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ЦитироватьSpaceX Targeting Sunday, July 21, at 7:35 p.m. for CRS-18 Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Jun 26, 2019 at 2:24 pm

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The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Launch Complex 40 at 1:16 p.m. EST, Dec. 5, 2018, on the company's 16th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. Credit: NASA Television

A SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 7:35 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 21, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. This will be SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services contract mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for NASA.

Launch on July 21 results in an arrival at the space station for a robotic capture by Expedition 60 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition60/index.html) crew members Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) and Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) of NASA on Tuesday, July 23, at 7 a.m. EDT for about a month-long stay.

ЦитироватьRUBI – Full steam ahead for the ISS
02 July 2019

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Thumbs up: RUBI project manager Olaf Schoele-Schulz from Airbus (right) signals RUBI is ready to fly. RUBI (Reference mUltiscale Boiling Investigation), a fluid science experiment developed and built by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA), addresses the fundamentals of the boiling of fluids.

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RUBI ( in front at right) under test with Airbus Project Manager Olaf Schoele-Schulz. RUBI (Reference mUltiscale Boiling Investigation), a fluid science experiment developed and built by Airbus for the European Space Agency (ESA), addresses the fundamentals of the boiling of fluids.

RUBI-Full-steam-ahead-for-the-ISS.pdf (https://www.airbus.com/content/dam/corporate-topics/publications/press-release/EN-Airbus-SpS-Press-Release-RUBI-Full-steam-ahead-for-the-ISS.pdf)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/68305.jpg)Tyler Gray‏ @TylerG1998 (https://twitter.com/TylerG1998) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TylerG1998/status/1146507778833432576)

B1056.2 has arrived back at Cape Canaveral in Florida for the launch of CRS-18 to the ISS on July 18th. This booster previously launched CRS-17 to orbit (and then returned to land at LZ-1) on May 4th. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185786.jpg)Sideralmente‏ @astroperinaldo (https://twitter.com/astroperinaldo) 2 июл. (https://twitter.com/astroperinaldo/status/1146110295758319616)

Ragazzi, sono accanto ad un Falcon 9 appena recuperato! Lo hanno appena riporatato, proprio mentre passavamo con il bus del Kennedy Space Center! @astronauticast (https://twitter.com/AstronautiCAST)

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ЦитироватьUpcoming ELaNa CubeSat Launches

ELaNa 27
Mission:  SpX-18 – Falcon 9, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Fla.
1 CubeSat Mission scheduled to be deployed

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SpaceX CRS-18
SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Mission

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By: NASA Kennedy (https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasakennedy/)

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The International Docking Adapter 3, a critical component for future crewed missions to the International Space Station, is carefully packed away in the unpressurized "trunk" section of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at the SpaceX facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 19. It will launch to the orbiting laboratory in July on the company's 18th commercial resupply mission. The adapter will support future U.S. crewed vehicles visiting the station. Photo credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

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ЦитироватьTechshot BFF b roll and sound bites

Techshot (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLyuU12vHd4Xtk1JE8oe9JA)

Опубликовано: 31 мая 2019 г.

B-roll and sound bites regarding the 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) launching to the International Space Station - U.S. National Laboratory in July 2019.

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TECHSHOT AND NSCRYPT TO LAUNCH 3D BIOFABRICATION FACILITY IN SPACE

TIA VIALVA (https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/author/tia-vialva/) JUNE 06TH 2019 - 3:33PM

The 3D BioFabrication Facility (https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/spacex-mission-will-bring-3d-bioprinter-to-iss-plans-to-3d-print-cardiac-patches-for-damaged-hearts-135635/) (BFF) bioprinter from nScrypt (https://www.nscrypt.com/), a Florida-based 3D printing system manufacturer, and spaceflight equipment developer Techshot (http://www.techshot.com/aerospace/index.php) is set to launch on the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) (ISS) next month.

Said to be the first 3D printer capable of manufacturing human tissue in microgravity conditions, the BFF will be launched aboard the SpaceX (https://www.spacex.com/) CRS-18 cargo mission from Florida's Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The partners hope that 3D bioprinting in space will be capable of producing self-supporting tissues that could lead to the development of therapeutic treatments.

"The concept of developing tissue or an organ in space with a 3D bioprinter has been with us for years," said John Vellinger, President and CEO of Techshot.

Цитировать"FROM THE TECHNOLOGICAL AND BIOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES, MAKING IT REAL HAS BEEN A PAINSTAKING PROCESS OF EXPERIMENTS AND TESTING. TO SEE THIS COMING TOGETHER IS AN AMAZING THING FOR THE TEAM, AS WELL AS FOR ALL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE."

Extraterrestrial 3D bioprinting

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Based in Orlando, Florida, nScrypt (https://www.nscrypt.com/) is spin out of Sciperio Inc (https://www.sciperio.com/) which, under a DARPA (https://www.darpa.mil/) contract, developed an award-winning bioprinter in 2003. Techshot, on the other hand, is located in Greenville, Indiana, and has almost three decades of experience in the development of spaceflight equipment.

Vellinger's first project to earn its place on a NASA mission was a KFC-sponsored payload intended to study how microgravity in space affects the growth of chicken embryos. In 2016, with help from bio-ink startup, Bioficial Organs, the companies were able to successfully 3D print cardiac and vascular structures in zero gravity (https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/3d-bioprinting-zero-gravity-82894/).

Last year, the following phase of a NASA sponsored mission to 3D print human organs and tissues in space (https://3dprintingindustry.com/news/spacex-mission-will-bring-3d-bioprinter-to-iss-plans-to-3d-print-cardiac-patches-for-damaged-hearts-135635/) was announced to be launched in February 2019.  Now, the quest of manufacturing hearts and other organs via a 3D bioprinter is continuing in July. This ultimately aims to reduce the current shortage of donor organs worldwide.

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The 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) bioprinter. Photo via Techshot.

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Space-made cell structures

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During the companies years of research, it was found that 3D bioprinted soft, easily flowing biomaterials (i.e, human tissue) collapse under their own weight. However, these same materials are able to maintain their shapes when produced in the microgravity environment of space.

Thus, these structures, which will consist of blood vessels and muscle, will be 3D bioprinted in space and placed in a cell-culturing system that strengthens them over time. This will permit them to become viable, self-supporting tissues that will remain solid once back on Earth.

The initial phase for BFF, which could last an estimated two years, will involve creating test prints of cardiac-like tissue of increasing thickness. The following phase will involve an Earth-based evaluation of heart patches manufactured in space under a microscope and potentially in small animals such as rats. This is expected to last through 2024.

Featured image shows the 3D BioFabrication Facility (BFF) bioprinter. Photo via Techshot.

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ЦитироватьHighlights of Science Launching on SpaceX CRS 18 - July 8, 2019

NASA Johnson (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmheCYT4HlbFi943lpH009Q)

Опубликовано: 8 июл. 2019 г.

Dozens of scientific experiments are scheduled to travel to the International Space Station aboard a Dragon cargo spacecraft in late July. This 18th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract mission for NASA blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. The springboard to NASA's missions to the Moon and Mars, the space station also provides opportunities for other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research. Such research can lead to the development of new technologies, medical treatments and products that improve life on Earth.

ЦитироватьJuly 5, 2019

Science Soars to the Space Station on SpaceX CRS-18

Dozens of scientific experiments are scheduled to travel to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html) aboard a Dragon cargo spacecraft in late July. This 18th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract mission for NASA blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. The springboard to NASA's missions to the Moon and Mars, the space station also provides opportunities for other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research. Such research can lead to the development of new technologies, medical treatments and products that improve life on Earth.

Read more about some of the scientific investigations traveling to the microgravity laboratory on the Dragon.

These microbes rock

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Sphingomonas desiccabilis, one of three microbes chosen for the BioRock experiment, seen growing on basalt. Run by a research team from the University of Edinburgh in the UK, BioRock tests how altered states of gravity affect biofilm formation on the International Space Station.
Credits: UK Centre for Astrobiology/University of Edinburgh

Microbes growing on the surface of rocks can gradually break down those rocks and extract minerals. This natural process enables a process called bio-mining. Common on Earth, bio-mining could eventually help explorers on the Moon or Mars acquire needed materials, lessening the need to use precious resources from Earth and reducing the amount of supplies that explorers must take with them. Microgravity affects the interaction between microbes and rocks, though, and may restrict bacterial growth. The BioRock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566) investigation examines these interactions as well as physical and genetic changes in the microbes. The discoveries could support future acquisition of materials in space and advance development of life support systems with microbial components.

Bioprinting tissues in space

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The Biofabrication Facility created by Techshot, a 3D printer capable of manufacturing human tissue in microgravity.
Credits: Techshot Inc.

Scientists and medical professionals have long dreamed of using three-dimensional (3D) biological printers to produce usable human organs. But printing the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillary structures, has proven difficult in Earth's gravity. Microgravity eliminates the need for scaffolding structures to support complex tissue shapes, and the BioFabrication Facility (BFF (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7599)) provides a platform to attempt printing of biological tissues on the space station. This investigation could serve as a first step toward achieving the ability to fabricate entire human organs in space.


How silica rolls in space

Goodyear Tire (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716) investigation evaluates the creation of silica fillers using traditional techniques but in microgravity, potentially yielding results not possible on Earth. A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could improve the silica design process, silica rubber formulation, and tire manufacturing and performance on the ground. Such improvements could include increased fuel efficiency, which would reduce transportation costs and help to protect Earth's environment.


Moss grows fat on an orbiting craft

Mosses, tiny plants without roots, need only a small area for growth. These plants show changes in biomass and photosynthesis rate in response to changes in gravity. These traits could prove an advantage for the potential use of mosses as a source of food and oxygen in space and future bases on the Moon or Mars. Space Moss (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7892) compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects growth, development, gene expression, photosynthesis, and other features. The investigation also provides a better understanding of the mechanisms of moss response to microgravity, with potential applications for engineering plants to grow better on Earth.

How space gets on our nerves

Space Tango-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7976) examines how microglial cells grow and move in 3D cultures and changes in gene expression that occur in microgravity. Microglia are a type of immune defense cell found in the central nervous system. Understanding the way nerve cells grow and survive along with the accompanying changes in gene expression in microgravity is essential to protecting astronaut health, particularly on long-duration missions.

This long-term cell culture investigation is also the first to use human-induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) in microgravity to study Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis. Adult cells genetically programmed to return to an embryonic stem cell–like state, iPSCs potentially could provide an unlimited source of any type of human cell for therapeutic purposes. This research could provide valuable insights into the processes of these diseases and lead to improved prevention and treatments.

Connecting with the space station

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The International Docking Adapter 3 as it is packed into the SpaceX Dragon at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 19. IDA 3 is intended to support future U.S. crewed vehicles visiting the station.
Credits: NASA

International Docking Adapters or IDAs (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/meet-the-international-docking-adapter) serve as physical points for connecting spacecraft to the space station. Any spacecraft can be designed to use IDAs, from new commercial spacecraft to other yet-to-be designed international vehicles. IDA systems have become more sophisticated than previous docking systems. For example, lasers and sensors allow the station and spacecraft to talk to each other digitally, sharing distance cues and enabling automatic alignment and connection.

IDA 3 attaches to the Harmony node and can accommodate Commercial Crew Program (CCP) vehicle dockings, including the first spacecraft to launch astronauts from U.S. soil since the space shuttle.

Building better bones in space

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Interior view of an incubator cassette from the Bioculture System used by the Cell Science 02 investigation.
Credits: NASA photo by Dominic Hart

The Cell Science-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1676) investigation examines the effects of microgravity on healing and tissue regeneration and on the agents that induce that healing. The investigation improves understanding of how selected growth factors affect tissue regeneration at the molecular and biochemical level and contributes to developing better countermeasures against loss of bone density experienced by astronauts in space. The investigation also has potential applications for those with impaired healing of serious wounds and for treating bone loss due to osteoporosis on Earth.

These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations currently underway aboard the space station. 

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

Last Updated: July 11, 2019
Editor: Michael Johnson

ЦитироватьNew Crew, New Science Experiments Launching Next Weekend

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 12, 2019 at 10:58 am

... on July 21, SpaceX (https://www.nasa.gov/spacex) will launch its Dragon space freighter from Florida on a day-and-a-half flight to the space station. Dragon is delivering supplies and a variety of new research gear (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-on-18th-spacex-resupply-mission-to-space-station) to explore space-mining techniques, neurodegenerative disease treatments, space botany and microbial evolution.

NASA Flight Engineers Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) and Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) are training to capture Dragon with the Canadarm2 robotic arm (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/mobile-servicing-system.html) when it arrives Tuesday, July 23. Hague will command Canadarm2 to reach out and grapple Dragon when the resupply ship reaches a point about 10 meters from the station. Koch will back up Hague and monitor Dragon's approach and rendezvous from inside the cupola (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/cupola.html). ...

ЦитироватьSpaceX's Cargo Dragon to Deliver New Space Station Docking Adapter for Commercial Crew Spacecraft

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Jul 12, 2019 at 12:46 pm

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The International Docking Adapter 3, a critical component for future crewed missions to the International Space Station, is carefully packed away in the unpressurized "trunk" section of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at the SpaceX facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 19. Photo credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

A new International Docking Adapter, called IDA-3, is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station this July aboard SpaceX's 18th cargo resupply mission to the microgravity laboratory. When installed on the space station, the one-of-a-kind outpost will have two common ports enabling expanded opportunities for visiting vehicles, including new spacecraft designed to carry humans for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.

The docking adapters are the physical connections spacecraft like Boeing's CST-100 Starliner, SpaceX's Crew Dragon and future, yet-to-be designed international spacecraft will use to autonomously attach to station. The adapters are important because the plans are readily available for spacecraft builders and standardize a host of docking requirements.

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The International Docking Adapter 3, a critical component for future crewed missions to the International Space Station, is carefully packed away in the unpressurized "trunk" section of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft at the SpaceX facility on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on June 19. Photo credit: NASA/Cory Huston

Currently stowed in the trunk of SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft, the IDA-3 was assembled at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, and comprises of a number of sensors that spacecraft will communicate with and connect to through use of onboard computers and navigation systems. Docking requires no crew assistance and can be completed much more quickly than the berthing process often used for cargo spacecraft today, which may involve astronauts aboard the station manually capturing spacecraft using a robotic arm then maneuvering the craft to attach to a common hatch mechanism.

IDA-3 is one of the primary payloads on the SpaceX resupply mission and is identical to the International Docking Adapter-2, IDA-2, installed in the summer of 2016. IDA-2 was used by SpaceX during the company's first uncrewed flight test, called Demo-1, for commercial crew. Both docking adapters were built by Boeing.

Once at the space station, flight controllers will use the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to remove the IDA-3 from Dragon's trunk and place it over a Pressurized Mating Adapter (PMA-3) on the station's Harmony module, or Node 2. Later this summer, two Expedition 60 crew members will perform a spacewalk to permanently install the IDA-3 to PMA-3.

The SpaceX CRS-18 mission is scheduled to launch at 7:35 p.m. EDT on Sunday, July 21, from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. After its arrival, the Dragon cargo spacecraft will remain at the space station for about a month.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 ч.2 часа назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1150736554215772160)
SpaceX Falcon 9 B1056.2 is set to undergo its Static Fire test at SLC-40 on Tuesday ahead of the CRS-18 mission. Test window opens at 11:00 local.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 18 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1150810738501595136)
Static Fire for CRS-18 on track as the booster has rolled out of the HIF for tomorrow morning's test.

ЦитироватьCrew and Cargo Rockets Poised for Rollout Ahead of Weekend Launches

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 15, 2019 at 1:48 pm
Two rockets will be rolling out to their launch pads this week in Kazakhstan and Florida to blastoff to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html). The orbiting Expedition 60 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition60/index.html) trio will be welcoming three new crewmates Saturday and receive more science experiments and crew supplies next Tuesday, July 23.


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The SpaceX Dragon space freighter is launching from Kennedy Space Center at 7:35 p.m. on Sunday for its 18th contracted mission to resupply the orbiting lab. The reusable cargo craft is delivering a variety of research gear (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-on-18th-spacex-resupply-mission-to-space-station) supporting future space missions and healthier humans. NASA TV is broadcasting live the launch and arrival of both missions to the station.


Flight Engineers Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) and Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) continue training today for the robotic capture of Dragon when it arrives early next Tuesday. Hague will command the Canadarm2 to reach out and grapple Dragon around 7 a.m. while Koch monitors the spacecraft's approach and rendezvous.


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151130907375362050)
ARTICLE:
Falcon 9 preparing for Static Fire test ahead of CRS-18 mission -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/falcon-9-static-fire-test-crs-18/ ... (https://t.co/2fnoImVcQ6)

First article for NSF by Tobias Corbett (@corbett_tobias (https://twitter.com/corbett_tobias))

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg)Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1151142654585032710)
A Falcon 9 rocket was fueled for a 9:30am EDT (1330 GMT) hot fire this morning but the test did not occur. It's unclear when SpaceX might try again. The rocket is being readied for a space station cargo delivery mission currently scheduled to launch July 21.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151140839558701057)
Falcon 9 B1056.2 on SLC-40 has been somewhat overshadowed by the anniversary on 39A. Window for the Static Fire is about to open, but she's not showing signs of venting yet.

Remember, it's rare they fire up at the top of the test window, which lasts for about six hours.

12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151143338596347904)
Delayed 24 hours - just flashed up on the Range. No reason given, but won't impact the launch date for CRS-18 as there's still plenty of time in the flow.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184882.jpg)Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly) 15 июл. (https://twitter.com/EmreKelly/status/1150800771539230720)
Launch hazard area issued by 45th Space Wing for 7/21 #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) Falcon 9 launch from CCAFS on CRS-18. Instantaneous window at 1935 ET (2335 UTC). Landing Zone 1.

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A0312/19 - AIRSPACE DEBRIS RE-ENTRY WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING  POINTS:
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THIS AREA IS PROHIBITED DURING ACTIVITY.
SFC - UNL, 22 0026-0111, 23 0003-0047, 22 JUL 00:26 2019 UNTIL 23 JUL 00:47 2019.
CREATED: 17 JUL 01:27 2019


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PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO CIVIL AVIATION RULE PART 71 UNDER A DELEGATED AUTHORITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
SFC - FL999, 22 JUL 00:20 2019 UNTIL 22 JUL 01:15 2019.
CREATED: 17 JUL 05:27 2019

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 8 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151529629167099904)
Falcon 9 B1056.2 Static Fire at SLC-40 currently showing on the notification systems as NET 6pm local - Subject to Change. This is in preparation for the CRS-18 mission.

The stripe on the upper stage is a thermal test objective.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184847.jpg)The Talk of Titusville  @TalkofTville (https://twitter.com/TalkofTville) 23 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TalkofTville/status/1151181574567813120)

Any news on #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) static fire ??

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ЦитироватьMore Than 40 Student Experiments Slated for SpaceX CRS-18
JULY 10, 2019



KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 10, 2019 – When the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launches on its next mission to the International Space Station (ISS), the Dragon spacecraft will be loaded with dozens of experiments to be conducted in space, many of which are from students and educators. More than 40 student experiments and demonstrations are included on SpaceX's 18thcommercial resupply services mission (CRS-18) to the space station. Part of the goal of the ISS U.S. National Laboratory is to excite and engage the next generation of scientists and allow them to push the boundaries of conventional classroom settings by conducting experiments in space.


Among the student investigations on SpaceX CRS-18 will be 38 separate MixStix experiments developed by young explorers through the Student Spaceflight Experiments Program (http://ssep.ncesse.org/). MixStix are small mixture enclosure tubes that use clamps to keep fluids or solids (such as chemicals or biological materials) separate until the clamps are released in space to allow the contents to mix. MixStix research on this mission ranges from the evaluation of mold in microgravity to experiments involving water purification and plant biology.


The Quest Institute will launch a multi-experiment investigation involving student teams from all over the world.  Students will send five investigations focused on magnetism advances that could support the design of future microgravity research.


