Cygnus OA-8 (CRS-8 ) - Antares-230 - MARS LP-0A - 12.11.1017 12:19 UTC

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 16 мин. назад

Post-launch press conference for the #OA8 mission starting momentarily on NASA TV.

5 мин. назад

Kurt Eberly, Orbital ATK: compared to yesterday, today was very boring. #OA8

4 мин. назад

Eberly: shift to end of 5-minute window was for a technical reason, but also allowed time to ensure range was clear of boats and planes. #OA8

4 мин. назад

Eberly: targeted 190x290 km for Cygnus orbit, ended up at 200x330 km, about 1.5 sigma high. #OA8

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 6 мин. назад

Antares/OA8: Kurt Eberly, Antares program manager: "Overall performance was a little high, which is good ... Overall, it looked like a really good flight"

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 10 мин. назад

Antares/OA8: Dep. ISS program manager Dan Hartman: "Beautiful morning, beautiful launch; ... it's just great to have that spacecraft headed toward the International Space Station ... We're anxious to get Cygnus aboard'

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 5 мин. назад

Frank DeMauro, Orbital ATK: Cygnus performing well in orbit, solar arrays deployed "exactly as we liked". #OA8

3 мин. назад

DeMauro: got a great note from the family of Gene Cernan after the launch (Cygnus is named the SS Gene Cernan) #OA8

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 6 мин. назад

Antares/OA8: Frank DeMauro, VP, advanced programs at Orbital ATK, says Cygnus cargo ship is healthy and operating normally; "the initial data all looks great"

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 4 мин. назад

Antares/OA8: Hartman says "more stringent" notifications will be employed for next Antares launch to keep wayward boats/aircraft out of the launch danger zone

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 3 мин. назад

NASA's Dan Hartman: considering more one-year crews for ISS, but only after commercial crew flights begin. #OA8

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Пресс-конференция завершена
 

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 3 мин. назад

Eberly: with overperformance on this flight (and previous Antares last year) may be able to bank a little more margin; talk with Cygnus and NASA on how to best use it. #OA8

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад

Antares/OA8: And that's a wrap! We'll be back Tuesday morning for Cygnus capture and launch of NOAA's Joint Polar Satellite System weathersat from Vandenberg AFB in California

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 36 мин. назад

The S.S. Gene Cernan #Cygnus spacecraft is in great shape and everything is performing nominally #OA8

25 мин. назад

#Cygnus is designed with 32 thrusters that will maneuver the spacecraft any way needed. A larger engine is used to raise Cygnus to orbit

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 6 мин. назад

#OA8 #Antares launch pictures are up! View them all on our @Flickr page here: http://bit.ly/2jj9jOP  | Photo credit: Orbital ATK/Thom Baur

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попутчики: Lemur-2 50...57	8sats
CHEFsat	USA    3U          Technology
Asgardia 1	USA    2U, 2.8 kg    Communications, technology
PropCube 2 (Fauna)	USA    1U, 1kg        Technology    PropCube 1 & 3 (Flora,Merryweather) launched at Atlas5  08.10.2015
TechEdSat 6 (TES 6)	USA    3,5U, 3.6 kg    Technology    Exo-Brake
OCSD B (AeroCube 7B)  OCSD C (AeroCube 7C)	USA    2x1,5U, 2x3kg      Technology pair of 1.5-unit CubeSats
ELaNa XIII
EcAMSat	USA    6U, 10.4 kg     Life sciences
ISARA	USA    3U, 5kg        Technology    solar array reflector antenna

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НОРАД обнаружил два объекта запуска


43006 / 2017-071A
Epoch (UTC) 2017-11-12 13:21:38, 203 km x 299 km x 51.613°, 89.52 min

43007 / 2017-071B
Epoch (UTC) 2017-11-12 13:21:33, 199 km x 361 km x 51.613°, 90.12 min

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ISS
16-17 ноября 2017 - запуск спутников ELaNa XXII: ASTERIA, Dellingr/RBLE, OSIRIS-3U, EcAMSat, TechEdSat-6 из NRCSD#13 

ELaNa XXII: ASTERIA, Dellingr/RBLE, OSIRIS-3U  on Dragon CRS-12
ELaNa XIII: EcAMSat , ISARA  on Cygnus CRS-8

Не совсем понятно, какой сат зачислен в ELaNa XIII: TechEdSat-6 или  ISARA
солгасно Гюнтеру - первый, согласно NASA - второй

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-space-station-cargo-launches-aboard-orbital-atk-mission

Nov. 12, 2017
RELEASE 17-087

NASA Space Station Cargo Launches Aboard Orbital ATK Mission


Orbital ATK's eighth contracted cargo delivery flight to the station successfully launched at 7:19 a.m. EST on an Antares rocket from Pad 0A at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Sunday.
Credits: NASA/ Bill Ingalls

The International Space Station will receive about 7,400 pounds of cargo, including new science and technology investigations, following the successful launch of Orbital ATK's Cygnus spacecraft from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia Sunday.

