minute ascent into Low Earth Orbit and an eight-minute round trip for the rocket's first stage that is aiming for a propulsive return to Landing Zone 1 a few Kilometers south from the Launch Complex 39A launch pad.

Monday's launch will be the first SpaceX mission in over a month following a busy opening of 2017 with a fairly steady launch cadence of one flight every two weeks, in part supported by superb performance by the former Saturn V and Space Shuttle launch complex. The month-long pause was primarily due to maintenance tasks on the Eastern Range in progress through much of July after SpaceX completed a four-mission streak in a period of just over a month.

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NASA Mission Patch – Credit: NASA

The semi-annual interruption of Eastern Range operations was used for a variety of maintenance and enhancement tasks that would have been difficult to conduct between missions in an active range. These operations included maintenance on the various range communication assets, replacement of power system components and moving the online services of the 45th Weather Squadron to new servers.

While Cape Canaveral was not in a posture to support rocket launches, SpaceX kept busy by continuing dismantling the former Space Shuttle Rotating Service Structure at LC-39A and working on the pad's ground computer system that was implicated in the back-to-back countdown aborts on the Intelsat 35e mission (http://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-intelsat-35e/) in July.

The first mission off the ground after the range maintenance period was expected to be the Atlas V rocket carrying NASA's TDRS-M (http://spaceflight101.com/atlas-v-tdrs-m/) communications satellite which had been targeting an August 3 liftoff until a mishap during final close outs caused damage to the satellite's omni S-Band forward antenna – requiring several days for replacement and re-testing of the component. NASA initially decided to keep priority on TDRS-M and worked with SpaceX to delay the SpX-12 launch from August 10 to the 14th. However, when it became clear that TDRS-M would not be ready for launch until August 18, NASA reshuffled missions and SpX-12 was advanced a day to an August 13 launch target.

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The initial Static Fire date of August 8 was moved to the 9th and a minor issue on the launch vehicle side pushed the test another day to Thursday, also causing a launch slip back to the previous target of August 14. The Falcon 9 rocket – still missing the Dragon payload – emerged from its Horizontal Integration Facility Wednesday afternoon, rolling up the ramp to the LC-39A pad and taking its vertical launch position to be in a position to enter countdown operations early on Thursday.

The Static Fire Test – in use by SpaceX since the Falcon 1 days – represents a final end-to-end test of all launch vehicle systems as well as an exercise of ground support equipment to rule out any surprises on launch day. After initial checks, the Falcon 9 rocket headed into its accelerated hour-long propellant loading sequence to receive over 500 metric tons of sub-cooled Liquid Oxygen at -207°C and chilled Rocket Propellant 1 at -7°C. The second stage – although a passive bystander in the hot-fire test of the first stage – also completed a full fueling & pressurization cycle to validate the integrity of its systems.

Ignition of the nine Merlin 1D engines on the first stage was marked at 13:10 UTC on Thursday, 9:10 a.m. local time and the firing appeared to achieve its planned 3.5-second duration. Quick data reviews by engineers verified the firing met its planned duration and all performance parameters were captured before clearing Falcon 9 for de-tanking for eventual return to the HIF to meet the Dragon spacecraft. The test also exercised the revamped ground computer system that had caused repeated trouble on Falcon's most recent launch from Florida.

ЦитироватьF9/CRS12: Here's a shot of the hot fire test from the roof of the CBS News bureau at KSC pic.twitter.com/pbBBrD4xuy (https://t.co/pbBBrD4xuy)
— William Harwood (@cbs_spacenews) August 10, 2017 (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/895635774921723904)

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The fueled-Dragon made its trip to LC-39A in the overnight hours to Friday in preparation for integration on the Falcon 9 Friday and Saturday to be ready for rollout on Sunday to facilitate the late cargo loading procedure completed inside 24 hours to launch via a mobile white room rolled up to the Dragon while Falcon 9 is in a horizontal position.

The rocket is expected to be moved to vertical in the early hours on Monday to set up for a lengthy period of launch vehicle testing and range preparations ahead of the propellant loading operation to set up for an instantaneous launch opportunity.

Thundering off with a thrust of nearly 700 metric ton-force, Falcon 9 will depart Cape Canaveral to the north-east, firing its first stage for under two and a half minutes to send the MVac-powered second stage on its way to dispatch Dragon into orbit via a burn of close to seven minutes while keeping sufficient propellant reserves for the booster's return to shore. The 47-meter tall first stage will return via the proven scheme comprising a boost back maneuver immediately after separation to accelerate back toward Cape Canaveral, a propulsive maneuver at re-entry to begin hitting the brakes and a final half-minute landing burn using only the center engine to set the booster down on its four fold-out landing legs.

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Dragon 1 Spacecraft Production – Photo: SpaceX

For Dragon, the mission will begin with separation from the rocket one minute after engine shutdown, to be followed by priming of Dragon's thrusters and the deployment of the two power-generating solar arrays. Dragon will complete a series of orbit-raising maneuvers to arrive at the Station's doorstep two days after launch, approaching from directly below to set up for a robotic capture to mark the start of a month-long docked mission.

The Dragon SpX-12 mission is the last newly-built Dragon 1 spacecraft to launch with SpX-13 through 20 planned to be flown by refurbished spacecraft that made previous visits to ISS. This allows SpaceX to focus resources on the production of Dragon 2 that will fly in a crew and cargo configuration to support ISS crew rotations through the end of the program and make at least six cargo deliveries under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services 2 program.

>> Dragon SpX-12 Cargo Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dragon-spx-12-cargo-overview/)

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CREAM ISS Package – Photo: ISS-CREAM

The SpX-12 mission is carrying a total cargo upmass of 2,910 Kilograms – 1,652 Kilograms will be delivered inside the craft's pressurized cargo compartment and 1,258kg will be delivered externally via Dragon's Trunk Section.

The sole trunk payload on this mission is CREAM, the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Instrument, that will take up residence on the Station's porch, the Exposed Facility of the Kibo Module to measure ultra-high energy particles to further knowledge in high-energy astrophysics, hoped to answer long-standing questions on peculiarities of the cosmic spectrum.

The internal cargo is comprised of 916 Kilograms of science investigations, 339kg of maintenance hardware, 220kg of crew supplies and 83kg of computer supplies & EVA equipment. Hitching a ride aboard the Dragon are two groups of mice, one group flying on the U.S. Rodent Habitat as the sixth Rodent Research flight and the other is hosted by the JAXA Mouse Habitat Unit – both experiments are looking into the effects the space environment has on various bodily systems, using the mice as a model organism for humans. Both groups will live aboard ISS for a month before returning to Earth alive for post-flight studies.

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Dragon SpX-12 Cargo Overview

Dragon SpX-12 is the twelfth operational mission of the SpaceX Dragon under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, lifting off in August 2017 as the third Dragon flight of the year to keep up a steady chain of supplies and experiments headed to the International Space Station and its six crew members. The Dragon SpX-12 mission delivers dozens of experiments supporting a total of 330 experiments underway during ISS Expeditions 51 and 52 and the spacecraft also carries a high-profile astrophysics payload that aims to measure the highest-energy particles arriving fr om the distant universe.

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The SpX-12 mission uses the last newly built Dragon vehicle with all subsequent Dragon missions under CRS-1 (through SpX-20) to be performed by previously flown and refurbished Dragon spacecraft. This facilitates a transition at SpaceX's production line fr om the Dragon 1 spacecraft to the Dragon 2 vehicle that will handle missions under the Commercial Crew Program as well as the CRS-2 contract round that guarantees SpaceX at least six cargo missions through 2024

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The first Dragon re-flight was carried out earlier in 2017 on the SpX-11 mission that flew the Dragon C106 vehicle which had previously spent time on orbit for the SpX-4 mission back in September/October 2014. The mission was trouble-free and cemented plans of flying the SpX-13 through 20 missions with refurbished Dragons.

SpaceX designed the Dragon cargo craft to be at least partially reusable in that their pressure vessel and propulsion system 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 and other components like the heat shield, some external panels and avionics components are also replaced between flights.

The Dragon SpX-12 mission is carrying a total cargo upmass of 2,910 Kilograms to the International Space Station, comprised of 1,258 Kilograms of external cargo in the spacecraft's trunk section and 1,652 Kilograms of pressurized cargo to be transferred to ISS by the crew.

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• Total Cargo: 2,910 Kilograms
• Pressurized Cargo (with packaging): 1,652 Kilograms
• Science Investigations: 916 kilograms
• Vehicle Hardware: 339 kilograms
• Crew Supplies: 220 kilograms
• Computer Resources: 53 kilograms
• Spacewalk Equipment: 30 kilograms
  

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• CREAM (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/cream/) (1,258kg)
  

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[/li][/LIST] 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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NASA Mission Patch – Credit: NASA

Installed in the Trunk Section of the SpX-12 Dragon is CREAM, the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Instrument, that will take up residence on the Station's porch, the Exposed Facility of the Kibo Module to measure ultra-high energy particles to further knowledge in high-energy astrophysics, hoped to answer long-standing questions on peculiarities of the cosmic spectrum.

The Dragon will launch with three powered Polar Freezers holding various biological experiments to be performed on ISS, a Rodent Habitat Transporter Unit holding 20 mice and a JAXA Mouse Habitat Unit hosting another group of rodents. Both rodent experiments flown by SpX-12 will feature a live return of the mice for post-flight testing on the ground. For return, Dragon will hold four powered Polars to return samples fr om orbit, providing a welcome opportunity to empty out the Station's lab freezers that hold everything from crew member samples & plant parts to mouse organs and samples from the ISS environment.

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CREAM – Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass

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Photo: ISS-CREAM

CREAM – the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Instrument – is an energetic particle detector taking up residence outside the International Space Station to directly sample ultra-high-energy particles from outside the Solar System that exceed the energies achievable with any current-generation particle accelerator on Earth and hold clues on the composition of the universe.

The CREAM experiment is hoped to answer the century-old question on what gives cosmic energies such tremendous energies (1,000 Tera-Electronvolt +) and how does that affect the composition of the universe. CREAM can measure particles at higher energies than the Space Station's high-profile astro-physics payload, the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2, and is therefore hoped to reveal what causes a 'knee' or decline in the cosmic energy spectrum around a thousand trillion electron-volts wh ere particle theory would not predict such a decrease.

>> Detailed Overview of the CREAM Instrument (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/cream/)

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Satellites

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The Dragon SpX-12 mission is carrying numerous satellites to the International Space Station including the Kestrel Eye 2M microsatellite and a series of CubeSats including the ELaNa 22 CubeSats flown by NASA. Click the links below for detailed technical information on the SpX-12 CubeSats:

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• Kestrel Eye 2M (Military Reconnaissance, Tech Demo) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/kestrel-eye-2m/)
• ASTERIA (Tech Demo, Exoplanet Science) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/asteria/)
• Dellingr (Tech Demo, Heliocentric Science) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dellingr/)
• OSIRIS-3U (Space Weather) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/osiris-3u/)
• Overview 1A (Virtual Reality) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/overview-1a/)
  

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Protein Crystal Growth 7

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The Protein Crystal Growth 7 experiment, operated by CASIS and the Michael J. Fox Foundation, goes by the full name of "Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions" and attempts to utilize the microgravity environment to grow larger version of the LRRK2 protein which has been implicated in Parkinson's disease. Large LRRK2 crystals will enable scientists to fully understand its structure and its role in Parkinson's, thus helping in the development of therapies against this target protein.

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.

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PCG-6 – Photo: NASA

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. In case of LRRK2, Earth-grown crystals are too small and compact to study with current laboratory methods despite ten years of efforts to map out the protein's structure.

The PCG7 study will grow LRRK2 crystals aboard the Space Station and return them to Earth to undergo analysis using x-ray diffraction and neutron diffraction studies. This will yield complete crystalline structure information of the target protein and help inform potential inhibitor therapies that could prevent, slow or even stop the progression of Parkinson's disease.

The PCG7 experiment employs the Microlytic Crystal Former Optimization Chip (16 Channel) plate – a commercial product that is similar to previously flown PCG multi-channel/well plates. The hardware is launched in cold stowage to remain frozen until being transferred to the ISS environment to start the three-week nucleation and crystallization process. Return to Earth is completed in refrigerated storage.
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Lung Tissue

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"Effect of Microgravity on Stem Cell Mediated Recellularization (Lung Tissue)" aims to use the microgravity environment to test methods for growing new lung tissue. Exploiting state-of-the-art bio-engineering techniques, the Lung Tissues experiment will use different types of lung cells grown in a specialized framework that provides them with critical growth factors to allow for an assessment on how gravity affects cell growth and specialization. Bioengineered human lung cells can be used as a predictive model of human responses for the study of lung development, lung physiology and disease pathology.

The Lung Tissue study provides the first comprehensive look at what happens to lung function and repair during prolonged exposure to the space environment, characterized by the absence of gravity, hyperoxia and elevated radiation exposure. In-vitro studies of human lung mimics can simplify complex mechanisms of pathogenesis and reveal the processes involved in the development of various lung diseases. Lung mimics can also be used for assessments of drug or chemical toxicity by biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, allowing for rapid and risk-free testing of new chemicals, lowering the cost for developing new drugs.

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The microphysiologic human organ culture model (MHOC) developed by the research team consists of lung epithelium and endothelium which allows for comprehensive in-vitro studies of lung physiology, response to trauma and development of lung disease. The lung mimics are created by seeding progenitor cells (that still have to differentiate into specific cell types) onto an accellular lung scaffold (colloidal crystals + growth factors) with micro- or nano-structures which give rise to the appropriate cell-to-cell interactions leading to lung tissue formation with particular focus on the alveolar-capillary junction that includes both epithelial and endothelial cells. MHOC lung mimics can include epithelial type I & II cells, smooth muscle cells, fibroblasts and mesemchymal stem cells (MSC) as well as other progenitor cells.

The MHOC models can be constructed to include cell phenotypes of interest for specific studies such as MSCs and macrophages which will be used by Lung Tissues to examine the influence of spaceflight on human immune responses which are in part driven by macrophages and MSCs in the lung. There currently is no knowledge on the influence of spaceflight on the function of stem or progenitor cells or MSCs, although they play a major role in modulating human immune responses and support the generation of new lung tissue. MSCs help in tissue repair, modulate immune response and therefore are prime candidates for clinical applications in regenerative medicine.

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Bioreactor Bag – Photo: Joan Nichols, UTMB

Lung Tissues addresses the primary hypothesis that spaceflight alters the ability of human lung progenitor cells and macrophages to function due to the absence of gravity and elevated radiation levels. The space environment may affect the proliferation and self-renewal capacity of MSCs which hinders lung tissue repair and immune response. A future goal of the study is to work out strategies for modulating MSC or macrophage responses in space to decrease health risks in space flight and potentially develop treatments for immunosuppressive conditions on Earth.

The Lung Tissue experiment rides to ISS in BioCell Habitat containers conditioned at 37°C and charged with 5% carbon dioxide. On ISS, the cultures are placed into the SABL with a control unit to supply the required thermal environment and CO2. The Station crew will complete periodic sampling of the cultures, taking a 4.5ml sample from the culture bags and freezing it at -80°C for the remainder of the flight and then at -20°C or colder for return aboard the SpaceX Dragon. The cells remaining in the bags at the end of the ~5-week mission will be chemically fixed and returned in cold bags at under 4°C.

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The Space Automated Bioproduct Lab (SABL) is 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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Rodent Research 9

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Rodent Habitat – Image: NASA

Rodent Research 9 has the full name "Effects of Spaceflight on the Musculoskeletal and Neurovascular Systems and Their Implications in Mice" and studies how the microgravity environment affects the immune systems, muscles and bone structure of rodents over an extended stay in space. The experiment, unlike some of the previous Rodent Research studies, will use a live return of the mice so that scientists can study how their time in Zero-G affected their various bodily systems and tissues.

RR-9 is actually the sixth Rodent Research flight following up on a proof-of-concept mission on SpX-4 and rodent science missions on SpX-6, 8, 10 and 11 that looked at various research topics such as space-induced rise in intracranial pressure, antibody response, and methods for prevention of skeletal muscle atrophy and osteoporosis. The RR-9 experiment takes a multi-pronged approach to look at space-related stress factors and their effect on the Musculoskeletal and Neurovascular Systems of vertebrates acting as model organisms for humans.

Rodent Research 9 addresses three objectives: a) determine the effects of long-duration space flight on cerebral arterial and venous tone, constrictor responsiveness, mechanical stiffness / gross structure, and capillary endothelial cell structure and lymphatic contractile activity; b) study the retinal micro-vascular and tissue remodeling that impact visual function and identify factors and cellular mechanisms that trigger space environment-induced alteration of cell-to-cell interaction in the function of the blood-retinal barrier; and c) determine the scope of knee and hip joint degradation undergone during long-duration space flight.

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Rodent Research Ops in Microgravity Science Glovebox – Photo: NASA

Given the genetic and physiological similarities between mice and humans, this experiment can provide insights into how human tissue and systems change under space-related stress factors. The research also contributes to disease treatment and prevention through revealing pathways of cellular degradation in human circulatory, immune and nervous systems. Ideally, the study will help in the development of drugs and other regimens to mitigate adverse health effects arising from long-term space travel.

Rodent Research 9 involves 20 mice flown to ISS in the Transporter Unit before taking up residence in the ISS-based Habitat Unit for the duration of the 30-day mission. Daily video downlink is needed to monitor the health of the animals. At the end of the rodents' stay on ISS, they will be transferred into a clean Transporter Unit for return to Earth aboard Dragon.

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The Japanese Mouse Habitat Experiment in some ways is similar to the U.S.-led Rodent Habitat set up on the Space Station in 2014, however, there are a number of significant differences including the use of artificial gravity and the accommodation of one mouse per cage for individual studies of behavioral changes. The Mouse Habitat Experiment consists of two major segments, the main Onboard Cage Unit for the accommodation of mice for 30 to 180 days and Transportation Cage Unit that accommodates the animals for up to ten days from launch to transfer to ISS and from the end of the ISS-based experiment to the return to Earth aboard a visiting vehicle.

Flying rodents to ISS provides an extremely valuable opportunity for a variety of studies from the mechanisms of bone loss in space over the adverse effects of space radiation to aging studies as well as a range of other studies looking at changes undergone by cells, tissues and organ systems as a result of prolonged exposure to space.

The Mouse Habitat will be set up in the Cell Biology Experiment Facility CBEF in the Kibo module that provides two research sections. One Cage Unit facilitating six mice will be set up in the Micro-g section wh ere mice experience the full space environment (microgravity, radiation) and the artificial gravity section that makes use of the short-arm centrifuge of CBEF which had so far only been used to expose plants to an artificial gravity environment, but as ground studies have shown, the centrifuge is also suitable to create a gravity environment for small mammals. Having six mice exposed to artificial gravity takes the microgravity environment out of the equation so that a comparison between the micro-g experiment and artificial-G experiment can highlight the adverse effects caused solely by radiation and those caused by microgravity alone. This will be the first long-term experiment involving mammals in an artificial gravity environment.

Each cage unit, around 15 centimeters in diameter includes systems to provide the mice with food and air circulation. Sensors installed within the cages record the temperature and humidity environment as well as carbon dioxide and ammonia content within the cage units. Cameras are used to document behavioral changes for the entire duration of the experiment.

The Mouse Habitat Experiment is set up for a live return of all 12 animals involved in a single experiment run, sparing the ISS crew the procedures associated with dissecting and preserving the specimens which will be completed by skilled researchers on the ground with access to more advanced analysis systems to examine collected samples down to a cellular and biochemical level.

The first experiment involving the Mouse Habitat is expected in early 2016, a study of epigenetic alterations.

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CASIS National Laboratory Payloads

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ЦитироватьActivity of Mutated Drosophila in Microgravity
Visible differences in flight between normal and mutant Drosophila flies will be monitored to identify if there are any positive differences in movement by placing the flies in a microgravity environment. The International Space School Educational Trust (ISSET) in partnership with King's College in London lead this endeavor.

ЦитироватьCactus-Mediated Carbon Dioxide Removal in Microgravity
Oxygen output and carbon dioxide intake of a cactus sempervivum will be measured and evaluated to provide information on how to improve the efficiency of carbon dioxide regulation of long-term space travel. The ISSET  is in partnership with King's College in London on this investigation.

ЦитироватьConversion of Adipogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Mature Cardiac Myocytes
Conversion of Adipogenic Mesenchymal Stem Cells into Mature Cardiac Myocytes uses the microgravity environment of space to examine how stem cells differentiate into specialized heart cells (cardiac myocytes). Previous studies using microgravity chambers on Earth have found that low gravity environments help specially programmed stem cells move toward becoming new heart muscle cells. The Cardiac Myocytes experiment delivers frozen stem cells in an experimental setup to the ISS wh ere the cells are thawed, cultured under specific conditions, tagged, and then returned to Earth for analysis and comparison with control batches.

ЦитироватьThe Effect of Microgravity on Stem Cell Mediated Recellularization
The Effect of Microgravity on Stem Cell Mediated Recellularization (Lung Tissue) uses the microgravity environment of space to test strategies for growing new lung tissue. Using the latest bioengineering techniques, the Lung Tissue experiment cultures different types of lung cells in controlled conditions aboard the ISS. The cells are grown in a specialized framework that supplies them with critical growth factors so that scientists can observe how gravity affects growth and specialization as cells become new lung tissue.