Magnitude.io (https://magnitude.io/) will launch two investigations allowing students to examine how microgravity influences bacterial growth. Nickelodeon (http://www.nick.com/), the children's television network, will be sending its iconic slime to space to investigate how microgravity affects the material. The project will include a series of science demonstrations to help students learn about basic fluid dynamics (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7403).


According to ISS National Lab Chief Operating Officer Kenneth Shields, "All of this student activity is a critical part of the ISS National Lab mission to engage the next generation of dreamers and explorers. Spaceflight research and development is inspiring a new generation to continue the quest for scientific exploration and is helping to shape the future leaders and decision makers of our country and the world."


SpaceX CRS-18 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station no earlier than July 21 at 7:35 p.m. EDT.


Media Contact:
Patrick O'Neill
(321) 480-1054
PONeill@issnationallab.org (mailto:PONeill@issnationallab.org)

ЦитироватьBiomedical Research a Key Focus for ISS National Lab Onboard SpaceX CRS-18
JULY 15, 2019



KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 15, 2019 – Many of the payloads heading to the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory onboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will be experiments to advance biomedical research. Industrial biomedicine is a key thrust area for private-sector work in low Earth orbit.


The unique environment of the ISS National Lab enables novel biomedical research approaches for studies aimed at improving patient care on Earth.


Two of the payloads are sponsored by the ISS National Lab and Boeing (https://www.boeing.com/space/). They both stem from the MassChallenge Startup Accelerator (https://masschallenge.org/programs-boston), the global nonprofit organization that offers mentorship, capital, and connections to investors and business partners to rapidly scale growth of high-potential startups.

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• MicroQuin (https://www.microquin.com/) will launch a project called Microgravity Crystals. The project goal is to study the structure of a protein associated with breast cancer and several other diseases. Decades of microgravity research have shown that some proteins form larger, higher-quality crystals in space, allowing scientists to see more details about the protein's structure. This project will crystallize both the target protein alone and the protein bound to a candidate treatment developed by MicroQuin. This study could enable improvements to this potential future treatment for breast cancer.
  
• Dover Lifesciences will crystalize complexes of human glycogen synthase proteins on the ISS (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=2079). This work will increase information about the structure of the proteins and lead to the development of drugs to treat obesity, rare genetic disorders, and cancer.
  

The second of three planned projects by AstraZeneca (https://www.astrazeneca.com/) is the study of microgravity on the production of monoclonal antibodies (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7914)—these biological molecules can be developed and used as drugs to treat cancer and autoimmune diseases. Their work will further the understanding of antibody production and stability, which could shrink the drug development timeline and improve future manufacturing techniques.


The National Stem Cell Foundation (https://nationalstemcellfoundation.org/) is funding a payload focused on The Effects of Microgravity on Microglia 3-Dimensional Models of Parkinson's Disease and Multiple Sclerosis (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7976). They will study 3D neuroglial cell cultures from induced pluripotent stem cells of patients with these diseases. Previous studies show that microgravity increases proliferation and delays differentiation of some stem cell types. This research may ultimately play a role in the identification of neurodegenerative biomarkers and development of related therapeutics.


To learn more about all the ISS National Lab–sponsored investigations on SpaceX CRS-18, please visit the SpaceX CRS-18 Mission Overview (https://www.issnationallab.org/press-releases/spacex-crs-18-mission-overview/).


SpaceX CRS-18 is scheduled to launch from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station no earlier than July 21 at 7:35 p.m. EDT.


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PONeill@issnationallab.org (mailto:PONeill@issnationallab.org)

ЦитироватьGoodyear to Launch Materials Science Payload to ISS National Lab on SpaceX CRS-18 Mission
JULY 16, 2019



KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 16, 2019 – The International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory is proud to announce that The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company (http://www.goodyear.com/) will be sending a materials science investigation onboard SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission to the space station.


This investigation will evaluate the formation of precipitated silica particles in microgravity. (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716)Silica is a common material used in consumer tires to help enhance fuel efficiency and traction. While advances in silica technology have been made in many key areas of importance for the tire industry, silica microstructure still represents an area where research would be beneficial, and the microgravity environment of the space station could lead Goodyear to the development of unique silica structures, resulting in enhanced tire performance.


Goodyear has long demonstrated innovation in space, beginning with the company's key contributions to the lunar landing 50 years ago. The latest collaboration highlights the ability to accelerate applied research concepts to station through coordination between researcher partners, commercial facility providers (BioServe Space Technologies), and the ISS National Lab. SpaceX CRS-18 is slated to launch fr om Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (FL) no earlier than July 21, at 7:35p.m. EDT.


The ISS National Lab has partnered with a variety of recognizable brands and companies who have conducted materials science investigations on the space station to better inform research teams on avenues to enhance product design and efficiency. Examples of companies leveraging materials and physical science methodologies through the ISS National Lab include AstraZeneca, Cobra Puma Golf, Eli Lilly & Company, Milliken & Company, and Procter & Gamble, with many others on the horizon. The microgravity environment onboard the space station can facilitate a strong blend of materials science due to lack of combustion and the loss of buoyancy-driven convection. There are also multiple external facilities for researchers to test their concepts in the harsh environment of space, wh ere there are increased radiation levels and extreme temperature variations to push the limits of a product.


The ISS National Lab has recognized advanced materials as a focus area that has the ability to accelerate applied research, with the potential to bring to market innovative ideas that will demonstrate the industrial capabilities of the orbiting platform to benefit life on Earth and create a sustainable marketplace in low Earth orbit. To learn more about materials and physical science research taking place on the ISS National Lab, visit Physical Sciences Research Onboard the ISS National Lab (https://www.issnationallab.org/research-on-the-iss/areas-of-research/physical-sciences/?utm_source=Press%20Release&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SpaceX%20CRS-18&utm_content=Goodyear%20payload).


To learn more about the ISS National Lab-sponsored payloads associated with SpaceX CRS-18, visit our launch coverage page (https://www.issnationallab.org/launches/spacex-crs-18/?utm_source=Press%20Release&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SpaceX%20CRS-18&utm_content=Goodyear%20payload).


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ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 629/2019 (11,26)  
WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
...212327Z TO 220007Z JUL, ALTERNATE
...222304Z TO 222344Z JUL IN AREAS BOUND BY:
...A. 28-37N 080-36W, 28-50N 080-25W,
.......28-42N 080-15W, 28-27N 080-26W,
.......28-27N 080-31W.
...B. 30-18N 079-00W, 31-53N 077-07W,
.......31-40N 076-51W, 30-00N 078-41W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230044Z JUL 19.

( 170907Z JUL 2019 )


HYDROPAC 2314/2019 (83)  
SOUTH PACIFIC.
DNC 06.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
...220026Z TO 220110Z JUL, ALTERNATE
...230003Z TO 230047Z JUL
...IN AREA BOUND BY
...38-41S 158-18W, 36-25S 156-29W,
...32-03S 151-07W, 29-01S 146-49W,
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...28-21S 141-55W, 31-16S 142-59W,
...35-23S 147-44W, 38-54S 154-40W,
...39-28S 157-44W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 230147Z JUL 19.

( 170931Z JUL 2019 )

ЦитироватьJuly 15, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M019-10

NASA to Broadcast Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 4:30 p.m. EDT, carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft on the company's 14th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray, Tim Powers, Tim Terry
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 7:25 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 21, for the launch of its next resupply mission to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station).





This is the 18th SpaceX mission under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract. The Dragon spacecraft will deliver supplies including critical materials to support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 59 and 60. The spacecraft's unpressurized trunk will transport NASA's International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3).





The spacecraft will take two days to reach the space station before installation on Tuesday, July 23. When it arrives to the space station, NASA astronauts Nick Hague will grapple Dragon with Christina Koch acting as a backup. NASA's Andrew Morgan will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. The station crew will monitor Dragon vehicle functions during rendezvous. After Dragon capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control in Houston for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.





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





Sunday, July 21





News Media Schedule

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• 9 a.m.            Prelaunch news conference with representatives from NASA's International Space Station Program, SpaceX, and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing.
  
• 7:35 p.m.       Launch
  

Media who would like to call in for the prelaunch news conference or the NASA Social What's on Board Briefing should phone the NASA News Center at 321-867-2468.





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NASA TV Launch Coverage





NASA TV live coverage will begin at 7 p.m. For NASA TV downlink information, schedules and links to streaming video, visit http://www.nasa.gov/ntv. (http://www.nasa.gov/ntv)





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NASA Web Prelaunch and Launch Coverage





Prelaunch and launch coverage of the SpaceX CRS-18 flight will be available on the NASA website. Coverage will include live streaming and blog updates beginning at 7 p.m. as the countdown milestones occur. On-demand streaming video and photos of the launch will be available shortly after liftoff. For questions about countdown coverage, contact the newsroom at 321-867-2468. You can follow countdown coverage on our launch blog at http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex. (http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex)

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Last Updated: July 15, 2019
Editor: Anna Heiney

ЦитироватьAdvanced Science Gear Work Ahead of Vehicle Rush Hour at Station

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 17, 2019 at 4:24 pm
... Back on Earth, three different rockets are preparing to replenish the orbiting lab with a new crew and more science and supplies.


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The orbiting laboratory is gearing up for a high traffic period (https://www.nasa.gov/launchschedule/) at the end of July. Two new Russian spaceships and a U.S. cargo craft will be occupying three different ports bringing the station crew up to full speed.


...


Next, the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is scheduled to launch from Florida at Sunday at 7:35 p.m. Hague and Koch will be at the helm of the robotics workstation in the cupola to capture Dragon on Tuesday at 11 a.m. with the Canadarm2 robotic arm (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/mobile-servicing-system.html). ...

ЦитироватьJuly 16, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-072

NASA to Broadcast Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon cargo craft launches fr om Space Launch Complex 40 on Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 2:48 a.m. EDT May 4, 2019 on the company's 17th Commercial Resupply Services mission for NASA to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA/Tony Gray and Kenny Allen
Editor's note: This advisory was updated on July 16 to reflect changes to the Dragon capture and installation times.

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 7:35 p.m. EDT Sunday, July 21, for the launch of its 18th agency-contracted resupply mission to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station). Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) Sunday with prelaunch events.





The Dragon spacecraft will deliver supplies and critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during Expeditions 60 and beyond. In addition to bringing research to station, the Dragon's unpressurized trunk is carrying the International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3), which, when installed on the space station, will provide the microgravity laboratory with two common ports enabling expanded opportunities for visiting vehicles, including new spacecraft designed to carry humans for NASA's Commercial Crew Program.





Dragon will dock to the space station Tuesday, July 23. When it arrives, NASA astronaut Nick Hague will grapple Dragon with NASA astronaut Christina Koch acting as a backup. NASA's Andrew Morgan will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. The station crew will monitor Dragon vehicle functions during rendezvous. After Dragon capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.





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





Sunday, July 21

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• 9 a.m. – Prelaunch news conference fr om NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida with representatives from the agency's International Space Station Program, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing.
  
• 12 p.m. – NASA Social What's on Board science briefing from Kennedy. This briefing will highlight the following research:
• Pete Hasbrook, office manager for NASA's International Space Station Program Science Office, will share an overview of the research being conducted aboard the space station and how it benefits exploration and humanity.
  
• Ken Shields, chief operating officer for the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, will discuss the lab's work in advancing science in space, and in developing partnerships that drive industrialization through microgravity research.
  
• Gene Boland, chief scientist at Techshot, Inc., and Ken Church, chief executive officer at nScrypt, will discuss the BioFabrication Facility (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7599), which is designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity, acting as a stepping- stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.
  
• George Papakonstantopoulos, principal scientist at Goodyear Tire, will discuss pushing the limits of silica fillers for tire applications (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716). A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could improve the silica design process, silica rubber formulation, and tire manufacturing and performance on the ground.
  
• Valentina Fossati  from the New York Stem Foundation Research Institute and Andres Bratt-Leal from Aspen Neuroscience, will discuss the Space Tango – Induced Stem Cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7976) investigation, wh ere cells from patients with Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis will be cultured on the space station to examine cell to cell interactions that occur in neurodegenerative disease.
  
• Rasha Hammamieh, principal investigator from the United States Army and Melissa Kacena, co-investigator at Indiana University School of Medicine, will discuss the Cell Science-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1676) investigation comparing the ability of two different bone inducing growth factors, one novel and one currently used in bone healing therapies, to stimulate growth, differentiation and related cellular functions of osteoblast in the microgravity environment.
  
• Jason August, manager of the International Space Station  Mission Evaluation Room, will discuss the International Docking Adapter-3 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/07/12/spacexs-cargo-dragon-to-deliver-new-space-station-docking-adapter-for-commercial-crew-spacecraft/) (IDA-3), wh ere Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will dock in the near future when bringing astronauts to the station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
  

[/li][li]7 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 7:35 p.m. launch
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Tuesday, July 23

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• 9:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous, grapple and berthing. Capture is scheduled for approximately 11 a.m.
  
• 1 p.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station
  

Dragon will remain at the space station until Aug. 20, when the spacecraft will return to Earth with research and return cargo. ...

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Last Updated: July 17, 2019
Editor: Karen Northon

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151652591417417734)
Falcon 9 B1056.2 Static Fire at SLC-40 now NET 11 am Eastern on Thursday.   No information relating to any impact on launch date. Static Fire tests have built-in contingency days. SpaceX will note the launch date after a successful Static Fire test.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151837818135691264)
Roadblocks notice for the CRS-18 Static Fire removed, so the test has been delayed. Will update when there's a new firm window is on the notices.

*Notices are for all workers in the area, as you need an exclusion zone when you prop load a vehicle. Standard for most rockets*

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185111.jpg) Zach Kromer‏ @Astro_Zach (https://twitter.com/Astro_Zach) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Zach/status/1151933219996090368)
Awaiting the Static fire of #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash), 7/17/19 ⁦@NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight)⁩

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png)Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1151944086322065408)
Static Fire test latest target is NET Friday morning.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Research Overview, International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220585.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ISSCASIS) ISS National Lab (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezcn0GHbLgOkZ85oV5xqZA)

Опубликовано: 18 июл. 2019 г.

The International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory is sponsoring more than 50 experiments that are launching onboard SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services mission to the orbiting laboratory. This launch represents more payloads that the ISS National Lab has ever supported on a single launch. From life and physical sciences, education demonstrations, new facilities to support future biomedical payloads, and more, are all on this mission! This overview video provides a snapshot of the research flying on this mission.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Research: The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220585.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ISSCASIS) ISS National Lab (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezcn0GHbLgOkZ85oV5xqZA)

Опубликовано: 18 июл. 2019 г.

The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company will be sending a materials science investigation onboard SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission to the space station. This investigation, sponsored by the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, will evaluate the formation of precipitated silica particles in microgravity. Silica is a common material used in consumer tires to help enhance fuel efficiency and traction. While advances in silica technology have been made in many key areas of importance for the tire industry, silica microstructure still represents an area where research would be beneficial, and the microgravity environment of the space station could lead Goodyear to the development of unique silica structures, resulting in enhanced tire performance.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18: Techshot – Creating America's First Automated Bioprinter for Spaceflight

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/220585.jpg) (https://www.youtube.com/user/ISSCASIS) ISS National Lab (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCezcn0GHbLgOkZ85oV5xqZA)

Опубликовано: 18 июл. 2019 г.

A new facility will be launching to the International Space Station (ISS) aboard SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services (CRS-18) mission, seeking to enable cutting-edge biotechnology research onboard the orbiting research laboratory. Techshot, a commercial facility partner, has partnered with NASA and the ISS U.S. National Laboratory to launch the first American bioprinter, known as the 3D BioFabrication Facility. This video provides an overview on the capabilities and benefits of bioprinting in space.

ЦитироватьNTTT


A0320/19 - AIRSPACE DEBRIS RE-ENTRY WITHIN AN AREA BOUNDED BY FOLLOWING  POINTS:
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TO POINT OF ORIGIN.
THIS AREA IS PROHIBITED DURING ACTIVITY.
SFC - UNL, 23 JUL 10:03 2019 UNTIL 23 JUL 10:47 2019.
CREATED: 19 JUL 01:38 2019


NZZO


B4283/19 - TEMPO DANGER AREA NZD028 (EAST AUCKLAND OCEANIC FIR) IS PRESCRIBED AS FLW:
ALL THAT AIRSPACE BOUNDED BY A LINE JOINING
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ACTIVITY: SPACE DEBRIS RETURN
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PRESCRIBED PURSUANT TO CIVIL AVIATION RULE PART 71 UNDER A DELEGATED AUTHORITY ISSUED BY THE DIRECTOR OF CIVIL AVIATION.
SFC - FL999, 23 JUL 00:00 2019 UNTIL 23 JUL 00:50 2019.
CREATED: 18 JUL 21:08 2019

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 38 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1152203010732433409)
Launch of a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral with the a Dragon cargo mission to the International Space Station is now expected no earlier than Monday, a day later than previously planned. A delayed test-firing of the Falcon 9 is planned today.

https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ ... (https://t.co/ufc1f2AZX5)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1152220903012519936)

Friday afternoon is the latest target. Launch date will clearly be under review, but it's pointless trying to work it out as they need to get the Static Fire in the bag. Once that happens, SpaceX will tweet "Static Fire complete" after the Quick Look Review with the launch date.

ЦитироватьЗапуск грузового корабля Dragon к МКС отложили до 22 июля
16:52

МОСКВА, 19 июл - РИА Новости. Старт к Международной космической станции (МКС) американского грузового корабля Dragon, планировавшийся на 21 июля, перенесен минимум на сутки, сообщил в пятницу американский специализированный сайт spaceflightnow.com (https://spaceflightnow.com/).

Ранее НАСА сообщало, что запуск корабля Dragon намечается на 21 июля в 19:35 по восточному американскому времени (22 июля в 02:35 мск), его прибытие на МКС - 23 июля.

Сайт сообщил, что пуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с кораблем Dragon с космодрома на мысе Канаверал теперь ожидается не ранее 22 июля.

По данным spaceflightnow.com, перенос связан с задержкой тестового прожига двигателей первой ступени ракеты на стартовом комплексе, который откладывался и теперь должен состояться в пятницу.

С 2012 по 2019 годы к МКС были отправлены 18 американских грузовых кораблей Dragon, созданных компанией SpaceX Илона Маска. Один из кораблей не долетел до станции из-за аварии ракеты Falcon 9.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185597.jpg) Mike Wagner‏ @USLaunchReport (https://twitter.com/USLaunchReport) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/USLaunchReport/status/1152239525386756096)
#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) Static Fire Test will not happen until CNBC stops 2-hour live broadcast from Pad 39A

ЦитироватьNAVAREA IV 634/2019 (11,26)

WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC.
FLORIDA.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, ROCKET LAUNCHING
       222304Z TO 222344Z JUL IN AREAS BOUND BY:
    A. 28-37N 080-36W, 28-50N 080-25W,
        28-42N 080-15W, 28-27N 080-26W,
        28-27N 080-31W.
    B. 30-18N 079-00W, 31-53N 077-07W,
        31-40N 076-51W, 30-00N 078-41W.
2. CANCEL NAVAREA IV 629/19.
3. CANCEL THIS MSG 230044Z JUL 19.

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Held up by problems encountered during a pre-launch engine test earlier this week, a Falcon 9 carrying a Dragon cargo ship is now not expected to launch until Wednesday at the earliest: https://spaceflightnow.com/launch-schedule/ ... (https://t.co/ufc1f2AZX5)

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ЦитироватьJuly 18, 2019

Harnessing the power of microbes for mining in space
For centuries, people have done the hard work of mining useful minerals and metals from solid rock. Then, scientists learned how to harness the power of tiny microbes to do some of this labor. This process, called biomining, has become common on Earth.


As humans plan expeditions to places such as the Moon and Mars, biomining offers a way to obtain needed materials on other planetary bodies rather than bringing them from Earth. This approach is called in-situ resource utilization. However, microbes and rocks interact differently outside of Earth's gravity, potentially affecting output from extraterrestrial biomining.