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Orbital ATK's eighth contracted cargo delivery flight to the station launched at 7:19 a.m. EST on an Antares rocket from Pad 0A at Wallops, and is scheduled to arrive at the International Space Station Tuesday, Nov. 14.

This is the fifth flight of an enhanced Cygnus spacecraft, and the second using Orbital ATK's upgraded Antares rocket. The spacecraft for this mission is named in honor of Gene Cernan, the last human to step foot on the Moon. Cernan, who passed away in January at age 82, set records for both lunar surface extravehicular activities and the longest time in lunar orbit.

Expedition 53 astronauts Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency) and Randy Bresnik of NASA will use the space station's robotic arm to grapple Cygnus, about 4:50 a.m. Tuesday. Cygnus will remain at the space station until Dec. 4, when the spacecraft will depart the station and deploy several CubeSats before its fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere as it disposes of several tons of trash.

The resupply mission will support dozens of new and existing investigations as Expeditions 53 and 54 contribute to about 250 science and research studies.

Highlights from the new experiments will include studies on antibiotic resistance, high-speed data transmission, plant growth and improved power and communication technologies.

The E. coli AntiMicrobial Satellite (EcAMSat) mission will investigate the effect of microgravity on the antibiotic resistance of E. coli, a bacterial pathogen responsible for urinary tract infection in humans and animals. Antibiotic resistance could pose a danger to astronauts, especially since microgravity has been shown to weaken human immune response. The experiment will expose two strains of E. coli to three different doses of antibiotics; one of these strains is deficient in the gene responsible for the increased antibiotic resistance in microgravity. Results from this investigation could help determine appropriate antibiotic dosages to protect astronaut health during long-duration missions and help us understand how antibiotic effectiveness may be increased in microgravity, as well as on Earth.

The Optical Communications and Sensor Demonstration (OCSD) project will study high-speed optical transmission of data and small spacecraft proximity operations. It will test functionality of laser-based communications using CubeSats that provide a compact version of the technology.

Results from OCSD could lead to significantly enhanced communication speeds between space and Earth and a better understanding of laser communication between small satellites in low-Earth orbit.

The Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Microgravity via Rhizobium-Legume Symbiosis (Biological Nitrogen Fixation) investigation examines how low-gravity conditions affect the nitrogen fixation process of Microclover, a resilient and drought tolerant legume. The nitrogen fixation process, a process by which nitrogen in the atmosphere is converted into a usable form for living organisms, is a crucial element of any ecosystem necessary for most types of plant growth. This investigation could provide information on the space viability of the legume's ability to use and recycle nutrients and give researchers a better understanding of this plant's potential uses on Earth.

As space exploration increases, so will the need for improved power and communication technologies. The Integrated Solar Array and Reflectarray Antenna (ISARA), a hybrid solar power panel and communication solar antenna that can send and receive messages, tests the use of this technology in CubeSat-based environmental monitoring. ISARA may provide a solution for sending and receiving information to and from faraway destinations, both on Earth and in space.

For more than 17 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,100 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Learn more about Orbital ATK's mission at:

http://www.nasa.gov/orbitalatk

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

http://instagram.com/iss

and

http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

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

Gary Jordan
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: Nov. 12, 2017
Editor: Katherine Brown

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 19 мин. назад

The S.S. Gene Cernan #Cygnus has successfully completed its first Delta-V (DV) burn. All systems are operating nominally #OA8

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Post-Launch Status of Orbital ATK's Mission to the International Space Station

NASA

Опубликовано: 12 нояб. 2017 г.

On Nov. 12, Orbital ATK launched its Cygnus cargo spacecraft atop an Antares rocket to the International Space Station, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Following the launch mission managers provided a status update on the mission.

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