ЦитироватьGenes in Space-4
Heat shock proteins are a family of chaperone proteins in cells that are induced by stress, including physical, chemical, or environmental stress. Their induction provokes a shielding role that protects the cell from entering an apoptosis, or cell death pathway. Under stressful conditions, the cell elevates the levels of different heat shock proteins that will work to stop different apoptotic proteins. Astronauts' bodies are subject to different kinds of stress in space (cosmic radiation, microgravity, etc.), so although their heat shock response will initiate, the question is—will it continue to protect cells even after prolonged exposure to multiple stressors? This study is novel because the efficiency of heat shock proteins has not been studied in humans after a prolonged exposure to cosmic radiation and microgravity. This experiment will use a model organism, the roundworm (Caenorhabditis elegan), and will investigate if the gene is expressed during stressful conditions in microgravity.

ЦитироватьEli Lilly-Lyophilization
Lyophilization in Microgravity (Eli Lilly-Lyophilization) examines freeze-drying processes in the microgravity environment onboard the ISS. Freeze-drying is used to preserve food and medication but may create layering or other textures in the presences of gravity. Eli Lilly-Lyophilization freeze-dries a range of samples under microgravity conditions onboard the ISS and then returns the samples to Earth for comparison with control samples.

ЦитироватьEvaluation of Radiation Deterrent Materials
Passive radiation-shielding materials will be evaluated based on density, cost, and on-orbit radiation deterrent effect to determine the most advantageous material for long-term space travel. The Higher Orbits Foundation and the 2016 Andromeda Award Winning Team DASA from Go For Launch! Deerfield Program will lead this investigation.

ЦитироватьNanoRacks – Cuberider-1
NanoRacks-CUBERIDER-1 (NanoRacks-CR-1) is an educational module that runs on computer code written by 9th and 10th graders. Students program sensors on NanoRacks-CR-1 to record data in the microgravity environment and conduct tests onboard the ISS and then send results back to Earth. Through this investigation, students devise their own experiments and experience space science firsthand.

ЦитироватьNanoRacks-National Center for Earth and Space Science Education – Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) Mission 11
The Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (SSEP) was launched in June 2010 as an education initiative that gives students the ability to design and propose real experiments to fly in low Earth orbit. The program provides seamless integration across STEM disciplines through an authentic, high-visibility research experience—an approach that embraces the Next Generation Science Standards. SSEP immerses hundreds of students at the local level in the research experience—students are truly given the ability to be real scientists and engineers. On the 11th mission from SSEP, 21 separate investigations will be launched from communities all over the United States and Canada.

ЦитироватьNanoRacks-Ramon SpaceLab-01
NanoRacks-Ramon SpaceLab-01 (NanoRacks-RSL-01) is a compilation of five NanoRacks MixStix investigations onboard the ISS. These investigations are aimed at examining the effect of microgravity on yeast fermentation, testing whether microgravity accelerates the dissolving of medication in simulated stomach acid, testing the formation of more stable emulsions of oil and water in space, measuring the growth of yeast in urine as a potential source of vitamins and a mechanism of filtering urine for drinking, and observing the transfer of a fluorescent plasmid during conjugation of Escherichia coli (E. coli) bacteria in microgravity as a step toward genetically engineering proteins.

ЦитироватьNDC-3: Chicagoland Boy Scouts and Explorers
Boy Scout Troop 209, based in the Chicago-land area, will conduct an experiment so that the team can measure the mutation rate of a bacterium in a microgravity environment. Its findings could impact research on everything from tissue growth to cancer.

ЦитироватьSpaceborne Computer
Spaceborne Computer intends to run a year-long experiment of a high-performance commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) computer system on the ISS. COTS computer systems can be programmed to detect and respond to radiation events by lowering operating speeds or 'powering down.' This research helps scientists identify ways of using software to protect ISS computers without expensive or bulky protective shielding.

ЦитироватьSpace Technology and Advanced Research Systems (STaARS-1) Research Facility
The STaARS-1 Research Facility is a multipurpose facility that will enable a broad range of experiments on the ISS. In the pharmaceutical market, STaARS-1 will facilitate novel drug discovery, drug compound production, and virulence modeling. STaARS-1 will support biomedical therapeutic markets through drug delivery system development, regenerative tissue engineering (stem cell technologies), and biofilm formation prevention. Within the energy markets, STaARS-1 will support studies targeting novel biofuel production through enhanced quality and quantity of multiple compounds.

ЦитироватьSTaARS BioScience-1
STaARS BioScience-1 investigates the question of why a harmful strain of bacteria appears to abandon its harmful properties when exposed to microgravity environments. The bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (S. Aureus) N315 is an antibiotic-resistant strain of bacteria that mysteriously becomes innocuous when exposed to induced microgravity conditions on Earth. Extending this research into space, STaARS BioScience-1 uses automated equipment to grow S. Aureus N315 in protected batch cultures onboard the ISS and then returns the samples to Earth-based labs for detailed analysis of their biochemistry and genetic expression.

ЦитироватьSTaARS-iFUNGUS
Intraterrestrial Fungus (STaARS-iFUNGUS) cultures a rare type of fungus in the microgravity environment of space in order to search for new antibiotics. The fungus, Penicillium chrysogenum, differs from other fungi because it comes from deep in the Earth's subsurface and shows potential as a source for new antibacterial compounds. The STaARS-iFUNGUS experiment transports frozen samples of fungal spores to the ISS, grows the fungus in different nutrient mixtures over different intervals, refreezes the samples, and then returns them to Earth, wh ere scientists examine how they grew and what chemicals they produced.

ЦитироватьStory Time from Space – 4
Story Time From Space combines science literacy outreach with simple demonstrations recorded onboard the ISS. Crew members read five science, technology, engineering, and mathematics-related children's books in orbit and complete simple science concept experiments. Crew members videotape themselves reading the books and completing demonstrations. Video and data collected during the demonstrations are downlinked to the ground and posted in a video library with accompanying educational materials. This marks the fourth opportunity for these books to launch to station.

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ЦитироватьWeather Forecast for Monday's Planned Launch of SpaceX CRS-12
Posted on August 11, 2017 at 10:24 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/11/weather-forecast-for-mondays-planned-launch-of-spacex-crs-12/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing are predicting a 70 percent chance of favorable weather for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying a Dragon spacecraft. Launch of the company's twelfth commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 14 at 12:31 p.m. EDT from Launch Pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Rain and thunderstorms are expected today and through the weekend, especially in the afternoon – a familiar summer weather pattern for Florida's Space Coast. Heading into Monday, cumulus clouds and flight through precipitation are forecasters' primary launch weather concerns, but the early afternoon launch time is helpful.

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Why HPE is sending a supercomputer to the ISS on SpaceX's next rocket http://tcrn.ch/2hQoAFJ  (https://t.co/hTHxnFT4lQ)
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ЦитироватьWhy HPE is sending a supercomputer to the ISS on SpaceX's next rocket
Posted 9 hours ago by Darrell Etherington (https://techcrunch.com/author/darrell-etherington/) (@etherington (https://twitter.com/etherington))

Hewlett Packard Enterprise is sending a supercomputer to the International Space Station aboard SpaceX's next resupply mission for NASA, which is currently set to launch Monday.

Officially named the "Spaceborne Computer," the Linux-based supercomputer is designed to serve in a one year experiment conducted by NASA and HPE to find out if high performance computing hardware, with no hardware customization or modification, can survive and operate in outer space conditions for a full year – the length of time, not coincidentally, it'll likely take for a crewed spacecraft to make the trip to Mars.

Typically, computers used on the ISS have to be "hardened," explained Dr. Mark Fernandez, who led the effort on the HPE side as lead payload engineer. This process involves extensive hardware modifications made to the high-performance computing (HPC) device, which incur a lot of additional cost, time and effort. One unfortunate result of the need for this physical ruggedization process is that HPCs used in space are often generations behind those used on Earth, and that means a lot of advanced computing tasks end up being shuttled off the ISS to Earth, with the results then round-tripped back to astronaut scientists in space.

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This works for now, because communication is near-instantaneous between low-Earth orbit, where the ISS resides, and Earth itself. But once you get further out – as far out as Mars, say – communications could take up to 20 minutes between Earth and spaceship staff. If you saw The Martian, you know how significant a delay of that magnitude can be.

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"Suppose there's some critical computations that need to be made, on the mission to Mars or when we arrive at Mars, we really need to plan ahead and make sure that that computational capacity is available to them, and it's not three- or five-year old technology," Dr. Fernandez told me. "We want to be able to get to them the latest and greatest technology."

This one-year experiment will help Dr. Fernandez hopefully show that in place of hardware modifications, a supercomputer can be "software hardened" to withstand the rigors of space, including temperature fluctuations and exposure to radiation. That software hardening involves making adjustments on the fly to things like processor speed and memory refresh rate in order to correct for detected errors and guarantee correct results.

"All of our modern computers have hardware built error correction and detection in them, and it's possible that if we give those units enough time, they can correct those errors and we can move on," Dr. Fernandez said.

Already on Earth, the control systems used to benchmark the two experimental supercomputers sent to the ISS have demonstrated that this works – a recent lightning storm struck the data center where they're stationed, causing a power outage and temperature fluctuations, which did not impact the results coming fr om the HPCs. Dr. Fernandez says that's a promising sign for how their experimental counterparts will perform in space, but the experiment will still help show how they can react to things you can't test as accurately on Earth, like exposure to space-based radiation.
 
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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket, with the Dragon spacecraft onboard, launches from pad 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, Saturday, June 3, 2017. Dragon is carrying almost 6,000 pounds of science research, crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station in support of the Expedition 52 and 53 crew members. The unpressurized trunk of the spacecraft also will transport solar panels, tools for Earth-observation and equipment to study neutron stars. 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. Photo Credit: (NASA/Bill Ingalls)
 
And while the long-term goal is to make this technology useful in an eventual mission to Mars, in the near-term it has plenty of potential to make an impact on how research is conducted on the ISS itself.

"One of the things that's popular today is 'Let's move the compute to the data, instead of moving the data to the compute,' because we're having a data explosion," Dr. Fernandez explained. "Well that's occurring elsewh ere as well. The ISS is bringing on board more and more experiments. Today those scientists know how to analyze the data on Earth, and they want to send the data down to Earth. It's not a Mars-type latency, but still you've got to get your data, got to process it and got to get back and change your experimental parameters. Suppose, like at every other national lab in the nation, the computer was right down the office from you."

Local supercomputing capability isn't just a convenience feature; time on the ISS is a precious resource, and any thing that makes researchers more efficient has a tremendous impact on the science that can be done during missions. Japan's JAXA space agency recently started testing an automated camera drone on board for just this purpose, for instance, since not having to hold a camera means researchers can spend more time on actual experimentation. For HPC, this could have an even larger impact in a couple of different ways.

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JAXA's Jem Int-Ball drone camera is also designed to save astronauts time.

"You do your post-processing right down the hall on the ISS, you've saved time, your science is better, faster and you can get more work out of the same amount of experimental time," Dr. Fernandez said. Secondly, and more important to me, the network between the ISS and Earth is precious, and it's allocated by experiment. If I can get some people to get off the network, that will free up bandwidth for people who really need the network."

In the end, Dr. Fernandez is hoping this experiment opens the door for future testing of other advanced computing techniques in space, including Memory-Driven computing. He also hopes it opens the door for NASA to consider making use of the same sort of system on future Mars missions, to help with the experimentation potential of those journeys, and to help improve their chance of success. But in general, Dr. Fernandez says, he's just hoping to contribute to the work done by those advancing various fields of research in space.

"I want to help all the scientists on board, and that's one of the dreams of this experiment," he said.

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ЦитироватьUpcoming ELaNa CubeSat Launches

ELaNa 22
 Launch Date:  NET August 14, 2017
 Deployment Date: NET November 2017
 Mission: SpaceX-12 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida
 3 CubeSat Missions scheduled to be deployed
 

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• ASTERIA – Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, Mass.
• Dellingr – NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
• OSIRUS-3U – Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa.
  

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ЦитироватьWeather Prediction: 70 Percent 'Go' for Monday Launch
Posted on August 12, 2017 at 11:28 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/12/weather-prediction-70-percent-go-for-monday-launch/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Today's "launch minus two days" weather forecast has been issued by meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron ahead of Monday's planned liftoff of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft. The forecast continues to predict a 70 percent chance of favorable weather conditions. Primary concerns are cumulus clouds and the potential for precipitation in the flight path.

Liftoff is scheduled for 12:31 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This will be SpaceX's twelfth commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station.
On Sunday, NASA TV will broadcast a prelaunch news conference at 2 p.m., followed at 3:30 p.m. by the "What's on Board" science, research and technology briefing. Watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.

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New Mission Going to the Space Station to Explore Mysteries of 'Cosmic Rain'

A new experiment set for an Aug. 14 launch to the International Space Station will provide an unprecedented look at a rain of particles from deep space, called cosmic rays, that constantly showers our planet. The Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass mission destined for the International Space Station (ISS-CREAM) is designed to measure the highest-energy particles of any detector yet flown in space.

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CREAM was originally developed as a part of NASA's Balloon Program, during which it returned measurements from around 120,000 feet in seven flights between 2004 and 2016.

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Meet Cosmic Ray Energetics And Mass for the International Space Station (ISS-CREAM), an experiment designed to provide an unprecedented look at cosmic ray particles approaching energies of 1,000 trillion electron volts (1 PeV). ISS-CREAM detects these particles when they slam into the matter making up its instruments. They can distinguish electrons, protons and atomic nuclei as massive as iron as they crash through the detector stack.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
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"The CREAM balloon experiment achieved a total sky exposure of 191 days, a record for any balloon-borne astronomical experiment," said Eun-Suk Seo, a professor of physics at the University of Maryland in College Park and the experiment's principal investigator. "Operating on the space station will increase our exposure by over 10 times, taking us well beyond the traditional energy limits of direct measurements."

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Technicians lower ISS-CREAM into a chamber that simulates the space environment during system-level testing at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in summer 2015.
Credits: University of Maryland Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory

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The ISS-CREAM payload was delivered to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in August 2015. The experiment is shown wrapped in plastic layers used to protect its sensitive electronics during shipment.
Credits: University of Maryland Cosmic Ray Physics Laboratory

Sporting new instruments, as well as refurbished versions of detectors originally used on balloon flights over Antarctica, the refrigerator-sized, 1.4-ton (1,300 kilogram) ISS-CREAM experiment will be delivered to the space station as part of the 12th SpaceX commercial resupply service mission. Once there, ISS-CREAM will be moved to the Exposed Facility (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/imagegallery/image_feature_1430.html) platform extending from Kibo (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/jem.html), the Japanese Experiment Module.

From this orbital perch, ISS-CREAM is expected to study the "cosmic rain" for three years — time needed to provide unparalleled direct measurements of rare high-energy cosmic rays.

At energies above about 1 billion electron volts, most cosmic rays come to us from beyond our solar system. Various lines of evidence, including observations from NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/GLAST/news/supernova-cosmic-rays.html), support the idea that shock waves from the expanding debris of stars that exploded as supernovas accelerate cosmic rays up to energies of 1,000 trillion electron volts (PeV). That's 10 million times the energy of medical proton beams used to treat cancer. ISS-CREAM data will allow scientists to examine how sources other than supernova remnants contribute to the population of cosmic rays.

Protons are the most common cosmic ray particles, but electrons, helium nuclei and the nuclei of heavier elements make up a small percentage. All are direct samples of matter from interstellar space. But because the particles are electrically charged, they interact with galactic magnetic fields, causing them to wander in their journey to Earth. This scrambles their paths and makes it impossible to trace cosmic ray particles back to their sources.

"An additional challenge is that the flux of particles striking any detector decreases steadily with higher energies," said ISS-CREAM co-investigator Jason Link, a researcher at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "So to better explore higher energies, we either need a much bigger detector or much more observing time. Operating on the space station provides us with this extra time."

Large ground-based systems study cosmic rays at energies greater than 1 PeV by making Earth's atmosphere the detector. When a cosmic ray strikes the nucleus of a gas molecule in the atmosphere, both explode in a shower of subatomic shrapnel that triggers a wider cascade of particle collisions. Some of these secondary particles reach detectors on the ground, providing information scientists can use to infer the properties of the original cosmic ray.

These secondaries also produce an interfering background that limited the effectiveness of CREAM's balloon operations. Removing that background is another advantage of relocating to orbit.

With decreasing numbers of particles at increasing energies, the cosmic ray spectrum vaguely resembles the profile of a human leg. At PeV energies, this decline abruptly steepens, forming a detail scientists call the "knee." ISS-CREAM is the first space mission capable of measuring the low flux of cosmic rays at energies approaching the knee.

"The origin of the knee and other features remain longstanding mysteries," Seo said. "Many scenarios have been proposed to explain them, but we don't know which is correct."

Astronomers don't think supernova remnants are capable of powering cosmic rays beyond the PeV range, so the knee may be shaped in part by the drop-off of their cosmic rays in this region.

"High-energy cosmic rays carry a great deal of information about our interstellar neighborhood and our galaxy, but we haven't been able to read these messages very clearly," said co-investigator John Mitchell at Goddard. "ISS-CREAM represents one significant step in this direction."

ISS-CREAM detects cosmic ray particles when they slam into the matter making up its instruments. First, a silicon charge detector measures the electrical charge of incoming particles, then layers of carbon provide targets that encourage impacts, producing cascades of particles that stream into electrical and optical detectors below while a calorimeter determines their energy. Two scintillator-based detector systems provide the ability to discern between singly charged electrons and protons. All told, ISS-CREAM can distinguish electrons, protons and atomic nuclei as massive as iron as they crash through the instruments.

ISS-CREAM will join two other cosmic ray experiments already working on the space station. The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS-02) (https://ams.nasa.gov/), led by an international collaboration sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, is mapping cosmic rays up to a trillion electron volts, and the Japan-led Calorimetric Electron Telescope (CALET) (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/calet), also located on the Kibo Exposed Facility, is dedicated to studying cosmic ray electrons.

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Credits: NASA

Overall management of ISS-CREAM and integration for its space station application was provided by NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore. ISS-CREAM was developed as part of an international collaboration led by the University of Maryland at College Park, which includes teams from NASA Goddard, Penn State University in University Park, Pennsylvania, and Northern Kentucky University in Highland Heights, as well as collaborating institutions in the Republic of Korea, Mexico and France.

Banner image: From its new vantage point on the International Space Station's Japanese Experiment Module - Exposed Facility, the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (ISS-CREAM) mission, shown in the inset illustration, will study cosmic rays to determine their sources and acceleration mechanisms. Credit: NASA

By Francis Reddy (mailto:francis.j.reddy@nasa.gov?subject=RE%20New%20Mission%20to%20Explore%20Mysteries%20of%20Cosmic%20Rain)
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center (http://www.nasa.gov/goddard), Greenbelt, Md.

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Last Updated: Aug. 11, 2017
Editor: Rob Garner

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
SpaceX выпустила пресс-кит

 crs12presskit.pdf (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs12presskit.pdf) - 282433 B, 2 стр, 2017-08-13 16:07:16 UTC

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ЦитироватьMonday Launch Forecast Remains 70 Percent 'Go'; Televised Events Today
Posted on August 13, 2017 at 10:33 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/13/monday-launch-forecast-remains-70-percent-go-televised-events-today/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on a mission to deliver supplies to the International Space Station is scheduled for Monday, Aug. 14 at 12:31 p.m. EDT. This will be the company's twelfth commercial resupply mission to the orbiting laboratory.

The latest launch weather forecast remains essentially the same, with a 70 percent chance of favorable conditions at liftoff. Primary weather concerns will be cumulus clouds and flight through precipitation, although the early afternoon launch time is promising, according to the forecast discussion provided by the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron.

NASA, SpaceX and other launch and mission officials will participate in televised briefings today. A prelaunch news conference is planned for 2 p.m., followed by the "What's on Board" briefing at 3:30 p.m. Both will be broadcast on NASA TV — watch live at http://www.nasa.gov/ntv.

Join us tomorrow for live countdown coverage beginning at noon here on NASA's Launch Blog and on NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/ntv).

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 13, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/13/monday-launch-forecast-remains-70-percent-go-televised-events-today/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

ЦитироватьAUGUST 13, 2017

Dragon Resupply Mission (CRS-12) Press Kit

SpaceX is targeting launch of its twelfth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-12) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. The instantaneous launch window is on Monday, August 14 at 12:31 p.m. EDT, or 16:31 UTC. Dragon will separate from Falcon 9's second stage about 10 minutes after liftoff and attach to the space station on August 16.