A new investigation on the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html) represents the first study of how microbes grow on and alter planetary rocks in microgravity and simulated Martian gravity. The study, BioRock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566),also is the first test of extraterrestrial biomining and the first use of a prototype miniature mining reactor in space.


"We're studying three types of microbes, giving us the first comparison between behaviors of different microbes in the space environment," said principal investigator Charles Cockell, professor at the UK Centre for Astrobiology (https://www.astrobiology.ac.uk/), University of Edinburgh. Scientists know very little about how microgravity affects microbe and mineral interactions, but previous research (https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/international-journal-of-astrobiology/article/biorock-new-experiments-and-hardware-to-investigate-microbemineral-interactions-in-space/5E25DB558E9950457DE3AA97B8C9E069/core-reader) demonstrates that the attachment of microbes to surfaces, or formation of biofilms, occurs differently in space.


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Sphingomonas desiccabilis, one of three microbes chosen for the BioRock experiment, seen growing on basalt. Run by a research team from the University of Edinburgh in the UK, BioRock tests how altered states of gravity affect biofilm formation on the International Space Station.
Credits: UK Centre for Astrobiology/University of Edinburgh






In general, biofilms increase, grow thicker and show particular shapes and structures in microgravity. Investigators expect to see similar behavior by the microbes in the BioRock investigation.


"For the investigation, we are using basalt rock that is naturally very vesicular, or contains lots of spaces, to see how the bacteria interact within these cavities in microgravity," said Rosa Santomartino, a postdoctoral scientist at the Cockell lab investigating the growth of the microbes. Back on Earth, investigators plan to examine how the microbes grew across and into the rock and to compare the three types of microbes.


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A microbial biofilm growing on basalt rock.
Credits: Rosa Santomartino, UK Centre for Astrobiology/University of Edinburgh






They also will look at the elements leached into the fluid around the rock, and examine how well the different microbes extracted more than 20 different elements from the rocks. The three microbes include one isolated from desert crusts in the western United States Colorado Plateau, one provided by the German Aerospace Center, and another known for its resistance to heavy metals provided by the Belgium Nuclear Research Center.


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Six of the biomining reactors sent to the space station for the BioRock investigation.
Credits: Rosa Santomartino, UK Centre for Astrobiology/University of Edinburgh






"The BioRock experiment starts putting the pieces of the puzzle together," Cockell added. "Understanding how microbes interact, grow and extract elements from a rock surface in microgravity and simulated Mars gravity will tell us, for the first time, if low gravity affects the ability of microorganisms to attach to rock surfaces and perform biomining. In other words, whether extraterrestrial mining is possible."


The results should provide qualitative and quantitative comparison of bacterial and rock interactions taking place at terrestrial gravity, simulated Martian gravity, and microgravity levels. For example, the absence of thermal convection in microgravity could restrict the supply of food and oxygen to bacteria in rocky environments and suppress their growth.


"We hope to gain insights into how microbes grow in space and how we might use them in human exploration and settlement of space, from mining to turning rocks into soils on the Moon and Mars," said Cockell. Microbe-rock interactions can turn rock into soils and explorers might one day use them to transform regolith – the layer of dusty, fragmented debris covering the surface of the Moon, Mars, and asteroids – into soils for growing plants.


Next, the investigators will conduct additional experiments with different microbes and materials to further refine the use of microbes for in-situ resource use.


"Microbes are everywhere – in our food, our homes, and our industrial processes – and they do hugely important things in our everyday life," Cockell said. "As we move into space, we can harness microbes to make our lives easier and improve the success of space settlements. BioRock is about forming a new space-faring alliance with the microbial world – using microbes to advance a permanent human presence in space."


And letting the tiny organisms do some of the hard work.


Melissa Gaskill


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

Last Updated: July 19, 2019
Editor: Michael Johnson

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1152333844953083906)
Standing by for Falcon 9 B1056.2 to conduct a Static Fire test at 6pm Eastern. Then - as always - we wait for the SpaceX tweet to confirm a good test and the launch date (expected to be Wednesday, as Tuesday isn't available for an ISS launch).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185122.jpg) Julia [SCLA]‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1152338719472586752)
The long awaited #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) static fire occurred at 1800 ET as viewed from the coast of the Indian River Lagoon in Titusville. All appeared to go as usual. Stay tuned for SpaceX to confirm results and announce a launch date. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1152338145540792331)
A plume of exhaust has emerged from the flame trench at pad 40, indicating SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket has briefly ignited its nine first stage engines in a hold-down test ahead of launch next week. SpaceX is expected to confirm a successful test shortly.

https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/19/falcon-9-crs-18-static-fire-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/NsHC4te9VV)


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1152345328248471552)
Falcon 9 static fire test complete — targeting July 24 launch from Pad 40 in Florida for Dragon's eighteenth resupply mission to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1152346198331674626)
There it is! SpaceX confirms good Static Fire test for Falcon 9 B1056.2 ahead of the CRS-18 launch on Wednesday.

ARTICLE:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/falcon-9-static-fire-test-crs-18/ ... (https://t.co/2fnoImVcQ6)

- by Tobias Corbett (@tobycorbett01 (https://twitter.com/tobycorbett01))

Thanks to @Astro_Zach (https://twitter.com/Astro_Zach) and @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) for the SF photos in the article.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 22 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1152356105646989313)
Launch would be roughly 18:24:15 EDT on Wednesday.

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Watch NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/index.html#public)

JULY

July 21, Sunday
9 a.m. – SpaceX CRS-18 Pre-Launch New Conference, a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (All Channels)
12 p.m. – SpaceX CRS-18 What's On Board Briefing (All Channels)

July 24, Wednesday
5:45 p.m. – Coverage of the SpaceX CRS-18 launch; launch is scheduled at 6:24 p.m. EDT. SpaceX CRS-18 is a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (All Channels)

July 26, Friday
5:30 a.m. – Coverage of the Rendezvous and Capture of the SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon Cargo Craft at the International Space Station; capture scheduled at 7 a.m. EDT (All Channels)
9 a.m. – Coverage of the Installation of the SpaceX CRS-18 Cargo Craft to the International Space Station (All Channels)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX ‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1152361282982465536)
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) in April 2015 and December 2017

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ЦитироватьFalcon 9 rocket test-fired ahead of station cargo launch
July 19, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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A plume of exhaust appears from pad 40 Friday evening as SpaceX test-fires the Falcon 9 rocket's nine Merlin engines. Credit: Steven Young/Spaceflight Now

SpaceX test-fired a Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral Friday evening, igniting nine Merlin engines for several seconds while hold-down restraints kept the launcher on the ground.

The company also confirmed the rocket is scheduled for takeoff Wednesday on a space station resupply mission, three days later than previously planned.

The instantaneous launch opportunity Wednesday is set for 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT), roughly the moment Earth's rotation brings Cape Canaveral under the International Space Station's orbital plane.

A Dragon cargo capsule previously flown on two resupply missions to the station in April 2015 and December 2017 will ride into orbit on top of the Falcon 9 launcher. If the launch and rendezvous go according to plan, the automated supply carrier will arrive at the space station early Friday with several tons of cargo, food and experiments.

It's the first time SpaceX has flown a Dragon capsule three times. Hans Koenigsmann, SpaceX's vice president of build and flight reliability, said earlier this year that the first-generation Dragon spacecraft — set for retirement next year — are capable of flying up to three missions into space.

The mission next week is the 18th launch to resupply the space station under a $3.04 billion cargo transportation contract with NASA. First signed in 2008, the deal covers 20 resupply missions, and SpaceX also holds separate multibillion-dollar NASA contracts for additional supply deliveries in the early 2020s, and for the development of the Crew Dragon capsule designed to carry both cargo and astronauts.

SpaceX will return the Falcon 9 launcher to its hangar at pad 40 over the weekend for attachment of the Dragon cargo craft. The Falcon 9 set for launch Wednesday is also partially reused, with its first stage a veteran of a previous launch in May.

The Falcon 9's first stage will return to Cape Canaveral for a rocket-assisted touchdown at Landing Zone 1 around eight minutes after liftoff Wednesday evening.

The hold-down firing occurred at 6 p.m. EDT (2200 GMT) Friday after SpaceX worked through technical issues that delayed the test from earlier in the week. SpaceX originally planned to conduct the static fire test Tuesday, and the Falcon 9 launch team loaded the rocket with propellants before apparently aborting the mock countdown.

The troubles that delayed the static fire test also forced SpaceX to push back the mission's launch from Sunday to Wednesday.

Items slated for delivery to the station inside Dragon's pressurized cabin include a 3D BioFabrication Facility developed by Techshot, an Indiana-based company, to demonstrate printing soft human tissue in microgravity, a capability researchers view as a stepping stone toward potentially manufacturing organs for transplant patients.

A habitat carrying 40 female mice will also launch inside SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The capsule will return to Earth with 30 of the mice to Earth after approximately a month in orbit, and specimens from the mice will distributed to medical and biological researchers to investigate how spaceflight affected the animals.

The other 10 mice will remain on the station to undergo longer exposure to microgravity.

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The third International Docking Adapter, designed to accommodate commercial crew vehicles built by Boeing and SpaceX, was loaded inside the trunk of SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft in June. Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

The Dragon will also deliver a new docking adapter that will be used by SpaceX and Boeing commercial crew capsules to link up with the space station.

The International Docking Adapter-3, or IDA-3, was built by Boeing to replace a unit lost during a SpaceX launch failure in 2015. SpaceX successfully delivered IDA-2 to the station in 2016, and the new docking mechanism was first used in March by SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft on an unpiloted test flight before officials clear astronauts to ride the vehicle.

The space station's robotic arm will pull IDA-3 out of the Dragon cargo capsule's rear payload bay and place it on the space-facing zenith port of the space station's Harmony module, allowing Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules to park at the station at the same time.

ЦитироватьЗапуск корабля Dragon с грузом для МКС перенесли на 24 июля
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ВАШИНГТОНГ, 20 июл – РИА Новости. Запуск грузового космического корабля Dragon на МКС состоится не раньше 24 июля, сообщила в пятницу компания SpaceX.

Цитировать"Завершено статическое огневое испытание Falcon 9, планируем осуществить запуск 18-й грузовой миссии корабля Dragon на (Международную) космическую станцию (МКС) с площадки номер 40 (космодрома на мысе Канаверал) 24 июля", - сообщила компания в своем Twitter-аккаунте.

Ранее планировалось, что Falcon 9 с грузовым кораблем Dragon отправится к МКС 21 июля.

Причины переноса времени старта компания не называет. В пятницу портал Space Flight Now сообщил, что "ранее на этой неделе в ходе предстартовых испытаний двигателей произошли проблемы", которые приведут к задержке запуска.

Как, в свою очередь, сообщило НАСА, на борту грузового корабля на станцию прибудут материалы для нескольких десятков научных экспериментов, провиант и предметы первой необходимости для экипажа.

Цитироватьhttps://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1152361282982465536
23:35 - 19 июл. 2019 г.
The Dragon spacecraft supporting this mission previously visited the @space_station in April 2015 and December 2017

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МОСКВА, 20 июл - РИА Новости. Грузовой корабль Dragon, который 24 июля отправится на Международную космическую станцию (МКС), ранее уже дважды побывал в космосе, сообщила компания SpaceX.
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В Twitter компании SpaceX отметили, что летящий 24 июля корабль Dragon уже бывал в космосе в апреле 2015 года и в декабре 2017 года.
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Цитироватьhttps://twitter.com/_AndrewGilmore/status/1152368918742228992
00:05 - 20 июл. 2019 г.
Hans Koenigsmann said at the last conference the last CRS1 flights (18,19 and 20) will all use thrice flown capsules....

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30273.jpg)Raul‏ @Raul74Cz (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz) 19 июл. (https://twitter.com/Raul74Cz/status/1152197465619214336)
Launch Hazard Areas for #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS?src=hash)-18 mission according NOTMAR/NOTAMs. LZ1 landing for B1056.2 booster. Stage2 Reentry Debris Area in South Pacific on the first orbit. https://goo.gl/HXcS8Q  (https://t.co/GDVgqX2Y0Y)

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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Launch Now Targeted for Wednesday, July 24

Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/aheiney/)
Posted Jul 20, 2019 at 10:14 am

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 24, for the company's 18th cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station. The Dragon spacecraft will launch from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and arrive at the space station on Friday, July 26, filled with about 5,500 pounds of science, cargo and crew supplies for the microgravity laboratory.

Цитировать https://www.issnationallab.org/press-releases/rodent-research-mission-on-iss-national-lab-enables-investigators-to-leverage-space-flown-specimens/ (https://www.issnationallab.org/press-releases/rodent-research-mission-on-iss-national-lab-enables-investigators-to-leverage-space-flown-specimens/)

Rodent Research Mission on ISS National Lab Enables Investigators to Leverage Space-Flown Specimens
JULY 18, 2019



KENNEDY SPACE CENTER (FL), July 18, 2019 – Onboard SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services mission contracted by NASA, the International Space Station (ISS) U.S. National Laboratory will send 40 female mice to the microgravity environment of the orbiting platform to evaluate their adaptation off Earth. Rodent spaceflight experiments provide a broad range of translational data pertinent to biomedical advancements in neurology, muscle and bone physiology, immunology, and cardiovascular and developmental biology. Due to the tremendous demand from the research community for leveraging model organisms, the ISS National Lab announced its second Rodent Research Reference Mission (https://www.issnationallab.org/research-on-the-iss/solicitations/2019-rodent-research/?utm_source=Press%20Release&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SpaceX%20CRS-18&utm_content=Rodent%20Research) earlier this year—allowing researchers the ability to analyze rodents post-spaceflight in an effort to accelerate medical breakthroughs that can pave the way toward advancements in industrial biomedicine, improving patient care on Earth.


With this launch, 30 mice will be returned alive to Earth at the completion of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft's stay on station (approximately 30 days), while the remaining 10 will remain on the orbiting laboratory for additional exposure to microgravity.

This Rodent Research Reference Mission will allow selected researchers to further analyze biological specimens toward better disease modeling or potentially accelerated development of therapeutics for terrestrial use. Below highlights principal investigators (PIs) selected from the second Rodent Research Reference Mission who will analyze space-flown biospecimens:


Single-Cell Profiling of Immune Factors Related to Circulating microRNAs
NASA Ames Research Center
PI:  Afshin Beheshti


Gastrointestinal Alterations of Combined Aging and Spaceflight 
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
PI:  Walter Cromer


Comprehensive Analysis of Musculoskeletal System Changes in Mice Exposed to Microgravity
University of Colorado, Boulder
PI:  Virginia Ferguson


Single-cell RNA sequencing to Reveal Changes to Bone and Immune Functions Resulting from Spaceflight
NASA Ames Research Center
PI:  Jonathan Galazka


Computational Microstructure-Inspired and Data-driven Model for Bone Degradation to Study the Progression of Osteoporosis
Iowa State
PI:  Azadeh Sheidaei


Effects Spaceflight and Aging on the Circulation and Musculoskeletal Systems of the Hindlimb 
Florida State University
PI:  Anand Narayanan


Examination of the Combined Effects of Spaceflight and Aging on Specialized Circulations
Texas A&M University Health Science Center
PI:  Pooneh Bagher


Effects of Spaceflight and Aging on the Circulation of the Head and Neck: Implications for SANS
Florida State University
PI:  Michael Delp


Microgravity Unloading Influence on Age-Related Extracellular Matrix Remodeling and Fibrosis 
University of Washington
PI:  Jennifer Davis


Aging and Microgravity Effects on Ovarian Estrogen Production
University of Kansas Medical Center
PI:  Lane Christenson


This RFP is in association with Taconic Biosciences (https://www.taconic.com/) (who will provide the rodents) and BioServe Space Technologies (who will administer the biospecimens).


To learn more about ISS National Lab–sponsored payloads on SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services mission to the space station, visit our launch coverage page (https://www.issnationallab.org/launches/spacex-crs-18/?utm_source=Press%20Release&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=SpaceX%20CRS-18&utm_content=Rodent%20Research).

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Цитироватьhttps://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7992
 Rodent Research-17 (RR-17)

wo groups of 20 C57BL/6 female mice (20 younger and 20 older per group for a total of 40 mice) live aboard the ISS in specially designed rodent habitats for durations of approximately one and two months.
 
One group comprised of 10 younger and 10 older mice returns to Earth live after ~30 days in space. The second group of 20 mice, 10 younger and 10 older, remains on the ISS for approximately 60 days. In both cases, animals are euthanized humanely, and tissue samples are harvested for subsequent study and comparison with Earth-based control groups.
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ЦитироватьJuly 20, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-075

NASA Updates Broadcast of Next Space Station Resupply Launch, Prelaunch Activities

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A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launches May 4, 2019, on a Falcon 9 rocket fr om Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a NASA-contracted mission to resupply the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA
NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX now is targeting 6:24 p.m. EDT Wednesday, July 24, for the launch of its 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station). Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) with prelaunch events Tuesday, July 23.








The company's Dragon spacecraft will deliver supplies and critical materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html) investigations that will occur during Expeditions 60 and beyond. In addition to bringing research to station, the Dragon's unpressurized trunk is carrying the International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3 (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/meet-the-international-docking-adapter)), which, when installed on the space station, will provide the microgravity laboratory with two common ports that expand opportunities for visiting vehicles, including new spacecraft designed to carry humans for NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html).





Dragon will dock to the space station Friday, July 26, and be greeted by NASA astronauts Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague), Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) and Andrew Morgan (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/andrew-r-morgan/biography). Using the station's robotic arm, Hague will grab, or grapple, Dragon with Koch providing backup. Morgan will assist by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. After Dragon capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's robotic arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.


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





Tuesday, July 23

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• 9 a.m. – NASA Social, What's on Board science briefing fr om NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. This briefing will highlight the following research:
• Pete Hasbrook, manager of NASA's International Space Station Program Science Office, will provide an overview of the research being conducted on the space station and how it benefits exploration and humanity.
  
• Ken Shields, chief operating officer of the International Space Station's U.S. National Laboratory, will discuss the lab's work in advancing science in space and developing partnerships that drive industrialization.
  
• Gene Boland, chief scientist at Techshot, Inc., and Ken Church, chief executive officer at nScrypt, will discuss the BioFabrication Facility (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7599), which is designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity, a stepping stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.
  
• Charles Cockell, professor of astrobiology at the University of Edinburgh, will discuss Biorock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/biorock-iss-research-microbes-space), an investigation that will provide insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks and microorganisms under microgravity conditions to inform potential mining of materials in space and benefit long-duration spaceflight missions.
  
• Valentina Fossati from the New York Stem Foundation Research Institute and Andres Bratt-Leal from Aspen Neuroscience will discuss the Space Tango – Induced Stem Cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7976) investigation, wh ere cells from patients with Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis will be cultured on the space station to examine the cell-to-cell interactions that occur in such neurodegenerative diseases and inform the development of new treatments.
  
• Rasha Hammamieh, principal investigator from the U.S. Army Center for Environmental Health Research, and Melissa Kacena, co-investigator at the Indiana University School of Medicine, will discuss the Cell Science-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1676) investigation. This study compares the ability of two different bone-inducing growth factors, one novel and one currently used in bone healing therapies, to stimulate growth, differentiation and related cellular functions of osteoblast in the microgravity environment.
  
• Jason August, manager of the International Space Station Mission Evaluation Room, will discuss IDA-3, wh ere Boeing's CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft will dock in the near future when it transports astronauts to the station.
  

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• 10 a.m. – Prelaunch news conference from Kennedy with representatives from the agency's International Space Station Program, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing.
  
• 6 p.m. – NASA TV launch coverage begins for the 6:24 p.m. launch.
  

Friday, July 26

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• 5:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous, grapple and attaching to the station. Capture is scheduled for approximately 7 a.m.
  
• 9 a.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station
  

Dragon will remain at the space station until Aug. 20, when the spacecraft will return to Earth with research and return cargo.

