Dragon SpX-18 (CRS-18 ), IDA-3, RFTSat - Falcon 9-074 (B1056.2) - CCAFS SLC-40 - 25.07.2019 22:01 UTC

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https://ria.ru/20190719/1556705292.html
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.

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 Mike Wagner‏ @USLaunchReport 6 мин. назад
#SpaceX #CRS18 Static Fire Test will not happen until CNBC stops 2-hour live broadcast from Pad 39A


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NOTMAR (Атлантика, перенос пуска на 22 июля)
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.

( 182136Z JUL 2019 )

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Однако, поворот :o 

Цитировать Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 53 мин. назад
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/ ...


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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/biorock-iss-research-microbes-space
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 represents the first study of how microbes grow on and alter planetary rocks in microgravity and simulated Martian gravity. The study, BioRock,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, University of Edinburgh. Scientists know very little about how microgravity affects microbe and mineral interactions, but previous research demonstrates that the attachment of microbes to surfaces, or formation of biofilms, occurs differently in space.



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.



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.



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

Last Updated: July 19, 2019
Editor: Michael Johnson

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Пока прогноз погоды L-3 на 22 июля

L-3 Falcon-9 CRS-18 Forecast 22 Jul

Пусковой день (22.07) - 60 % GO
Резервный день (24.07) - 40 % GO

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Цитировать Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 13 мин. назад
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).



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Цитировать Julia [SCLA]‏ @julia_bergeron 2 мин. назад
The long awaited #CRS18 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


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Цитировать Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 6 мин. назад
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/ ...



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Цитировать SpaceX‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 11 мин. назад
Falcon 9 static fire test completetargeting July 24 launch from Pad 40 in Florida for Dragon's eighteenth resupply mission to the @Space_Station


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Цитировать Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 11 мин. назад
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/ ...

- by Tobias Corbett (@tobycorbett01)

Thanks to @Astro_Zach and @julia_bergeron for the SF photos in the article.


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Запланированы трансляции НАСА

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html
ЦитироватьNASA Television Upcoming Events

Watch NASA TV

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)

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


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.


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.

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https://ria.ru/20190720/1556717265.html
ЦитироватьЗапуск корабля Dragon с грузом для МКС перенесли на 24 июля
02:55

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.

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#57
Не знаю было ли ранее в теме
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

Цитироватьhttps://ria.ru/20190720/1556721623.html

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....

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ЦитироватьRaul‏ @Raul74Cz 19 июл.
Launch Hazard Areas for #SpaceX #CRS-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



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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2019/07/20/spacex-crs-18-launch-now-targeted-for-wednesday-july-24/
https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2019/07/20/spacex-crs-18-launch-now-targeted-for-wednesday-july-24/
ЦитироватьSpaceX CRS-18 Launch Now Targeted for Wednesday, July 24

Anna Heiney
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.