You can find more information about the mission in our press kit (http://www.spacex.com/sites/spacex/files/crs12presskit.pdf)

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896794354341294081)

Tomorrow is our ONLY attempt until 19-20 August! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать@CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896794858500829186)

Berthing Wed. Hatch opening Thurs. But there's ice cream on board, so crew may be incentized to get hatch open Wed. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/896794747699949569)

ISS deputy manager confirms this is a "one off" launch due to Russian EVA/TDRS-M. Scrub means move to 19th/20th. Instant window, one shot.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186048.jpg) Spacenews360‏ @SpaceNews360 (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews360) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceNews360/status/896795531250368514)

Press conference at KSC press site. Dan Hartman and Hans Koenigsmann.
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896794988591411205)

Mission will be a little longer than 30 days due to science return needs. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)


11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896795089548308480)

Working 1 @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) issue that is NOT a constraints to Dragon's launch. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)


 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/896795496462864385)

Per how it was explained by CAPCOM to the crew:
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Цитировать@CwG_NSF 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896796368618102786)

Exact launch time is 12:32:37 EDT tomorrow for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash). The ONLY DAY of the launch window until 19-20 August.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/896797003035889665)

Hans lives one mile from the Port that Dragon's are returned to after splashdown "So I can see it happening".
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896801169040953345)

Here's why there's only a 1 day launch window for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash).
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF[/url] 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896802081058770947)

Quick update on pad 40. "Good progress. Not sure which mission is first once it's up and running." #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?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/896802446105882625)

Hans not sure when SLC-40 returns yet. Says "in the fall", but didn't seem specific about 39A TEL revamp work timeline for Falcon Heavy.
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Цитировать @CwG_NSF 51 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896803450234830848)

#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) says conversations still ongoing w/ NASA about *IF* this is the last new build #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) or if there will be more new-builds. #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash)

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF[/url] 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896805070611861505)

NASA confirms that #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) CRS-13 mission is moving from Nov to Dec in cargo resupply flight realignment in Q4 of 2017. #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?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/896805106632544258)

Hans appears to take credit for picking McGregor at SpaceX's test site after driving by it and thinking "this looks like the place."
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896805986832351236)

"More than the usual amount of ice cream is going up on CRS12." -NASA #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185339.jpg) NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/896807950823698432)

We're sending lots of #science (https://twitter.com/hashtag/science?src=hash) to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) Mon. Learn about it from the experts at 3:30pm ET today http://www.nasa.gov/live  (https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS) Q? #askNASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/askNASA?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 17 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/896805431540109312)

3 cubesats and the US Army KestrelEye IIM imaging sat will be taken to ISS aboard Dragon


15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/896805781097590784)

KestrelEye is a program for a tactical imaging sat. First launch was originally going to go on a Falcon 1 (!!) so only about a decade late

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/896807967554719744)

Falcon 9 core 1039 is new but Koenigsmann says the landing legs are reused. Plan to land back at LZ1 at the Cape. Launch due 1631UTC Aug 14


7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/896808334405365760)

Koenigsmann also says Dragon mass around 10600 kg for this flight - recent missions have all been around 10000 - 10500 kg by my estimate

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186095.jpg) Robin Seemangal‏Подлинная учетная запись @nova_road (https://twitter.com/nova_road) 9 мин назад (https://twitter.com/nova_road/status/896819753586757632)

Here's a sneak peek of the #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) Falcon 9 and Dragon at Pad 39A. Liftoff of CRS-12 to ISS is slated for 12:31PM ET tomorrow. LZ-1 landing!
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186181.jpg) Craig Vander Galien‏ @Craig_VG (https://twitter.com/Craig_VG) 40 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Craig_VG/status/896827708419846146)

See the changes to 39a from the end of shuttle to today leading to up to CRS-12 – Kennedy Space Center (https://twitter.com/search?q=place%3A07d9df471c480003)
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ЦитироватьBizonich (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/16991/) пишет:
​Старт 14 в 20:34 по МСК?

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 29 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896855491934117891)

Why hello gorgeous. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 33 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/896855177067716608)

Dragon CRS12 will also carry the Nanoracks NRCSD-13 dispenser with 3 cubesats: OSIRIS-3U for Penn State with a space weather mission, and..


31 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/896855624658694147)

.. two 6U cubesats, GSFC's Dellingr rad-belt study and JPL's ASTERIA which will do star/exoplanet photometry for MIT's @ProfSaraSeager (https://twitter.com/ProfSaraSeager)

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896863155615289344)

Sitting at launch pad watching people load mice (mouse-tronauts) & ice cream into the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash). Freaking LOVE my job! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash)

ЦитироватьSpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 Prelaunch News Conference

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Опубликовано: 13 авг. 2017 г.

On Aug. 13, NASA held a briefing at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to provide an overview of the next SpaceX mission to the International Space Station. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will lift off on top of the company's Falcon 9 rocket, no earlier than 12:31 p.m. EST Monday, Aug. 14, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The Dragon will carry science research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory in support of the Expedition 52 and 53 crew members.

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Цитировать‏ @ CwG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/896863155615289344)

Sitting at launch pad watching people load mice (mouse-tronauts) & ice cream into the # Dragon . Freaking LOVE my job! # SpaceX # Falcon9 # CRS12

ЦитироватьSpaceX rocket readied for space station resupply run
August 13, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

Ground teams at the Kennedy Space Center were packing last-minute cargo into a commercial Dragon supply ship Sunday, a day before the automated freighter is set for liftoff on top of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on a two-day trek to the International Space Station.

The final biological research experiments, including a habitat with 20 mice, were to be installed inside the craft's pressurized cabin before technicians close the ship's hatch and raise the Falcon 9 vertical on launch pad 39A.

Working under contract to NASA, SpaceX is set to launch its 12th cargo delivery flight to the space station at 12:31:37 p.m. EDT (1631:37 GMT), roughly the time the research lab's ground track intersects Florida's Space Coast.

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File photo of a Dragon spacecraft on top of a Falcon 9 rocket before a previous mission. Credit: SpaceX

The 213-foot-tall (65-meter) Falcon 9 rocket will turn to the northeast to align with the station's orbit, kicking off a 42-hour pursuit with 6,415 pounds (2,910 kilograms) of experiments, food, supplies and spare parts to replenish the space lab's research backlog and stockpiles.

That figure includes the weight of packaging needed to secure items stowed inside the Dragon spacecraft.

"We've loaded Dragon with 6,400 pounds of cargo, and I'm happy to say 75 percent of that total mass is headed toward our research community, and our continued expansion of the research envelope on-board the International Space Station," said Dan Hartman, NASA's deputy space station program manager. "So with the internal and external payloads going up, it sets a new bar for the amount of research that we were able to get on this flight."

SpaceX plans to recover the Falcon 9's first stage booster a few minutes after the launch. After detaching fr om the Falcon 9 second stage around two-and-a-half minutes into the mission, the 14-story booster stage will flip around and reignite a subset of its nine Merlin engines twice to return to Landing Zone 1 at at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

A final braking burn by the first stage's center engine will slow the rocket just before touchdown. A four-legged landing gear will unfurl at the base of the booster as it settles on the concrete landing zone, located approximately 9 miles (14 kilometers) south of the rocket's departure point at pad 39A.

If successful, Monday's landing will mark the 14th time SpaceX has recovered one of its Falcon 9 boosters intact, either at sea or on land. SpaceX aims to refit and reuse the rockets in a bid to make spaceflight less expensive, and two of the company's flown rockets have made second flights to date.

The rocket flying Monday is a new vehicle, but the first stage's landing legs were previously-flown, according to Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of flight reliability at SpaceX.

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File photo of a Falcon 9 first stage after touchdown on Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral. Credit: SpaceX

The booster's touchdown will come moments before the Falcon 9's second stage engine delivers the Dragon cargo capsule to orbit. The freighter is scheduled to separate from the rocket around 10 minutes after blastoff, and the Dragon's two power-generating solar panels will extended a couple of minutes later.

Multiple thruster firings by Dragon's on-board rocket jets will begin steering the capsule toward the space station.

The automated rendezvous will conclude Wednesday, when the ship will approach the station from below, using lasers and a thermal imager for the in-orbit linkup.

Astronauts Jack Fischer and Paolo Nespoli will unlimber the station's Canadian-built robotic arm to grapple the free-flying spacecraft around 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT) Wednesday.

The robot arm will maneuver the Dragon to a berthing location on the space station's Harmony module for a month-long stay.

SpaceX and NASA have just one try to launch the station cargo freighter, or else face a delay that could stretch a week or longer.

Russian cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazanskiy will release five small satellites during a spacewalk Thursday, and station managers want to ensure all of the spacecraft are well away from the complex when Dragon nears.

"We do require good tracking on those, so we know wh ere to help SpaceX fly Dragon when it's approaching the ISS," Hartman said. "That's a big deal for us."

NASA does not want to launch the resupply mission and have the spacecraft loiter away from the space station until it is safe to approach. Some of the biological experiments inside Dragon are time-critical, including a nest of mice with limited food inside the capsule.

"Could we loiter? Yes, at the expense of losing research because their samples have X amount of hours before they need to be offloaded and brought onto the station," Hartman said.

If the mission took off Tuesday, it would arrive at the space station Thursday, the same day as the spacewalk. Officials expect it to take several days to estimate the orbits of the five satellites released during the excursion, meaning the Dragon could not begin its two-day chase of the station until around Saturday, Aug. 19, Hartman said.

But there are other factors at play.

A NASA communications satellite is slated to launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket Friday. ULA has reserved a backup launch opportunity Saturday, and it takes a couple of days to reconfigure the U.S. Air Force's Eastern Range between rocket flights.

An Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 rocket is being prepped for launch Aug. 25 from Cape Canaveral. The range is required for the Minotaur flight, set to loft a military space surveillance satellite, and for a comprehensive launch rehearsal scheduled early next week, a few days after the Atlas 5 flight.

Whether SpaceX could find a hole in the jam-packed range schedule remains unclear.

"I'm cautiously optimistic for this launch opportunity," Koenigsmann said. "Better one than none, I would say, so we'll see how it goes."

Forecasters predict a 70 percent chance of good weather for Monday's one-second launch window. Meteorologists will watch for rain and cumulus clouds in the rocket's flight path.

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The mission patch for SpaceX's 12th space station resupply flight. Credit: SpaceX

Once Dragon arrives, the station's six-person crew will enter the capsule and unload the payloads inside, overseeing a multitude of biological experiments before the ship's departure and return to Earth next month.

Twenty mice heading into space Monday will be examined after their return to the ground to aid researchers studying how spaceflight affects vision and movement.

"We're looking at two different biomedical issues," said Michael Delp, principal investigator for the rodent research experiment from Florida State University. "The first is visual impairmnent that occurs in some of the astronauts. To date, it only occurs in male astronauts, so we're looking at a couple of different aspects of how visual impairment may occur."

The mice will come back to Earth inside the Dragon capsule alive, and SpaceX will hand over their transporters to scientists upon return to port in Southern California.

Researchers will examine the blood vessels inside animals' eyes and the blood-brain barrier that regulates fluid movement inside the skull.

"The second thing that we'll be doing is really looking at the btain circulation, and how that affects blood pressure within the skull," Delp said.

Part of rodent research team will look at how an extended stay in the space station's weightless environment affects movement.

"In microgravity, you have a fairly severe physical inactivity, and that can affect a number of the organ systems, such as muscle and bone loss," Delp said.

One focus of the study will be on how much cartilage in joints degrade after spending time in microgravity. Mice have an accelerated metabolism and undergo changes faster than humans, so a month on the space station is roughly equivalent to a three-year expedition by an astronaut, according to Delp.

The space station cargo mission will also help biologists investigating Parkinson's disease, a chronic neurological disorder that affects a million people in the United States, and about five million worldwide.

"Although there are medications that ammeliorate the symptoms, we don't have any therapies that reverse or slow down the progression of the disease," said Marco Baptista, director of research and grants at the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which funded the station-bound experiment.

Scientists are sending a protein that causes Parkinson's to the station to measure how it grows without the influence of gravity. The protein, named LRRK2, could be targeted with drugs and therapies in Parkinson's patients if doctors understood it better.

"The next breakthrough we need is the solving of the crystal structure of LRRK2," Baptista said. "This is important for two reasons. First, it will allow us a better understanding of the biology of LRRK2 and secondly may help industry optimizing LRRK2 kinase inhibitors or develop novel ways to target LRRK2."

Growing the protein in microgravity "will lead to bigger crystals, more regular crystallization and crystals with higher intrinsic order," said Sebastian Mathea, the lead scientist on the LRRK2 experiment from the University of Oxford.

"With those crystals, we hopefully will be able to collect data that allow us to solve the three-dimensional structure of LRRK2, which hopefully will push forward the understanding of the onset of Parkinson's," Mathea said.

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Sebastian Mathea, lead investigator on an experiment studying Parkinson's disease, speaks with reporters Sunday. Credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Another science team awaits results from an experiment probing how microgravity affects the growth of new lung tissue, specifically bio-engineered material tailored to repair damaged organs or reduce the chance of organ rejection in transplant patients.

Scientists have trouble managing the expansion of bio-engineered lung tissue on Earth. The tissue has trouble moving through structures designed to help shape it, and stem cells used to produce the tissue are slow to replicate, according to Joan Nichols, professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases and associate director of the Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Nichols said microgravity offers a more benign environment, aiding in cell dispersal to help form more uniform tissues.

"We're getting two things out of this," she said. "We're getting a better plan and a better strategy for how to manage production of tissues using microgravity environment, and we're getting a model that's going to tell us what would happen in terms of lung repair on long-term spaceflight."

While astronauts get to work in experiments inside the station's lab facilities, the Canadian and Japanese robotic arms will remove a cosmic ray detector carried inside the Dragon's external payload bay for mounting on a facility outside the station's Japanese Kibo module.

Derived from an instrument carried aloft on high-altitude balloons, the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, or CREAM, payload will spend at least three years sampling particles sent speeding through the universe by cataclysmic supernova explosions, and perhaps other exotic phenomena.

Scientists think the subatomic particles could hold the key to unlocking mysteries about supernovas, black holes, pulsars and dark matter.

Four small satellites inside the Dragon capsule will be transferred inside the space station for deployment later this year.

The biggest of the bunch, named Kestrel Eye 2M, is a pathfinder for a potential constellation of Earth-imaging spacecraft for the U.S. military. About the size of a dorm room refrigerator, the Kestrel Eye 2M satellite was developed by the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command over the last five years.

While satellites the size of Kestrel Eye lack the fine imaging capability of large commercial and military spy satellites, they cost significantly less and could be spread around the planet in fleets of dozens or more.

Battlefield troops could connect with one of the satellites as it soars a few hundred miles overhead, ask it to take a picture of a nearby target, then receive the image, all within a few minutes.

"The concept is to have warfighters to task and receie data directly from the satellite during the same overhead pass," said Wheeler "Chip" Hardy, the Army's Kestrel Eye program manager. "The objective Kestrel Eye imagery data can be downlinked directly to provide rapid situational awareness to our Army brigade combat teams in theater without the need for continental United States relays."

From the space station's altitude around 250 miles (400 kilometers) up, Kestrel Eye 2M's optical camera will be able to spot objects on Earth's surface about the size of a car.

The Army has not approved development of further Kestrel Eye satellites. The demo craft set to launch Monday will be employed in military exercises with Pacific Command over the next few years, and Pentagon officials will evaluate its usefulness before deciding to press on with the program.

Three CubeSats will also be ferried to the space station for release from a ground-commanded deployer in the coming months.

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The ASTERIA CubeSat during ground testing. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The ASTERIA mission, developed by a team at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in California, seeks to test miniature telescope components that could be used in future small satellites to observe stars and search for exoplanets. ASTERIA is about the size of a big shoebox and weighs around 26 pounds (12 kilograms).

Astronomers and engineers want to know if a CubeSat like ASTERIA can hold pointing to the precision necessary for stellar observations, and designers will also measure the performance of the focal plane inside an on-board telescope.

The Dellingr project spearheaded by NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Maryland aims to prove out a new type of microsatellite design that is more reliable than conventional CubeSats.

Around the same size as ASTERIA, the Dellingr CubeSat, named for the mythological Norse god for the dawn, took around three years to design, build and test. Officials said the effort was not always easy, and managers had to define a balance between affordability and reliability.

"It's a new way of doing things," said Chuck Clagett, Dellingr project manager at Goddard. "We were applying old ways to doing things to an emerging capability and it didn't work very well."

Engineers tried using commercially-available components and software, but testing revealed many of the parts were inadequate for the level of reliability sought for Dellingr, which carries a sensor suite to study the sun's influence on Earth's atmosphere.

NASA has approved work on a follow-up CubeSat incorporating Dellingr's design and lessons to make measurements of Earth's ionosphere.

Another CubeSat named OSIRIS-3U from Penn State University launching Monday will study space weather.

Working in coordination with the Arecibo Observatory, a giant radar antenna in Puerto Rico, OSIRIS-3U will fly into a region ionosphere heated to simulate the conditions caused by solar storms.

OSIRIS-3U will collect data on the electron density, temperature, and content in the region of space stimulated by radar emissions.

The Dragon spacecraft is scheduled to depart the space station Sept. 17, bringing home more than a ton of research specimens and other gear for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles.

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ЦитироватьЗловредный (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/16816/) пишет:
Главное, чтобы mouse-tronauts не сожрали ice cream по дороге!

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 46 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/896870723448328192)

I hope they are keeping the ice cream and mice separated, otherwise there won't be much ice cream left for the ISS, just fat mice. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125474.png)

ЦитироватьSpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 What's on Board Science Briefing

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Опубликовано: 13 авг. 2017 г.

On Aug 13, NASA held a briefing at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida to discuss the science, research and technology payloads being transported to the International Space Station aboard the next SpaceX mission to the ISS. SpaceX is scheduled to launch its 11th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station no earlier than 12:31 p.m. EST Monday, Aug 14. The launch will take place from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Live coverage of the launch will begin at 12:00 p.m. on NASA Television and the agency's website.

ЦитироватьКосмический грузовик Dragon отправится на МКС
01:44 14.08.2017

ВАШИНГТОН, 14 авг – РИА Новости. Космический корабль Dragon компании SpaceX в понедельник отправится на МКС с 3 тоннами груза, сообщили в НАСА.

Старт ракеты-носителя с космическим грузовиком запланирован на 12:31 по времени восточного побережья США (19:31 мск) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (Флорида).

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Прогноз погоды, как сообщила накануне старта метеорологическая служба ВВС США, в целом благоприятный, вероятность отмены запуска по погодным условиям составляет 30%. Прибытие грузовика на станцию ожидается 16 августа.

Грузовой корабль доставит на орбиту около 3 тонн груза: провиант, предметы первой необходимости, в том числе около 2 тонн материалов для научных экспериментов. В орбитальную лабораторию в числе прочего будет доставлен мощнейший компьютер, созданный компанией Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). Машина, получившая название "космический компьютер", станет самой мощной из всех, когда-либо работавших в космосе. Как пояснили в HPE, суперкомпьютер способен совершать один триллион операций в секунду, что порядка в 30-100 раз быстрее, чем обычный настольный компьютер. О том, будет ли машина работать, как ожидают ее создатели, в условиях МКС, станет известно в начале сентября, когда экипаж завершит ее подключение.

Традиционно для стартов Falcon 9, после запуска компания осуществит посадку первой ступени ракеты-носителя. SpaceX отрабатывает технологию многоразового использования первой ступени для удешевления космических полетов.

Dragon будет оставаться на МКС около месяца, после чего вернется на Землю с результатами научных экспериментов и отработанными материалами.

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ЦитироватьPhotos: SpaceX rolls out rocket for next station resupply flight
August 14, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

SpaceX's next Falcon 9 rocket rolled out of its hangar and up the ramp to Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A Sunday in preparation for liftoff on a two-day trek ferrying more than 6,400 pounds of supplies and experiments to the International Space Station.

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Workers at the launch pad spent Sunday afternoon installing last-minute cargo into the pressurized cabin of SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft mounted to the end of the rocket. The "late load" items included a habitat with 20 research mice, and a host of biological experiments, freezers and fresh food.

Liftoff is set for 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT) Monday, with arrival at the space station scheduled for Wednesday.

The robotic resupply run will mark the 39th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket, and the 11th SpaceX launch this year. SpaceX intends to recover the rocket's first stage with a propulsive vertical landing at nearby Cape Canaveral Air Force Station a few minutes after liftoff, aiming to land a rocket intact for the 14th time.

The Dragon capsule and Falcon 9 rocket flying Monday are newly-manufactured, except for the landing legs at the base of the first stage, which were previously flown.

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ЦитироватьTimeline for SpaceX's next station cargo launch
August 13, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/) 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 Monday with a Dragon capsule heading for the International Space Station carrying nearly more than 6,400 pounds of supplies and experiments.

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Liftoff is set for 1631 GMT (12:31 p.m. EDT) Monday from the Kennedy Space Center's launch pad 39A.

It will be the 39th flight of a Falcon 9 rocket, and SpaceX's 11th launch of the year. Working under contract to NASA, Monday's launch will be the 12th of least 26 SpaceX resupply missions 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, 41 seconds: First stage boost-back burn begins
• T+plus 6 minutes, 9 seconds: First stage entry burn begins
• T+plus 7 minutes, 43 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+0:01:08: Max Q

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

T+0:02:25: MECO

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

T+0:02:28: Stage 1 Separation

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The Falcon 9's first stage separates from the second stage moments after MECO.

T+0:02:36: 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+0:09:14: SECO

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The second stage of the Falcon 9 rocket shuts down after reaching a target orbit with a low point of approximately 124 miles (200 kilometers), a high point of approximately 223 miles (360 kilometers) and an inclination of 51.6 degrees. The second stage will 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+0:10:14: Dragon Separation

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

T+0:11:00: 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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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
Старт по Москве в 19:31, начало трансляции НАСА в 19:00,SpaceX обычно минут за 15 до

Цитировать08/14/2017 13:01  The Falcon 9 rocket poised for launch (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139297?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The Falcon 9 rocket was moved into place at launch complex 39A this morning in readiness for today's planned launch with a Dragon cargo ship.

