Dragon SpX-12 (CRS-12), CREAM - Falcon 9 - Kennedy LC-39A - 14.10.2017 16:31 UTC

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 24 мин. назад

Should schedules hold, we're going to have a "thrust off" between the RS-25 and Merlin 1D on Tuesday. Both involved in Static Fire tests!

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 6 ч. назад

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

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 ч. назад

The RS-25 versus Merlin 1D "Thrust Off" is back ON. RS-25 test now Wednesday, same as the Falcon 9 (CRS-12) Static Fire. #NoOneBackingDown

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-on-next-space-station-resupply-mission

Aug. 3, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-089

NASA Highlights Science on Next Space Station Resupply Mission

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SpaceX Dragon Capsule
Credits: NASA

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

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SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Sunday, Aug. 13 for the launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket fr om Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Participants in the teleconference will be:

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

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

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:

https://www.nasa.gov/live

SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 52 and 53 crews for the 12th mission by SpaceX under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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

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Editor: Katherine Brown

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https://www.army.mil/article/191708/smdc_prepares_for_upcoming_kestrel_eye_launch

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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45-е космокрыло опубликовало LHA на 2017-08-13

Launch Hazard Area
 

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Spacenews360‏ @SpaceNews360 9 ч. назад

Aboard Dragon capsule on #CRS12 #CREAM Cosmic Ray Energetics and Mass, from high alt ballooning experiments, is going to the ISS. NASA PHOTO

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 21 мин. назад

Skrobot showed chart of upcoming Educational Launch of Nanosatellites missions. (Some dates will change...) #smallsat

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Прогноз погоды на 2017-08-07 - 2017-08-13

07AUG17.pdf
 

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http://spacexpatchlist.space/patches/nasa_spx12_rr9_graphic.png
Это ссылка к эмблеме выше.
Теперь вопрос - буду благодарен, если у кого-то есть нормальная НЕ "вышитая" эмблема миссии CRS-12 (SPX-12).

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/08/upcoming-commercial-resupply-flight-to-deliver-supplies-and-science-to-station/

Upcoming Commercial Resupply Flight to Deliver Supplies and Science to Station
Posted on August 8, 2017 at 10:49 am by Anna Heiney.


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

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

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

Read the full story here

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) on August 8, 2017 by Anna Heiney.

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( 080654Z AUG 2017 )

HYDROPAC 2684/2017 (GEN)

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

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Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly 54 мин. назад

SpaceX Falcon 9 static test fire now Thursday, August 10. Target is 1000, but window open until 16000. #CRS12

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 6 мин. назад

SpaceX Falcon 9 (CRS-12) moving to NET August 14 - Static Fire Test moving to Thursday. https://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=43347.msg1711100#msg1711100 ...

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NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA 1 ч. назад

The @SpaceX #Dragon spacecraft carrying cargo & science to @Space_Station is now targeted for launch on Aug 14: http://go.nasa.gov/2hKLRJ2 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/08/09/spacex-crs-12-launch-targeted-for-aug-14/

SpaceX CRS-12 Launch Targeted for Aug. 14
Posted on August 9, 2017 at 11:33 am by Anna Heiney.

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

This entry was posted in Cargo Resupply (CRS) on August 9, 2017 by Anna Heiney.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 11 мин. назад

SpaceX's turn for a Static Fire next. Falcon 9 (CRS-12) - rollout soon. Target T-0 (window open) is 8 am Local Time on Thursday.

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

Aug. 10, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-090

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting its 12th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station for 12:31 p.m. EDT Monday, Aug. 14. Coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Sunday, Aug. 13, with two briefings.

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

Complete coverage of CRS-12 activities is as follows:

Sunday, Aug. 13

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

Monday, Aug. 14

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

Wednesday, Aug. 16

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

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

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

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

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

https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-of-next...

Learn more about the SpaceX CRS-12 mission at:

https://www.nasa.gov/spacex

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

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


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

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