Dragon SpX-13 (CRS-13) – Falcon 9 – Canaveral SLC-40 – 15.12.2017 15:36 UTC

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 James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean
SpaceX, NASA now targeting next Tuesday, Dec. 12 for launch of F9/Dragon on CRS-13 cargo resupply mission to ISS; static fire potentially tomorrow (Dec. 6).

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Alicia (SpaceGal)‏ @murphypak 2 ч назад

Do we know a time for window on Static Fire

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 8:53 - 5 дек. 2017 г.

В ответ @murphypak

No Earlier than 10am Wednesday.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/12/05/spacex-crs-13-launch-set-for-no-earlier-than-dec-12/

Linda Herridge
Posted on December 5, 2017

SpaceX CRS-13 Launch Set For No Earlier Than Dec. 12

NASA and our commercial cargo provider SpaceX are targeting no earlier than Dec. 12 at 11:46 a.m. EST for their 13th commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station. This new launch date takes into account pad readiness, requirements for science payloads, space station crew availability, and orbital mechanics. Carrying about 4,800 pounds of cargo including critical science and research, the Dragon spacecraft will spend a month attached to the space station.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 19 мин. назад

Sooty (that's what I'm calling her now and you'll see when close ups are available) is vertical! 10 am Eastern is the opening of Wednesdays' Static Fire window.

Ken Kremer‏ @ken_kremer 42 мин. назад

At last @SpaceX #Falcon9 looks to be just raised at #SLC40-as of 530 PM ET 12/5. My before and after views from today from same Titusville post. Post-Sunset view is grainy. Static fire slated for NET Dec 6. @NASA reset #Dragon #CRS13 cargo launch to @Space_Station to NET Dec 12

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Upd ated: 12/06/2017 08:55

SpaceX has rolled out a reused Falcon 9 booster for a hold-down engine firing Wednesday at pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, making the first use of the launch complex since a rocket exploded there in September 2016.

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The static fire test is a customary step in all SpaceX launch campaigns, providing a readiness check of the Falcon 9 rocket and ground systems and an exercise of the launch team. Wednesday's firing, expected to last several seconds, will be particularly important to ensure pad 40's re-built fueling system and strongback transporter are ready for launch day.

The Falcon 9 was raised vertical at pad 40 on Tuesday evening.

Unlike most other launch providers, SpaceX does not publicize progress on its launch campaigns, so the exact time of Wednesday's static fire test has not been released.

Super-chilled kerosene and liquid oxygen propellants, along with helium pressurant, will be loaded into the two-stage Falcon 9 beginning about one hour before the planned ignition time. In the final few minutes of the countdown, the rocket's Merlin engines will be configured for ignition, and the Falcon 9 will transfer to internal power and pressurize its propellant tanks.

The first stage's nine Merlin 1D engines will fire for several seconds, ramping up to full throttle to generate 1.7 million pounds of thrust as hold-down restraints keep the booster grounded.

Once the static fire is completed, SpaceX engineers will examine data to make sure the rocket performed as expected.

The Falcon 9 will be returned to SpaceX's hangar at pad 40 for attachment of a Dragon cargo capsule loaded with several tons of supplies and experiments heading to the International Space Station.

The fully-assembled launcher will return to pad 40 next week for liftoff, which is currently targeted for Tuesday, Dec. 12, at 11:46 a.m. EST (1646 GMT).

The launch slipped four days from its previous target to complete preparations on pad 40, among other concerns.

"This new launch date takes into account pad readiness, requirements for science payloads, space station crew availability, and orbital mechanics," NASA said in a statement.

SpaceX will have a backup day Dec. 13 to launch if the countdown Dec. 12 is scrubbed.

Mission managers will have to work in SpaceX's cargo launch around other space station traffic.

Space station commander Randy Bresnik and crewmates Sergey Ryazanskiy and Paolo Nespoli are scheduled to depart the station in their Soyuz MS-05 early Dec. 14. The trio will land in Kazakhstan several hours later to wrap up a 139-day flight, leaving behind new station commander Alexander Misurkin and astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba.

Three new crew members are se t for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Dec. 17, and will reach the orbiting research complex two days later.

NASA and its space station partners prohibit cargo and crew ships arriving and departing from the station on the same day, leaving limited launch opportunities for SpaceX's resupply mission in mid-December.

Assuming the Dragon cargo capsule launches Dec. 12, it will reach the space station Dec. 15 for a month-long stay.

The upcoming cargo launch is the 13th resupply mission mounted by SpaceX under contract to NASA, and the first in which the space agency has agreed to fly its equipment on a previously-used Falcon 9 first stage. The booster assigned to next week's mission first flew June 3 on another space station resupply launch.