The approximately 20-minute operation to move the rocket into the vertical position was completed at about 4:45am EDT (0845 GMT).

Liftoff remains scheduled for 12:31:37 p.m. EDT (1631:37 GMT).
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897053730994089985)

FEATURE ARTICLE: SpaceX Falcon 9 set to launch CRS-12 Dragon mission to the ISS - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-launch-crs-12-dragon-mission-iss/ ... (https://t.co/z0ZNIcPeCP) - by William Graham
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Цитировать

SpaceX Falcon 9 set to launch CRS-12 Dragon mission to the ISS (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-launch-crs-12-dragon-mission-iss/)

ЦитироватьSpaceX Falcon 9 on Track for Midday Liftoff
Posted on August 14, 2017 at 9:30 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/spacex-falcon-9-on-track-for-midday-liftoff/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft await liftoff fr om NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

Countdown clocks are ticking this morning at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, wh ere a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket awaits liftoff at 12:31 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A. Atop the rocket is a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft packed with more than 6,400 pounds of science research, crew supplies and hardware bound for the International Space Station.

Be sure to join us at noon Eastern for frequent updates from the countdown.

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 14, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/spacex-falcon-9-on-track-for-midday-liftoff/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 23 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/897101537620742144)

Good morning from Kennedy Space Center in Florida. All on track for Falcon 9 launch at 12:31pm EDT (1631 GMT). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/14/spacex-crs-12-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/I8uTajMa37)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/897105562114162689)

F9/CRS12: Liftoff from pad 39A at the Kennedy Space Center is targeted for 12:31:37pm EDT; so far, the weather appears to be cooperating

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/897107455775318016)

Watch a time-lapse video replay of SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket going vertical at pad 39A in Florida this morning:

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/897107455775318016)

Цитировать08/14/2017 17:54 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139684?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
Weather conditions are currently looking favorable at the Kennedy Space Center, with scattered low-level cumulus clouds hanging over the spaceport. Storms are forecast to develop this afternoon over the Space Coast, but officials are hopeful the bad weather stays away at launch time.

A poll of the SpaceX launch team at 11:28 a.m. EDT (1528 GMT) will give the "go" to begin loading super-chilled RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen into the two-stage rocket. Both stages of the rocket use Merlin engines, powered by the hydrocarbon propellant mix.

RP-1 kerosene should begin flowing into the rocket at 11:31 a.m. EDT (1531 GMT), followed by liquid oxygen at 11:56 a.m. EDT (1556 GMT).

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897109126588887043)

Reminder: today is ONLY DAY to launch #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) before standing down for at least 5 days for Station spacewalk & #TDRSM (https://twitter.com/hashtag/TDRSM?src=hash) launch. #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897110985642848256)

T-90 Min: #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) coming up on tanking in 30 minutes. Range countdown is underway, launch hazard area in effect. Weather looking good atm.

Цитировать08/14/2017 18:09 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139711?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
SpaceX plans to recover the Falcon 9's first stage booster a few minutes after the launch. After detaching from the Falcon 9 second stage around two-and-a-half minutes into the mission, the 14-story booster stage will flip around and reignite a subset of its nine Merlin engines twice to return to Landing Zone 1 at at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

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A final braking burn by the first stage's center engine will slow the rocket just before touchdown. A four-legged landing gear will unfurl at the base of the booster as it settles on the concrete landing zone, located approximately 9 miles (15 kilometers) south of the rocket's departure point at pad 39A.

If successful, Monday's landing will mark the 14th time SpaceX has recovered one of its Falcon 9 boosters intact, either at sea or on land. SpaceX aims to refit and reuse the rockets in a bid to make spaceflight less expensive, and two of the company's flown rockets have made second flights to date.

The rocket flying Monday is a new vehicle, but the first stage's landing legs were previously-flown, according to Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of flight reliability at SpaceX.

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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897116135769952256)

All is currently quiet on the Launch Director's loop ahead of fueling poll. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 40 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897116796347699200)

Updated weather forecast now calls for 80% chance of acceptable conditions @ 12:31:37pm EDT, launch time. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

ЦитироватьLaunch Weather Prediction Upgraded to 80 Percent 'Go'
Posted on August 14, 2017 at 11:11 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/launch-weather-prediction-upgraded-to-80-percent-go/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

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Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

The latest launch weather forecast from the U.S. Air Force 45th Weather Squadron upgrades the chance of favorable conditions to 80 percent. That's good news for launch managers and controllers as they continue with preparations for liftoff of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft on SpaceX CRS-12, the company's 12th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Launch remains on schedule for 12:31 p.m. EDT from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Join us at noon for updates from the countdown.

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 14, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/launch-weather-prediction-upgraded-to-80-percent-go/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Цитировать08/14/2017 18:30 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139733?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The SpaceX launch conductor's poll has given the "go" to begin loading liquid propellants into the Falcon 9 rocket, and weather is expected to be favorable at launch time. The latest forecast update now predicts an 80 percent chance of acceptable weather at 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT).

Цитировать08/14/2017 18:33 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139740?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The danger area around Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station has been cleared for the Falcon 9 rocket's return following today's liftoff.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 3 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897118303214329857)

The Launch Team is instructed to bring any issues to the attention of the MD/CE & not call a hold until inside T-30 seconds. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/897118901942841344)

RP-1 kerosene fuel now being pumped into Falcon 9 rocket, and the landing zone at Cape Canaveral has been cleared. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/14/spacex-crs-12-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/I8uTajMa37)
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Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897120728469962752)

So far so good with fueling. RP-1 is flowing into the #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash). LOX load start at T-35mins, or 11:56:37am EDT. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать08/14/2017 18:46 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139750?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
T-minus 45 minutes.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897122320032124928)

T-45 Minutes: Rocket Propellant 1 flow rates are normal, engines on both stages have started fuel bleed-in. 10 min to LOX load. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 7 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897123571360727041)

T-40 Minutes: Next is polling for a Go/No Go to begin LOX loading on time at T-35 minutes. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67521.jpg) Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/StephenClark1/status/897124958576553984)

Liquid oxygen now flowing into the Falcon 9 rocket at Kennedy Space Center. Liftoff set for 12:31pm EDT (1631 GMT). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/14/spacex-crs-12-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/TfT0UuBR94)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897125799135936512)

The #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) Countdown Auto Sequence has picked up, putting the spacecraft through its final preps for blastoff.

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:01 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139772?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
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) 46 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897126251244261376)

Propellant loading throttles up and down dynamically, targeting Stage 2 LOX close out right at T-2 minutes. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897126030460301316)

NASA TV's CRS-12 coverage has begun. I also want that Falcon 9 model.
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Цитировать @CwG_NSF 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897126811620048897)

Fueling of RP-1 Kerosene into #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) 1st stage has reached its 'topping target'. #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 32 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897127338609188865)

T-25 Minutes: #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is switching over to internal power and configuring for power generation through the solar arrays.

Цитировать @CwG_NSF 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897127605278838784)

Fueling of the 2nd stage with RP-1 kerosene is complete. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 55 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897128681239400448)

Falcon 9 says hello with a huge vent.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/897128676818595840)

F9/CRS12: Despite TV views of heavy clouds, it's relatively clear over the pad; looks like a good day to launch

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:12 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139790?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
Liquid oxygen is now being pumped into the Falcon 9 second stage, according to SpaceX's launch team.

Цитировать @CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897128796784078849)

Stage 2 LOX load has BEGUN! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:14 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139798?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
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/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 32 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897130303382224896)

On the beach watching a rocket launch...
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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/897129923650998272)

F9/CRS12: Now 15 minutes to launch; no issues reported

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:21 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139811?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
T-minus 10 minutes and counting.

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:25 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139831?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The Falcon 9 rocket's navigation system is being aligned for flight.

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:27 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139837?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The strongback structure is now moving to a position 1.5 degrees away from the Falcon 9.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897132426593488896)

Remember, no holds allowed. Instantaneous window. Let's all have positive feelings (I'm sure that helps)...
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Цитировать08/14/2017 19:29 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139846?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
T-minus 2 minutes. The Falcon 9 rocket is on internal power.

Цитировать08/14/2017 19:29 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139849?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
T-minus 90 seconds and counting. Everything on track for liftoff of the Falcon 9 rocket at 12:31:37 p.m. EDT (1631:37 GMT).

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/897136363031506944)

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

Цитировать‏ @CwG_NSF 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF/status/897138646855409664)

Achievement unlocked, #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) mission for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) for #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash).
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/897138286837194752)

Dragon is on its way to the International Space Station. Capture by @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) crew set for Wednesday.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897139952504496129)

F9 S1 Landing view from the VAB Roof:
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186135.jpg) Trevor Mahlmann‏ @TrevorMahlmann (https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/TrevorMahlmann/status/897139311568670720)

What a gorgeous launch! So much more to come. Here was my view from the VAB roof!! #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash) launch gallery: http://photos.tmahlmann.com/Rockets/SpaceX/SpaceX-CRS-12 ... (https://t.co/nEraIk50RB)
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Цитировать

photos.tmahlmann.com/Rockets/SpaceX/SpaceX-CRS-12 (http://photos.tmahlmann.com/Rockets/SpaceX/SpaceX-CRS-12)

ЦитироватьCRS-12 Launch Webcast

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220682.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/spacexchannel) SpaceX (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtI0Hodo5o5dUb67FeUjDeA)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxWsYx8dbo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxWsYx8dbo (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLxWsYx8dbo) (38:51)

ЦитироватьPicture-perfect Launch
Posted on August 14, 2017 at 12:37 pm (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/picture-perfect-launch/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/132064.jpg) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/wp-content/uploads/sites/227/2017/08/crs-12liftoff.jpg)
Credit: NASA/Dan Casper

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 14, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/picture-perfect-launch/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

ЦитироватьMore Views from Launch
Posted on August 14, 2017 at 12:40 pm (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/more-views-from-launch/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

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Image credits: NASA TV

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 14, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/more-views-from-launch/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897143393226194945)

Full Review of SpaceX Falcon 9 CRS-12 Dragon launch: ARTICLE: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-launch-crs-12-dragon-mission-iss/ ... (https://t.co/z0ZNIcPeCP) - by William Graham. COVERAGE: https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43347.0 ... (https://t.co/0gd5imyXvW)
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Цитировать

SpaceX Falcon 9 launches CRS-12 Dragon mission to the ISS (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-falcon-9-launch-crs-12-dragon-mission-iss/)

Цитировать08/14/2017 20:17 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197139974?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
These views of the Falcon 9 launch and landing come from NASA Causeway south of pad 39A. Credit: Tim Dodd/Spaceflight Now

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ЦитироватьElon Musk (https://twitter.com/elonmusk) ретвитнул(а)

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185339.jpg) NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/897142416771338243)

Science & supplies are headed to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) following the 12:31pm ET launch of @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX)'s #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) spacecraft: http://go.nasa.gov/2fEDaPU  (https://t.co/2LDDLjbvh2)
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DHNKQCIWAAAyOT1.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DHNKQCIWAAAyOT1.mp4)

ЦитироватьSpaceX/Dragon CRS-12 Launches to the International Space Station

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220647.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision) NASA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ)

Опубликовано: 14 авг. 2017 г.

ЦитироватьLiftoff Sets Dragon on Course for Wednesday Rendezvous

Posted on August 14, 2017 at 1:10 pm (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/liftoff-sets-dragon-on-course-for-wednesday-rendezvous/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

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Images credit: NASA TV

Crew members aboard the International Space Station can expect a special delivery Wednesday morning. A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft loaded with more than 6,400 pounds of supplies, equipment and science materials is heading their way after the successful liftoff of SpaceX CRS-12 at 12:31 p.m. EDT from NASA Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A.

NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv) will broadcast a post-launch news conference from Kennedy at 2 p.m. EDT.

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The on-time liftoff marked a spectacular conclusion to a countdown that proceeded like clockwork throughout the morning, aided by cooperative weather conditions across the launch site. With a sonic boom sounding across Florida's Space Coast, the first stage returned to SpaceX's Landing Zone 1 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station while the rocket's second stage finished the task of propelling Dragon to orbit.

After a successful separation from the Falcon 9, the Dragon spacecraft deployed its solar arrays and embarked on its two-day pursuit of the orbiting laboratory. Watch the rendezvous and grapple live on NASA TV (http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv) starting at 5:30 a.m. Wednesday.

Here's one more look back at today's launch:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e_TNLem-DU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5e_TNLem-DU)

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This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/category/cargo-resupply-crs/) on August 14, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/14/liftoff-sets-dragon-on-course-for-wednesday-rendezvous/) by Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/).

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-12: Falcon 9 first stage landing, 14 August 2017

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220782.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/SciNewsRo) SciNews (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjU6ZwoTQtKWfz1urL7XcbA)

Опубликовано: 14 авг. 2017 г.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 10 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897152852002578433)

Successful Monday Commute to Orbit for #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) Cargo Craft, #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) aces another Landing - http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/falcon-9-launches-dragon-spx-12-first-stage-landing-success/ ... (https://t.co/wfl746Ovz9)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897157665234833408)

One problem for SpaceX's Hans when things are going well....keeping count with a number of launches
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ЦитироватьPost-Launch Status of Next Space Station Supply Mission

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220647.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/user/NASAtelevision) NASA (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLA_DiR1FfKNvjuUpBHmylQ)

Опубликовано: 14 авг. 2017 г.

On August 14, a post-launch status briefing was held at Kennedy Space Center, following the launch of the twelfth SpaceX resupply mission to the International Space Station. SpaceX launched its Dragon spacecraft aboard the company's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at KSC.

ЦитироватьSuccessful Monday Commute to Orbit for Dragon Cargo Craft, Falcon 9 aces another Landing
 August 14, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/falcon-9-launches-dragon-spx-12-first-stage-landing-success/)

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Photo: NASA TV

Mice, a supercomputer, small satellites and a new state-of-the-art particle detector roared into clear skies over Florida's Space Coast on Monday aboard the twelfth regular Dragon cargo spacecraft launching atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket.

The 65-meter tall rocket lifted off fr om Launch Complex 39A at the Kennedy Space Center at 16:31 UTC, turning to the north east to deliver Dragon into the orbital plane of the Station for a two-day rendezvous. Embarking on its eleventh flight of the year, the third in support of ISS logistics, Falcon 9 fired its nine first stage engines for just under two and a half minutes before the first stage booster dropped away and made an immediate U-turn to accelerate back toward Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1, coming in for a powered landing eight minutes after launch reaching its culmination with a gentle touchdown on four fold-out landing legs that had been recycled fr om a previous rocket.

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Photo: NASA TV

As the first stage went through its propulsive return, the rocket's second stage fired its single MVac engine for six and a half minutes to dispatch Dragon into Low Earth Orbit, separating from the launch vehicle ten minutes after launch to begin its chase of the International Space Station. Set for a robotic capture on Wednesday, Dragon is booked for a 35-day stay at ISS to facilitate cargo transfers and experiments.

Dragon SpX-12 is setting a new record for the amount of research on an ISS visiting vehicle with 75% of the vehicle's total cargo load dedicated to experiments and research gear. This is made possible by excellent systems performance and consumable levels on the Space Station, allowing cargo upmass budgeted for maintenance hardware and supplies to be re-assigned to science investigations to support a very busy science program aboard ISS with some 300 active investigations over the next six months.

>> Dragon SpX-12 Cargo Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dragon-spx-12-cargo-overview/)

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Photo: SpaceX

The Dragon SpX-12 spacecraft is loaded with 2,910 Kilograms of cargo, making it one of the heavier Dragons heading to the International Space Station. Bolted into the spacecraft's trunk section is the 1,258-Kilogram Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Instrument (CREAM) – the newest addition to the Space Station's astrophysics instrument suite that, among others, comprises the recently launched NICER studying ultra-dense neutron stars, CALET as a high-energy detector for X- and gamma-rays, and the AMS-2 particle detector as the flagship, having detected its 100 billionth particle earlier this year.

CREAM, housing a stack of five detectors working in unison, is designed to measure ultra-high-energy particles, expanding the AMS-2 energy range by several orders of magnitude to help explain some of the peculiarities in the cosmic energy spectrum – in particular an unexplained decline in the observed spectrum wh ere particle theory would not predict such a decrease, a question that has been puzzling scientists for decades.

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Photo: ISS-CREAM

The overall goal of the CREAM experiment is stated as 'extending the energy reach of direct measurements of cosmic rays to the highest energy possible to investigate cosmic ray origins, acceleration and propagation.'

The collection of such measurements is inherently difficult given the low flux of particles with ultra-high energies – meaning particles with energies of interest are few and far in between, requiring either large detectors or long exposures to collect statistically relevant data. CREAM has amassed 161 days of measurements as part of high-altitude balloon missions and the re-packaged sensor headed to ISS will deliver the long-term measurements needed to provide a definitive quantitative assessment of the high-energy spectrum between 1010 and 1015 electron-volt.

>> CREAM Instrument Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/cream/)

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SpaceX Mission Patch – Credit: SpaceX

1,652 Kilograms of cargo are packed into the pressurized section of the Dragon spacecraft – 916kg of science investigations, 339kg of vehicle hardware, 220kg of crew supplies and 83kg of computer and spacewalk hardware. Riding aboard the Dragon are two groups of mice, one in the U.S.-developed Rodent Habitat and the other using Japan's Mouse Habitat Unit to participate in a study of musculoskeletal and neurovascular changes brought on by extended stays in microgravity, acting as model organisms for humans and aiding the development for countermeasures needed on future long-duration space missions.

Three powered Polar freezers are aboard the Dragon holding a range of biological samples to be studied in the unique environment offered by the Space Station, though the some space inside the freezers is taken up by ice cream treats for the Station's six-person crew. Research delivered by the SpX-12 Dragon includes a novel study of a protein implicated in Parkinson's disease, attempting to grow large, pristine crystals of the target protein to enable scientists on Earth to study its atomic structure and potentially lead to therapies that could prevent, slow or even stop the progression of Parkinson's.

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Lung Tissues Investigation – Image: Joan Nichols, UTMB

A supercomputer hitching a ride on the Dragon will operate on ISS for the next year to test out techniques of dealing with in-space radiation through a software algorithm instead of heavy radiation shielding, potentially providing a solution for future onboard computers taking probes and humans into the depths of the Solar System. Other experiments riding on Dragon aim to grow bio-engineered lung tissue, track how potentially harmful microbes spread in space, and examine how plants protect themselves from stress factors encountered in space; also aboard the spacecraft are new plant pillows for the Station's Veggie facility to continue working on in-space cultivation techniques needed for missions to distant targets.

Dragon SpX-12 is the last of the original Commercial Resupply Services contract awarded to SpaceX; however, the contract was extended in 2015 to bridge a gap to the CRS-2 contract round, giving both SpaceX and Orbital ATK additional CRS-1 mission. The spacecraft flying SpX-12 is expected to be the last newly-built Dragon 1 vehicle with subsequent CRS-1 missions through SpX-20 using refurbished spacecraft that have previously flown in space.

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Photo: NASA (File)

NASA originally specified in the CRS contract that missions are to be flown only by new spacecraft but cleared the way for re-use missions after SpaceX provided detailed technical rationale for Dragon's ability to support multiple mission cycles.

Re-using Dragon's comes with a twofold benefit – NASA will pay less per mission as refurbishment is much cheaper than building new vehicles and SpaceX will be able to re-focus resources on the production of Dragon 2 spacecraft that will fly under CRS-2 and NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

Monday's launch marked the end of an extended lull in launch activity from the U.S. Eastern Range that completed a two-week maintenance period in July to conduct invasive systems upkeep and upgrades that could not be easily done with an active range – requiring launch operators to stand down. SpaceX used the break for continued demolishing work on the former Space Shuttle Rotating Service Structure at LC-39A to prepare the facility for the inaugural Falcon Heavy  (http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/falcon-heavy/)mission as well as the start of crewed launches of the Falcon 9 set to begin next year.

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Photo: NASA Kennedy

Monday's launch also introduced a new version of the Falcon 9 Full Thrust vehicle known as Block 4 – the last incremental upgrade before Block 5 rolls out as the final version of the Falcon 9 that will have a frozen design as NASA requires at least seven flights of the vehicle with no changes before placing a crew on the rocket.

Block 4 second stages were introduced in May of this year, implementing a permanent fix for the potentially dangerous Composite Overwrapped Pressure Vessels that were implicated in last year's on-pad explosion at Space Launch Complex 40.

Identified by serial number 1039, Monday's first stage was the first Block 4 booster launched by SpaceX, featuring some minor changes to the booster's structure like a bolted engine section and provisions for easy conversion of a Falcon 9 first stage to a Falcon Heavy side booster. Another novelty on Core 1039 is the use of re-used landing legs that had helped a previous core stage make a safe touchdown after dispatching a payload toward orbit.

The distinction between Falcon 9 FT Block upgrades has been fuzzy in the past as SpaceX typically implements changes on a flight-to-flight basis as new hardware becomes available – the Titanium grid fins that debuted earlier this year  (http://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-iridium-next-flight-2/falcon-9-launches-second-iridium-satellite-batch/)are a prime example of Block 5 technology flying on a Block 3 first stage. Another instance is the 1029 core that became the second Falcon 9 first stage to be successfully re-flown (http://spaceflight101.com/falcon-9-bulgariasat-1/) on an operational mission. Technically a Block 3 booster, the vehicle flew with a number of Block 5 parts when making its second trip toward orbit.