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Last Updated: July 21, 2019
Editor: Karen Northon

ЦитироватьL-2 Weather Forecast for Wednesday's CRS-18 Launch

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Jul 22, 2019 at 1:42 pm

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on April 2, 2018, carrying the SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tim Powers, Tim Terry

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing predict a 30% chance of favorable weather for SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html). Primary weather concerns are cumulus clouds and their associated anvil clouds, as well as lightning.

The Falcon 9 (https://www.spacex.com/falcon9) rocket is scheduled to lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida at 6:24 p.m. EDT on Wednesday, July 24. The company's Dragon spacecraft will deliver a number of science investigations, supplies and equipment to the station, including the International Docking Adapter-3 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/07/12/spacexs-cargo-dragon-to-deliver-new-space-station-docking-adapter-for-commercial-crew-spacecraft/) – a new docking adapter that will enable future spacecraft built under NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html) to autonomously attach to station.

Launch day will begin with a prelaunch news conference at 10 a.m. with representatives from the International Space Station Program Science Office, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing. Watch live on NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public) or the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive).

ЦитироватьSpaceflight to Launch Multiple Spacecraft fr om International Space Station via Cygnus

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SEOPS Mission Patch

Spaceflight has announced that it is providing mission management and rideshare integration services on an upcoming launch from the International Space Station (ISS) and Northrop Grumman's Cygnus launch vehicle. Spaceflight bought the capacity through an arrangement with Hypergiant SEOPS for a variety of customer spacecraft, including: RFTSat from Northwest Nazarene University; selected for flight via NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative; NARSSCube-2 from NARSS-Egypt developed by researchers from NARSS-Egypt for technology demonstration and environmental study; launch was coordinated by Smart Integrators and an undisclosed 6U Cubesat

In a unique arrangement, the spacecraft will be arriving at the ISS through an ISS Cargo Resupply Mission aboard via a SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon capsule from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in late July. Spaceflight has named the mission SEOPS-1, but it is also referred to as ISS SpX18/NG11, representing the launch vehicles meeting at the ISS (a SpaceX Falcon 9 Dragon and a Northop Grumman Antares Cygnus).

"We are always looking for creative and innovative ways to get our customers' spacecraft in orbit, and our partnership with Hypergiant SEOPS helps us deliver on this promise," said Curt Blake, CEO of Spaceflight. "The rideshare campaign is a low schedule risk option because of the regular cadence of ISS Cargo Resupply Missions and the maturity of the Dragon/Falcon 9 and Cygnus/Antares launch systems. We're looking forward to commissioning more of these types of missions in the future."

The Cygnus vehicle is already docked at the ISS, following its launch on April 17, 2019 and landing on April 19, 2019. During the weeks following the arrival of the Dragon capsule in late July which will carry the rideshare customers' spacecraft, the ISS crew will transfer the cargo from the Dragon to the ISS, wh ere they will place the SEOPS SlingShot Deployer with the installed satellites into the SlingShot hardware attached to the Cygnus hatch bulkhead. After the ISS side-hatch is closed and the space between the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft depressurized, the ISS robotic arm will unberth the Cygnus from the ISS. Cygnus will then manoeuvre itself to a higher orbit (450-500 km altitude, 51.6-degree inclination) to deploy the satellites and conduct more tests.

SEOPS brings a wealth of experience to the mission, with personnel who have been responsible for deploying more than 200 small satellites from the ISS and Cygnus spacecraft since 2012. The team was responsible for the development, construction, qualification, safety and integration of these satellites through the NASA Human Space Program, one of the most demanding government qualification programs for spaceflight. In February 2019, SEOPS successfully completed the deployment using the SlingShot deployer from NG-10 – Cygnus.

"Our focus is on improving the Earth-to-Space experience for all customers whether it's through our ability to use machine learning and AI to interpret complex data, or in improving the ability of our customers to get to space when they want, how they want," said Chad Brinkley, Chief Space Officer at Hypergiant. "Spaceflight has been an integral partner in continuing to provide the best-in-class experience for our customers."

ЦитироватьNASA | Highlights of Science Launching on SpaceX CRS-18

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Опубликовано: 22 июл. 2019 г.

Dozens of scientific experiments are scheduled to travel to the International Space Station aboard a Dragon cargo spacecraft in late July. This 18th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) contract  mission for NASA blasts off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket. The springboard to NASA's missions to the Moon and Mars, the space station also provides opportunities for  other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research. Such research can lead to the development of new technologies, medical  treatments and products that improve life on Earth.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 - What's On Board

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spacex.com/webcast (http://www.spacex.com/webcast)

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youtube.com/watch?v=2Wa3EDUuP5I (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Wa3EDUuP5I)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67522.jpg) Thomas Burghardt‏ @TGMetsFan98 (https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98) 7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1153858256747552768)
Via @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX): CRS-18 Dragon will not only have two ISS logos (representing it's two previous trips to the station), but also an #Apollo50th (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo50th?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125642.png) (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo50th?src=hash) logo!

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Цитировать07/24/2019 15:01 Stephen Clark

It is launch day at Cape Canaveral, where a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is being readied for liftoff at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT) with a Dragon cargo capsule to resupply the International Space Station.

Overnight, ground teams worked to load time-sensitive cargo into the Dragon spacecraft's pressurized compartment before rotating the Falcon 9 launcher vertical at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad.

Weather conditions along Florida's Space Coast are expected to be an issue during today's countdown, with widespread thunderstorms in the forecast. The most recent forecast released by the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron suggested a 70 percent probability that weather will prevent a launch today, but an update is expected later this morning when NASA and SpaceX officials hold a pre-launch press conference at 10 a.m. EDT (1400 GMT).

This will be SpaceX's ninth launch of the year, and the company's 18th resupply launch to the space station under a cargo transportation contract signed with NASA in 2008.

Assuming the Falcon 9 gets off the ground during today's instantaneous launch window, the Dragon cargo craft is due to arrive at the space station early Friday.

Equipment awaiting launch inside the Dragon spacecraft include 40 mice, which scientists will use to examine the effects of prolonged weightlessness on muscles and bones, and a host of other biological experiments.

NASA is also launching a spacesuit inside the Dragon cargo capsule, and a new docking adapter is loaded inside the spacecraft's unpressurized aft payload bay for attachment outside the station. The Boeing-built adapter will be used by visiting commercial crew capsules.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154029085992996864)
Station is ready for Dragon's arrival on Friday morning. #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154029741546115072)
If weather interferes today, backup day is Thursday, 25 July at 18:01 EDT.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154030107897393152)
This will be the 24th reflight of a Falcon 9 first stage and the 44th landing/recovery.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154030829737111553)
This Dragon will support over 40 science experiments on ISS.  25 are new; the other 15 are on-going experiments that Dragon is bringing up new hardware for.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154033389520818177)
Weather: Steering flow will concentrate thunderstorms along the space port. A very odd and unique cold front draped across the southeast US is the culprit for extra moisture and steering flow.


4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154033448509554688)
70% NO GO odds remain for today.


4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154033685676486657)
Backup day tomorrow is also still 70% NO GO.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154036666689998850)
If the launch does not occur by Thursday, will likely have to wait until Aug. 1 because of rendezvous phasing, a Progress ship departure from ISS, and a Progress launch on 7/31.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29262.jpg) Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/jeff_foust/status/1154036491166728193)
If #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) launch doesn't take place by tomorrow, next launch opportunity could be as late as Aug. 1. Depends on orbit phasing as well as Progress spacecraft departure and arrival activities.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154037445416980480)
SpaceX confirms that Falcon 9 had a small LOX leak on Stage 1 during first static fire attempt last week.  Issue fixed and second static fire attempt occurred as scheduled.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154037813551099906)
CRS-19 and CRS-20 Dragons will also be 3rd flight Dragons.  For CRS2 contract flights starting with CRS-21, those Crew Dragons will be certified upfront for 5 flights.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154037957159862275)
Crew Dragons for cargo-only flight will not have the SuperDraco abort system on them.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 58 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154038695483211781)
SpaceX confirms the plan for all cargo-only Crew Dragon missions is to have them launch from 39A, but they can go from pad 40 if needed in a pinch.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1154039002153938946)
Oh that's cool! Dragon 2 Cargo flights can late load via the Crew Access Arm at 39A, but can still launch from SLC-40 if ever needed.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 30 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154040202299527170)
And because I am me.

The precise launch times are:

Today: 18:24:30 EDT
Tomorrow: 18:01:56 EDT.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX ‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154041225458024448)
Falcon 9 and Dragon are vertical ahead of tonight's resupply mission to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station). Weather is 30% favorable for the instantaneous launch window at 6:24 p.m. EDT, 22:24 UTC→ http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)


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Цитировать07/24/2019 17:52 Stephen Clark

The weather forecast for today's launch opportunity at 6:24 p.m. EDT (2224 GMT) continues to look unfavorable, with a 70 percent chances the conditions will violate at least one of the launch weather rules.

Widespread thunderstorms are in the forecast this afternoon and evening across Florida's Space Coast.

"I wish I had some better news for everyone today," said Will Ulrich, the launch weather officer from the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron.

Afternoon storms in the summer are typical in Central Florida.

"Unfortunately, today we have southwesterly steering flow," Ulrich said in a press briefing moments ago. "That will concentrate the majority of today's showers and thunderstorms near the spaceport."

The primary weather concerns today are with violating the attached anvil, cumulus cloud and lightning rules.

"It is kind of difficult when we have an instantaneous launch window, either the weather is good at 6:24, or it's not," Ulrich said.

A backup launch opportunity is available Thursday at 6:01 p.m. EDT (2201 GMT).

If the launch does not get off the ground Thursday, NASA and SpaceX might have to wait up to a week for the next chance to send the Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station.

The position of the space station in its orbit prevents the Dragon spacecraft from launching on certain days, and a Russian Progress supply ship is due to depart the orbiting complex July 29, setting the stage for the docking of a fresh Progress supply freighter July 31.

It typically takes two or three days for a Dragon cargo craft to reach the space station after launch from Cape Canaveral. If the mission is able to blast off today, the SpaceX-owned cargo carrier will arrive at the space station Friday.

NASA and SpaceX are looking at finding another launch opportunity amid the busy station traffic. Otherwise, the next launch attempt after Thursday could be as late as Aug. 1, officials said.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154043297024770049)
Falcon 9's first stage supported SpaceX's 17th cargo resupply mission just over two months ago


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ЦитироватьКорабль Dragon доставит на МКС научную аппаратуру для космонавта из ОАЭ
17:34

МОСКВА, 24 июл - РИА Новости. Американский грузовой корабль Dragon, запуск которого планируется в ночь на четверг, должен привезти на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) научное оборудование для первого космонавта ОАЭ, сообщила компания NanoRacks.

Запуск корабля Dragon ракетой-носителем Falcon-9 с космодрома на мысе Канаверал планируется 24 июля в 18.24 по восточному американскому времени (25 июля в 1.24 мск), его прибытие на МКС - 26 июля.

Первый космонавт ОАЭ Хаззаа аль-Мансури полетит на МКС на корабле "Союз МС-15" 25 сентября вместе с россиянином Олегом Скрипочкой и американкой Джессикой Меир. Он пробудет на станции восемь дней и возвратится на Землю 3 октября на "Союзе МС-12" вместе с россиянином Алексеем Овчининым и американцем Ником Хейгом.

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Американская компания NanoRacks, занимающаяся проведением коммерческих экспериментов на американском сегменте МКС и запуском с него малых спутников, сообщила в Twitter, что на корабле Dragon на станцию она отправляет аппаратуру для 80 экспериментов, в том числе для первого космонавта ОАЭ.

Ранее источники РИА Новости в ракетно-космической отрасли сообщали, что первый космонавт ОАЭ во время пребывания на МКС будет жить на американском сегменте станции, так как на российском сегменте не будет свободной каюты. Кроме того, научная программа его полета будет составлена национальными учеными при помощи коллег из США и проводиться на оборудовании американского сегмента МКС.

С 2012 по 2019 годы к МКС были отправлены 18 американских грузовых кораблей Dragon, созданных компанией SpaceX Илона Маска. Один из кораблей не долетел до станции из-за аварии ракеты Falcon-9.

В июне 2018 года Роскосмос и Космический центр имени Мухаммеда бен Рашида подписали соглашение о полете первого космонавта ОАЭ на МКС. В сентябре 2018 года в подмосковном Центре подготовки космонавтов началась тренировка двух кандидатов в космонавты ОАЭ - военных летчика Хаззаа аль-Мансури и инженера сетевой поддержки Султана аль-Нейади.

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ЦитироватьКосмический грузовик Dragon привезет на МКС 2,5 тонны груза
18:09

ВАШИНГТОН, 24 июл – РИА Новости. Космический корабль Dragon отправится к Международной космической станции на ракете-носителе Falcon 9 с 2,5 тоннами груза, сообщило НАСА.

Запуск намечен на 18.24 по времени Восточного побережья США (01:24 мск, четверг) с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). Стыковка грузового корабля с МКС намечена на 26 июля. Как заметил на брифинге представитель НАСА, вероятность благоприятной для старта погоды - лишь 30%. В случае переноса старта новая попытка состоится не раньше, чем через сутки.

Как сообщила в среду на брифинге представитель компании SpaceX, которой принадлежит ракета-носитель и грузовой корабль, для Dragon это третий рейс на МКС и второй полет для первой ступени ракеты Falcon-9. Традиционно для своих стартов SpaceX планирует посадку первой ступени ракеты для ее последующего использования.

На орбиту будут доставлено около 2,5 тонн груза, в том числе материалы для нескольких десятков научных экспериментов. Как рассказали накануне авторы исследований, это принтер-лаборатория для создания человеческих органов для их будущей трансплантации, исследования в области восстановления костной ткани и другие эксперименты в области медицины и биологии. Также Dragon доставит адаптер международного образца (International Docking Adapter-3, IDA–3) для его последующей установки на МКС.

Грузовик будет оставаться на орбите до 20 августа, после чего вернется на Землю с отработанными материалами и результатами научных изысканий.

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ЦитироватьThomas Burghardt‏ @TGMetsFan98    7 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/TGMetsFan98/status/1153858256747552768)
 Via  @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) : CRS-18 Dragon will not only have two ISS logos (representing it's two previous trips to the station), but also an  #Apollo50th (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo50th?src=hash)       logo!  

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 25 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154054580772188160)
So, while we never give up on that 30% go chance, it's also important to know what we face.  This is the current radar.  All the rain is moving toward the space port. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)

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ЦитироватьDragon Targets Launch Today as Science Ramps Up Aboard Busy Station

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 24, 2019 at 11:26 am

Forecasters predict a 30% chance of favorable weather today for the liftoff of a U.S. cargo craft at 6:24 p.m. EDT from Florida. Mission managers are getting ready to launch the SpaceX Dragon loaded with new science experiments and the International Docking Adapter-3 (https://www.nasa.gov/feature/meet-the-international-docking-adapter).

Dragon is planned to arrive at the orbiting lab Friday at 10 a.m. NASA Flight Engineers Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) and Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) will be on duty in the cupola to command the Canadarm2 robotic arm (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/mobile-servicing-system.html) to capture Dragon.
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Цитировать07/24/2019 20:52 Stephen Clark

A wave of thunderstorms is passing over the Cape Canaveral area this afternoon, bringing dark clouds, rain and thunder to the Kennedy Space Center. Here's a view from the KSC press site a few minutes ago.

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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 - Pre-Launch New Conference

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  Published: 24 July 2019

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 22 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154098686240186368)
And the countdown has BEGUN!  We're at T-3hrs 45mins and COUNTING. Moment of truth will be the weather.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185135.jpg) John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 32 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1154096671703404544)
Falcon 9 and Dragon are poised to launch the CRS-18 mission to the International @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) at 6:24pm EDT today, although poor weather conditions around Cape Canaveral are a concern.  This is the second flight of this Falcon 9 booster, and third flight of this Dragon capsule!

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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18: Launch Countdown Milestones for July 24 Liftoff

Anna Heiney (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/author/aheiney/)
Posted Jul 24, 2019 at 3:13 pm

The launch of SpaceX's 18th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for NASA is scheduled for 6:24 p.m. EDT with an instantaneous launch window. The SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket and Dragon spacecraft have been moved to the vertical launch position. Launch coverage will begin at 6 p.m. on NASA Television (https://www.nasa.gov/live) and the agency's launch blog (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex).

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing continue to predict a 30% chance of favorable weather for liftoff. The primary weather concerns are the cumulus cloud rule, lightning rule and attached anvil rule.

Packed with more than 5,000 pounds of research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spx18-research), crew supplies and hardware, the Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

Mission Timeline (all times approximate)
COUNTDOWN
– 00:38:00     SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for propellant load
– 00:35:00     RP-1 (rocket grade kerosene) loading begins
– 00:35:00     1st stage LOX (liquid oxygen) loading begins
– 00:16:00     2nd stage LOX loading begins
– 00:07:58     Dragon transitions to internal power
– 00:07:00     Falcon 9 begins pre-launch engine chill
– 00:01:00     Command flight computer to begin final prelaunch checks
– 00:01:00     Propellant tanks pressurize for flight
– 00:00:45     SpaceX Launch Director verifies go for launch
– 00:00:03     Engine controller commands engine ignition sequence to start
– 00:00:00     Falcon 9 liftoff

Цитировать07/24/2019 23:24 Stephen Clark

T-minus 2 hours and counting. The Falcon 9 countdown continues ticking toward a launch time of 6:24:30 p.m. EDT (2224:30 GMT).

SpaceX's launch conductor will verify all members of the launch team are ready to proceed with final 35-minute automated countdown sequence at 5:46 p.m. EDT (2146 GMT), followed by the start of filling the rocket with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants at 5:49 p.m. EDT (2149 GMT).

Liquid oxygen loading into the second stage will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 6:08 p.m. EDT (2208 GMT), followed by final chilldown of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines, a final pre-flight engine steering check, switching of the rocket to internal power, and pressurization of the Falcon 9's propellant tanks leading up to liftoff.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154126647924330498)
Range just confirmed that they are not *currently* working any weather issues that will prevent the pre-fueling pressurizations and helium work on the #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash). That's currently... NOT a prediction for launch time.

Цитировать07/24/2019 23:46 Stephen Clark

A check of the current status of weather conditions at Cape Canaveral shows the detached anvil rule is currently observed "no go" for launch. But conditions will likely change, for better or worse, as the countdown ticks toward liftoff time nearly two hours from now.

The launch weather team at Cape Canaveral is closely monitoring conditions during today's countdown, as storms roll through Central Florida driven by southwesterly winds aloft.

The chief weather concerns today are with violating the attached anvil, detached anvil, and lightning rules.

For the lightning rule, the Air Force range weather team tracks lightning strikes to ensure no discharges have recently occurred within a 10-mile radius of the launch pad, or within 10 miles of the downrange flight path of the Falcon 9 rocket.

The anvil cloud rules address concerns with rocket-triggered lightning.

"Those are a little bit more scary to us because it may look like the weather is clear, there may not have been a lightning strike in the past 30 to 45 minutes, but if you send a rocket through that (anvil) cloud, that cloud could still be charged enough to trigger additional lightning strikes," said Will Ulrich, the launch weather officer from the 45th Weather Squadron, during a pre-launch press conference this morning.

Цитировать07/24/2019 23:47 Stephen Clark

All weather parameters are currently observed "go" for launch at this time.

Цитировать07/24/2019 23:49 Stephen Clark

The SpaceX launch team reports checkouts of the Falcon 9's autonomous flight termination system are acceptable.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185135.jpg) John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 31 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1154130629174468609)
Here's a look at the second stage of today's Falcon 9 vehicle, featuring a new gray stripe.


