Dragon SpX-15(CRS-15), ECOSTRESS, LEE (Ground Spare)- Falcon 9 (B1045.2)- Canaveral SLC-40 -29.06.18

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ISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-15 Research Spotlight: Angiex, Inc.

Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

Опубликовано: 25 июн. 2018 г.

Angiex, Inc., an innovative startup (funded in part by Boeing through the MassChallenge Startup Accelerator), has developed a cancer therapy that regresses tumor cells in model organisms. Angiex will culture endothelial cells in microgravity, which could create an important model system for evaluating the action of any vascular-targeted drug.

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ISS National Lab SpaceX CRS-15 Research Spotlight: University of California-Santa Barbara

Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

Опубликовано: 25 июн. 2018 г.

Researchers from University of California-Santa Barbara are sending an investigation to the ISS National Lab that will evaluate forces between particles that cluster together such as sediments of quartz and clay particles, which could play an important role in technological efforts related to deep sea hydrocarbon drilling and sequestration. This research is supported through a joint CASIS and National Science Foundation partnership.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/06/25/crew-gets-ready-for-dragon-studies-space-impacts-on-health-and-physics/

Crew Gets Ready for Dragon, Studies Space Impacts on Health and Physics

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 25, 2018 at 2:45 pm


The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm as the International Space Station was orbiting above northern Africa on May 5, 2018.

The Expedition 56 crew members are getting ready for the arrival next week of the 15th SpaceX Dragon mission to the International Space Station. The space residents also explored how microgravity impacts health and physics today while setting up a variety of cubesats for deployment.

The Falcon 9 rocket fr om SpaceX that will launch the Dragon space freighter into Earth orbit is due to lift off Friday at 5:41 a.m. EDT and take a three-day trip to the orbital laboratory. The commercial space freighter will be loaded with almost six thousand pounds of new science experiments, crew supplies and space station hardware.

NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold will be backed up by Commander Drew Feustel in the Cupola when he commands the Canadarm2 to grapple Dragon Monday at 7 a.m. The duo is reviewing procedures and training on a computer this week for the rendezvous and capture activities. Robotics controllers on the ground will then take over after the capture and remotely install Dragon a couple of hours later to the Harmony module wh ere it will remain for 32 days. NASA TV will broadcast live the Dragon science briefings, launch, capture and installation activities.
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Прогноз погоды L-3

L-3 Forecast 29 Jun F9 Launch

90% GO

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Brady Kenniston‏ @TheFavoritist 3 ч. назад

A visualization of the reused parts launching on @SpaceX's CRS-15. Both the first stage booster and the Dragon capsule have flown payloads on previous missions, the only new parts are the second stage and trunk for Dragon! Launch for CRS-15 is targeted at 5:41am EDT on Friday.

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Прогноз погоды L-2

L-2 Forecast 29 Jun F9 Launch

90% GO

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/06/27/cancer-and-cement-studies-on-station-could-lead-to-earth-benefits/

Cancer and Cement Studies on Station Could Lead to Earth Benefits

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 27, 2018 at 1:24 pm

... Meanwhile, two astronauts are practicing to capture the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft next week.
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Arnold will lead Monday morning's capture of the SpaceX Dragon when he commands the Canadarm2 to grapple the space freighter Monday at 7 a.m. EDT. Commander Drew Feustel will back him up in the Cupola monitoring its approach and rendezvous. The duo set up the Cupola today and practiced the robotic maneuvers they will use to capture Dragon when it reaches a point about 10 meters from the station.

NASA TV begins its live broadcast Friday at 5:15 a.m. EDT of Dragon's launch aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket. Dragon will blast off at 5:42 a.m. from the Kennedy Space Center on a three-day trip to the orbital lab carrying almost six thousand pounds of new science experiments, crew supplies and space station hardware. NASA TV will be back on the air Monday at 5:30 a.m. covering Dragon's approach and rendezvous and again at 9 a.m. for Dragon's installation to the Harmony module.

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NASA Kennedy / KSC‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASAKennedy 2 ч. назад

Tune in tomorrow at 11:00 am ET for the CRS-15 What's On Board science briefing. SpaceX is targeting 5:42 am. ET Fri. Jun 29 for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the @Space_Station. Watch at: https://www.nasa.gov/live . Have Questions? #AskNASA

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Tune in tomorrow at 12:45 pm ET for the Pre-launch News Conference with representatives from @NASA, @SpaceX and the @45thSpaceWing. SpaceX is targeting 5:42 am. ET Fri. Jun 29 for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the @Space_Station. Watch at: https://www.nasa.gov/live 

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http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/180626_birds-2.html

CubeSats for BIRDS-2 handed over to JAXA. Launch preparations completed!