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Photo: NASA Kennedy

Block 5, the finalized Falcon 9, will implement a performance upgrade realized by operating the Merlin 1D engines at a higher thrust setting, now referred to as Merlin 1D++ as the engine went through a number of thrust upgrades starting from the baseline Falcon 9 v1.1 (http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/falcon-9-v1-1-f9r/) version. The Block 4 vehicle flown on Monday possibly used a thrust setting between the 756kN (Merlin 1D+) and the planned Merlin 1D++ sea level thrust of 845kN.

The Block 5 version of Falcon 9 will also implement a number of changes to permit rapid turnarounds between missions such as retractable landing legs, a re-usable heat shield protecting the engine section, more durable Titanium grid fins, a new thermal coating around the first stage, and a tweak to the flight software that will enable boosters to fly an optimized angle of attack during atmospheric descent in order to lower fuel requirements for landing.

>> Falcon Launch Vehicle Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/spacerockets/falcon-9-ft/)

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Photo: SpaceX Webcast

Monday's Falcon 9 launch enjoyed a particularly smooth countdown operation, starting when the launcher was transitioned into its vertical position in the pre-dawn hours following a late-cargo loading campaign that involved the various time-critical experiments headed to ISS including the 'Mousetronauts.'

Falcon 9 received a clean bill of health via a multi-hour checkout campaign and proceeded into its automated countdown sequence at T-1 hour to receive over 500 metric tons of sub-cooled Liquid Oxygen at -207°C and chilled Rocket Propellant 1 at -7°C.

Tanking went through a carefully throttled sequence to ensure Falcon 9 would reach flight mass only about two minutes before launch. By that point, Dragon had been configured for liftoff, Falcon 9 was running on internal power, the Strongback was primed for rapid retraction and the rocket's autonomous flight termination system had been armed. Loading of pressurization gas ended at T-90 seconds and Falcon 9's computers assumed control of the countdown at T-1 minute to oversee the final pressurization of tanks and the ignition of the nine Merlin 1D engines.

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Photo: SpaceX Webcast

Soaring to a thrust of over 700 metric-ton-force, Falcon 9 lifted off the former Saturn V & Space Shuttle launch pad at precisely 16:31:37 UTC, balancing in a vertical posture for 15 seconds before pitching over to attain a north-easterly heading for a fast trip across the Atlantic Ocean.

Guzzling down 2,500 Kilograms of densified propellants per second, Falcon 9 enabled Propellant Utilization half a minute into the mission and passed Maximum Dynamic Pressure at the T+68 second mark, throttling back on the up-rated engines for a brief moment to reduce stress on the ascending rocket.

MECO – Main Engine Cutoff – occurred two minutes and 25 seconds into the flight after the first stage accelerated the rocket to a speed of 1,656 meters per second. The two stages separated by means of pneumatic pushers three seconds after MECO, parting ways 66 Kilometers in altitude with the first stage entering an immediate U-turn to fly back to Cape Canaveral while the second stage headed into start-up mode to continue towards orbit.

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Second Stage Plume Impinges on the First Stage while making its Flip – Photo: SpaceX Webcast

The 95,000-Kilogram-force MVac engine of the second stage came to life two minutes and 37 seconds into the flight, firing up on a planned burn of six minutes and 38 seconds to send Dragon into its target orbit. Passing 110 Kilometers in altitude just after T+3 minutes, Dragon separated its protective Nose Cone as aerodynamic forces were no longer a danger to the delicate Common Berthing Mechanism on the top side of the spacecraft.

With the second stage on its way to orbit, the 47-meter long first stage started its three-burn return to Cape Canaveral, wasting no time after separation to begin its powered return via an initial flip started by the vehicle's cold gas thrusters and then assisted as the Center Engine lit up on the boost-back burn 13 seconds after staging. The center was joined by two outer engines after the booster was pointed to the correct direction in order to reverse course and accelerate back toward the Cape.

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Stage 1 & 2 Part Ways – Images: NASA TV

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First Stage during Descent – Photo: NASA TV

After the 50-second boost back maneuver, the first stage coasted outside the dense atmosphere, peaking some 118 Kilometers in altitude and maneuvering back around to point the engine section toward the direction of travel. Falling back toward Florida at supersonic speed, the core fired up again at T+6 minutes and 8 seconds, using a staggered ignition sequence to maintain good control through the ignition transients and firing for 14 seconds to slow down by around 368 meters per second from an initial speed of Mach 3.6.

Live views from the core stage clearly showed the vibration of the booster in the entry environment and the trans-sonic phase as the vehicle went through the sound barrier for the second time. The four actuated grid fins on the booster were in charge of keeping the vehicle stable & on-course for a 50-second unpowered descent through the atmosphere before the center engine lit up seven minutes and 15 seconds after launch for the final landing maneuver.

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Photo: SpaceX Webcast

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Dragon Separation – Photo: NASA TV

Booster #1039 deployed its four previously used landing legs in the final seconds of its descent and made a picture-perfect touchdown at Landing Zone 1 after a round trip of seven minutes and 45 seconds, marking Falcon's second fastest LZ-1 landing to date as SpaceX continues to reduce margins to make the return more efficient.

Monday's landing puts SpaceX 14/19 for first stage landings overall and 6/6 for land-based returns; now with a streak of ten successful recoveries in a row.

While all eyes were on the first stage's return, the second stage performed admirably to finish Dragon's high-speed commute to orbit, shutting down just over nine minutes after launch when sensing it had reached its target orbit of around 200 by 360 Kilometers, inclined 51.6 degrees. The 10,600-Kilogram Dragon was separated ten minutes after taking off from Florida and successfully primed its propulsion system and unfurled its solar arrays to head off on its two-day link-up with the orbiting laboratory.

A series of orbit-raising maneuvers is on tap on Monday and Tuesday to maneuver Dragon into an orbit 400 Kilometers in altitude wh ere the vehicle will be catching up with ISS from behind and below. Capture by the Station's robotic arm is planned at 11 UTC on Wednesday with berthing to the Station's Harmony module later in the day to mark the start of a five-week stay.

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ЦитироватьAUGUST 14, 2017

Dragon Resupply Mission (CRS-12)

On August 14, 2017, SpaceX successfully launched its twelfth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-12) from Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida. Liftoff occurred at 12:31 p.m. EDT, or 16:31 UTC and was followed approximately two and a half minutes later by successful separation of the first and second stages. The first stage of Falcon 9 then successfully landed back at SpaceX's Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

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/crs12presskit.pdf). Additional photos are also available on our Flickr page. (https://www.flickr.com/photos/spacex)
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ЦитироватьДобрый вечер, добро пожаловать в KSC для конференции после запуска.
Я стефани мартин из Наса Коммюникейшнс, ко мне присоединился Дэн Хартман, заместитель программы Наса и Том Кунигсмен из СпейсЭкс.
Мы начнем со своих комментариев и потом будем открыты для вопросов.
Если вы в социальных медиа, пожалуйста присылайте вопросы используя хэштэг NASA

Дэн. Отличный день отличный запуск. Так хорошо уйти с пусковой площадки наконец, учитывая что погода нам не очень помогала.
Поздравляем SpaceX за удачный запуск. Похоже что дракон здоров и направляется к МКС. Экипаж готов к его прибытию и ждут с нетерпением возможности начать исследования, у нас запланирована агрессивная программа исследований на следующие 30 дней. Я знаю что они готовы, команды на земле тоже готовы. Этоу будут веселые 30 дней на борту. Я хотел бы сказать отдельное спасибо нашей ночной команде. Вчерашним вечером и ночью вы видели погоду, ребят отзывали со СК пару раз. Мы потеряли 2-3 часа пытаясь сделать позднюю закладку холодильников и живых обитателей груза. Ребята работали очень хорошо. Мы начали за 12 часов до запуска. SpaceX также работало с нами. Огромное количество усилий чтобы мы могли заложить поздний груз. Все пошло по плану, ничего не убрали и все что нужно улетело. Ребята из СпейсЭкс и Центра Кеннеди поработали очень хорошо.
Стыковка ожидается в среду утром, около 6 утра. Мы сейчас работаем над любыми проблемами на МКС которые могут помешать нам. Мы не могли быть более счастливы чем сегодняшний запуск.

Том. У меня тоже отличные новости. У нас хорошо все получилось вчера и сегодня с командой НАСА. Мы едва успели установить ракету вертикально и приготовиться к запуску. Вторая ступень перешла на почти идеальную орбиту. Доставили дракон на орбиту. Сейчас дракон сделал первый импульс на текущий момент.
Вторая ступень удачно сошла с орбиты. Первая ступень тоже удачно села. По-моему у нас есть видео.
(идет видеотрансляция посадки и том комментирует)
Приземлились на LZ1, точно в яблочко, очень мягкая посадка, что хорошо для полета бустера в следующий раз. Спасибо Наса и ФАА.

Мы теперь примем вопросы. Поднимайте руку.

Вопрос 1. Я знаю что СпейсЭкс работает над проектом Коммерческий Экипаж (Commercial Crew). Расскажите ракета которая летала сегодня, она на этом же пути? И второй вопрос что каждый запуск в этом году это рекорд для СпейсЭкс в количестве ежегодных запусков. Что этот ритм значит для вашего производства и надежности.

Том. Я хочу рассказать о статистике. У нас сейчас был
38 запуск
12 грузовая миссия
12й полет в этом году.
14я посадка
6я успешная посадка на землю
Эти цифры значат много. В вопросе надежности это огромное преимущество. Мы осматриваем ступени и детально анализируем как ведут себя материалы, есть ли какие-то повреждения, какая-нибудь ржавчина или что-то такое что мы не видели раньше. Это огромный выигрыш. И это помогает делать более и более надежные ракеты.
По поводу этой конкретной ракеты и пилотируемого запуска. Где-то на 96-97% мы приблизились. Мы на верном пути. И после каждого запуска я очень рад что ракета ведет себя так хорошо.

Вопрос 2: Это вопрос любопытства. Я знаю в феврале у дракона были небольшие проблемы при попытки стыковки со станцией и вынуждены были задержаться на день. Случится ли это еще. И еще какой у вас будет план по поводу выхода в открытый космос?

Дэн. Тут важно отметить что когда работаешь с Русскими, если мы выходим в космос и должны пристыковаться на следующий день. Мы еще не обсуждали с Русскими, но мы скоординируем усилия, сможем ли мы делать это в тот же день или в другой. Но я думаю Русские будут работать с нами. Я не очень переживаю что у нас будет такая же проблема как была в Феврале.

Вопрос 3:  По поводу Пилотируемого Дракона. Можно представить что через год мы запустим людей на драконе. Можете рассказать где мы находимся по этому поводу?

Том. С нашей точки зрения. У нас есть железо, мы его сертифицируем и работаем над финальным дизайном. Пока все идет хорошо. Я думаю все стыкуется хорошо.

Дэн. Мы очень хотим в финансовом году 19 иметь пилотируемые запуски на рутинной основе. Я думаю мы увидим летающий Дракон 2,  т.е грузовой дракон сделанный по тем же принципам что и пассажирский. Мы увидим что он летал несколько раз перед тем как начнется регулярная ротация астронавтом. Мы работаем со СпейсЭкс прамо сейчас чтобы увидеть когда произойтет конверсия Дракона 1 который мы видели сейчас в Дракон 2 и сколько времени он будет летать пока не примет пассажиров. Эти обсуждения идут.

Вопрос 4. Когда вы сможете назвать команду которая полетит на СпейсЭкс к МКС ?

Дэн. У нас есть 4 команды которые сейчас тренируются сейчас. Я думаю мы очень близки и я смогу назвать команду через месяц-два. Нам нужно будет уточнить какие тренировки им нужно будет пройти. Какая группа может быть выбрана.

Вопрос 5. Какой ускоритель вы будете использовать для предстоящей SES. И Дэн прокомментируйте какой у вас взгляд на использование многоразовых ракет?

Том. Это хороший вопрос. Для SES это последний или предпоследний. Точно не помню какой из этих двух.

Дэн. По поводу многоразовых ускорителей. Сейчас план для CRS-13 использовать новую ракету. Мы работаем со СпейсЭкс, анализируем данные. И мы надеемся получить некоторые ответы к концу сентября. Нужно обменяться большим количеством данных, большой анализ должен быть проведен перед этим. Как только эти точки будут достигнуты, мы сможем сказать что мы согласны на переиспользуемые ракеты для 13й миссии. Это не наш план сейчас, но мы сейчас серьезно это обсуждаем. Я думаю это случится.

вопрос Какой ускоритель это будет?

Дэн. Я не знаю точно. CRS-13 это будет новая, сейчас такой план. Но мы рассматриваем это в общем плане, от всех ускорителей, изучаем покомпонентно. Мы знаем что даже для переиспользуемых ракет, некоторые компоненты заменяются. Все это в работе и к концу сентября мы будем иметь ответы.

Вопрос. Том, как вторая половина года у вас пойдет? Это был 11й запуск.

Том. Да. промежуток был 6 недель. Это не так много времени. Мы привыкли запускать через месяц, потом каждый месяц, потом каждые 2 недели. У нас был небольшой отпуск в середине года, все ушли в отпуск. Я думаю это продолжится в том же темпе. Мы немного работаем над тем как пустить в оборот уже летавшие бустеры и как их чередовать с нелетавшими и какие из них мы можем использовать. План - продолжать в том же ритме и видеть, какой ритм мы можем поддерживать

Вопрос. Допустим вы летаете каждые 9 дней. И вы приземлились на море 2 раза подряд. Хватит ли времени привести ступень в порт и вернуть платформу-дрон в море для второй посадки или вы будете сажать две ступени на один корабль сразу?

Том. Я думаю места не хватит для двух, но у нас два корабля. У нас нет двух здесь во флориде, но корабли могут перемещаться. Я не уверен что мы когда-нибудь достигнем такого темпа, это будет очень плотно. У нас большой корабль, но когда на нем есть ускоритель, места становится мало.

Вопрос: У вас есть план переместить второй корабль сюда.

Том. Нет, такого плана нет сейчас. Вот почему так важно планировать миссии чтобы не получилось два запуска подряд с очень маленьким промежутком времени. Кстати по времени может и получиться тоже. Требуется 2 дня чтобы вернуться с моря, и столько же чтобы уйти в море. Я не думал об этом еще, но я думаю по времени может получиться.

Вопрос. Ну вы же выезжаете за день до запуска, поэтому у вас может не хватить 1 дня.

Том. Я думаю один день можно сократить.

Вопрос. Дэн. Какая стоимость запуска астронавта для пассажирского дракона, в сравнении с текущими ценами?

Дэн. У меня нет таких данных, но мы можем позже предоставить.

Вопрос. Есть ли потенциальные клиенты которые полететь по программе комерческой доставки астронавтов.

Дэн. У нас есть собственные потребности для поддержки наших научных программ. У нас потребности для команды из 4 астронавтов. Если у СпейсЭкс есть возможности доставить других людей, это нужно у них спросить.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/897221206872662016)

Dragon CRS-12 launched successfully at 1631:37UTC Aug 14 and tracked in a 202 x 358 km x 51.6 deg orbit on its way to ISS

Цитироватьvissarion пишет:

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 24 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/897222667396403201)

Falcon 9 core B1039 landed 1639 UTC at Cape Canaveral LZ1. F9-40 stage 2 deorbited south of Australia about 1730 UTC

ЦитироватьЗловредный пишет:
А точность посадки вы оценили?

ЦитироватьGeorgea пишет:

Цитироватьvissarion пишет:

Спасибо!

Значит, следующий пуск Дракона может быть на юзанном бустере... Интересно.

Цитироватьvissarion пишет:
Мы знаем что даже для переиспользуемых ракет, некоторые компоненты заменяются.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185295.jpg) T.S. Kelso‏ @TSKelso (https://twitter.com/TSKelso) 13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/897190520702681089)

CelesTrak has TLEs for 3 objects from DRAGON CRS-12 launch (2017-045)

ЦитироватьPhotos: Falcon 9 blasts off with Dragon Resupply Craft
 August 14, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/photos-falcon-9-blasts-off-with-dragon-resupply-craft/)

SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifted off from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Complex 39A at 16:31:37 UTC on August 14, 2017 with the twelfth operational Dragon spacecraft headed to the International Space Station for a critical science-enabling cargo delivery. Debuting the Block 4 upgrades on both Falcon 9 stages, the vehicle successfully delivered the 10,600-Kilogram spacecraft to orbit via a two and a half-minute burn of the first stage and six and a half-minute second stage burn. Stage 1 made a rocket-powered U-turn after sending the upper stage on its way, successfully touching down at Cape Canaveral's Landing Zone 1 for SpaceX's sixth land-based rocket landing.

>> Read our Launch Recap (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/falcon-9-launches-dragon-spx-12-first-stage-landing-success/)

All Photos below: SpaceX

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All Photos below: NASA Kennedy

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ЦитироватьSpaceX launches cargo capsule full of science experiments
August 14, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/08/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket climbed into space Monday from NASA's Kennedy Space Center atop a column of gleaming exhaust, shooting a commercial resupply vessel toward the International Space Station with research projects looking into cosmic rays, the origin of Parkinson's disease, the utility of small satellites and an experimental radiation-tolerant supercomputer.

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Credit: SpaceX

Crammed with more than 6,400 pounds (2,900 kilograms) of supplies, the Dragon capsule bolted on top of the Falcon 9 rocket also carried computer and camera gear, components to maintain the station's life support system and medical equipment, and provisions for the station's six-person crew, including clothing, fresh food and ice cream.

The 213-foot-tall (65-meter) rocket took off from pad 39A at the Florida spaceport at 12:31:37 p.m. EDT (1631:37 GMT), pitched toward the northeast to align with the space station's orbit, and roared through scattered clouds before disappearing into a blue summertime sky.

Nine Merlin 1D main engines at the base of the booster generated 1.7 million pounds of thrust, pushing the rocket into the stratosphere before the first stage switched off and fell away at an altitude of 40 miles (65 kilometers).

A single Merlin engine fired on the Falcon 9's upper stage to power the Dragon capsule into orbit. Glowing red-hot, the second stage engine throttled up to more than 200,000 pounds of thrust for its six-and-a-half minute firing.

Meanwhile, in a maneuver now common during SpaceX launches, the first stage flipped around with guided pulses of cold nitrogen gas to point tail first, then reignited three of its Merlin engines to boost itself back forward Cape Canaveral.

Two more braking maneuvers were needed to slow down the descending rocket, steering it back to the coast with the help of aerodynamic fins before extending four landing legs and settling on a concrete target at Landing Zone 1 less than eight minutes after liftoff, around 9 miles (15 kilometers) south of the Falcon 9's departure point at pad 39A.

"From what I've heard, it's right on the bullseye and (had a) very soft touchdown, so it's a great pre-flown booster ready to go for the next time," said Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX's vice president of flight reliability.

SpaceX has reused two of its recovered first stage boosters to date, and engineers are prepping another previously-flown rocket for a mission with an SES communications satellite this fall.

The rocket launched Monday was a fresh vehicle, but its landing legs were scavenged from a vehicle flown on a previous mission, Koenigsmann said.

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Credit: Tim Dodd/Spaceflight Now

The upper stage continued rocketing into orbit, turning off its engine just after the nine-minute point in the flight, then deploying the Dragon capsule into an on-target slightly egg-shaped orbit averaging around 175 miles (280 kilometers) above the planet.

"The second stage went into a near-perfect orbit (and) deployed Dragon," Koenigsmann said in a media briefing around two hours after the launch.

"Dragon primed propellant and has performed the first co-elliptic burn at this point in time," he said, referring to the first in a series of thruster firings on tap to guide the capsule toward the space station.

The supply ship's power-generating solar arrays extended shortly after it arrived in space, while the Falcon 9's second stage reignited for a de-orbit maneuver to avoid the creation of space junk.

With Monday's launch, SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket family has accomplished 39 missions since debuting in 2010, and 38 of them have succeeded in their primary objectives. Those statistics do not include a Falcon 9 rocket that exploded before takeoff during testing on the launch pad, destroying an Israeli communications satellite.

SpaceX has landed the Falcon 9's first stage intact 14 times in 19 tries since the company attempted its first rocket landing on a barge at sea in 2015. Six of those touchdowns have occurred at Landing Zone 1 at Cape Canaveral.

The automated cargo freighter will reach its destination Wednesday, when astronaut Jack Fischer will take command of the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm to capture the commercial spaceship around 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT).

The robotic arm will install Dragon on the space station's Harmony module for a planned 32-day stay.

While astronauts inside the station will unpack cargo inside Dragon's internal cabin, the Canadian and Japanese robotic arms will transfer a NASA-funded cosmic ray sensor to a mounting post outside the Kibo laboratory.

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The Dragon spacecraft separates from the Falcon 9's upper stage in this on-board camera view. The CREAM cosmic ray detection instrument is seen inside Dragon's cargo bay. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now

Derived from an instrument carried aloft on high-altitude balloons, the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, or CREAM, payload will spend at least three years sampling particles sent speeding through the universe by cataclysmic supernova explosions, and perhaps other exotic phenomena like dark matter.

Scientists think the subatomic particles could hold the key to unlocking mysteries about the universe.