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154141510520193026)
No technical issues have been reported per the technical readiness poll.⁠

Цитировать07/25/2019 00:34 Stephen Clark

T-minus 50 minutes. Here are some statistics on today's launch:

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• 73rd launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
  
• 81st launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
  
• 2nd launch of Falcon 9 Vehicle No. 56
  
• 58th Falcon 9 launch from Cape Canaveral
  
• 43rd Falcon 9 launch from pad 40
  
• 18th SpaceX CRS mission to the space station
  
• 20th flight of a Dragon spacecraft
  
• 7th Falcon 9 launch of 2019
  
• 9th launch by SpaceX in 2019
  
• 7th orbital-class launch overall from Cape Canaveral in 2019
  
• 7th time SpaceX has flown a reused Dragon capsule
  
• 24th time SpaceX launched a previously-flown booster⁠
  

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154144371547267072)
T-45mins. Will be interesting to see where the decision point will be here. This is all sliding toward the space port. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash)


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Цитировать07/25/2019 00:50 Stephen Clark

SpaceX's launch conductor has polled his team, and all stations are "go" to begin filling the Falcon 9 rocket with propellants.

Цитировать07/25/2019 00:50 Stephen Clark

T-minus 35 minutes and counting. "Launch auto has started."

The beginning of the launch autosequence kicks off the first steps to begin pumping propellants into the 213-foot-tall Falcon 9 at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen are now being pumped into the Falcon 9 rocket. The liquid oxygen is chilled to near minus 340 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 206 degrees Celsius).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67530.jpg) Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow) 4 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceflightNow/status/1154146856408113155)
Launch auto sequence has started. SpaceX is proceeding with the loading of kerosene & liquid oxygen propellants into the Falcon 9 rocket in a race against incoming inclement weather at Cape Canaveral. Launch is set for 6:24pm EDT (2224 GMT). LIVE COVERAGE: https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/24/spacex-crs-18-mission-status-center/ ... (https://t.co/vvymGAaHzZ)


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154147803020419072)
T-30 minutes until Falcon 9 launch of Dragon; team is monitoring weather conditions. Webcast will go live ~15 minutes before liftoff → http://spacex.com/webcast   (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185135.jpg) John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1154146058626379777)
I'm on the roof of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building awaiting today's launch of Falcon 9 and CRS-18 from Space Launch Complex 40 at 6:24pm EDT. As always, the view is incredible!


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Цитировать07/25/2019 00:58 Stephen Clark

Weather is currently observed "no go" for the surface electric field rule. This rule screens for the potential of an electrical discharge, or lightning, during launch.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 41 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154149133843927040)
T-25mins. Fueling continues to proceed nominally. No technical issues.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154152263897812994)
Weather is NO GO. Two rules including surface electric fields. Still progressing at this time.  

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png)Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154152443070078977)
SpaceX will continue counting to T-30secs and decide then... just in case.⁠

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154152840140664834)
This is not an official scrub yet, but we all know where this is basically headed. Hold tight, folks. Not done yet, but almost a 0% chance at this time.⁠

Цитировать07/25/2019 01:19 Stephen Clark

NASA reports SpaceX will take the countdown to T-minus 40 seconds before aborting the launch if weather conditions remain "no go" for liftoff.

ЦитироватьCRS-18 Launch Scrubbed Due to Weather

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Jul 24, 2019 at 6:25 pm

The launch of SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station – scheduled for this evening – has scrubbed due to unfavorable weather conditions.

Launch is now scheduled for Thursday, July 25, at 6:01 p.m. EDT. Launch coverage will begin at 5:45 p.m. on NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public) and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive). A launch on Thursday would result in the Dragon spacecraft arriving to the space station Saturday, July 27.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154155613833834496)
Tomorrow's launch time is 18:01:56 EDT (22:01:56 UTC).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154155687636717568)
Standing down today due to weather; backup launch opportunity is tomorrow at 6:01 p.m. EDT, 22:01 UTC

Цитировать01:31, 25 июля 2019
Запуск американского "грузовика" Cargo Dragon к МКС перенесли из-за непогоды

Новая дата старта намечена на пятницу в 01:01 по московскому времени

Москва. 25 июля. INTERFAX.RU - Из-за неблагоприятной погоды отменен планировавшийся в четверг по московскому времени старт грузового космического корабля Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX к Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщило Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA).

Новая дата старта намечена на пятницу в 01:01 по Москве.

18-й по счету запуск данного "грузовика" с помощью ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX планировалось осуществить с 40-го пускового комплекса на авиабазе на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида в среду в 18:24 по восточноамериканскому времени (в четверг в 01:24 по московскому времени).

Вероятность запуска из-за непогоды составляла всего около 30%. В районе старта наблюдался сильный ветер и дожди с грозами, сообщило NASA.

Cargo Dragon должен доставить на МКС около 2,3 тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения десятков научных экспериментов экипажем станции.

Спойлер

В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.

Его запуск к МКС первоначально должен был состояться еще 22 июля, однако он был отложен для дополнительного тестового прожига двигателей ракеты-носителя.

В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из российских космонавтов Алексея Овчинина и Александра Скворцова, американских астронавтов Кристины Кук, Ника Хейга и Эндрю Моргана, а также астронавта Европейского космического агентства Луки Пармитано.

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ЦитироватьCRS-18 Mission 
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Трансляция началась 2 часа назад

ЦитироватьThreatening storms scrub SpaceX launch
July 24, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket stands at Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad during Wednesday's countdown. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX called off a Falcon 9 countdown Wednesday due to the threat of lightning from thunderstorms along Florida's Space Coast, pushing back the departure of a cargo mission for the International Space Station until Thursday.

But weather conditions are not forecast to be much better Thursday afternoon, when SpaceX has another instantaneous launch window at 6:01:56 p.m. EDT (2201:56 GMT) to send a Dragon cargo craft toward the space station.

Widespread thunderstorms streaming southwest-to-northeast across Central Florida brought rain and thunder to Cape Canaveral. Despite a bleak forecast, SpaceX proceeded with the loading of kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants into the two-stage Falcon 9 rocket, with the countdown ticking toward a planned liftoff at 6:24:30 p.m. EDT (2224:30 GMT).

Two launch weather rules concerning surface electrical fields and anvil clouds were remained "no go" for launch as the countdown ticked toward zero. SpaceX aborted the countdown at T-minus 30 seconds, and teams kicked off procedures to drain the Falcon 9 of its liquid propellants and set up for another try Thursday.

"Hold, hold, hold on Countdown 1," a member of SpaceX's launch team called out on the countdown net at T-minus 30 seconds.

"Launch abort script is running," another engineer said.

"Please proceed to ... scrub post-static fire procedures."

SpaceX hopes for better luck Thursday to begin the company's 18th resupply mission to the International Space Station under a multibillion-dollar contract with NASA. The Dragon cargo capsule is packed with 5,097 pounds (2,312 kilograms) of supplies, equipment and experiments for the station's six-person Expedition 60 crew.

But the Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron, which issues launch weather forecasts for space missions departing Cape Canaveral, expects similar conditions Thursday as the spaceport experienced Wednesday afternoon. An updated forecast released Wednesday evening predicts a 70 percent chance of weather conditions preventing launch Thursday.

Like Wednesday, the chief weather concerns Thursday will be the potential for storms to violate the anvil cloud, cumulus cloud and lightning rules.

For the lightning rule, the Air Force range weather team tracks lightning strikes to ensure no discharges have recently occurred within a 10-mile radius of the launch pad, or within 10 miles of the downrange flight path of the Falcon 9 rocket.

The anvil cloud rules address concerns with rocket-triggered lightning.

"Those are a little bit more scary to us because it may look like the weather is clear, there may not have been a lightning strike in the past 30 to 45 minutes, but if you send a rocket through that (anvil) cloud, that cloud could still be charged enough to trigger additional lightning strikes," said Will Ulrich, the launch weather officer from the 45th Weather Squadron, during a pre-launch press conference Wednesday morning.

If the launch does not get off the ground Thursday, NASA and SpaceX might have to wait up to a week for the next chance to send the Dragon cargo ship toward the International Space Station.

The position of the space station in its orbit prevents the Dragon spacecraft from launching on certain days, and a Russian Progress supply ship is due to depart the orbiting complex July 29, setting the stage for the docking of a fresh Progress supply freighter July 31.

It typically takes two or three days for a Dragon cargo craft to reach the space station after launch from Cape Canaveral. If the mission is able to blast off today, the SpaceX-owned cargo carrier will arrive at the space station Friday.

NASA and SpaceX are looking at finding another launch opportunity amid the busy station traffic. Otherwise, the next launch attempt after Thursday could be as late as Aug. 1, officials said.

The resupply mission was previously scheduled to take off July 21, but SpaceX delayed the flight three days after the repair of a liquid oxygen leak on the Falcon 9's first stage last week put launch preparations behind schedule.

The Dragon spacecraft's cargo load includes the International Docking Adapter-3, or IDA-3, a mechanism to accommodate linkups with visiting commercial crew capsules owned by Boeing and SpaceX ferrying astronauts to and from the station. NASA paid for the third International Docking Adapter to replace the first IDA unit lost on a SpaceX launch failure in June 2015.

SpaceX successfully delivered the second IDA to the station in July 2016, and SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft first used the docking mechanism earlier this year during an unpiloted test flight that docked with the orbiting research outpost.

Other items on the Dragon mission include 40 mice to help researchers gauge the impacts of space travel on their immune systems, organs, muscles and bones. NASA is also flying a spacesuit inside the Dragon cargo craft's pressurized compartment for use by astronauts on spacewalks.

After a stay of about a month at the space station, the Dragon spacecraft will depart and return to Earth for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, bringing home research specimens for analysis, and another spacesuit for refurbishment.

ЦитироватьSpaceX launch to the International Space Station

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Трансляция началась 16 часов назад

Цитировать07/25/2019 19:43 Stephen Clark

Another Falcon 9 launch attempt is on tap today at Cape Canaveral, but storms are again threatening to prevent liftoff of SpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule to deliver more than 5,000 pounds of equipment, food and experiments to the International Space Station.

Today's instantaneous launch opportunity is at 6:01:56 p.m. EDT (2201:56 GMT). If the weather is unacceptable for liftoff at that time, the Falcon 9 flight will likely be delayed to Aug. 1 due to a combination of issues, including the upcoming departure and arrival of Progress cargo freighters at the station.

Here's a view of the weather picture over Central Florida, as seen by the National Weather Service's radar in Melbourne at 12:30 p.m. EDT (1630 GMT).

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ЦитироватьSpaceX Falcon 9 and Cargo Dragon Stand Ready for Second Launch Attempt

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SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket stands ready for lift off at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida for the company's 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission to the International Space Station. Launch is scheduled for 6:01 p.m. EDT. Photo credit: NASA

After yesterday's weather forced the scrub of SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission (https://cms.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/spacex_crs-18_mision_overview_high_res.pdf) to the International Space Station, the Falcon 9 rocket stands ready for a second launch attempt today, July 25, at 6:01 p.m. EDT. Launching from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida, CRS-18 will deliver numerous science investigations, supplies and equipment to the orbiting laboratory.

Weather remains a concern for today's launch. Primary concerns are the cumulus and anvil cloud rule, as well as lightning. However, SpaceX and NASA are monitoring the weather closely as they continue to work toward a 6:01 p.m. launch. Join us here on the blog and NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public) for updates and a live launch countdown, beginning at 5:45 p.m.

ЦитироватьCrew Waits for Dragon While Getting Used to Space and Working Science

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 12:54 pm

The SpaceX Dragon (https://www.nasa.gov/spacex) cargo craft will attempt another launch atop the Falcon 9 rocket today at 6:01 p.m. EDT. If the weather cooperates for a liftoff from Cape Canaveral in Florida, Dragon will arrive at the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) on Saturday at 10 a.m. with over 5,000 pounds of cargo (https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/spacex_crs-18_mision_overview_high_res.pdf) for the Expedition 60 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition60/index.html) crew.
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Цитировать07/25/2019 21:48 Spaceflight Now

The latest weather forecast from the 45th Weather Squadron at Cape Canaveral predicts a 60% chance that weather will prohibit launch today. That's slightly improved from 70% earlier. The main concerns are for anvil cloud, cumulus cloud and thick cloud.

Цитировать07/25/2019 22:19Spaceflight Now

Another improvement in the weather outlook. Now down to 50% chance that weather will prevent a launch at 6:01 p.m. EDT (2201 GMT) this evening. The primary concerns remaining in the forecast are disturbed weather and thick cloud.

Цитировать07/25/2019 22:51 Stephen Clark

T-minus 2 hours, 11 minutes. The Falcon 9 countdown continues ticking toward a launch time of 6:01:56 p.m. EDT (2201:56 GMT).

SpaceX's launch conductor will verify all members of the launch team are ready to proceed with final 35-minute automated countdown sequence at 5:23 p.m. EDT (2123 GMT), followed by the start of filling the rocket with super-chilled, densified RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants at 5:26 p.m. EDT (2126 GMT).

Liquid oxygen loading into the second stage will begin at T-minus 16 minutes, at 5:45 p.m. EDT (2145 GMT), followed by final chilldown of the rocket's nine Merlin first stage engines, a final pre-flight engine steering check, switching of the rocket to internal power, and pressurization of the Falcon 9's propellant tanks leading up to liftoff.

Цитировать07/25/2019 23:00 Stephen Clark

T-minus 2 hours, 1 minute. A check of the current weather conditions shows one weather rule, for disturbed weather, is currently observed "no go" for launch. But with liftoff time still two hours away, conditions are expected to change. There's still a 50 percent chance of conditions at launch time preventing liftoff.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154486273068810240)Weather forecast for tonight's Falcon 9 launch of Dragon at 6:01 p.m. EDT, 22:01 UTC, has improved to 50% favorable; team will monitor conditions throughout the countdown.

Цитировать07/25/2019 23:32 Stephen Clark

The disturbed weather rule is now "go" for launch, but the thick cloud rule is currently observed "no go" for launch.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 20 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154489364593795072)
T-90mins and COUNTING.  All right, weather gods. Can you please hold this light patch of showers far enough west or far enough north at 18:01 EDT? Or dissipate it completely, please? #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash)


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154498150327037952)
No technical reasons to stop the count reported. Continuing on with pre-fuel loading operations.

Цитировать07/26/2019 00:13 Stephen Clark

T-minus 48 minutes. The thick cloud rule is still observed "no go" for launch, but a satellite view indicates a clearing is approaching Cape Canaveral from the southwest.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 22 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154502892130361349)
GO for fueling BUT weather is NO GO at this time.

Цитировать07/26/2019 00:27 Stephen Clark

T-minus 35 minutes and counting. "Launch auto has started."

The beginning of the launch autosequence kicks off the first steps to begin pumping propellants into the 213-foot-tall Falcon 9 at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

RP-1 kerosene and liquid oxygen are now being pumped into the Falcon 9 rocket. The liquid oxygen is chilled to near minus 340 degrees Fahrenheit (minus 206 degrees Celsius).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154503020576567297)
SpaceX Launch Director confirms they will do as they did last night, fuel and count to T-30 secs and hope the weather violation clears.

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/1154505439473754113)
F9/CRS-18: Weather is currently observed go across the board; no LCC violations listed

Цитировать07/26/2019 00:41 Stephen Clark

The Falcon 9's second stage is now filled with RP-1 kerosene. Fuel loading into the first stage continues.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154510083100938246)
The current weather board.  All GO! #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash)


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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/1154511378700333056)
F9/CRS-18: 3 minutes to launch; vehicle is fully fueled; range is green

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg)SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154512359056011264)
Liftoff! http://spacex.com/webcast  (https://t.co/gtC39uBC7z)


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 1 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1154515440552464384)
Dragon's solar arrays have deployed

Цитироватьopinion написал:
Entry burn сильно позже графика. К чему бы это?

ЦитироватьЕвгений К написал:
это первое изделие, которое по полному циклу второй раз прошло?

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 launch & Falcon 9 first stage landing

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Опубликовано: 25 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьCRS-18 Mission

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Трансляция началась 91 минута назад

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185122.jpg) Julia‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 38 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1154519987874410496)
Liftoff of @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) GO Dragon!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185122.jpg) Julia‏ @julia_bergeron (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron) 48 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/julia_bergeron/status/1154533891065012230)
That was a spectacular landing. Welcome back to LZ-1 B1056.2 (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125513.png) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186304.jpg) Marcus Cote‏ @marcuscotephoto (https://twitter.com/marcuscotephoto) 45 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/marcuscotephoto/status/1154518752337244165)
Launch and landing -- #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) lifts with Dragon from SLC-40 and then returns to CCAFS just several minutes later. #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #crs18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/crs18?src=hash)


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185135.jpg) John Kraus‏ @johnkrausphotos (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos) 47 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/johnkrausphotos/status/1154518625367334913)
Today's launch of CRS-18 to the International @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) at 6:01pm EDT, as seen from the roof of NASA's Vehicle Assembly Building.  Falcon 9's first stage returned to land at Landing Zone 1 shortly after launch.   What an incredible sight!


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/30256.jpg) Tom McCool‏ @Cygnusx112 (https://twitter.com/Cygnusx112) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/Cygnusx112/status/1154515072804372482)
I love this optical illusion like ⁦@SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX)⁩ is launching from the Rocket Garden ⁦@ExploreSpaceKSC (https://twitter.com/ExploreSpaceKSC)⁩ #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash)


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#Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) on her way to the International Space Station!  #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash)


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The #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) booster right before landing at LZ-1. #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash)


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67649.jpg) Ken Kremer‏ @ken_kremer (https://twitter.com/ken_kremer) 13 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ken_kremer/status/1154528295678910465)
In the final moments the skies cleared for a stunningly beautiful launch and shockingly loud landing with sonic booms - 601 PM Jul 25 @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) @NASAKennedy (https://twitter.com/NASAKennedy) cargo delivery for @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) #ISS (https://twitter.com/hashtag/ISS?src=hash) #LZ1 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/LZ1?src=hash) #pad40 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/pad40?src=hash) @45thSpaceWing (https://twitter.com/45thSpaceWing) . Credit: @ken_kremer (https://twitter.com/ken_kremer)


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ЦитироватьJULY 25, 2019
DRAGON RESUPPLY MISSION (CRS-18) LAUNCH

At 6:01 p.m. EDT, or 22:01 UTC, on Thursday, July 25, SpaceX launched its eighteenth Commercial Resupply Services mission (CRS-18) from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Dragon separated from Falcon 9's second stage about nine minutes after liftoff and will attach to the space station on Saturday, July 27.

The Dragon spacecraft supporting the CRS-18 mission previously supported the CRS-6 mission in April 2015 and the CRS-13 mission in December 2017. Following stage separation, SpaceX recovered Falcon 9's first stage on Landing Zone 1 (LZ-1) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.

ЦитироватьDragon's Solar Arrays Deploy

Danielle Sempsrott (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 6:17 pm

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Dragon's solar arrays deploy on its journey to the International Space Station July 25, 2019. Photo credit: NASA
Dragon's solar arrays have deployed, which will help power the spacecraft for its journey to the International Space Station. Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the space station Saturday, July 27, with coverage on Dragon rendezvous and capture beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT on NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public) and the agency's website. (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive)


At the time of capture, scheduled for 10 a.m., the orbiting laboratory will be flying 254 miles over southeast Russia, north of Mongolia.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154521862354997248)
Team @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) and @AstroGingerSnap (https://twitter.com/AstroGingerSnap).  Successful launch! #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) #SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #Falcon9 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Falcon9?src=hash) #NASA (https://twitter.com/hashtag/NASA?src=hash)


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ЦитироватьDragon Reaches Orbit, Astronauts Prepare for Saturday Capture

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Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 7:06 pm

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NASA astronaut Christina Koch trains on the robotics workstation inside the cupola to capture the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft.
Dragon's solar arrays have deployed and the spacecraft is safely in orbit following a launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:01 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of research (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spx18-research), hardware and supplies to the International Space Station. Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory Saturday, July 27.


NASA astronauts Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) will grapple Dragon with Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) acting as a backup. NASA's Andrew Morgan (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/andrew-r-morgan) will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. The station crew will monitor Dragon vehicle functions during rendezvous. After Dragon capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control in Houston for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.

