Dragon SpX-11 (CRS-11), ROSA, MUSES, NICER - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A - 03.06.2017 21:07 UTC

[drzerg]

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

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

[Patron]

drzerg пишет:

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

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

После первых нескольких посадок возвращаемого аппарата корабля Dragon внутри гермокорпуса была обнаружена вода. В некоторых случаях это приводило к выходу из строя аккумуляторной батареи, аварийному прекращению работы термостатируемых контейнеров с полезным грузом. В "сухом" остатке - были вопросы к состоянию конструкции гермокорпуса после приводнения. Для набора положительной статистики необходимы полеты без замечаний. Как были закрыты замечания? Какие доработки конструкции были проведены? Из 9 полетов - как минимум 3-4 полета с замечаниями по конструкции гермокорпуса. Объективно: первый этап по программе CRS-1, а это 12 полетов грузового корабля Dragon с доставкой на МКС 20 т полезных грузов - был благополучно провален компанией SpaceX и по срокам (декабрь 2016 года) и по массе доставленных грузов.
"Спокойно прикручивать и тестировать" частная фирма может при реализации своей частной программы, а не в рамках Международной программы.

[Искандер]

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

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

[Patron]

Искандер пишет:

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

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

Альтернативы у NASA нет в части выбора поставщика по грузовому извозу: Прогрессы покупать нельзя, Cygnus на Атласе дороговат раза в 1,5 по сравнению с Dragon. Да и Dragon практически уже выбрал всю ранее запланированную цену контракта, включая бонус: начал полеты на Falcon v1.0 по 133 млн.долл. за миссию и плавно перевалил за 160-170 млн.долл. при запусках на Falcon v1.2. При таком "волюнтаризме" со стороны частников NASA скоро перекроет кислород либо одному, либо двум из трех "победителей" CRS-2.

[Apollo13]

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

То есть начиная с CRS-8 пуск дракона к МКС стоит для НАСА 160-170 млн? Можно ссылку которая это подтверждает?

[Зловредный]

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

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

И также ссылки, которые подтверждают вот это.

[Зловредный]

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

Как будто у Роскосмоса есть выбор.

[Apollo13]

Зловредный пишет:

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

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

И также ссылки, которые подтверждают вот это.

Здесь пишут про 2 случая. В 2012 и 2014.

https://spaceflightnow.com/falcon9/009/140521water/#.U34OgF5pdNY

[Max Andriyahov]

Но ущерба не было: no indication the incident damaged any of the sensitive research samples stowed inside. 
...cutting off power to a GLACIER freezer containing blood and urine samples. NASA said the samples were not compromised by that event.

[vlad7308]

Max Andriyahov пишет:
Но ущерба не было

не важно

главное, что:

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

можно еще написать - "позорно провален".
ну или там - "с треском провален"

[Farakh]

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

Объясните пожалуйста ваши критерии провала. Пока что выходит, что 
- если ракета запускает требуемый груз с задержкой - это провал миссии. 
- если ракета улетает недогруженой - это провал миссии.
И то и другое применительно к нынешнему состоянию космической техники - абсурд.

[tnt22]

NICER: Launching Soon to the Space Station
 

NASA Goddard

Опубликовано: 23 мая 2017 г.

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

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[Georgea]

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

Маск сам назначает цену за снабжение МКС? Хорошо устроился!

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 32 мин. назад

SpaceX Falcon 9 Static Fire for CRS-11 also moves LEFT. Now targeting a Friday test!

[tnt22]

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/spacex-crs-11-briefings-and-events

May 25, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M11-17

SpaceX CRS-11 Briefings and Events

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

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NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its eleventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for 5:55 p.m. EDT Thursday, June 1. Launch coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website at 5:15 p.m., followed by the post-launch news conference at 7:30 p.m.

The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will liftoff on the company's Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, carrying almost 6,000 pounds of science research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory in support of the Expedition 52 and 53 crew members. The unpressurized trunk of the spacecraft also will transport solar panels, tools for Earth-observation and equipment to study neutron stars.

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

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

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

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

L-1 Day

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Commercial Crew Program Update

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

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

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

One-on-One Interview Opportunities

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

Prelaunch News Conference on NASA TV

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

L-0 Day
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NASA TV Launch Coverage

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

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

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

NASA Web Prelaunch and Launch Coverage

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

http://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex

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

http://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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

Kathryn Hambleton
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: May 25, 2017
Editor: Anna Heiney

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 ч. назад

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

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 11 мин. назад

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

[Зловредный]

tnt22 пишет:
SpaceX should be coaxing Falcon 9 out of the barn with the promise of RP-1 refreshments shortly.

Однако, какой слог!

[Зловредный]

SpaceX должно быть сейчас выманивает Falcon 9 из ангара, предлагая прохладительный RP-1.

[tnt22]

http://www.iss-casis.org/NewsEvents/PressReleases/tabid/111/ArticleID/259/ArtMID/586/Over-40-US-National-Laboratory-Sponsored-Experiments-on-SpaceX-CRS-11-Destined-for-the-International-Space-Station-.aspx

Press Releases

Published on Friday, May 26, 2017

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

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

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Matthew Lynch, Procter & Gamble (West Chester, OH)
Implementation Partner: NASA Glenn Research Center and Zin Technologies, Inc.

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

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

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Bell Middle School (Golden, CO)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

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

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FUNCTIONAL EFFECTS OF SPACEFLIGHT ON CARDIOVASCULAR STEM CELLS (CARDIAC STEM CELLS)

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Dr. Mary Kearns-Jonker, Loma Linda University (Loma Linda, CA)
Implementation Partner: BioServe Space Technologies

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

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MULTIPLE USER SYSTEM FOR EARTH SENSING (MUSES)

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Paul Galloway, Teledyne Brown Engineering (Huntsville, AL)
Implementation Partner: Teledyne Brown Engineering

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

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NANORACKS-JAMSS-2LAGRANGE-1

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Tomohiro Ichikawa, Lagrange Corp. (Tokyo, Japan)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

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

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NEUTRON CRYSTALLOGRAPHIC STUDIES OF HUMAN ACETYLCHOLINESTERASE FOR THE DESIGN OF ACCERERATED REACTIVATORS (ORNL-PCG)

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Dr. Andrey Kovalevsky, Oak Ridge National Laboratory (Oak Ridge, TN)
Implementation Partner: CASIS

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

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STUDENT SPACEFLIGHTS EXPERIMENT PROGRAM – MISSION 10

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Dr. Jeff Goldstein, National Center for Earth and Space Science Education (Washington, D.C.)
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

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

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SYSTEMIC THERAPY OF NELL-1 FOR OSTEOPOROSIS (RODENT RESEARCH-5)

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Dr. Chia Soo, University of California at Los Angeles (Los Angeles, CA)
Implementation Partner: NASA Ames Research Center and BioServe Space Technologies

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

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

Спойлер

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

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TOMATOSPHERE-II

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Ann Jorss, First the Seed Foundation (Alexandria, VA)
Implementation Partner: CASIS

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

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VALLEY CHRISTIAN HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT EXPERIMENTS

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Valley Christian High School (San Jose, CA), in partnership with other high schools throughout the world
Implementation Partner: NanoRacks

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

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

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