One experiment stowed inside the capsule's pressurized section will investigate the origins of Parkinson's disease in a bid to find a therapy that could slow or halt its development, and another will study the affects of spaceflight on the development of bioengineered lung tissue, potentially helping scientists lessen the chance of organ rejection in transplant patients.

A supercomputer developed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise will spend at least a year on the space station, helping engineers gauge the ruggedness of commercial computer components in the harsh conditions of space.

Most computers sent into space are physically hardened to withstand radiation, cosmic rays, and other rigors of spaceflight. Hewlett Packard said its "spaceborne computer" experiment was hardened with software, reducing the time, money and weight of the supercomputer.

The experimental computer passed at least 146 safety tests and certifications to win NASA approval for the trip to the space station. If it works, Hewlett Packard officials said it could help future space missions, including a human expedition to Mars, have the latest computer technology.

Four small satellites inside the Dragon capsule will be moved inside the space station for deployment later this year.

The biggest of the bunch, named Kestrel Eye 2M, is a pathfinder for a potential constellation of Earth-imaging spacecraft for the U.S. military. About the size of a dorm room refrigerator, the Kestrel Eye 2M satellite was developed by the Army's Space and Missile Defense Command over the last five years.

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The Kestrel Eye 2M satellite during ground testing. Credit: U.S. Army

Three CubeSats sponsored by NASA will test technologies for compact telescopes that could help astronomers observe stars and search for exoplanets, demonstrate a more reliable small satellite design, and study space weather.

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Monday's Falcon 9 flight was the first of three launches scheduled from Cape Canaveral in the next 11 days.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket is scheduled to roll out Wednesday to pad 41 at the Cape ahead of liftoff Friday at 8:03 a.m. EDT (1203 GMT) with a NASA satellite designed to track rockets climbing into space and relay communications between scientific spacecraft in orbit around Earth.

An Orbital ATK Minotaur 4 rocket is being readied for launch at 11:15 p.m. EDT Aug. 25 (0315 GMT Aug. 26) from Cape Canaveral's pad 46 with a military space surveillance mission.

The next mission on SpaceX's manifest is scheduled for Aug. 24 from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. A Falcon 9 rocket will haul the Taiwanese Formosat 5 Earth observation satellite into a polar orbit, and its first stage will attempt a return to a barge downrange in the Pacific Ocean.

SpaceX's team at the Kennedy Space Center will prepare a Falcon 9 to deploy the U.S. Air Force's reusable X-37B spaceplane no earlier than Sept. 7.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185690.jpg) Talking Space‏ @talkingspace (https://twitter.com/talkingspace) 13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/talkingspace/status/897194613215244289)

Here's a gif made out of a compilation of our own @thenasaman (https://twitter.com/thenasaman)'s photos of the #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) first stage landing #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash)
https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DHN5samXsAAtuKe.mp4 (https://video.twimg.com/tweet_video/DHN5samXsAAtuKe.mp4)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/897284183285932033)

More photos of today's Falcon 9 launch of Dragon to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), and first stage landing → http://flickr.com/spacex  (https://t.co/095WHX44BX)
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Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:

ЦитироватьT.S. Kelso ‏ @ TSKelso 13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/897190520702681089)

CelesTrak has TLEs for 3 objects from DRAGON CRS-12 launch (2017-045)

NORAD IDs : 42904, 42905, 42906.

ЦитироватьВячеслав Землянский пишет:
Мне померещилось, или ступень тормозила боком, с аэродинамикой? Еще закоптилась нассиметрично как-будто.

Цитироватьтавот пишет:

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:

ЦитироватьT.S. Kelso ‏ @ TSKelso 13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/897190520702681089)

CelesTrak has TLEs for 3 objects from DRAGON CRS-12 launch (2017-045)

NORAD IDs : 42904, 42905, 42906.

Вторую ступень не топили ? И почему три объекта - створка обтекателя на орбиту вышла ? ))

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:
12й полет в этом году.

Цитироватьтавот пишет:

Цитироватьtnt22 пишет:

ЦитироватьT.S. Kelso ‏ @ TSKelso 13 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TSKelso/status/897190520702681089)

CelesTrak has TLEs for 3 objects from DRAGON CRS-12 launch (2017-045)

NORAD IDs : 42904, 42905, 42906.

Вторую ступень не топили ? И почему три объекта - створка обтекателя на орбиту вышла ? ))

ЦитироватьExpedition 52 Awaits Wednesday Dragon Arrival, Thursday Spacewalk
Posted on August 15, 2017 at 10:56 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/15/expedition-52-awaits-wednesday-dragon-arrival-thursday-spacewalk/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

The SpaceX Dragon is hauling advanced space research (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-cargo-launches-to-space-station-aboard-spacex-resupply-mission) for delivery Wednesday morning to the International Space Station. Two cosmonauts are also gearing up for the seventh station spacewalk this year set to begin Thursday morning.

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Dragon is less than 24 hours from its approach and rendezvous with the space station for SpaceX's third resupply mission this year. Astronauts Jack Fischer (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jack-d-fischer) and Paolo Nespoli (http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Astronauts/Paolo_Nespoli) will be in the Cupola commanding the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple Dragon at 7 a.m. EDT Wednesday. NASA TV will begin live coverage of Dragon's arrival at 5:30 a.m.

Dragon will stay open at the station's Harmony module for a month of cargo swaps. The astronauts will offload new life science studies to improve therapies against Parkinson's disease (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2295.html) and explore ways to grow lung tissue (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2399.html) as well as other research. A new pair of external experiments will also be deployed including a cosmic ray study (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1114.html) to be installed outside of the Kibo lab module and a nanosatellite technology demonstration (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2163.html).

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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/), European Space Agency (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/european-space-agency/), 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/), spacewalk (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/spacewalk/), spacex (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/spacex/) on August 15, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/15/expedition-52-awaits-wednesday-dragon-arrival-thursday-spacewalk/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

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Цитироватьтавот (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/42039/) пишет:
Вторую ступень не топили ?

Цитироватьtnt22 (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/18282/) пишет:
F9-40 stage 2 deorbited south of Australia about 1730 UTC

Цитироватьтавот (http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/user/42039/) пишет:
И почему три объекта

ЦитироватьAug. 14, 2017
RELEASE 17-072

NASA Cargo Launches to Space Station Aboard SpaceX Resupply Mission

Experiments seeking a better understanding of Parkinson's disease and the origin of cosmic rays are on their way to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft following today's 12:31 p.m. EDT launch.

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SpaceX launched its 12th resupply mission to the International Space Station from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida at 12:31 p.m. EDT on Monday, Aug. 14, 2017.
Credits: NASA Television

Carrying more than 6,400 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies, the spacecraft lifted off on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida on the company's 12th commercial resupply mission (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/spacex.html). It will arrive at the space station Wednesday, Aug. 16, at which time astronauts Jack Fischer (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/jack-d-fischer) of NASA and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) will use the space station's robotic arm to capture it.

NASA Television and the agency's website (http://www.nasa.gov/live) will provide live coverage of spacecraft rendezvous and capture beginning at 5:30 a.m., followed by installation coverage at 8:30 a.m.

Research materials flying inside the Dragon's pressurized area include an experiment (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2295.html) to grow large crystals of leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), a protein believed to be the greatest genetic contributor to Parkinson's disease. Gravity keeps Earth-grown versions of this protein too small and too compact to study. This experiment, developed by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Anatrace and Com-Pac International, will exploit the benefits of microgravity to grow larger, more perfectly-shaped LRRK2 crystals for analysis on Earth. Results from this study could help scientists better understand Parkinson's and aid in the development of therapies.

The Kestrel Eye (NanoRacks-KE IIM (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2163.html)) investigation is a microsatellite carrying an optical imaging payload, including a commercially available telescope. This investigation, sponsored by the U.S. National Laboratory, tests the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations, such as lowering the cost of Earth imagery in time-sensitive situations such as tracking severe weather and detecting natural disasters.

The Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/1114.html) instrument will be attached to the Japanese Experiment Module Exposed Facility on the space station, and measure the charges of cosmic rays. The data collected from its three-year mission will address fundamental questions about the origins and histories of cosmic rays, building a stronger understanding of the basic structure of the universe.

Dragon is scheduled to depart the space station in mid-September, returning more than 3,300 pounds of science, hardware and crew supplies to Earth.

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 to 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.

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

http://instagram.com/iss

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

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Tabatha Thompson
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov (mailto:tabatha.t.thompson@nasa.gov)

Dan Huot
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov (mailto:daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov)

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Last Updated: Aug. 14, 2017
Editor: Karen Northon

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185325.jpg) Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) 37 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish/status/897529568298360832)

The arm is out and ready to capture a @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) Dragon by the tail. Can't wait to get to work on 2 tons of science! https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/science_crs12 ... (https://t.co/83UwaG1TcP)
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ЦитироватьВячеслав Землянский пишет:
Мне померещилось, или ступень тормозила боком, с аэродинамикой? Еще закоптилась нассиметрично как-будто.

Цитироватьdrzerg пишет:

ЦитироватьВячеслав Землянский пишет:
Мне померещилось, или ступень тормозила боком, с аэродинамикой? Еще закоптилась нассиметрично как-будто.

не померещилось. про это давно рассказывали и она давно это делает. просто съемки хорошей до этого не было.

ЦитироватьЗловредный пишет:
Если и дальше так пойдёт, то моё предсказание не сбудется, так как за этот год SpaceX запустит не столько, сколько вся Россия, а немного больше...

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186027.jpg) Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/897630596566065153)

The @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) arrives Wednesday morning. Watch its rendezvous and capture live starting at 5:30 a.m. EDT. https://www.nasa.gov/nasatv  (https://t.co/qpyi2M3CpV)
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ЦитироватьThe Falcon 9 Block 5 (a name that isn't official, with Elon Musk preferring to call it Falcon 9 2.5 if anything (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/03/spacex-new-spaceflight-successful-core-reuse/)), is currently planned to debut in its fully integrated form on the Demo-1 launch.
As a stepping stone to the Block 5, the Falcon 9 Block 4 – which carries some but not all of the Block 5 upgrades including some incremental upgrades, like increased engine thrust – will debut next week on the CRS-12 launch, which is currently planned for Monday, 14 August at an instantaneous launch time of 12:32 EDT.

ЦитироватьLiss пишет:
Не могу сообразить, отражено ли заявление об использовании в этом пуске ракеты типа Block 4.

 https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/spacex-boeing-home-stretch-commercial-crew-readiness/

ЦитироватьThe Falcon 9 Block 5 (a name that isn't official, with Elon Musk preferring to call it Falcon 9 2.5 if anything (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/03/spacex-new-spaceflight-successful-core-reuse/) ), is currently planned to debut in its fully integrated form on the Demo-1 launch.
As a stepping stone to the Block 5, the Falcon 9 Block 4 – which carries some but not all of the Block 5 upgrades including some incremental upgrades, like increased engine thrust – will debut next week on the CRS-12 launch, which is currently planned for Monday, 14 August at an instantaneous launch time of 12:32 EDT.

Цитировать08/16/2017 07:09 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197143615?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
Less than two days after a rocket departure from the Kennedy Space Center, SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule is approaching the International Space Station with more than 6,400 pounds of experiments and supplies.

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Capture of the automated supply ship by the station's robotic arm is scheduled for 7 a.m. EDT (1100 GMT). Flight engineer Jack Fischer aboard the complex will manually command the arm to grapple the Dragon spacecraft.

Astronauts inside the space station will monitor the final phase of the Dragon's approach, standing by to send hold or retreat commands if they observe any problems.

The Dragon spacecraft will approach the space station from below, using laser navigation sensors and thermal cameras to acquire range and closing rate data to feed to the capsule's guidance computer.

The SpaceX-owned cargo freighter has completed several in-orbit thruster firings since its launch aboard a Falcon 9 rocket at 12:31 p.m. EDT (1631 GMT) Monday. Several more major rendezvous burns are coming up in the next few hours, leading to Dragon's arrival 1,150 feet (350 meters) from the space station at around 5 a.m. EDT (0900 GMT).

The capsule will conduct a 180-degree yaw maneuver to align its grapple fixture with the position of the space station's robot arm before departing the 350-meter hold point.

Soon after beginning its final approach sequence, the Dragon spacecraft will halt again at a hold position 250 meters, or 820 feet, below the space station. This brief hold allows ground controllers to assess the status of the rendezvous and issue a "go" for the Dragon to enter the so-called keep-out sphere, an imaginary circle around the space station in which traffic is tightly controlled for safety reasons.

The Dragon spacecraft should depart the 250-meter hold point around 5:30 a.m. EDT (0930 GMT), heading for a 30-meter hold position before pressing on to a final point about 10 meters, or 33 feet, beneath the space station for capture by the robot arm.

The spacecraft will remain at the space station until around Sept. 17, when it will depart and head for Earth with research specimens, failed hardware and other equipment. The parachute-assisted splashdown is targeted in the Pacific Ocean.

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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185339.jpg) NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) 8 ч назад (https://twitter.com/NASA/status/897628929665769472)

Up early? Join astronauts in space for arrival of @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) cargo craft to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station). Watch at 5:30am ET: http://www.nasa.gov/live  (https://t.co/mzKW5uV4hS)
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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/897748530206564357)

ARTICLE: Falcon 9 Block 4 debut a success, Dragon aims for Station berthing - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-block-4-debut-success-dragon-station-berthing/ ... (https://t.co/1RcfRKcfxE) - by @CwG_NSF (https://twitter.com/CwG_NSF)
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Цитировать

Falcon 9 Block 4 debut a success, Dragon aims for Station berthing (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-block-4-debut-success-dragon-station-berthing/)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897731902332968960)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) incoming! After a smooth far-field rendezvous, Dragon completed its Approach Initiation burn to begin its final link-up with ISS.


1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897732219036467200)

The AI Burn sets #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) on a path from a point behind & below ISS to a position ~350 meters directly below the complex. Currently at <4km.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 45 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897739226401427456)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is inside 1,000 meters, @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) & @astro_paolo (https://twitter.com/astro_paolo) are now starting Dragon Approach Monitoring. RNDZ is 10min ahead of schedule.


42 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897740113257668608)

.@Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) reports #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is in sight, currently at a range of just over 600 meters.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 32 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897742831418318850)

ISS Cameras have #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) in sight as well, live NASA TV coverage begins 9:30 UTC - http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/ZB1dEv0hK6)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 26 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897744989177999361)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is currently holding 350 meters below ISS, completing a 180-degree yaw maneuver.


15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897747847872958464)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) now advancing to the 250-meter hold point.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897748784721125376)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) remains slightly ahead of schedule, currently holding at 250 meters - switching to proximity navigation sensors.


3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897751297889361921)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is departing the 250-meter hold point for a ~33-minute climb up the R-Bar to arrive at the 30-meter hold.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897752480792104964)

Live - #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is on approach to ISS with critical science gear and supplies: http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/ZB1dEv0hK6)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897753101322653696)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) has entered the 200-meter Keep-Out-Sphere. Crew now in charge of commanding an abort if out of comm with Houston.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897754469978517506)

Good view of #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash), coming up on orbital sunrise. http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/ZB1dEv0hK6)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186202.jpg) Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS) 1 мин назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897755618890702848)

Корабль #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) перед стыковкой с Международной космической станцией.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186202.jpg) Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS) 3 мин назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897756564525912070)

A SpaceX #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) cargo 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/897757227704094721)

Dragon and her mice are early. Berthing now 5:53 AM Central Time.
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ЦитироватьWhile this first Block 4 curiously did not fly with the new titanium grid fins, which debuted earlier this year on the June launch of Iridium Next 11-20 from Vandenberg (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/06/spacex-falcon-9-iridium-next-2-launch/), the first Block 4 did make use of increased-thrust Merlin 1D engines.
The thrust increase of the Merlin 1Ds (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/?s=Merlin+1D) is also incremental, with a final thrust increase set to debut on the Block 5.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186202.jpg) Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897758709904015361)

Стыковка с МКС через несколько часов // The spacecraft will be docked with the International Space Station in a few hours #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)
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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/897760361105022976)

#Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) now at the 30-meter hold point. Coming up on ROBO configuration for capture & a GO for final approach. http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/ZB1dEv0hK6)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/897759685889191936)

F9/CRS12: Astro Paolo Nespoli, monitoring the Dragon's approach: "Vehicle seems very stable, coming in nicely. ... We see no problems"

Цитировать08/16/2017 13:03 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197144007?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
The rendezvous is moving slightly ahead of schedule, with grapple of Dragon by the robotic arm now expected around 6:53 a.m. EDT (1053 GMT).

Цитировать08/16/2017 13:05 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197144014?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
Here's a view of the Dragon spacecraft from one of the station's high-definition cameras.

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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/897762643116687361)

.@Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) & @astro_paolo (https://twitter.com/astro_paolo) now maneuvering the robotic arm to the high-hover position to be ready for capture. Dragon holding steady at 30m
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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/897763534146351104)

Said it during previous arrivals, but these two spacecraft are flying in formation at 17,500 mph and it's all smooth as silk. Not easy!
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/166231.jpg)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 30 сек назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897765508753350656)

Final Approach! #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) now covering the last 20 meters to the Capture Point - takes around 17 minutes. http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/live-dragon-mission-coverage/ ... (https://t.co/ZB1dEv0hK6)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 22 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/897765733710647296)

F9/CRS12: Dragon has resumed its approach to the station, heading for the capture point about 32 feet (10 meters) from the ISS

Цитировать08/16/2017 13:23 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197144031?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
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.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/897770247805165568)

F9/CRS12: Nespoli: "We are ready for Dragon capture"

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 3 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897771032744001536)

Mission Control has given a GO for capture, allowing @Astro2fish (https://twitter.com/Astro2fish) & @astro_paolo (https://twitter.com/astro_paolo) crew to work through the procedure at their own pace.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/897773329775558656)

F9/CRS12: Dragon captured by the station arm at 6:52am EDT as the two spacecraft were passing just north of New Zealand

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185296.jpg) ISS Updates‏ @ISS101 (https://twitter.com/ISS101) 3 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897773319298142208)

CAPTURE! The #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) has been tamed after a two-day flight to ISS, carrying critical science gear & supplies: http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dragon-spx-12-cargo-overview/ ... (https://t.co/352k64ShTC)
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69029.jpg) SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/897773573669965824)

Capture confirmed! Dragon is now attached to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) robotic arm.

Цитировать08/16/2017 13:59 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/196244.png)  (http://24liveblog.com/share/197144069?url=https://v.24liveblog.com/live/?id=1403178)
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.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186202.jpg) Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897782315019100164)

Russian Soyuz spacecraft and American #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) cargo ship
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3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897782099498999808)

Российский корабль «Союз» и американский грузовой #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/166286.jpg)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186202.jpg) Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897783084065710081)

Несколько минут назад грузовой космический корабль #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) был «захвачен» манипулятором «Канадарм-2»
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/166288.jpg)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186202.jpg) Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SergeyISS/status/897783682915848194)

The SpaceX #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) CRS-12 cargo spacecraft was captured with the International Space Station's robotic Canadarm2
(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/166291.jpg)

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ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
Там ясно написано, что CRS-12 будет Блок 4, но это не цитата кого-либо из официальных лиц SpaceX, а утверждение журналиста Chris Gebhardt. Я так это понимаю.

ЦитироватьScience-Laden Dragon Arrives at Space Station after Flawless Two-Day Rendezvous
 August 16, 2017 (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dragon-spx-12-arrives-at-space-station/)

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft packed to the brink with science gear and supplies parked ten meters fr om the International Space Station on Wednesday to be captured by the Station's robotic arm and kick off a five-week stay dedicated to cargo transfers inside and outside the complex and a busy science schedule for what is now a four-person crew on the Station's U.S. Segment.

Спойлер

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Photo: Sergey Ryazansky

The twelfth regular Dragon mission to the ISS – the last in the original Commercial Resupply Services 1 contract with NASA – delivers a total of 2,910 Kilograms of cargo, among which is a new ultra-high-energy particle detector taking up residence outside ISS, several small satellites to be deployed from the complex, a supercomputer set for a year of in-space testing, research that could reveal the mechanism of Parkinson's disease, artificial Lung Cultures, two groups of mice set for a month-long stay on ISS, and, last but not least, ice cream treats for the Station's six crew members.

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/152298.jpg) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/wp-content/uploads/sites/172/2017/08/35741465464_1d49cc1cae_o-1.jpg)
Photo: SpaceX

Clockwork appears to be a good descriptor for the Dragon SpX-12 mission so far, starting with an on-time liftoff atop SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket at 16:31 UTC on Monday. Thundering off from Launch Complex 39A (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/photos-falcon-9-blasts-off-with-dragon-resupply-craft/) at Cape Canaveral, Falcon 9 fired its nine first stage engines for two minutes and 25 seconds before the second stage took over for a burn of six and a half minutes to boost Dragon into orbit. Meanwhile, the first stage booster made a rocket-powered U-turn and fired up twice more to set itself down on four previously used landing legs to give SpaceX an additional first stage to be re-used on a future mission.

The 10,600-Kilogram Dragon separated from the rocket's second stage ten minutes after blasting off, reaching an orbit of 206 by 357 Kilometers, set to catch up with the Space Station from behind and below. Shortly after its spring-loaded separation, Dragon primed its Draco thrusters and deployed its two power-generating solar arrays to head off on a planned 42.5-hour, 27-orbit rendezvous with the Space Station.