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Mission Controllers in Houston watch the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft launch atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on its way to the space station
Mission coverage is as follows:

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• 8:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous, grapple and berthing. Capture is scheduled for approximately 10 a.m.
  
• 12 p.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station
  

This delivery, SpaceX's 18th cargo flight to the space station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/launch/index.html) contract, will support dozens of new and existing investigations. NASA's research and development work aboard the space station contributes to the agency's deep space exploration plans, including returning astronauts to the Moon's surface (https://www.nasa.gov/specials/moon2mars/) in five years.

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• Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by Dragon spacecraft's arrival are:
• The BioFabrication Facility (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7599) is designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity, acting as a stepping- stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.
  
• A Goodyear Tire investigation is pushing the limits of silica fillers for tire applications (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716). A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could improve the silica design process, silica rubber formulation, and tire manufacturing and performance on the ground.
  
• The Space Tango – Induced Stem Cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7976) investigation will take cells from patients with Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis to be cultured on the space station to examine cell to cell interactions that occur in neurodegenerative disease.
  
• The Cell Science-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1676) investigation is comparing the ability of two different bone inducing growth factors, one novel and one currently used in bone healing therapies, to stimulate growth, differentiation and related cellular functions of osteoblast in the microgravity environment.
  

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ЦитироватьSpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches CRS-18

Danielle Sempsrott  (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/author/dsempsro/)
Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 7:25 pm

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A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifts off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida for SpaceX's 18th Commercial Resupply Services mission to the International Space Station on July 25, 2019, at 6:01 p.m. Photo credit: NASA
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida on July 25, 2019, at 6:01 p.m. EDT, carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) on its 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission.


"It was a great launch, we were really happy to see the weather clear out the way it did," said Bill Spetch, deputy manager of the International Space Station Transportation Integration Office at NASA.


Weather was one thing the launch team closely monitored. Originally scheduled to launch July 24, unfavorable weather conditions caused a last-minute scrub. The morning of July 25, the weather looked much the same but cleared up just in time.


After a picture-perfect launch and spacecraft separation, Dragon is now drawing power from its solar arrays as it begins its solo, two-day trip to the orbiting laboratory. This is the first time a Dragon spacecraft will journey to the space station for a third time. To mark this accomplishment, it is outfitted with three noteworthy stickers: two station badges representing the previous resupply missions it has flown (CRS-6 and CRS-13) and the Apollo 50th anniversary logo.


"We are still inspired by all of the Apollo missions and are excited to continue to work with NASA as they continue to explore the universe," SpaceX Director of Dragon Mission Management Jessica Jensen said in a prelaunch news conference July 24.


CRS-18 will deliver a number of science investigations, supplies and equipment to the orbiting laboratory, including the International Docking Adapter-3 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2019/07/12/spacexs-cargo-dragon-to-deliver-new-space-station-docking-adapter-for-commercial-crew-spacecraft/) – a new docking adapter that will enable future spacecraft built under NASA's Commercial Crew Program (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/commercial/crew/index.html) to autonomously attach to the station.


Tune in to NASA TV (https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/#public) and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive) Saturday, July 27, beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT to watch Dragon rendezvous, grapple and berthing to the station. When it arrives, NASA astronaut Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) will robotically grapple Dragon, with NASA astronaut Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) serving as backup.


After spacecraft capture – scheduled for approximately 10 a.m. – mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the orbiting laboratory's Harmony module. Dragon will remain at the space station until Aug. 20, when it will return to Earth with research and return cargo.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67594.png) Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF/status/1154519028787924993)
Someone joking asked if I could get an ultra precise launch time.  Well...  Falcon 9's ultra precise liftoff time was.... (drum roll).  18:01:56.492 EDT.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Opening Broadcast: July 25, 2019

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Опубликовано: 25 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Liftoff!

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Опубликовано: 25 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18: Solar Arrays Deployed

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Опубликовано: 25 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьCRS-18 Post Launch Interview

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Опубликовано: 25 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьSpaceX launch to the International Space Station

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ЦитироватьCargo Dragon вышел на орбиту (версия 2)
26.07.2019 1:19:48
      *** На корабле раскрылись солнечные батареи
       
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Вашингтон. 26 июля. ИНТЕРФАКС - Ракета-носитель Falcon 9 в пятницу по московскому времени вывела на орбиту Земли грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX, который 27 июля должен будет состыковаться с Международной космической станцией (МКС), сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

Ориентировочно в 01:11 мск космический корабль Crew Dragon отделился от второй ступени ракеты-носителя Falcon 9, начав самостоятельный полет. Затем на корабле успешно раскрылись солнечные батареи, которые обеспечат его необходимой для полета энергией, сообщило NASA.

18-й по счету запуск данного "грузовика" к МКС в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX был осуществлен с 40-го пускового комплекса на авиабазе на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида в четверг в 18:01 по восточноамериканскому времени (в пятницу в 01:01 мск).

Первая многоразовая ступень ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 после старта совершила управляемую посадку на площадке на мысе Канаверал. Ранее она уже использовалась при запуске "грузовика".

По сообщению компании SpaceX, данный корабль ранее уже дважды побывал в космосе - в апреле 2015 года и в декабре 2017 года.

Он должен доставить на МКС около 2,3 тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения десятков научных экспериментов экипажем станции. В частности, на МКС будет доставлен американский космический биомедицинский 3D-принтер, разработанный американскими компаниями Techshot и nScrypt при содействии NASA. Его планируется использовать в экспериментах по 3D-печати сердечных тканей и органов. Между тем на борту МКС уже используется космический биопечатник российской лаборатории 3D Bioprinting Solutions, совершивший ряд опытов по 3D-печати живыми клетками в условиях микрогравитации.

В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.

Стыковка "грузовика" с МКС запланирована на 27 июля. Она будет осуществляться путем захвата "грузовика" 17-метровой автоматической рукой-манипулятором Canadarm-2 МКС и последующим присоединением его к американскому сегменту станции - модулю Harmony. "Ловить" корабль будет американский астронавт Ник Хейг. А процесс его непосредственной стыковки со станцией будет осуществляться по командам из Центра управления полетами NASA в Хьюстоне.

Cargo Dragon будет находиться в составе МКС менее четырех недель. 20 августа он будет сведен с орбиты, и его спускаемая капсула приводнится в Тихом океане вблизи Калифорнии. Корабль доставит на Землю результаты экспериментов, проведенных экипажем МКС на орбите, общим весом более 1,5 тонн.

Запуск грузового корабля Cargo Dragon к МКС должен был состояться еще 22 июля, однако он был дважды отложен, в том числе для тестового прожига двигателей ракеты-носителя и из-за непогоды - в районе старта наблюдался сильный ветер и дожди с грозами.

С 2012 по 2019 годы компания SpaceX осуществила 18 запусков грузовых кораблей Dragon к МКС. Один их окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9. Принадлежащая Илону Маску компания SpaceX имеет контракт с NASA на 20 запусков "грузовика" на сумму $2 млрд.

В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из российских космонавтов Алексея Овчинина и Александра Скворцова, американских астронавтов Кристины Кук, Ника Хейга и Эндрю Моргана, а также астронавта ESA Луки Пармитано.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1154598017007312896)
TLEs for Dragon CRS-18 and two solar array covers in 203 x 387 km x51.6 deg orbit.  Still only one object from the SQX-1 launch.

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Ориентировочно в 01:11 мск космический корабль Crew Dragon...

ЦитироватьЧебурашка написал:
Кстати, по трансляции.

Говорилась, что в целях безопасности ступень перед посадкой летит надо морем и только в самом конце выруливает на сушу.
Но сегодня отлично видно, что с высоты километров 20 она летит прямо над сушей    

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Falcon 9 lands at SpaceX's Landing Zone 1, marking the 44th recovery of a Falcon first stage and 24th reflight of an orbit class rocket booster


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Ориентировочно в 01:11 мск космический корабль  Crew  Dragon...

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ЦитироватьАлександр Репной написал:
Приветствую всех! Когда точно по времени стыковка Dragona с МКС?

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/35114.png)Cees Bassa‏ @cgbassa (https://twitter.com/cgbassa) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/cgbassa/status/1154861978701242369)
The @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) Dragon #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) cargo space craft is approaching the International Space Station. Here's an all sky image from Dwingeloo taken just now. The Dragon is about 90 seconds behind the ISS. Both ISS and Dragon passed the sky from right to left in this 15 second exposure.


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 21 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1155030766289637376)
New TLEs for Dragon show it in a 348 x 457 km x 51.6 deg orbit now, more what I expected.

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/1155088645583441921)
F9/CRS-18: Good morning; the SpaceX Dragon capsule launched Thursday from Cape Canaveral is running about 40 minutes ahead of schedule in the final stages of its rendezvous with the International Space Station; NASA TV coverage is underway

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184924.jpg) Intl. Space Station ‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) 7 мин.  назад (https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1155090560245329920)
The @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) is ahead of schedule this morning and about 60 meters away of the station. @NASA (https://twitter.com/NASA) TV is live now broadcasting the capture activities. https://www.nasa.gov/live  (https://t.co/yuOTrZ4Jut)

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155097174792912901)
Heading to 10 meters.


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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155098696708763648)
CRS-18 Dragon heading to the 10 meter capture point. Now scheduled to be captured at 15 mins past the hour. That's 45 minutes ahead of schedule.

Цитировать07/27/2019 15:50Stephen Clark

NASA says capture of the Dragon spacecraft with the robotic arm is planned around 9:15 a.m. EDT (1315 GMT), around 45 minutes ahead of schedule.

Цитировать07/27/2019 16:00 Stephen Clark

Dragon has arrived at the capture point 10 meters, or 32 feet, beneath the space station and within the reach of the 58-foot robotic arm.

Цитировать07/27/2019 16:03 Stephen Clark

NASA astronaut Christina Koch says the crew will wait until an orbital daytime pass before proceeding with the capture of the Dragon spacecraft with the robotic arm.

The International Space Station and Dragon are currently over the South Pacific, a few minutes away from flying into sunrise.

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Цитировать07/27/2019 16:05Stephen Clark

With the space station and Dragon spacecraft now flying into sunrise, mission control has given the "go" for Nick Hague and Christina Koch to grapple the cargo capsule with the robotic arm.

Цитировать07/27/2019 16:12 Stephen Clark

Capture confirmed! SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft has arrived at the International Space Station with more than 5,000 pounds of supplies and experiments. This is the third time this particular Dragon spacecraft has arrived at the space station.

07/27/2019 16:12 Stephen Clark

Capture occurred at 9:11 a.m. EDT (1311 GMT) as the space station and Dragon soared over the coast of southern Chile.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1155103687825600512)
F9/CRS-18: Capture confirmed, at 9:11am EDT; with the Dragon firmly in hand, flight controllers in Houston will take over arm operations to pull the capsule in for berthing at the forward Harmony module's Earth-facing port

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX ‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 14 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1155104168698208257)
Capture confirmed! Dragon now attached to the @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) robotic arm

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Цитировать07/27/2019 16:15 Stephen Clark

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. Control of the robot arm will be handed over to engineers on the ground for the placement of the capsule to its attachment port.

ЦитироватьDragon Captured With New Science Experiments

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 27, 2019 at 9:16 am

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The SpaceX Dragon is in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after it was captured over southern Chile.
While the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station) was traveling more than 260 miles over southern Chile, astronauts Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) and Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) of NASA grappled Dragon at 9:11 a.m. EDT using the space station's robotic arm Canadarm2.


Ground controllers will now send commands to begin the robotic installation of the spacecraft on bottom of the station's Harmony module. NASA Television coverage of installation is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Watch online at www.nasa.gov/live (http://www.nasa.gov/live).


The Dragon lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Thursday, July 25 with more than 5,000 pounds of research, equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory.


Here's some of the research arriving at station:


Bio-Mining in Microgravity


The Biorock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566) investigation will provide insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks and microorganisms under microgravity conditions and improve the efficiency and understanding of mining materials in space. Bio-mining eventually could help explorers on the Moon or Mars acquire needed materials, lessening the need to use precious resources from Earth and reducing the amount of supplies that explorers must take with them.


Printing Biological Tissues in Space


Using 3D biological printers to produce usable human organs has long been a dream of scientists and doctors around the globe. However, printing the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillary structures, has proven difficult to accomplish in Earth's gravity. To overcome this challenge, Techshot designed their BioFabrication Facility (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=7599) to print organ-like tissues in microgravity – a stepping stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.


Improving Tire Manufacturing from Orbit


The Goodyear Tire (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716) investigation will use microgravity to push the limits of silica fillers for tire applications. A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could improve the silica design process, silica rubber formulation and tire manufacturing and performance. Such improvements could include increased fuel efficiency, which would reduce transportation costs and help to protect Earth's environment.

Цитировать07/27/2019 18:25 Stephen Clark

Now in command of the robotic arm, ground controllers have maneuvered the Dragon spacecraft into position near the nadir, or Earth-facing, berthing port on the space station's Harmony module.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 6 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1155141866695925760)
Dragon CRS-18 now in the process of being berthed on the ISS Harmony module; in contact and at 'ready-to-latch' stage.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29831.jpg) William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews) 35 сек. назад (https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1155144372490571776)
F9/CRS-18: The Dragon capsule is now berthed at the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module; the crew is scheduled to open hatches Sunday, but they have the option to move that up if they wish

Цитировать07/27/2019 19:03 Stephen Clark

NASA confirms all 16 bolts have driven closed in the Harmony module's common berthing mechanism, firmly attaching the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1155146665831084033)
Parked it!

CRS-18 Dragon has completed First and Second Stage capture and is now securely bolted on to the ISS.

ARTICLE:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/falcon-9-launch-dragon-third-crs-18/ ... (https://t.co/F8QDJoGAVt)
- by Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF (https://twitter.com/ChrisG_NSF))

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 5 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1155146847930998784)
Second stage capture complete at 1601 UTC. Dragon CRS-18 is now bolted to the nadir CBM port on the Space Station's Harmony module.

ЦитироватьDragon Installed to Station's Harmony Module for Cargo Operations

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Jul 27, 2019 at 12:03 pm

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July 27, 2019: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Progress 72 resupply ship and the Soyuz MS-12 and MS-13 crew ships.

Two days after its launch from Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station (http://www.nasa.gov/station)'s Harmony module at 12:01 p.m. EDT.


The 18th contracted commercial resupply mission from SpaceX (CRS-18) delivers more than 5,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory.

A key item in Dragon's unpressurized cargo section is International Docking Adapter-3 (https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/07/12/spacexs-cargo-dragon-to-deliver-new-space-station-docking-adapter-for-commercial-crew-spacecraft/) (IDA-3). Flight controllers at mission control in Houston will use the robotic arm to extract IDA-3 from Dragon and position it over Pressurized Mating Adapter-3, on the space-facing side of the Harmony module. NASA astronauts Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) and Andrew Morgan (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/andrew-r-morgan), who arrived at the station Saturday, July 20, will conduct a spacewalk in mid-August to install the docking port, connect power and data cables, and set up a high-definition camera on a boom arm.

Robotics flight control teams from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will move the docking port into position remotely before the astronauts perform the final installation steps. IDA-3 and IDA-2, which was installed in the summer of 2016, provide a new standardized and automated docking system for future spacecraft, including upcoming commercial spacecraft that will transport astronauts through contracts with NASA.

Here's some of the science arriving at station:

Effects of Microgravity on Microglia 3D Models

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) – adult cells genetically programmed to return to an embryonic stem cell-like state – have the ability to develop into any cell type in the human body, potentially providing an unlimited source of human cells for therapeutic purposes. Space Tango-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7976) examines how specialized white blood cells derived from iPSCs of patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis grow and move in 3D cultures, and any changes in gene expression that occur as a result of exposure to a microgravity environment. Results could lead to the development of potential therapies.

Mechanisms of Moss in Microgravity

Space Moss (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7892) compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects its growth, development, and other characteristics. Tiny plants without roots, mosses need only a small area for growth, an advantage for their potential use in space and future bases on the Moon or Mars. This investigation also could yield information that aids in engineering other plants to grow better on the Moon and Mars, as well as on Earth.

After Dragon spends approximately one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185096.png) Nick Hague‏ Подлинная учетная запись @AstroHague (https://twitter.com/AstroHague) 29 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/AstroHague/status/1155144315317956609)
It was a great day to capture a #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash)(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125357.png) @Astro_Christina (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina) and I captured the visiting vehicle using @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)'s robotic arm Canadarm2. Want to learn more about the 5,000+ pounds of research, equipment, cargo and supplies aboard dragon? Details here: https://go.nasa.gov/2YqDfHE  (https://t.co/ucfM2UotgH)


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ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Dragon capture

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Опубликовано: 27 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьNASA | Rendezvous and capture of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft at the ISS ( CRS-18 )

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Опубликовано: 27 июл. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Dragon berthing

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Опубликовано: 27 июл. 2019 г.⁠

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185747.jpg) Christina H Koch‏ Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Christina (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina) 36 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina/status/1155147051027566594)
Capture!

Today my crewmate @AstroHague (https://twitter.com/AstroHague) and I captured the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash), filled with over 5,000 pounds of science and supplies. Still celebrating Apollo anniversaries on @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) with the #Apollo50th (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo50th?src=hash) emblem on the Dragon vehicle. Can you spot it?


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ЦитироватьSpaceX's Dragon cargo capsule arrives at space station
July 27, 2019 (https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/07/) | Stephen Clark (https://spaceflightnow.com/author/stephen-clark/)

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The Dragon cargo capsule in the grasp of the space station's robotic arm Saturday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now
A SpaceX Dragon supply ship arrived at the International Space Station Saturday carrying a new docking mechanism, a spacesuit for future spacewalks, and a 3D bioprinter to test the feasibility of manufacturing human tissue in microgravity.

Astronaut Nick Hague, at the controls of the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm, grappled the Dragon cargo craft at 9:11 a.m. EDT (1311 GMT) Saturday as the complex soared 267 miles (429 kilometers) over the coast of southern Chile.

The Dragon spacecraft delivered 5,097 pounds (2,312 kilograms) of supplies, equipment and research investigations for the station's six-person Expedition 60 crew.

"I want to congratulate the team across the globe that makes delivering a vehicle like this — it's pretty looking at it out the window — to the station with science and cargo and things to keep us busy, so the mission continues," Hague said in a transmission to mission control.

Ground controllers took command of the robotic arm later Saturday to maneuver the Dragon spacecraft to a berthing port on the space station's Harmony module, where 16 bolts drove closed to firmly connect the cargo ship to the orbiting research outpost.

The station planned to open hatches Sunday leading into the newly-arrived cargo freighter to begin unpacking the ship's pressurized compartment.

The Dragon spacecraft arrived at its destination Saturday is on its third mission to the space station, following previous trips into orbit in 2015 and 2017. It's the first time SpaceX has flown a Dragon capsule three times.

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The automated cargo carrier lifted off Thursday atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral.

"We've got about 5,000 pounds of science, critical spares, food and other items on this flight, also including, externally, the International Docking Adapter No. 3," Spetch said in a pre-launch press conference. "We're really looking forward to getting this on there. It's an important piece of hardware for the future of ISS as it sets the stage for how we are going operate with commercial crew vehicles and our partners in the future."

The third International Docking Adapter, or IDA-3, will accommodate the Crew Dragon and Starliner commercial crew ferry ships in development by SpaceX and Boeing.

IDA-3 was built by Boeing to replace a unit lost during a SpaceX launch failure in 2015. SpaceX successfully delivered IDA-2 to the station in 2016, and the new docking mechanism was first used in March by SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft on an unpiloted test flight before officials clear astronauts to ride the vehicle.

NASA said in 2016 it was paying Boeing $9 million to construct the replacement docking adapter using spare parts left over from the first two units.

The space station's robotic arm will pull IDA-3 out of the Dragon cargo capsule's unpressurized aft payload bay and place it on the space-facing zenith port of the space station's Harmony module in mid-August, allowing Boeing's Starliner and SpaceX's Crew Dragon capsules to park at the station at the same time, using two separate docking adapters.