The Dragon capsule's pressurized module is also reused. SpaceX refurbished the spacecraft after a round-trip flight to the station in April and May of 2015.
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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 27 мин. назад

F9/CRS13: Standing by for Falcon 9/CRS-13 first stage static firing at LC-40/CCAFS; window expected to open at 10am EST

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12/06/2017 19:36

The first signs of fueling have appeared at pad 40, with liquid oxygen vapors now visible near the Falcon 9 rocket, according to William Harwood of CBS News. The start of fueling typically means ignition is expected within an hour.

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 8 мин. назад

F9/CRS13: Venting now visible at LC-40/CCAFS

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 5 мин. назад

Should be looking at 12:30 Eastern T-0 if all goes well.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 24 сек. назад

F9/CRS13: Have only seen two venting events at the pad so far; have not seen "the big one" that normally indicates the hot fire countdown is in its final stages; standing by...

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 19 мин. назад

Latest T-0 for Sooty's test firing is 3pm Eastern. T-0s can move a lot during Static Fire tests and they have a very long window lasting several hours. It is effectively a dress rehearsal for the rocket and teams ahead of launch day.

Extra element today is SLC-40's return.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 5 мин. назад

F9/CRS13: Major venting event visible at 2:37pm

12/06/2017 22:42

Further venting is now visible at pad 40, indicating the static fire may be minutes away.

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http://tass.ru/nauka/4790423

Немецкие ученые отправят в космос нервные клетки человека
БЕРЛИН, 6 декабря. /ТАСС/. Исследователи из Гогенгеймского университета в Штутгарте отправляют на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) нервные клетки человека. В рамках проекта NEUROBOX ученые планируют провести анализ роста образцов в условиях космоса, сообщается в среду на официальном сайте учебного заведения.
"Мы хотим выяснить, протекает ли этот процесс в невесомости так же, как на Земле, - объясняет доктор Флориан Кон, исследующий физиологию мембраны клетки. - Если когда-нибудь человек родится в космосе, мы будем знать, что его нервная система будет нормально развиваться в невесомости".
Запуск образцов должен быть осуществлен с космодрома на мысе Канаверал во Флориде не позднее 17 декабря. Клетки находятся в специальных контейнерах и в течение двух недель будут расти в условиях невесомости, пока в капсуле не будут возвращены на Землю. Начиная с 6 декабря объекты и специалисты находятся в состоянии постоянной максимальной готовности.
Для своих экспериментов ученые используют клетки человека из клеточного штамма SH-SY5Y

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- из опухолевых клеток, взятых у четырехлетней девочки в 1973 году. С тех пор эти клетки разводят и используют для исследований. После несложных манипуляций клетки этого штамма могут развиваться в нервные клетки. Они также используются, например, при исследованиях болезни Альцгеймера.
Трехлетнее финансирование проекта осуществляется Министерством экономики и энергетики ФРГ за счет средств Германского центра авиации и космонавтики и превышает €500 тыс. Как прогнозируют эксперты, результаты исследования будут полезны не только для здоровья космонавтов, но и для лучшего понимания воздействия медикаментов на организмы на Земле. В 2011 и 2015 годах ученые так же посылали клетки человека в космос.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 36 сек. назад

A plume of rocket exhaust just appeared at the base of the Falcon 9 rocket at Cape Canaveral's pad 40, indicating today's static fire test has been completed in advance of launch next week.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 4 мин. назад

STATIC FIRE! CRS-13's Falcon 9 booster (B1035.2), returning SLC-40 back to life! As always, standby for SpaceX to tweet confirmation of a good test via the quick look review of the engine firing. Hopefully with a photo of our sooty friend.

William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 4 мин. назад

F9/CRS13: Falcon 9 hot-fire test complete at 3pm; appeared to run normal duration; no obvious issues; will stand by for an update from SpaceX

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 28 сек. назад

Here's a view of the Falcon 9 rocket's hold-down firing at Cape Canaveral a few minutes ago. https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/12/05/spacex-crs-13-launch-preps/ ...

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 25 мин. назад

F9/CRS-13: A long-range shout shows the Falcon 9's exhaust plume being blown back behind the rocket after engine shutdown

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Robin Seemangal‏Подлинная учетная запись @nova_road 10 мин. назад

CCAFS Space Launch Complex 40 is officially operational again with today's flight-proven Falcon 9 static fire. #SpaceX CRS13 for NASA is slated to launch Tuesday, December 12th at 11:46AM ET.

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Пшикнули.

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SpaceX‏Подлинная учетная запись @SpaceX 2 мин. назад

Static fire test of Falcon 9 complete—targeting launch of CRS-13 on December 12 from Pad 40, followed by launch of Zuma from Pad 40 in early January.

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 3 мин. назад

Here's a video replay of today's Falcon 9 test-firing at Cape Canaveral:

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