Last Updated: June 26, 2018

On May 15, 2018, three CubeSats designed and developed in Japan by students from Bhutan, the Philippines, and Malaysia were handed over to JAXA at the JAXA Tsukuba Space Center, and started loading preparations for their launch.

The CubeSats handed over this time are for the second round of the BIRDS Project* intended to deploy CubeSats from the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo" in accordance with the strategic partnership agreement between JAXA and the Kyushu Institute of Technology, and are scheduled to be launched onboard the Dragon CRS-15 spacecraft (SpX-15) from Florida, USA.

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In the BIRDS-2 programme participated by four countries (Japan, Bhutan, the Philippines, and Malaysia), each country except Japan developed a small cube satellite 10 cm on each side (called a CubeSat) for a total of three CubeSats--"BHUTAN-1" (Bhutan), "MAYA-1 (the Philippines)" and "UiTMSAT-1" (Malaysia). Bhutan is going to launch its first satellite.

*BIRDS project (Officially called the Joint Global Multi Nation Birds) is an international joint development and operations project of CubeSats, participated by the Kyushu Institute of Technology in Japan, and certain Asian and African nations. The three CubeSats handed over as mentioned above are for the second round of the programme.


Representatives of member countries participating in the BIRDS-2 mission and JAXA officials taking a commemorative photo in front of the JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) and the CubeSats (Credit: JAXA)

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Animation of Canadian robots Canadarm2 and Dextre catching and unloading Dragon

Canadian Space Agency

Опубликовано: 26 июн. 2018 г.

2018-06-26 – Computer animation showing how Canadarm2 will grapple and berth SpaceX's Dragon resupply vehicle during its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Canadian robot Dextre will then transfer cargo between Dragon's trunk and the exterior of the Station.

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Monitoring Plant Health fr om Space: NASA's ECOSTRESS Mission

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Опубликовано: 25 июн. 2018 г.

ECOSTRESS is a new NASA Earth science mission to study how effectively plants use water by measuring their temperature from space. ECOsystem Spaceborne Thermal Radiometer Experiment on Space Station (ECOSTRESS) is set to launch on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket in summer 2018, and will be affixed to the outside of the International Space Station wh ere it will make its temperature measurements.

ECOSTRESS is a pathfinding instrument that NASA has developed to study plant health and water stress and improve monitoring of drought and agricultural vulnerabilities from the International Space Station. Data from ECOSTRESS will also enable other science and applied science investigations around monitoring volcanoes, urban heat stress, wildfires, and coastal and inland water bodies.

NASA monitors Earth's vital signs from land, air and space with a fleet of satellites and ambitious airborne and ground-based observation campaigns. NASA develops new ways to observe and study Earth's interconnected natural systems with long-term data records and computer analysis tools to better see how our planet is changing. The agency shares this unique knowledge with the global community and works with institutions in the United States and around the world that contribute to understanding and protecting our home planet.

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Highlights of Science Launching on SpaceX CRS-15

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 27 июн. 2018 г.

A new batch of science is headed to the International Space Station aboard the SpaceX Dragon on the company's 15th mission for commercial resupply services. Among the research being delivered is science that studies the use of artificial intelligence for crew support, plant water use all over the planet, gut health in space, more efficient drug development and the formation of inorganic structures without the influence of Earth's gravity.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and enables research not possible on Earth. The space station has been occupied continuously since November 2000. In that time, more than 230 people and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft have visited the orbiting laboratory. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next great leap in exploration, including future human missions to the Moon and eventually to Mars.

Highlighted investigations shown:
Mobile Companion/CIMON: https://go.nasa.gov/2JCgPRf
ECOSTRESS: https://go.nasa.gov/2sT87DV
Angiex Cancer Therapy: https://go.nasa.gov/2LA1Cgc
Rodent Research-7: https://go.nasa.gov/2JlVQlC
Chemical Gardens: https://go.nasa.gov/2JDCYie

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/06/28/falcon-9-dragon-crs-15-mission-status-center/

Live coverage: Favorable weather forecast for Falcon 9 launch Friday
June 28, 2018 | Stephen Clark

06/28/2018 11:16 Stephen Clark

SpaceX is gearing up for its 15th launch to resupply the International Space Station since beginning commercial cargo service to the research complex in 2012.