"As we rotate crews through the vehicle, we want to have them time to directly hand over face-to-face, so enabling those two docked vehicles is very important," Spetch said.

The new docking mechanisms are designed for attachment to the station's space shuttle-era docking ports. The Crew Dragon and Starliner spacecraft employ a different docking system design than the shuttle.

Two astronauts will head outside the station next month to finish up connections between IDA-3 and the Harmony module.

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The third International Docking Adapter, designed to accommodate commercial crew vehicles built by Boeing and SpaceX, was loaded inside the trunk of SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft in June. Credit: NASA/Isaac Watson

A habitat carrying 40 female mice also launched inside SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft. The capsule will return to Earth from its month-long mission with 20 of the mice, and specimens from the mice will distributed to medical and biological researchers to investigate how spaceflight affected the animals' muscles, bones, immune systems and organs.

The other 20 mice will remain on the station to undergo longer exposure to microgravity.

NASA also placed a spacesuit inside the Dragon cargo craft's pressurized module for use by astronauts on spacewalks.

Here is a breakdown of the cargo aboard the Dragon spacecraft:

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• Science Investigations: 2,628 pounds (1,192 kilograms)
  
• Crew Supplies: 514 pounds (233 kilograms)
  
• Spacewalk Equipment: 394 pounds (179 kilograms)
  
• Vehicle Hardware: 345 pounds (157 kilograms)
  
• Computer Resources: 38 pounds (17 kilograms)
  
• Unpressurized Payloads (IDA-3): 1,177 pounds (534 kilograms)
  

Other items delivered to the station inside Dragon's pressurized compartment include a 3D BioFabrication Facility developed by Techshot, an Indiana-based company, to demonstrate printing soft human tissue in microgravity, a capability researchers view as a stepping stone toward potentially manufacturing organs for transplant patients.

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SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft delivered Techshot's 3D BioFabrication Facility, seen here on the ground, to demonstrate technologies for manufacturing artificial human tissue in space. Credit: Techshot

Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. also has an experiment on the Dragon supply ship. The tire manufacturer will study the formation of silica fillers, a common material used in consumer tires, in the microgravity environment of Earth orbit.

According to Goodyear, knowledge gained from the experiment will help engineers evaluate potential improvements to the silica design process and rubber formulation.

"Goodyear has been a pioneer in tire innovations related to space, with the first and only tires on the moon, numerous projects with NASA and now this," said Eric Mizner, Goodyear's director of global materials science, in a press release. "It underscores our passion for going to the ends of the earth — and beyond — to develop new technologies that help us deliver breakthrough products with true consumer benefits."

Results from the space station experiment may yield improvements in fuel efficiency and other tire performance factors, according to Goodyear.

Japanese scientists also sent up an experiment to grow moss in space, seeking to compare how the plant grows in space with its behavior on Earth. Mosses could be used as a food or oxygen source on future space missions, such as bases on the moon or Mars.

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The mission is SpaceX's 18th flight to resupply the space station under a $3.04 billion cargo transportation contract with NASA. First signed in 2008, the deal covers 20 resupply missions.

SpaceX also holds separate multibillion-dollar NASA contracts for additional supply deliveries in the early 2020s, and for the development of the Crew Dragon, or Dragon 2, capsule designed to carry both cargo and astronauts.

The upgraded Dragon 2 vehicle is capable of docking directly to the space station, without relying on the robotic arm to capture it. SpaceX plans to begin using a cargo variant of the Dragon 2, similar in design to the human-rated Crew Dragon, for resupply missions next year, resulting in the retirement of the current Dragon design.

The Dragon spacecraft that arrived at the station Saturday is scheduled to depart the international research complex Aug. 27 and head for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, returning home with research specimens and another spacesuit that requires refurbishment.

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Корабль Dragon пристыковался к МКС

Он доставил на станцию более 2,5 т грузов

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 27 июля. /ТАСС/. Грузовой корабль Dragon, созданный компанией SpaceX, совершил в субботу стыковку с Международной космической станцией (МКС). Трансляция велась на сайте NASA.

Захват Dragon и его подводка к шлюзовому люку модуля Harmony были осуществлены с помощью манипулятора Canadarm 2. Далее Dragon был зафиксирован с помощью стыковочного механизма. Как сообщила диспетчер трансляции, операция была завершена в 12:01 по времени Восточного побережья США (19:01 мск).

Это 18-й коммерческий полет с целью снабжения МКС, выполняемый SpaceX по заказу NASA. Dragon доставил на станцию более 2,5 т грузов - продовольствие, оборудование и материалы для проведения нескольких десятков научных экспериментов. Для данной миссии применили возвращаемую капсулу Dragon, которую ранее уже дважды отправляли в космос.

Как ожидается, экипаж станции приступит к разгрузке доставленного оборудования и продовольствия в воскресенье.

Запуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с кораблем Dragon был осуществлен в четверг с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). Планируется, что Dragon будет возвращен на Землю примерно через четыре недели. Как планируется, на его борту будет около 1,5 т грузов. Он должен будет приводниться в Тихом океане, недалеко от побережья штата Калифорния.

ЦитироватьАмериканский "грузовик" Cargo Dragon состыковался с МКС - NASA
27.07.2019 19:31:30

Вашингтон. 27 июля. ИНТЕРФАКС - Выведенный на орбиту Земли американский грузовой космический корабль компании SpaceX Cargo Dragon в субботу успешно состыковался с Международной космической станцией (МКС), сообщило Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (NASA).

Cargo Dragon пристыковался к американскому сегменту станции - модулю Harmony в 19:01. Перед этим сблизившийся с МКС корабль был захвачен с помощью 17-метровой руки-манипулятора Canadarm-2, которой управлял американский астронавт Ник Хейг.

Последующая подводка "грузовика" дистанционной рукой-манипулятором к МКС и сам процесс стыковки осуществлялся по командам с Центра управления полетами NASA в Хьюстоне.

Cargo Dragon доставил на МКС около 2,3 тонн груза, в том числе продовольствие, а также оборудование и материалы для проведения десятков научных исследований.

В частности, на МКС доставлен американский космический биомедицинский 3D-принтер, разработанный американскими компаниями Techshot и nScrypt при содействии NASA. Его планируется использовать в экспериментах по 3D-печати сердечных тканей и органов. Между тем на борту МКС уже используется космический биопечатник российской лаборатории 3D Bioprinting Solutions, совершивший ряд опытов по 3D-печати живыми клетками в условиях микрогравитации.

Как сообщалось, грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon был выведен на орбиту ракетой-носителем Falcon 9, стартовавшей 26 июля с 40-го пускового комплекса на авиабазе на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида.

Это уже 18-й по счету запуск Cargo Dragon к МКС в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX, которой принадлежит ракета-носитель и автоматический грузовой космический корабль.

Cargo Dragon будет находиться в составе МКС менее четырех недель. 20 августа он будет сведен с орбиты, и его спускаемая капсула приводнится в Тихом океане вблизи Калифорнии. Корабль доставит на Землю результаты экспериментов, проведенных экипажем МКС на орбите, общим весом более 1,5 тонн.

Спойлер

Коммерческие полеты "грузовиков" Cargo Dragon компании SpaceX осуществляются с 2012 года. Один из их окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9. Принадлежащая Илону Маску компания SpaceX имеет контракт с NASA на 20 запусков "грузовика" на сумму $2 млрд.

В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из российских космонавтов Алексея Овчинина и Александра Скворцова, американских астронавтов Кристины Кук, Ника Хейга и Эндрю Моргана, а также астронавта ESA Луки Пармитано.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185128.jpg) e^ :f09f9181: :f09fa5a7:‏ Подлинная учетная запись @elonmusk (https://twitter.com/elonmusk) 1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/1155414118574067713)
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Цитировать28 ИЮЛ, 09:37
Корабль Dragon доставил на МКС образцы мхов и микроорганизмов

Всего грузовой корабль доставил на станцию более 2,5 тонны грузов. Это продовольствие, оборудование и материалы для проведения научных экспериментов

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 28 июля. /ТАСС/. Грузовой корабль Dragon, созданный американской компанией SpaceX, в субботу совершил стыковку с Международной космической станцией (МКС). Как сообщается на сайте NASA (https://www.nasa.gov/exploration/systems/sls/green-run-test-paves-way-for-nasa-moon-missions.html), космический грузовик, в частности, доставил на орбитальный комплекс оборудование для изучения влияния невесомости на мхи и микроорганизмы.

Захват Dragon и его подводка к шлюзовому люку модуля Harmony были осуществлены с помощью манипулятора Canadarm 2. Далее корабль был зафиксирован с помощью стыковочного механизма.

Dragon доставил на станцию более 2,5 тонны грузов - продовольствие, оборудование и материалы для проведения нескольких десятков научных экспериментов. Как ожидается, экипаж станции приступит к разгрузке доставленного оборудования и продовольствия в воскресенье.

На борту корабля находятся, в частности, образцы мхов. Исследователи из нескольких японских университетов рассчитывают изучить влияние невесомости на рост и состояние этих растений. По мнению ученых это может позволить в будущем разработать более эффективные методы выращивания различных культур в космических колониях, к примеру, на Луне или на Марсе.

Кроме того, Dragon доставил материалы для проведения подготовленной учеными из Великобритании, Дании и Нидерландов серии экспериментов под названием Biorock. Их цель состоит в том, чтобы изучить взаимодействие между некоторыми видами минералов и микроорганизмов в условиях невесомости. Ученые полагают, что в перспективе смогут разработать методы бурения пород с помощью бактерий.

На борту грузовика также новый стыковочный адаптер. Он будет установлен в одном из элементов модуля Harmony. Ожидается, что это позволит, в частности, стыковаться с МКС кораблям, которые сейчас разрабатывают частные компании.

18-й полет на МКС

Спойлер

Это 18-й коммерческий полет с целью снабжения МКС, выполняемый SpaceX по заказу NASA. Для данной миссии применили возвращаемую капсулу Dragon, которую ранее уже дважды отправляли в космос.

Запуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 с кораблем Dragon был осуществлен в четверг с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида). Планируется, что Dragon будет возвращен на Землю примерно через четыре недели. Как планируется, на его борту будет около 1,5 тонны грузов. Он должен будет приводниться в Тихом океане, недалеко от побережья штата Калифорния.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185896.jpg) Luca Parmitano ‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_luca (https://twitter.com/astro_luca) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1155416580806840320)
.@astro_christina (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina) & @AstroHague (https://twitter.com/AstroHague) observe the approach of Dragon @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 18. #MissionBeyond (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissionBeyond?src=hash)


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1 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1155417523732566017)
The smile on the faces of my colleagues, as they get ready to 'capture the Dragon', expresses the confidence we have in our training, and the trust in our instructors.


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45 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1155428950958596096)
Flight of the #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash).


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30 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/astro_luca/status/1155432785592627202)
Sopra un oceano di nuvole, @AstroHague (https://twitter.com/AstroHague) manovra il Canadarm2, insieme ad @Astro_Christina (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina).
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Over an ocean of clouds, Nick manoeuvres #Canadarm2 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Canadarm2?src=hash), together with Christina. #MissionBeyond (https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissionBeyond?src=hash) #Exp60 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Exp60?src=hash)


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ЦитироватьCrew Gets Ready for Next Spacewalk and New Spaceships

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Aug 13, 2019 at 11:18 am

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SpaceX is planning to retrieve its Dragon resupply ship on Aug. 27 when it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after its release from the Harmony module. Dragon will return to Earth with several thousand pounds of completed science experiments for analysis and station hardware for servicing. ...

ЦитироватьAug. 22, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-090

NASA TV to Air US Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station

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A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft approaches the International Space Station July 27, 2019, on the company's 18th cargo delivery to the space station as it orbits 265 miles above the Atlantic Ocean, off the west coast of Namibia.
Credits: NASA

Filled with almost 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) Tuesday, Aug. 27. NASA Television and the agency's website (https://www.nasa.gov/live) will broadcast its departure live beginning at 10:15 a.m. EDT.

Robotic flight controllers at mission control in Houston will issue remote commands at 10:42 a.m. to release Dragon from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module using the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 60 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition60/index.html) Flight Engineer Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) of NASA will back up the ground controllers and monitor Dragon's systems as it departs the orbital laboratory.

Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the station, then execute a deorbit burn around 3:22 p.m. as it heads for a parachute-assisted splashdown around 4:21 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, some 300 miles southwest of Long Beach, California. The deorbit burn and splashdown will not air on NASA TV.

Dragon launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket July 25 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and arrived at the space station two days later.

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

Bio-Mining in Microgravity
The Biorock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566) investigation provides insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks and microorganisms in microgravity and improving the efficiency and understanding of mining materials in space. Bio-mining eventually could help explorers on the Moon or Mars get needed materials on site, lessening the need for precious resources from Earth and reducing the amount of supplies explorers must take with them.

Mechanisms of Moss in Microgravity
Space Moss (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7892) compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects its growth, development, and other characteristics. Tiny plants without roots, mosses need only a small area for growth, an advantage for their potential use in space and future bases on the Moon or Mars. This investigation also could yield information that aids in engineering other plants to grow better on the Moon and Mars, as well as on Earth.

Improving Tire Manufacturing from Orbit
The Goodyear Tire (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716) investigation uses microgravity to push the limits of silica fillers for tire applications. A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could provide improvements for increased fuel efficiency, which would reduce transportation costs and help to protect Earth's environment.

These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations (http://www.twitter.com/ISS_Research) aimed at keeping astronauts healthy during space travel and demonstrating technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, including missions to the Moon by 2024 and on to Mars. Space station research also provides opportunities for other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments, and products that improve life on Earth.

For more than 18 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 230 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,500 research investigations from researchers in 106 countries.

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Last Updated: Aug. 22, 2019
Editor: Karen Northon

ЦитироватьLife Science Today as Crew Readies for Spacecraft Arrivals and Departures

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Aug 23, 2019 at 11:15 am

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Ground controllers will remotely command the Canadarm2 robotic arm (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/remote-manipulator-system-canadarm2/) to detach Dragon from the Harmony module (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/harmony) before releasing it into orbit on Tuesday at 10:42 a.m. EDT (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-us-cargo-ship-departure-from-space-station). SpaceX personnel will retrieve Dragon from the Pacific Ocean after its splashdown off the coast of southern California a few hours later. NASA TV begins its live broadcast (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-us-cargo-ship-departure-from-space-station) of Dragon's departure on Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. ...

ЦитироватьNAVAREA XII 397/2019 (18,21)

EASTERN NORTH PACIFIC.
CALIFORNIA.
MEXICO.
1. HAZARDOUS OPERATIONS, SPACE DEBRIS
   272000Z TO 272030Z AUG, ALTERNATE
   281105Z TO 281135Z AND 311825Z TO 311855Z AUG
   IN AREAS BOUND BY:
   A. 31-32-32N 123-30-36W, 31-49-55N 123-52-47W,
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  B. 27-51-25N 117-25-12W, 27-29-52N 117-45-36W,
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       31-47-13N 120-30-36W, 30-38-06N 121-19-11W.
2. CANCEL THIS MSG 311955Z AUG 19.

( 220925Z AUG 2019 )

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08/121 (A2215/19) - AIRSPACE DCC SPACEX DRAGON REENTRY STNR ALT
RESERVATION WI AN AREA DEFINED AS
3133N12331W TO 3150N12353W TO 3209N12417W TO 3228N12441W TO
3248N12506W TO 3347N12349W TO 3326N12325W TO 3304N12302W TO
3242N12242W TO 3222N12223W TO POINT OF ORIGIN
SFC-UNL. 27 AUG 20:00 2019 UNTIL 27 AUG 20:30 2019.
CREATED: 24 AUG 12:54 2019

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NOTMAR and NOTAM Hazard Area of #CRS18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/CRS18?src=hash) Dragon C108.3 reentry for Tuesday 27 Aug in window between 20:00-20:30 UTC. Estimated splashdown and recovery by NRC Quest on the way to the landing area is approximately 514km southwest of the Port of LA. https://goo.gl/HXcS8Q  (https://t.co/GDVgqX2Y0Y)

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ЦитироватьRussian and U.S. Spaceship Activities Keep Crew Busy

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Aug 26, 2019 at 10:53
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Morgan and fellow NASA astronauts Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) and Nick Hague (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/tyler-nick-hague) are getting the SpaceX Dragon (https://go.nasa.gov/2YqDfHE) space freighter ready for its release from the Harmony module (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/harmony) on Tuesday morning. Ground controllers in Houston will remotely command the Canadarm2 robotic arm (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/structure/elements/remote-manipulator-system-canadarm2/) to release Dragon from its grips Tuesday at 10:42 a.m. It will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern California a few hours later for retrieval by SpaceX personnel.

NASA TV is covering all of the spaceship docking and departure activities live. ... Dragon release coverage (https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-us-cargo-ship-departure-from-space-station) begins Tuesday at 10:15 a.m. Dragon splashdown will not be broadcast.

ЦитироватьAug. 26, 2019
Scientific samples make the journey back to Earth aboard SpaceX's Dragon

On July 27, 2019, a Dragon cargo spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html) carrying dozens of scientific experiments (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/spx18-research). Now, Dragon heads home. It brings samples, hardware and data from completed investigations back to Earth on its return trip, with undocking from the station currently scheduled for one month after arrival: August 27.

Here are details on some of the investigations returning to the ground for further analysis and reporting of results.

A cinematic look at life and science aboard the space station

The ISS Experience (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7877) is creating a cinematic virtual reality (VR) film from footage taken during the yearlong investigation covering different aspects of crew life, execution of science and the international partnerships involved on the space station. The immersive VR film will give audiences on Earth an up close and personal taste of the challenges of adaptation to life in space, the work and science, and the human interaction between crew members.

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Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques setting up the Z-CAM V1 Pro Cinematic camera to film aboard the space station for The ISS Experience.
Credits: NASA

Developers Felix & Paul Studios, in partnership with private space services firm NanoRacks and the ISS National Lab, launched two cinematic virtual reality camera systems to the space station on a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft in December 2018. The crew films less than four hours each week. Every week or so, they transfer footage from the camera onto solid state drives – an original and a backup – for storage and downlinking. One of each pair of drives eventually physically returns to Earth for editing and production and astronauts then can reuse the other one.

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Seeking Alzheimer's understanding in microgravity

Amyloid fibrils, a conglomeration of proteins that can build up in the body, are associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's. The Amyloid Aggregation (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7902) investigation assesses whether microgravity affects formation of these fibrils, which could represent a possible risk to astronauts on long flights.

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These colored caps distinguish samples with various incubation times for the Amyloid Aggregation investigation. This investigation assesses whether microgravity affects formation of amyloid fibrils, self-assembled fibrous protein aggregates associated with a number of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's.
Credits: NASA

Samples exposed to microgravity return to Earth using the General Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (GLACIER (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=342)), a facility that maintains a temperature of -20°C. Teams on the ground must quickly retrieve the equipment and keep the samples at -20°C until delivery to the principal investigators for analysis.

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From microgravity lab to manufacturing facility

Physical Optics Corporation's Fiber Optic Production (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7630) investigation created optical fibers with high commercial value on the space station using a blend of materials called ZBLAN. Studies suggest that ZBLAN optical fibers produced in microgravity should be higher quality than those produced on Earth. On Earth, ZBLAN optical fibers offer high bandwidth for the telecommunications industry, and potential applications for laser surgery, remote sensing and environmental monitoring.

The fiber produced on the space station is returning to Earth for testing to help verify previous studies and guide future efforts to manufacture large volumes of such fiber in microgravity.

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Testing flexible fuel tanks

Furphy (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7842) tested the transfer of fluids from a rigid tank to a flexible tank that can launch collapsed and deploy as it fills. This capability would make it possible to fuel small satellites in orbit rather than prior to launch, potentially saving launch mass and volume. This first microgravity test verified tank dynamics including slosh and retention of angular momentum. Flexible fuel tanks also have potential applications on Earth, including supporting operations in remote and harsh environments and in disaster relief.