Dragon's climb to the Space Station kicked off less than an hour after liftoff when the spacecraft executed a ~45-meter per second coelliptic burn to circularize its orbit. Next was the opening of the GNC Bay Door to reveal the craft's grapple fixture and navigation instruments followed by a Height-Adjust & Coelliptic Burn pair Monday night to fine-tune its orbit ten Kilometers below that of the Space Station. By the crew's bedtime on Tuesday, Dragon had reached a range of 600 Kilometers and was continuing to catch up with ISS from behind and below.

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Dragon Rendezvous Profile – Image: NASA

Another HA/CE burn pair, completed in the early hours on Wednesday, put Dragon into an orbit 2.5km below that of ISS and the vehicle entered the 28-Kilometer communications zone around the complex at 6:15 UTC to begin the relative navigation phase of the rendezvous that entails the exchange of navigation data between the approaching spacecraft and ISS to enable more accurate navigation. HE/CE-3 and a pair of mid-course correction burns placed Dragon 1.4 Kilometers below the Space Station, still catching up from behind until the Approach Initiation Burn was performed.

Mission Control confirmed to the ISS crew at 8:09 UTC that the 0.3-meter-per-second Approach Initiation maneuver was successful, transitioning Dragon onto a path to arrive directly below the complex on what is known as the R-bar or radial vector. Dragon acquired the R-bar just before 9 UTC and entered a holding pattern 350 meters directly below ISS to facilitate a 180-degree yaw maneuver to properly position the grapple fixture for capture and point the thrusters to the correct direction for a possible posigrade abort maneuver.

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Pulsing its thrusters, Dragon advanced another 100 meters to arrive at the 250-meter hold point, all under the watchful eye of Mission Controllers in Houston and Hawthorne as well as ISS crew members Jack Fischer, getting ready to capture his second Dragon, and Paolo Nespoli, handling communications and commanding of the spacecraft via the COTS Communications Unit that allows the crew to directly send commands to Dragon in case of trouble. During the 15-minute hold at 250 meters, Dragon fired up its Proximity Navigation System to transition from relative GPS to a LIDAR that bounces laser beams off reflectors on ISS for range and rate measurements and a thermal imager that delivers imagery for the calculation of the relative geometry between ISS and Dragon.

The straight-up approach to the next hold point at 30 meters took just over half an hour with Dragon coming to another planned stop to provide time for Fischer and Nespoli to work through the setup for capture while Dragon's LIDAR was configured for the final approach. The spacecraft continued to be very well behaved and the command for final approach was sent at 10:22 UTC to allow Dragon to slowly move up to the Capture Point just around 11.4 meters from the modules of ISS.

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Photo: NASA TV

Coming to a hold at the Capture Point, Dragon zeroed out any relative motion between itself and ISS while the crew re-positioned cameras and took the brakes off the robotic arm that had been placed into its high-hover position ahead of the capture point arrival. Mission Control provided the crew with a GO for capture, allowing Fischer and Nespoli to work through the capture checklist at their own pace – putting Dragon into Free Drift as they started moving in with the arm.

At the robotic controls, Fischer used the camera views from the arm and his out-the-window view of the scene to align the Latching End Effector with Dragon's grapple fixture before pushing in for the capture. Capture was confirmed at 10:52 UTC while ISS and Dragon were flying over 400 Kilometer above New Zealand – marking a rare nighttime capture.

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Having arrived after a free flight of 42 hours and 21 minutes, Dragon was successfully tamed and words of congratulations were exchanged between the crew in orbit and the team on the ground, highlighting the critical science cargo aboard the Dragon.

After capturing the spacecraft, the crew handed robotic duties over to ROBO controllers on the ground who will be in charge of berthing the spacecraft to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. With Dragon in tow, the 18-meter long Canadarm2 will go through a series of pre-planned maneuvers to first place Dragon at a standoff distance to Harmony for an inspection of its berthing mechanism seals followed by moving Dragon in for berthing – requiring millimeter-precision to obtain four green ready-to-latch indicators that will confirm to teams that Dragon is in position to be bolted down

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Photo: NASA TV

Four Capture Latches will be closed to achieve first stage capture that will secure the Dragon and allow the robotic arm to switch into what is known as limp-mode, giving Dragon some wiggle room to be pulled in by the berthing mechanism bolts. Sixteen bolts will be driven in four gangs of four to tightly pull the Common Berthing Mechanisms together and form a pressure tight seal.

If all stays on the timeline, the crew is very likely to complete the hatch opening on Wednesday to open Dragon for business, in part incentivized by the ice cream stashed in some of the laboratory freezers hosted in Dragon's pressurized compartment.

Opening of the Harmony hatch will be preceded by the standard leak check to make sure the berthing mechanism is holding pressure. Accessing the vestibule area, the crew will remove Control Panel Assemblies that drive the CBM bolts and install ISS power and data jumpers. 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 as they ready Dragon for a planned 35-day stay.

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Photo: ISS-CREAM

Dragon SpX-12 is setting a new record for the amount of research on an ISS visiting vehicle with 75% of the vehicle's total cargo load dedicated to experiments and research gear. The spacecraft is loaded with 2,910 Kilograms of cargo, making it one of the heavier Dragons heading to the International Space Station and putting SpaceX's total CRS-1 cargo upmass to date at 23,800 Kilograms on eleven successful missions.

>> Dragon SpX-12 Cargo Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dragon-spx-12-cargo-overview/)

]Bolted into the spacecraft's trunk section is the 1,258-Kilogram Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Instrument (CREAM) (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/cream/) – the newest addition to the Space Station's astrophysics instrument suite that, among others, comprises the recently launched NICER studying ultra-dense neutron stars, CALET as a high-energy detector for X- and gamma-rays, and the AMS-2 particle detector as the flagship, having detected its 100 billionth particle earlier this year.

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Rodent Research aboard ISS – Photo: NASA

CREAM, housing a stack of five detectors working in unison, is designed to measure ultra-high-energy particles, expanding the AMS-2 energy range by several orders of magnitude to help explain some of the peculiarities in the cosmic energy spectrum – in particular an unexplained decline in the observed spectrum wh ere particle theory would not predict such a decrease, a question that has been puzzling scientists for decades.

1,652 Kilograms of cargo are packed into the pressurized section of the Dragon spacecraft – 916kg of science investigations, 339kg of vehicle hardware, 220kg of crew supplies and 83kg of computer and spacewalk hardware. Riding aboard the Dragon are two groups of mice, one in the U.S.-developed Rodent Habitat and the other using Japan's Mouse Habitat Unit to participate in a study of musculoskeletal and neurovascular changes brought on by extended stays in microgravity, acting as model organisms for humans and aiding the development for countermeasures needed on future long-duration space missions.

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Veggie Plants growing on ISS – Photo: NASA

Three powered Polar freezers are aboard the Dragon holding a range of biological samples to be studied in the unique environment offered by the Space Station, though the some space inside the freezers is taken up by ice cream treats for the Station's six-person crew. Research delivered by the SpX-12 Dragon includes a novel study of a protein implicated in Parkinson's disease, attempting to grow large, pristine crystals of the target protein to enable scientists on Earth to study its atomic structure and potentially lead to therapies that could prevent, slow or even stop the progression of Parkinson's.

A supercomputer hitching a ride on the Dragon will operate on ISS for the next year to test out techniques of dealing with in-space radiation through a software algorithm instead of heavy radiation shielding, potentially providing a solution for future onboard computers taking probes and humans into the depths of the Solar System. Other experiments riding on Dragon aim to grow bio-engineered lung tissue, track how potentially harmful microbes spread in space, and examine how plants protect themselves from stress factors encountered in space; also aboard the spacecraft are new plant pillows for the Station's Veggie facility to continue working on in-space cultivation techniques needed for missions to distant targets.

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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-12: Dragon capture, 16 August 2017

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Опубликовано: 16 авг. 2017 г.

ЦитироватьOrbital Sunrise After Dragon Capture - Space-X Dragon CRS-12 Rendezvous Grappling

 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220670.jpg)  (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_IqBLBT2IQm-GjWIfAerQ) Julian Danzer (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCq_IqBLBT2IQm-GjWIfAerQ)

Опубликовано: 16 авг. 2017 г.

ЦитироватьRobotic Arm Reaches Out and Grapples Dragon
Posted on August 16, 2017 at 7:27 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/16/robotic-arm-reaches-out-and-grapples-dragon/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

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The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured approaching the International Space Station on Wednesday morning. Credit: NASA TV

While the International Space Station was traveling over the Pacific Ocean north of New Zealand, NASA astronaut Jack Fischer and ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Paolo Nespoli captured the Dragon spacecraft at 6:52 a.m. EDT using the station's robotic arm. It then will be installed on the station's Harmony module.

NASA Television coverage of installation will begin at 8:30 a.m. Watch online at www.nasa.gov/live (http://www.nasa.gov/live).

For more information about the SpaceX CRS-12 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/spacex (http://www.nasa.gov/spacex). Join the conversation on Twitter by following @Space_Station.

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/), European Space Agency (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/european-space-agency/), 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/), spacex (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/spacex/) on August 16, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/16/robotic-arm-reaches-out-and-grapples-dragon/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897803236861763586)

They are one hour ahead of the timeline.
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ЦитироватьLiss пишет:

ЦитироватьApollo13 пишет:
Там ясно написано, что CRS-12 будет Блок 4, но это не цитата кого-либо из официальных лиц SpaceX, а утверждение журналиста Chris Gebhardt. Я так это понимаю.

Причем Гебхардт упорствует: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/08/falcon-9-block-4-debut-success-dragon-station-berthing/

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897804349124079616)

Dragon showing her teeth. Capture with the CBM will be in two stages.
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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/897805939763539968)

Four green ready-to-latch indicators confirmed, allowing to press into first stage capture by closing capture latches. #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)
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2 мин назад (https://twitter.com/ISS101/status/897806133456498689)

First Stage Capture is confirmed - SSRMS now moving into limp-mode to give #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) some wiggle room when being bolted into place.

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186040.jpg) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/897807194795716609)

RTL. 16 bolts driven. FIrst and Second Stage Capture - all confirmed! CRS-12 Dragon has officially arrived at the ISS.
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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/897807327574753281)

Second Stage Capture confirmed at 13:07 UTC, well ahead of schedule. Next is final bolt loading, vestibule pressurization & leak checks.
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ЦитироватьDragon Installed to Station for Month of Cargo Swaps
Posted on August 16, 2017 at 9:10 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/16/dragon-installed-to-station-for-month-of-cargo-swaps/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was berthed to the Harmony module of the International Space Station at 9:07 a.m. EDT. The hatch between the newly arrived spacecraft and the Harmony module of the space station is scheduled to be opened as soon as later today.

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Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, the Progress 67 resupply ship and two Soyuz crew ships.

CRS-12 is scheduled to deliver more than 6,400 pounds of supplies and payloads (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/science_crs12) to the station, including a sweet treat for the astronauts: ice cream. The small cups of chocolate, vanilla and birthday cake-flavored ice cream are arriving in freezers that will be reloaded with research samples for return to Earth when the Dragon spacecraft departs the station mid-September.

For more information about the SpaceX CRS-12 mission, visit www.nasa.gov/spacex (http://www.nasa.gov/spacex). Join the conversation on Twitter by following @Space_Station.

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/), European Space Agency (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/tag/european-space-agency/), 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 August 16, 2017 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/08/16/dragon-installed-to-station-for-month-of-cargo-swaps/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

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ЦитироватьU.S. Commercial Cargo Craft Arrives at the International Space Station

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Опубликовано: 16 авг. 2017 г.

Цитировать http://tass.ru/kosmos/4486406
Грузовой корабль Dragon доставил мощный компьютер и мороженое на МКС

Космос (http://tass.ru/kosmos) 16 августа, 19:03UTC+3

На орбитальный комплекс также поступила питьевая вода, продовольствие, научные приборы и другое оборудование общим весом 2,9 тонны

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 16 августа. /ТАСС/. Грузовой космический корабль Dragon компании SpaceX в среду пристыковался к модулю Harmony Международной космической станции (МКС). Как сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA), операция завершилась в 09:07 по времени Восточного побережья США (16:07 мск).

Стыковку провели американский астронавт Джек Фишер и итальянец Паоло Несполи из Европейского космического агентства. Они с помощью руки-манипулятора захватили (http://tass.ru/kosmos/4485821)Dragon в 06:52 (13:52 мск) и пристыковали его к модулю Harmony. Люк шлюзовой камеры, как информировало NASA, планируется открыть позже.

Запуск корабля Dragon состоялся 14 августа с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида).

Грузовик доставил на орбитальный комплекс питьевую воду, продовольствие, научные приборы и другое оборудование общим весом 2,9 тонны. В качестве лакомства экипажу орбитальной станции с Земли послали мороженое. "Стаканчики мороженого со вкусом шоколада, ванили и традиционного торта, который пекут [в США] на день рождения, помещены в холодильные контейнеры, которые планируется использовать для хранения результатов научных опытов во время их доставки обратно на Землю", - уточнило космическое ведомство США.

Dragon в том числе доставил на МКС новый компьютер американской компанией Hewlett-Packard. По оценке производителя, Spaceborne Computer станет самым мощным образцом вычислительной техники на орбите, если сможет функционировать в условиях космоса. По словам специалиста Hewlett-Packard Марка Фернандеса, данный компьютер способен осуществлять один триллион операций в секунду и по этому показателю превосходит стандартные ПК в 30-100 раз.
Как пояснил Фернандес, Hewlett-Packard согласилась, чтобы ее часть груза была распакована в последнюю очередь. Это значит, что новый компьютер будет установлен и подключен через несколько дней после стыковки.

Помимо Фишера и Несполи, вахту на орбите несут россияне Федор Юрчихин и Сергей Казанский, американцы Пегги Уитсон и Рэндолф Брезник.

Космический грузовик будет пристыкован к станции до середины сентября. Через пять часов после расстыковки Dragon сойдет с орбиты, войдет в плотные слои земной атмосферы и приводнится в Тихом океане около побережья штата Калифорния. Корабль доставит с МКС 1,5 тонны инструментов и аппаратуры.

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Помимо Фишера и Несполи, вахту на орбите несут россияне Федор Юрчихин и Сергей Казанский, американцы Пегги Уитсон и Рэндолф Брезник

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185959.jpg) Randy Bresnik‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroKomrade (https://twitter.com/AstroKomrade) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/AstroKomrade/status/897959561478328320)

I call this one "Dragon's Breath". Thanks to everyone on the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) team, from coast to coast, for such a beautiful spacecraft.
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Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185858.jpg) Kam Bahrami‏ @Kam_Bahrami (https://twitter.com/Kam_Bahrami) 16 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kam_Bahrami/status/899786934750502912)

ROBO team @NASA_Johnson (https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson) finished extract of CREAM from SpX-12 trunk using @csa_asc (https://twitter.com/csa_asc) #Canadarm2 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canadarm2?src=hash) Timelapse vid during sun-rise! Still wows me!

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/899786934750502912)

Цитировать (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185858.jpg) Kam Bahrami‏ @Kam_Bahrami (https://twitter.com/Kam_Bahrami) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Kam_Bahrami/status/900004908849561600)

Last night ROBO team @NASA_Johnson (https://twitter.com/NASA_Johnson) & KIBOTT team @JAXA_en (https://twitter.com/JAXA_en) "shook hands"! #Canadarm2 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canadarm2?src=hash) handed @ISS_CREAM (https://twitter.com/ISS_CREAM) to #JEMRMS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/JEMRMS?src=hash) @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) @csa_asc (https://twitter.com/csa_asc)

Video (https://twitter.com/i/videos/tweet/900004908849561600)

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Overnight, robotics controllers extracted a new astrophysics experiment from the trunk of the SpaceX Dragon (https://www.nasa.gov/spacex) cargo craft. The Canadarm2 will hand off the new astronomy gear to the Japanese robotic arm which will then install it outside the Kibo laboratory module.
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ЦитироватьSept. 11, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-106

U.S. Cargo Ship Set to Depart fr om International Space Station

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A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft is set to depart the International Space Station on Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017. The commercial spacecraft will return approximately 3,800 pounds of cargo to Earth, including science samples from human research conducted aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Credits: NASA

After delivering more than 6,400 pounds of cargo, a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft will depart the International Space Station on Sunday, Sept. 17. NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) will provide live coverage of Dragon's departure beginning at 4:30 a.m. EDT.

Flight controllers will use the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to detach Dragon, which arrived Aug. 16, from the Earth-facing side of the station's Harmony module. After Dragon is maneuvered into place, the spacecraft will be released by Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) with the assistance of station Commander Randy Bresnik (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/randolph-j-bresnik) of NASA at 4:47 a.m.

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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 spacecraft will splash down at about 10:16 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean, wh ere recovery forces will retrieve Dragon and approximately 3,800 pounds of cargo. This will include science samples from human and animal research, biology and biotechnology studies, physical science investigations and education activities. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not be broadcast on NASA TV.

NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the nonprofit 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.

In the event of adverse weather conditions in the Pacific, the backup departure and splashdown date is Sept. 20.

Dragon, the only space station resupply spacecraft currently able to return to Earth intact, launched Aug. 14 on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, for the company's 12th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.

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

https://www.nasa.gov/station

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Cheryl Warner
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov (mailto:cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov)

Dan Huot
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov (mailto:daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov)

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Last Updated: Sept. 11, 2017
Editor: Karen Northon

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NAVAREA XII 401/2017 (18,21)

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS SPACE DEBRIS:
A. 171355Z TO 171425Z SEP IN AREA BOUND BY
31-16-55N 120-45-00W, 31-29-49N 121-01-48W,
31-43-22N 121-19-11W, 31-57-32N 121-37-12W,
32-12-14N 121-55-12W, 32-32-20N 122-19-47W,
33-03-32N 121-39-00W, 33-34-40N 120-58-11W,
33-13-04N 120-34-47W, 32-56-49N 120-17-59W,
32-40-44N 120-02-24W, 32-24-53N 119-47-24W,
32-09-25N 119-34-11W.
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32-33-10N 123-31-48W, 33-04-15N 122-50-59W,
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31-52-37N 121-34-11W, 31-29-16N 121-12-35W,
31-06-43N 120-53-24W.
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After a month-long stay at the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station), Dragon returns to Earth on Sunday, September 17 → https://go.nasa.gov/2h3ysMu  (https://t.co/rMEkkhEzoQ)
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Meanwhile, on the ISS, SpaceX's CRS-12 Dragon is spending her final 24 hours in space. SSRMS has a firm hold ahead of unberth.
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ЦитироватьSept. 15, 2017

Array of Research Will Return to Earth Aboard Cargo Spacecraft Sunday

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to splash down in the Pacific Ocean on Sunday, Sept. 17, west of Baja California, with more than 3,800 pounds of NASA cargo, research experiments 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, California, 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 Lung Tissue experiment (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2399.html) used the microgravity environment of space to test strategies for growing new lung tissue. The ultimate goal of this investigation is to produce bioengineered human lung tissue that can be used as a predictive model of human responses allowing for the study of lung development, lung physiology or disease pathology.

Samples from the CASIS PCG 7 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2295.html) study used the orbiting laboratory's microgravity environment to grow larger versions of an important protein implicated in Parkinson's disease. Developed by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Anatrace and Com-Pac International, researchers will look to take advantage of the station's microgravity environment which allows protein crystals to grow larger and in more perfect shapes than earth-grown crystals, allowing them to be better analyzed on Earth. Defining the exact shape and morphology of LRRK2 would help scientists to better understand the pathology of Parkinson's and aid in the development of therapies against this target.

Mice from NASA's Rodent Research-9 (https://www.nasa.gov/ames/feature/rodents-help-nasa-take-the-next-step-to-mars) study also will return live to Earth for additional study. The investigation combined three studies into one mission, with two looking at how microgravity affects blood vessels in the brain and in the eyes and the third looking at cartilage loss in hip and knee joints. For humans on Earth, research related to limited mobility and degrading joints can help scientists understand how arthritis develops, and a better understanding of the visual impairments experienced by astronauts can help identify causes and treatments for eye disorders.

Dragon currently 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 Aug. 14 carrying about 6,400 pounds of supplies and scientific cargo on the company's twelfth 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 2,100 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

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Last Updated: Sept. 15, 2017
Editor: Mark Garcia

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ARTICLE: CRS-12 Dragon set to complete her ISS mission with splashdown return - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/09/crs-12-dragon-iss-mission-splashdown-return/ ... (https://t.co/Xst2J5jk9T)
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CRS-12 Dragon set to complete her ISS mission with splashdown return (https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/09/crs-12-dragon-iss-mission-splashdown-return/)

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The CRS-12 Dragon has been un-berthed from the ISS in preperation for tomorrow's release and splashdown. #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash)
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Go/No Go polling for release is Go. Dragon looking a bit dirty.
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Dragon release! Cargo capsule departs International Space Station, heading for splashdown at 10:14am EDT (1414 GMT). https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/17/spacex-crs-12-return-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/KZrQQgZcs7)
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Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)! Three departure burns are now underway.
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Departure Burns, and a little dance at the end as she departed the approach ellipsoid and left the KOS (Keep Out Sphere).
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The three departure burns to move Dragon away from the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) are complete.