Liftoff is set for 5:42 a.m. EDT (0942 GMT) Friday from Cape Canaveral's Complex 40 launch pad aboard a Falcon 9 rocket powered by a first stage booster recovered and reused after an April 18 flight with NASA's planet-hunting Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite.

Forecasters with the U.S. Air Force's 45th Weather Squadron predict favorable weather for launch before sunrise Friday.

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There is a chance of afternoon thunderstorms in the area Thursday, but any weather that could threaten launch should dissipate overnight.

"A recurring weather pattern is expected across Central Florida for the next few days," forecasters wrote in an outlook issued Wednesday. "Southwesterly low-level winds and weak steering flow aloft will allow sea breeze induced storms from both coasts to slowly move inland.

"Storms should move west of the spaceport by early afternoon and any remnant clouds should dissipate prior to launch time. There is a slight weather concern of lingering cumulus or anvil clouds. Upper-level winds will be light with max speeds from the west at 20 knots near 37,000 feet."

Overall, there is a 90 percent probability of weather conditions being acceptable for launch Friday morning.

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If the Falcon 9 rocket takes off as scheduled Friday, it will deploy the Dragon supply ship -- also reused from a previous mission -- in orbit around 10 minutes after liftoff.

The automated cargo craft is scheduled to arrive at the space station Monday with nearly 6,000 pounds of supplies and experiments.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2018/06/28/spacex-crs-15-prelaunch-events-today/

SpaceX CRS-15 Prelaunch Events Today

Anna Heiney
Posted Jun 28, 2018 at 8:07 am


The SpaceX Falcon 9 and Dragon spacecraft lift off from Space Launch Complex 40 on July 18, 2017, at the start of the CRS-9 mission. Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is targeting 5:42 a.m. EDT on Friday, June 29, for the launch of its 15th resupply mission to the International Space Station. Packed with more than 5,900 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing predict a 90 percent chance of favorable weather at launch time. Cumulus and anvil clouds are the primary weather concerns.

Coverage of the SpaceX CRS-15 mission starts today with prelaunch events on NASA Television and at www.nasa.gov/live.

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• 11 a.m.: What's on Board science briefing highlighting the mission's research
• 12:45 p.m.: Prelaunch news conference with representatives from NASA's ISS Program, SpaceX and the U.S. Air Force's 45th Space Wing
  

Follow the countdown starting at 5:15 a.m. Friday on NASA Television, www.nasa.gov/live and on NASA's SpaceX Launch Blog.

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 25 мин. назад

For #SpaceX #CRS15, the launch attempt Friday is at 5:42am EDT. In the event of a scrub, there is no attempt Saturday. Backup day is Sunday, 1 July at 4:54am EDT.
#NASA #Falcon9

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 8 мин. назад

First up in the list of media activities today at @NASAKennedy is a demonstration of CIMON, the first Artificial Intelligence (AI) that's launching to the @Space_Station tomorrow on #Dragon.
#CRS15 #SpaceX #NASA

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/06/28/dragon-set-to-deliver-supplies-to-international-space-station-3/

Dragon Set to Deliver Supplies to International Space Station

Bob Granath
Posted Jun 28, 2018 at 8:49 am


The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station on Dec. 15, 2017 carrying the Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Photo credit: NASA/Photo credit: NASA/Tony Gray, Tim Powers and Tim Terry

Commercial Resupply Services Mission: SpaceX CRS-15
Launch: 5:42 a.m. EDT, Friday, June 29, 2018
Launch Weather: Meteorologists with the U.S. Air Force 45th Space Wing predict a 90 percent chance of favorable weather at launch time. Cumulus and anvil clouds are the primary weather concerns.
Lift Off: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9, 230 feet-tall
Spacecraft: Dragon, 20 feet high, 12 feet-in diameter
Payload: Dragon will deliver supplies and payloads, including materials to directly support dozens of the more than 250 science and research investigations that will occur during the space station's Expeditions 56.
Return to Earth: After about one month attached to the space station, Dragon will return with results of earlier experiments, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.
Payloads on Board: https://go.nasa.gov/2LymYKJ