The investigation used a rigid tank, delivered to the space station filled with water, and a FlexTank™ made from silicone elastomer, which arrived empty and compressed. After the tests, crew offloaded the water to the station's water supply. The tanks are returning to Earth aboard the Dragon.

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Other investigations returning on the Dragon:

The BioRock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/biorock-iss-research-microbes-space) investigation examines interactions between microbes and rocks and physical and genetic changes in the microbes in space to support future acquisition of materials in space through biomining. After culturing and fixation on the space station, the crew placed samples into cold storage at 4°C for return to the investigation team on the ground for analysis.

LMM Biophysics 6 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7743) crystallized two proteins of interest in cancer treatment and radiation protection. The microgravity-grown crystals return to the ground for comparison to control crystallization experiments performed on Earth, using microscopic images, X-Ray diffraction analysis and structural analysis.

Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Facility.html?#id=1760), are bowling-ball sized satellites used to study formation flying, control algorithms, and material science. First sent to the station during Expedition 13 in 2006, these satellites have been employed in a dozen different investigations. The Dragon brings back hardware from two recent ones that examined the behavior of fluids in microgravity, SPHERES Tether Slosh (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7381) and SPHERES-Slosh (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=953).

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NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan monitors a pair of free-floating Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites, or SPHERES. Middle and high school students compete to design algorithms that autonomously control the basketball-sized satellites aboard the station.
Credits: NASA

The Cell Science-02 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=1676) investigation examined the effects of microgravity on healing and tissue regeneration and on the agents that induce that healing. Cultures were maintained on-orbit for approximately 21 days and then preserved and placed in -80˚C cold stowage for return to NASA's Johnson Space Center. They will then ship to the research team within 24 hours of payload handover.

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NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch conducting the Cell Science-02 bone healing and tissue regeneration experiment in the Life Sciences Glovebox.
Credits: NASA

The Goodyear Tire (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716) investigation evaluates the creation of silica fillers using traditional techniques but in microgravity, potentially yielding results not possible on Earth. After processing, the six rubber samples return via cold-stowage to the Goodyear Research facility for analysis.

Mobile Companion (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7639) examined the efficiency and acceptance by the crew of support from artificial intelligence (AI) during long-term missions in space. AI could provide operational support that reduces the amount of stress and workload on human crew members. Investigation hardware returns to Earth on Dragon.

Space Moss (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7892) compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects growth, development, gene expression, photosynthesis and other features. Crew members fixed some of the mosses using a Chemical Fixation Bag and stored the rest for live return.

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

Last Updated: Aug. 26, 2019
Editor: Carrie Gilder

ЦитироватьКорабль Dragon вернется с МКС на Землю с результатами экспериментов
06:36 27.08.2019

ВАШИНГТОН, 27 авг - РИА Новости. Грузовой космический корабль Dragon компании SpaceX во вторник покинет Международную космическую станцию (МКС), он доставит на Землю результаты новейших научных экспериментов и фильм о жизни в космосе, сообщило НАСА.

"Dragon, отстыковавшись от станции 27 августа, ровно через месяц после прибытия, привезет обратно на Землю образцы (экспериментов), оборудование и данные о завершенных (научных) исследованиях", - сообщило НАСА. Корабль привезет на Землю около 1,5 тонны груза, в том числе более тонны результатов научных экспериментов.

Отстыковка корабля, прибывшего на МКС 27 июля, намечена на 17:42 мск. Корабль отстыкует от станции механический манипулятор Canadarm2. Через несколько часов после того, как он покинет орбитальную станцию, аппарат приводнится в Тихом океане. Ожидается, что это произойдет в 480 километрах от побережья Калифорнии в 23:21 мск.

Как сообщило НАСА, на корабле, который является на сегодня единственным аппаратом, способным доставлять грузы с МКС на Землю, вернутся результаты экспериментов в области медицины, создания оптических волокон, мобильных топливных баков и другие.

Помимо прочего Dragon привезет домой фильм о жизни на МКС. В течение нескольких месяцев на орбитальной станции с помощью технологии виртуальной реальности снимали повседневную жизнь экипажа, и теперь материалы об этом вернутся на Землю. "Фильм-погружение с помощью эффекта виртуальной реальности позволит зрителям на Земле взглянуть и почувствовать сложности адаптации к жизни в космосе, работы в космосе и человеческим отношениям между членами экипажа", - сообщили в НАСА накануне возвращения корабля. Как рассказали в американском космическом ведомстве, проект начался в декабре 2018 года, когда на орбиту доставили две специальных камеры. Съемки велись каждую неделю в течение четырех часов. По возвращении на Землю отснятый материал будет смонтирован для будущего фильма.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/184924.jpg) Intl. Space Station‏ Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) 2 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1166343146734850048)

To accommodate better lighting conditions today, the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) cargo craft is now scheduled to leave the station at 10:59am ET today.

Цитировать08/27/2019 17:09 Stephen Clark

A commercial Dragon cargo capsule is heading back to Earth today to conclude a 31-day stay at the International Space Station.

The automated Dragon supply ship will be released fr om the space station's Canadian-built robotic arm at 10:59 a.m. EDT (1459 GMT), around 15 minutes later than previously planned to allow for better lighting conditions.

Once Dragon flies to a safe distance from the station, the spacecraft will close the door to its guidance, navigation and control bay, then fire its Draco thrusters around 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT) for a deorbit burn to target splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

The reusable cargo capsule will jettison its disposable trunk section to burn up in the atmosphere. The Dragon's pressurized compartment, protected by a carbon ablative heat shield, will enter the atmosphere heading northwest-to-southeast over the Pacific Ocean.

Three main parachutes will unfurl to slow the capsule for splashdown at 4:21 p.m. EDT (2021 GMT) around 300 miles (500 kilometers) southwest of Long Beach, California.

A SpaceX recovery team in the Pacific will hoist the capsule out of the water and return the craft to the Port of Los Angeles, wh ere SpaceX will hand over time-sensitive research specimens and experiments to NASA and other science teams.

The Dragon cargo capsule is packed with nearly 2,700 pounds (1,224 kilograms) of equipment for today's trip back to Earth.

SpaceX's 18th resupply mission to the space station arrived at the orbiting complex July 27, two days after launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

The automated Dragon cargo capsule delivered 5,097 pounds (2,312 kilograms) of supplies, equipment and research investigations for the station's six-person Expedition 60 crew.

The cargo load included a new $22.5 million docking adapter to accommodate arrivals of Boeing and Starliner commercial crew capsules. Two NASA astronauts helped install the new docking mechanism -- the second such adapter on the station -- during an Aug. 21 spacewalk.

Цитировать08/27/2019 17:24 Stephen Clark

The Dragon cargo capsule was detached from the space station's Harmony module at 8:25 a.m. EDT (1225 GMT) with the lab's Canadian-built robotic arm. The robot arm is scheduled to release the Dragon spacecraft at 10:59 a.m. EDT (1459 GMT), beginning a series of maneuvers by the SpaceX cargo craft to depart the vicinity of the space station and prepare for re-entry.

Ground controllers will send the command for the robotic arm to release the Dragon spacecraft, while crew members on-board the station monitor the event.

Цитировать08/27/2019 17:40 Stephen Clark

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

Ground controllers in Houston will command the arm to release the capsule at 10:59 a.m. EDT (1459 GMT).

Astronaut Christina Koch aboard the station will stand by at a communications panel and a robotic arm control console inside the lab's cupola module to issue commands to Dragon, or take charge of the arm if necessary.

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

Цитировать08/27/2019 17:45 Stephen Clark

Mission control in Houston is "go" for release of the Dragon spacecraft.

Цитировать08/27/2019 18:01 Stephen Clark

Dragon is now flying on its own, having been released from the grasp of the space station robotic arm at 10:59 a.m. EDT (1459 GMT) as the craft flew at an altitude of around 256 miles over the Pacific Ocean.

Цитировать08/27/2019 18:04 Stephen Clark

... The first of three rocket burns to guide Dragon away from the space station is complete.

Цитировать08/27/2019 18:06 Stephen Clark

The Dragon spacecraft has finished its second departure burn. A yaw maneuver is coming up next, then a final departure maneuver is planned in about seven minutes.

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The robotic arm from @CSA_ASC (https://twitter.com/csa_asc) released the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) at 10:59am ET today for return to Earth at 4:21pm loaded with experiments and cargo.

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Визуально отделился в 15:02 UTC. Целых три минуты отходит после команды GO?

Цитировать08/27/2019 18:14 Stephen Clark

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

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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; Pacific Ocean splashdown around 1:20 p.m. PDT

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CRS-18 Dragon Departure Burn 3.

Departing the KOS (Keep Out Sphere) and AE (Approach Ellipsoid). MCC-X will take control of Dragon. Under five hours to the deorbit burn. Splashdown about 3:20 PM Central.

ARTICLE: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/crs-18-iss-pacific-ocean-splashdown/ ...  (https://t.co/vfZJn0xYyn)

Цитировать08/27/2019 18:16 Stephen Clark

Coming in the next few hours, the Dragon spacecraft will close its guidance, navigation and control bay door in preparation for re-entry.

SpaceX mission control in Hawthorne, California, will oversee the Dragon's return.

A deorbit burn using the ship's Draco thrusters is set for approximately 3:22 p.m. EDT (1922 GMT), setting up for re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean about one hour later.

ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18: Dragon unberthing and departure

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Опубликовано: 27 авг. 2019 г.

ЦитироватьSpaceX Dragon Released from Station for Earth Return

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Aug 27, 2019 at 11:05 am

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The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module on Aug. 13, 2019, as the orbital complex flew 260 miles above the Nile River Delta in Egypt.

The SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft released from the International Space Station at 10:59 a.m. EDT after flight controllers in Houston delivered remote commands to the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 60 (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition60/index.html) Flight Engineer Christina Koch (https://www.nasa.gov/astronauts/biographies/christina-h-koch) of NASA monitored Dragon's systems as it departed the microgravity laboratory.

Next up, Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the station and execute a deorbit burn around 3:22 p.m. to leave orbit. Splashdown down is targeted for 4:21 p.m. EDT (1:21 p.m. PDT).

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/67516.jpg) Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 (https://twitter.com/planet4589) 51 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1166376354314686466)

Cargo ship Dragon CRS-18 was unberthed by Canadarm-2 from the Harmony module at 1225 UTC and was released into space at 1459 UTC. Dragon will splash down near 123.6W 32.5N  at about 2021 UTC.

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Корабль Dragon расстыковался с МКС и совершит приводнение в Тихом океане
Приводнение будет совершено в 570 км к юго-западу от побережья Калифорнии

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 27 августа. /ТАСС/. Грузовой корабль Dragon, созданный американской компанией SpaceX, во вторник расстыковался с Международной космической станцией (МКС). Трансляция операции идет на сайте NASA.

По команде из Центра управления полетом в Хьюстоне (штат Техас) дистанционный манипулятор отвел корабль от шлюза на модуле Harmony и в 10:59 по времени восточного побережья США (17:59 мск) раскрыл захваты, удерживавшие корабль.

В этот момент станция проходила над Тихим океаном. За ходом операции с борта МКС наблюдала астронавт NASA Кристина Кук. В 15:22 (22:22 мск) корабль включит на 12 минут 45 секунд двигатели для схода с обиты и в 16:21 (23:21 мск) совершит спуск на парашюте в районе Тихого океана, находящемся в 360 милях (570 км) к юго-западу от побережья Калифорнии.

Космический грузовик, прибывший на станцию 27 июля, доставил продовольствие, оборудование и материалы для проведения нескольких десятков научных экспериментов, а также новый стыковочный узел, который был установлен американскими астронавтами на модуле "Хармони" и предназначен для стыковки коммерческих кораблей Boeing CST-100 Starliner и Crew Dragon  компании SpaceX.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29897.png) Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight) 3 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/NASASpaceflight/status/1166411585755258886)

90 minutes to the Deorbit Burn for CRS-18 Dragon. Dragon's Draco thrusters (see image) will fire - retrograde - for 12 minutes and 53 seconds. This will shave off a few hundred feet per second velocity, enough for gravity to drag her out of orbit and towards Entry Interface.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185747.jpg) Christina H Koch‏ Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Christina (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina) 21 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina/status/1166428213716967424)

Caught the @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) #Dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Dragon?src=hash) flying away over the Canadian Rocky Mountains after being attached to @Space_Station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station) for about a month. It's bringing dozens of scientific experiments that we worked on back to Earth for further analysis and reporting of results.

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Dragon's de-orbit burn is complete and its trunk has been jettisoned; Pacific Ocean splashdown in ~30 minutes

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Dragon's drogue chutes deployed nominally

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Dragon's main parachutes have been deployed

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Good splashdown of Dragon confirmed, completing this spacecraft's third mission to and from the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)!

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NRC Quest has pounced! The vessel is moving north east at full speed towards Dragon.

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ЦитироватьDragon Splashes Down in Pacific Ocean Packed With Science and Cargo

Mark Garcia (https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/author/magarcia/)
Posted Aug 27, 2019 at 4:28 pm

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The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured above the Canadian Rocky Mountains after it departed the International Space Station today. Credit: @Astro_Christina (https://twitter.com/Astro_Christina/status/1166428213716967424)

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 4:21 p.m. EDT (1:21 p.m PDT), approximately 300 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, marking the end of the company's 18th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html) for NASA. The spacecraft returned more than 2,700 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo.

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

Bio-Mining in Microgravity

The Biorock (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7566) investigation provides insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks and microorganisms in microgravity and improving the efficiency and understanding of mining materials in space. Bio-mining eventually could help explorers on the Moon or Mars get needed materials on site, lessening the need for precious resources from Earth and reducing the amount of supplies explorers must take with them.

Mechanisms of Moss in Microgravity

Space Moss (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7892) compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects its growth, development, and other characteristics. Tiny plants without roots, mosses need only a small area for growth, an advantage for their potential use in space and future bases on the Moon or Mars. This investigation also could yield information that aids in engineering other plants to grow better on the Moon and Mars, as well as on Earth.

Improving Tire Manufacturing from Orbit

The Goodyear Tire (https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/experiments/explorer/Investigation.html?#id=7716) investigation uses microgravity to push the limits of silica fillers for tire applications. A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could provide improvements for increased fuel efficiency, which would reduce transportation costs and help to protect Earth's environment.

These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations (http://www.twitter.com/ISS_Research) aimed at keeping astronauts healthy during space travel and demonstrating technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit, including missions to the Moon by 2024 and on to Mars. Space station research also provides opportunities for other U.S. government agencies, private industry, and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments, and products that improve life on Earth.

For more than 18 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 230 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,500 research investigations from researchers in 106 countries.

Цитировать23:32, 27 августа 2019
Cargo Dragon успешно приводнился в Тихом океане

Москва. 27 августа. INTERFAX.RU - Американский грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon успешно приводнился в Тихом океане вблизи Калифорнии, сообщила компания-разработчик SpaceX в твиттере (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1166445975256256512).

Таким образом Cargo Dragon успешно завершил свою третью миссию, отмечается в сообщении.

Ранее во вторник космический корабль был отстыкован от Международной космической станции (МКС) и сведен с орбиты. Парашюты раскрылись нормально, и спустя полчаса спускаемая капсула приводнилась в Тихом океане к юго-западу от города Лонг-Бич. Она доставила на Землю более 1,5 тонн груза, в том числе результаты ценных научных экспериментов, проведённых на МКС.

В общей сложности корабль Cargo Dragon пробыл в составе МКС месяц. Он был выведен на орбиту (https://www.interfax.ru/world/670492) 26 июля по московскому времени ракетой-носителем Falcon 9, стартовавшей с 40-го пускового комплекса на авиабазе на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида.

27 июля американский "грузовик" успешно пристыковался к американскому сегменту МКС - модулю Harmony. Он доставил на станцию около 2,3 тонны груза, в том числе продовольствие, а также оборудование и материалы для проведения десятков научных исследований.

Это был уже 18-й по счету полет Cargo Dragon к МКС в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX, которой принадлежит ракета-носитель Falcon 9 и автоматический грузовой космический корабль

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185035.png)SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 11 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166455430551392258)

NRC Quest has arrived at the splashdown location of Dragon, after traveling 10km in ~30 minutes.  The vessel will now deploy fast-approach boats to collect up the chutes and help secure Dragon for the lift onboard.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185035.png)SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 2 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166481421491417088)

NRC Quest has recovered Dragon from the water and is en-route to the Port of LA for a time-sensitive cargo handover to NASA!   Their ETA is roughly 24 hours from now - I'll isolate that down more tomorrow.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/29708.jpg) SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX (https://twitter.com/SpaceX) 5 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1166728381611876352)

First Dragon to complete three missions to and from the @space_station (https://twitter.com/Space_Station)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185035.png) SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 3 ч. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166777169089048578)

NRC Quest isn't far from the Port of LA but has recently been delayed and diverted by active military operations nearby.  Once they get back up to speed I'll provide an accurate ETA.

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185035.png) SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 15 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166817551978024962)

NRC Quest is underway again with an ETA of 7 hours from now - 4am UTC / 9pm PDT.

I won't be around when the capsule arrives but will RT any photos in the hours following!


12 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166818200518090752)

Handy link to track progress yourself!

(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125625.png) https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/home/shipid:447294/zoom:10 ... (https://t.co/0Y8dVNoo6t)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185035.png) SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 9 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1166843764243095552)

NRC Quest is reporting an ETA of midnight PDT tonight, so that should be taken as the default arrival time. I have no idea if that ETA factored in this traffic as it was set yesterday. It is still achievable, however.

Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/185035.png)SpaceXFleet Updates‏ @SpaceXFleet (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet) 57 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/SpaceXFleet/status/1167067994419355649)

NRC Quest has arrived at Port LA with Dragon!

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186344.jpg) Matt Hartman‏ @ShorealoneFilms (https://twitter.com/ShorealoneFilms) 36 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ShorealoneFilms/status/1167073350402752513)

Welcome home #dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/dragon?src=hash) !! #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69536.jpg) Pauline Acalin‏ @w00ki33 (https://twitter.com/w00ki33) 23 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167076545917153280)

Thrice-flown Dragon has arrived back at Port of LA aboard NRC Quest. #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #crs18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/crs18?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/186344.jpg) Matt Hartman‏ @ShorealoneFilms (https://twitter.com/ShorealoneFilms) 38 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/ShorealoneFilms/status/1167088215020294145)

Toasty!!!! #crs18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/crs18?src=hash) #dragon (https://twitter.com/hashtag/dragon?src=hash) #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69536.jpg) Pauline Acalin‏ @w00ki33 (https://twitter.com/w00ki33) 27 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167091285653483522)

The Apollo 50th anniversary logo on SpaceX's thrice-flown Dragon Capsule. (https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/125553.png)
#SpaceX (https://twitter.com/hashtag/SpaceX?src=hash) #crs18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/crs18?src=hash) #Apollo50 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/Apollo50?src=hash) @PortofLA (https://twitter.com/PortofLA)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69536.jpg) Pauline Acalin‏ @w00ki33 (https://twitter.com/w00ki33) 29 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167135493399568384)

A few closeups of Dragon as it was being lifted from NRC Quest this morning at Port of LA. #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #crs18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/crs18?src=hash) #nasa (https://twitter.com/hashtag/nasa?src=hash)

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Цитировать(https://img.novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/69536.jpg) Pauline Acalin‏ @w00ki33 (https://twitter.com/w00ki33) 7 мин. назад (https://twitter.com/w00ki33/status/1167146806108512256)

A few of Starship's ceramic prototype heat shield tiles were placed on the upper reentry edge of Dragon's heat shield during the CRS-18 mission. Hopefully we will be hearing more details after inspection!  #spacex (https://twitter.com/hashtag/spacex?src=hash) #crs18 (https://twitter.com/hashtag/crs18?src=hash) #starship (https://twitter.com/hashtag/starship?src=hash) #nasa (https://twitter.com/hashtag/nasa?src=hash)

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