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Dragon will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in ~5 hours. Splashdown at 10:15 a.m. EDT, 14:15 UTC.

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The De-Orbit burn will occur at 1:41pm UTC (9:41am EDT) and the Splashdown is currently targeted for 2:14pm UTC (10:13am EDT) #CRS12 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS12?src=hash)

Цитировать09/17/2017 12:03 

Coming up in a few hours, the Dragon spacecraft will close the door to its guidance, navigation and control bay around 8:30 a.m. EDT (1230 GMT).

Ignition of the capsule's thrusters is set for approximately 9:24 a.m. EDT (1324 GMT) for an appoximately 10-minute deorbit burn. Splashdown a few hundred miles southwest of Long Beach, California, is scheduled for 10:14 a.m. EDT (1414 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.

ЦитироватьPacked with Science, SpaceX Dragon Begins Homecoming with Successful ISS Departure
 September 17, 2017 (https://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx-12-return-to-earth/)

The SpaceX Dragon is making its homecoming after almost 34 days off the planet on Sunday, capping a successful mission that facilitated the shipment of world-class science to the International Space Station and the return of research gear and samples eagerly awaited by scientists on Earth to finally understand the structure of a protein implicated in Parkinson's disease, reveal how long-duration space flight affects blood vessels in the brain and eyes, and examine bio-engineered lung tissues grown on ISS.

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The Dragon SpX-12 spacecraft was unberthed fr om its Earth-facing port at the orbital laboratory Saturday night and was set free at 8:40 UTC on Sunday, breathing fire again after sitting idle at ISS for nearly 32 days. Firing its thrusters, Dragon began moving away fr om the orbiting complex with some 1,720 Kilograms of return cargo loaded into its pressurized cargo compartment.

A rocket-powered braking maneuver is planned to put the Dragon on course to a blazing re-entry – to be followed by a parachute-assisted descent toward a planned 14:14 UTC splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of Baja, California.

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Dragon arrives at ISS on August 16 – Photo: Sergey Ryazanskiy

The twelfth regular Dragon mission – the last in the original Commercial Resupply Services Contract with NASA – ran like clockwork up to the craft's departure fr om ISS, beginning on August 14 with liftoff fr om Florida atop a Falcon 9 rocket. Loaded with 2,910 Kilograms of cargo, Dragon enjoyed a smooth ten-minute ride into orbit atop the two-stage rocket with the vehicle's first stage making a powered return to the Cape for touchdown at Landing Zone 1, giving SpaceX another booster in excellent condition for future re-use.

Separated fr om its launch vehicle, Dragon headed off on a two-day rendezvous with ISS culminating in a straight-up approach to the complex on August 16 with a robotic capture marking Dragon's arrival at its orbital destination. The craft was berthed to the Harmony module later that day and a very eager ISS crew pushed into hatch opening procedures the same day and also managed to complete a good chunk of the internal cargo transfer work within the first 24 hours of Dragon's tenure at ISS.

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Rodent Habitat – Image: NASA

The Dragon SpX-12 spacecraft was loaded with 1,652 Kilograms of pressurized cargo, broken down in 916kg of research gear, 339kg of maintenance hardware, 220kg of crew supplies and 83kg of spacewalk and computer equipment. The mission set a record for the most amount of science cargo delivered by any previous ISS visiting vehicle.

Taking a ride aboard the Dragon were two groups of Mice – one aboard the Rodent Habitat under U.S. operation and the other in Japan's Mouse Habitat Unit, participating in a study of musculoskeletal changes caused by extended stays in microgravity. Rodent Research 9 – the sixth RR flight to ISS – combines three studies into one experiment, looking at how long-duration space flight affects the structure of cerebral arteries in the brain, studying micro-vascular and tissue remodeling in the eye – a cause of space-induced visual impairment, and determining the scope of knee and hip joint degradation during long-duration space flight.

The 20 mice – unlike some of their predecessors – were lucky enough to have a return ticket and were among the time-critical items packed into Dragon on Saturday before its hatch was closed.

>> Dragon SpX-12 Cargo Overview (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/dragon-spx-12-cargo-overview/)

The SpX-12 mission also delivered to ISS a Spaceborne Supercomputer for a critical technology demonstration mission that aims to validate the design of an onboard computer for the spacecraft of the future. At present, computers used on crewed and uncrewed spacecraft are several generations behind modern machines on Earth and feature heavy radiation shielding.

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Protein Crystal Growth – Image: NASA

The Spaceborne Computer experiment will show, over the duration of one year, a software-driven technique to protect it from radiation – potentially enabling a generation of light, highly-capable computers that can support the autonomy needed by missions venturing out into the distant reaches of the solar system.

Another high-profile study on the SpX-12 mission was Protein Crystal Growth 7 – exploiting the unique environment found on ISS to grow pristine crystals of a protein shown to play a major role in Parkinson's disease. Protein crystals grown in space are much larger and more uniform than those produced under the influence of gravity which allows their full structure to be determined via laboratory methods on Earth, providing insight into their function and helping in the development of inhibitor therapies.

Other experiments riding up on Dragon aimed to grow bio-engineered lung tissue, track how potentially harmful microbes spread in space, and examine how plants protect themselves from stress factors encountered in space; also aboard the spacecraft were new plant pillows for the Station's Veggie facility to continue working on in-space cultivation techniques needed for missions to distant targets.

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Bolted into the Trunk Section of the Dragon was a 1,250-Kilogram particle detector package to expand the Space Station's role as an orbiting astrophysics laboratory. CREAM – the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass Instrument (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/cream/) – took up residence outside the Station's Kibo Module from wh ere it will measure incoming particles at ultra-high energies, further up in energy than can be measured by the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 2, the Station's dark matter hunter.

Researchers hope to use data from CREAM to help explain some of the peculiarities in the cosmic energy spectrum – in particular an unexplained decline in the observed spectrum wh ere particle theory would not predict such a decrease, a question that has been puzzling scientists for decades.

>> Article: CREAM Installed on ISS (http://spaceflight101.com/dragon-spx12/new-high-energy-particle-detector-installed-on-international-space-station/)

With Dragon's mission winding down, the ISS crew placed the final time-critical return items into the pressurized compartment of the spacecraft before closing its hatch and buttoning up the hatchway of the Harmony module for an overnight unberthing by releasing 16 bolts and opening capture latches. Once free from Harmony, Dragon was maneuvered into its release position by ROBO controllers on the ground in the overnight hours to set up for an early release of the spacecraft.

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Setting up shop in the Station's Cupola was ESA Astronaut Paolo Nespoli, the prime robotics operator in charge of releasing the spacecraft, backed up by Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik who handled communications with the ground and commanding of Dragon via the COTS UHF Communications Unit. Snares within the arm's latching end effector opened up at 8:40 UTC, setting Dragon free for its return journey.

Paolo Nespoli retracted Canadarm2 to a safe distance and Dragon recovered from Free Drift, pulsing its Draco thrusters three minutes after release to initiate a slow opening rate down the Station's R-Bar, or radial vector. Another separation maneuver accelerated Dragon down the R-Bar and out of the Station's Keep Out Sphere followed by the third and largest separation burn that set Dragon on a course to pull out in front of ISS and open a gap of around 150 Kilometers before the deorbit burn.

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With Dragon confirmed on a safe path away from ISS, NASA ended its involvement in the mission with SpaceX having the responsibility of getting Dragon safely back to Earth and ship return cargo back to NASA.

Dragon is planned to fire up at 13:24 UTC on a deorbit burn of just under ten minutes to slow by some 100 meters per second and transition from an orbital flight path to a sub-orbital arc intercepting the atmosphere at a pre-determined location from wh ere the craft can reach its parachute opening target. Around four minutes before hitting the atmosphere, Dragon will jettison the expendable Trunk Section which is not holding any external disposal payloads on this mission and is facing a fiery re-entry as it lacks the protection of a heat shield.

Encountering the dense atmosphere, Dragon's PICA-X heat shield has to endure temperatures up to 1,600 degrees Celsius and Dragon is programmed to constantly modify its lift to optimize the flight path toward the planned parachute opening target – having shown good accuracy since its very first landing from an ISS mission.

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Friction in the atmosphere slows Dragon to a subsonic speed of 240 meters per second at which point two drogue chutes deploy some 13.7 Kilometers in altitude to further reduce the vehicle's speed for the deployment of the three large main chutes. Under the three mains, Dragon transitions to a vertical descent and slows to a landing speed of around 20 Kilometers per hour for splashdown around 340 Kilometers west of San Diego.

Dragon's landing will start the typical race against the clock to ensure time-critical payloads make it to NASA within 48 hours of touchdown. Loaded onto a ship, Dragon will be transported to the Port of Long Beach wh ere time critical items are removed and shipped to their home institutions while Dragon continues by road to SpaceX's McGregor test site in Texas wh ere the remaining cargo items will be removed followed by post-flight processing to allow the Dragon spacecraft to enter refurbishment for a potential future flight.

Closing out its third mission to ISS this year, SpaceX is moving toward the Dragon SpX-13 mission currently looking at a tentative launch target No Earlier Than December, depending on the Station's cargo needs as well as other scheduling concerns on the ISS side.

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ЦитироватьSpaceX Dragon CRS-12 Spacecraft Departs International Space Station

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Опубликовано: 17 сент. 2017 г.

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.@AstroKomrade (https://twitter.com/AstroKomrade) and I just released a #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)! Now heading back to Earth with lots of science experiments aboard(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125365.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125625.png)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125295.png)
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.@AstroKomrade (https://twitter.com/AstroKomrade) e io abbiamo appena liberato #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)! Ora è di ritorno sulla Terra con un sacco di esperimenti

ЦитироватьDragon Released Carrying Science and Gear Back to Earth
Posted on September 17, 2017 at 4:55 am (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/09/17/dragon-released-carrying-science-and-gear-back-to-earth/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

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The SpaceX Dragon (far right) begins its departure fr om the International Space Station after being released from the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Credit: NASA TV

At 4:40 a.m. EDT, Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) Commander Randy Bresnik used the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release the SpaceX Dragon after it was detached from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module.

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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 10:14 a.m. in the Pacific Ocean, wh ere recovery forces will retrieve the capsule and its more than 3,800 pounds of cargo and research (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/array-of-research-will-return-to-earth-aboard-cargo-spacecraft-sunday). A variety of technological and biological studies are returning in Dragon. 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 (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-cargo-launches-to-space-station-aboard-spacex-resupply-mission) to the space station Aug. 14 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and arrived at the station Aug. 16 carrying more than 6,400 pounds of supplies and cargo on SpaceX's twelfth commercial resupply mission to the station for NASA.

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ЦитироватьU.S. Commercial Cargo Ship Departs Space Station

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Опубликовано: 17 сент. 2017 г.

The SpaceX/Dragon cargo craft departed the International Space Station Sept. 17, one month after delivering more than three tons of supplies and scientific experiments for the station's residents. Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of the European Space Agency and station Commander Randy Bresnik used the Cnadarm2 robotic arm to release Dragon after it was detached from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module. Dragon was scheduled to move to a safe distance away from the station for its engine to conduct a deorbit burn, enabling it to drop out of orit for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific southwest of Long Beach, California. Dragon was launched on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Kennedy Space Center on Aug. 14, arriving at the orbital outpost Aug. 16.

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Dragon's de-orbit burn is complete and trunk has been jettisoned. Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes.

Цитировать09/17/2017 16:48

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SpaceX confirms the completion of Dragon's deorbit burn, and the spacecraft has jettisoned its disposable unpressurized trunk segment. The capsule will dip into the atmosphere on a trajectory flying from northwest to southeast over the Pacific Ocean, heading for splashdown at 10:14 a.m. EDT (1414 GMT).

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Coming up on Entry Interface. Dragon will be protected by her PICA-X (Phenolic Impregnated Carbon Ablator) TPS (Thermal Protection System).
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Цитировать09/17/2017 16:55
As with its previous missions, SpaceX is not providing live coverage of the re-entry and splashdown of the Dragon supply ship. We'll post updates here as we get them.

Dragon should now be encountering the upper reaches of the atmosphere - a point known as entry interface - over the Pacific Ocean. Officials expect a communications blackout in the next few minutes, followed by deployment of the capsule's parachutes beginning at 10:06 a.m. EDT (1406 GMT).

Цитировать09/17/2017 16:58

Temperatures outside the Dragon spacecraft are expected to reach up to 3,000 degrees Fahrenheit during re-entry.

Цитировать09/17/2017 17:07

After deploying two drogue parachutes for stability, Dragon should now be descending through 10,000 feet under three 116-foot main parachutes, which are designed to slow the craft's speed to a gentle 11 mph at the time of splashdown.

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Dragon's drogue chutes have been deployed nominally.

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ЦитироватьDragon capsule splashes down in Pacific with space station cargo   
September 17, 2017 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/09/) Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

Returning home fr om more than a month in orbit, a SpaceX Dragon supply ship departed the International Space Station and parachuted into the Pacific Ocean on Sunday with nearly two tons of research specimens and hardware, including mice sent up to investigate how spaceflight affects eyesight and locomotion.

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule departed the space station early Sunday. This view of Dragon was captured by a camera on the station's Canadian-built robotic arm. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now

Wrapping up the 12th successful round-trip Dragon mission in 13 tries, the automated spaceship splashed down in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles around 10:15 a.m. EDT (7:15 a.m. PDT; 1415 GMT) after a final descent under three main parachutes.

A SpaceX recovery team on standby in the Pacific Ocean just southwest of the Channel Islands will pull the floating capsule onto a ship and ferry it back to a port near Long Beach, California, in the next couple of days, wh ere ground crews will extract time-critical scientific specimens from the spacecraft for distribution to scientists.

SpaceX will transport the capsule to its facility in McGregor, Texas, for further unpacking and post-flight processing, allowing the company to potentially reuse the cargo carrier for a future mission.

The capsule was released from the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm at 4:40 a.m. EDT (0840 GMT) Sunday with a command sent by astronaut Paolo Nespoli. Three thruster firings sent the Dragon away from the research complex, setting up for a de-orbit burn shortly after 9 a.m. EDT (1300 GMT).

"We would like to give a big thanks to all the operational teams around the world that keep our presence in space possible, to the scientists and engineers that provide the outstanding research and equipment that we have in space, to NASA and all the space agencies that contribute to the space station, and to SpaceX for giving us this outstanding vehicle," Nespoli radioed from the space station. "Godspeed, Dragon 12."

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Astronauts Paolo Nespoli (left) and Randy Bresnik (right) inside the space station's cupola module during Sunday's departure of the Dragon spacecraft. Credit: NASA/ESA/Paolo Nespoli

The Dragon spaceship launched to the space station Aug. 14 aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, then reached the orbiting research outpost less than two days later with a delivery of more than 6,400 pounds of experiments and supplies.

NASA inked a $1.6 billion contract with SpaceX in 2008 for 12 logistics flights to the station. This mission wrapped up work under the original resupply contract, but NASA extended the agreement for eight additional cargo launches through 2019. SpaceX also has a separate, follow-on contract with NASA for at least six flights of upgraded Dragon cargo capsules to the station from 2019 through 2024.

Orbital ATK is NASA's other cargo transportation provider, using Cygnus supply ships launched on Antares or Atlas 5 rockets. Sierra Nevada Corp. is developing its own cargo vehicle, called the Dream Chaser, which will return landings on a runway like the space shuttle when it begins flying as soon as 2020.

The latest mission carried 20 mice to the space station and back to be examined after their return to the ground, aiding researchers studying how spaceflight affects vision and movement.

"We're looking at two different biomedical issues," said Michael Delp, principal investigator for the rodent research experiment from Florida State University, before the launch last month. "The first is visual impairment that occurs in some of the astronauts. To date, it only occurs in male astronauts, so we're looking at a couple of different aspects of how visual impairment may occur."

The mice were expected to come back to Earth inside the Dragon capsule alive, and SpaceX will hand over their transporters to scientists upon return to port in Southern California.

Researchers will examine the blood vessels inside animals' eyes and the blood-brain barrier that regulates fluid movement inside the skull.

"The second thing that we'll be doing is really looking at the brain circulation, and how that affects blood pressure within the skull," Delp said.

Part of the rodent research team will look at how an extended stay in the space station's weightless environment affects movement.

"In microgravity, you have a fairly severe physical inactivity, and that can affect a number of the organ systems, such as muscle and bone loss," Delp said.

One focus of the study will be on how much cartilage in joints degrade after spending time in microgravity. Mice have an accelerated metabolism and undergo changes faster than humans, so a month on the space station is roughly equivalent to a three-year expedition by an astronaut, according to Delp.

The space station cargo mission will also help biologists investigating Parkinson's disease, a chronic neurological disorder that affects a million people in the United States, and about five million worldwide.

"Although there are medications that ammeliorate the symptoms, we don't have any therapies that reverse or slow down the progression of the disease," said Marco Baptista, director of research and grants at the Michael J. Fox Foundation, which funded the station-bound experiment.

Scientists are sending a protein that causes Parkinson's to the station to measure how it grows without the influence of gravity. The protein, named LRRK2, could be targeted with drugs and therapies in Parkinson's patients if doctors understand it better.

"The next breakthrough we need is the solving of the crystal structure of LRRK2," Baptista said. "This is important for two reasons. First, it will allow us a better understanding of the biology of LRRK2 and secondly may help industry optimizing LRRK2 kinase inhibitors or develop novel ways to target LRRK2."

Growing the protein in microgravity "will lead to bigger crystals, more regular crystallization and crystals with higher intrinsic order," said Sebastian Mathea, the lead scientist on the LRRK2 experiment from the University of Oxford.

"With those crystals, we hopefully will be able to collect data that allow us to solve the three-dimensional structure of LRRK2, which hopefully will push forward the understanding of the onset of Parkinson's," Mathea said.

Another science team awaits results from an experiment probing how microgravity affects the growth of new lung tissue, specifically bio-engineered material tailored to repair damaged organs or reduce the chance of organ rejection in transplant patients.

Scientists have trouble managing the expansion of bio-engineered lung tissue on Earth. The tissue has trouble moving through structures designed to help shape it, and stem cells used to produce the tissue are slow to replicate, according to Joan Nichols, professor of internal medicine and infectious diseases and associate director of the Galveston National Laboratory at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston.

Nichols said microgravity offers a more benign environment, aiding in cell dispersal to help form more uniform tissues.

"We're getting two things out of this," she said. "We're getting a better plan and a better strategy for how to manage production of tissues using microgravity environment, and we're getting a model that's going to tell us what would happen in terms of lung repair on long-term spaceflight."

Other equipment delivered to the space station by Dragon last month included a supercomputer developed by Hewlett Packard Enterprise designed to help engineers gauge the ruggedness of commercial computer components in the harsh conditions of space.

While astronauts got to work in experiments inside the station's lab facilities, the Canadian and Japanese robotic arms removed a cosmic ray detector carried inside the Dragon's external payload bay for mounting on a facility outside the station's Japanese Kibo module.

Derived from an instrument carried aloft on high-altitude balloons, the Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, or CREAM, payload will spend at least three years sampling particles sent speeding through the universe by cataclysmic supernova explosions, and perhaps other exotic phenomena like dark matter.

Scientists think the subatomic particles could hold the key to unlocking mysteries about the universe.

Four small satellites inside the Dragon capsule were also transferred inside the space station for deployment later this year.

SpaceX's next Dragon cargo flight to the space station is scheduled for launch some time in December.

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Posted on September 17, 2017 at 1:53 pm (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/09/17/dragon-splashes-down-in-pacific-with-nasa-science-experiments/) by Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/).

SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at approximately 10:14 a.m. EDT, southwest of Long Beach, California, and the recovery process is underway, marking the end of the company's twelfth contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA.

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Expedition 53 Flight Engineer Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA released the Dragon spacecraft earlier this morning at 4:40 a.m.

A variety of technological and biological studies are returning in Dragon. 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.

The Lung Tissue experiment (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2399.html) used the microgravity environment of space to test strategies for growing new lung tissue. The ultimate goal of this investigation is to produce bioengineered human lung tissue that can be used as a predictive model of human responses allowing for the study of lung development, lung physiology or disease pathology.

Samples from the CASIS PCG 7 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/2295.html) study used the orbiting laboratory's microgravity environment to grow larger versions of an important protein implicated in Parkinson's disease. Developed by the Michael J. Fox Foundation, Anatrace and Com-Pac International, researchers will look to take advantage of the station's microgravity environment which allows protein crystals to grow larger and in more perfect shapes than earth-grown crystals, allowing them to be better analyzed on Earth. Defining the exact shape and morphology of LRRK2 would help scientists to better understand the pathology of Parkinson's and aid in the development of therapies against this target.

Mice from NASA's Rodent Research-9 (https://www.nasa.gov/ames/feature/rodents-help-nasa-take-the-next-step-to-mars) study also will return live to Earth for additional study. The investigation combined three studies into one mission, with two looking at how microgravity affects blood vessels in the brain and in the eyes and the third looking at cartilage loss in hip and knee joints. For humans on Earth, research related to limited mobility and degrading joints can help scientists understand how arthritis develops, and a better understanding of the visual impairments experienced by astronauts can help identify causes and treatments for eye disorders.

Dragon launched (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-cargo-launches-to-space-station-aboard-spacex-resupply-mission) to the space station Aug. 14 from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida and arrived at the station Aug. 16, delivering more than 6,400 pounds of supplies and cargo.

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