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Экран-"беглец" слишком медленно падает    

Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 2 ч. назад

The ACBM shield that was dropped on last EVA is now in a 396 x 405 km orbit, dropping more slowly than I expected - will stay up for month

[tnt22]

ISS Research‏Подлинная учетная запись @ISS_Research 8 ч.8 назад

No need to adjust your screens, @AstroPeggy was working on SPHERES-UDP. Learn more in the #science recap: https://go.nasa.gov/2o7mVdK 

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/wklysumm_week_of_03april17.html

April 12, 2017
Weekly Recap From the Expedition Lead Scientist

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Crew members on the International Space Station capture spectacular night-time images of Earth from their vantage point 230 miles above the surface of the planet. In this photo, the Canadarm 2 remote-controlled arm extends into the frame and in front of the border of the upper atmosphere.
Credits: NASA
 

A tiny sprout of Tokyo Bekana cabbage appears from the center of this plant pillow on board the International Space Station. The vegetable is part of the VEG-03 investigation, looking for efficient ways to grow fresh food in space.
Credits: NASA
 

As the space station orbited overhead, NASA astronaut and golf fan Shane Kimbrough captured this image of Augusta National Golf Course in Georgia during The Masters tournament on April 5, calling it "a tradition unlike any other – even from space!"
Credits: twitter.com/astro_kimbrough

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(Highlights: Week of April 3, 2017) - Three crew members prepared for their return to Earth as NASA announced astronaut Peggy Whitson will extend her stay on the International Space Station by three months. The announcement capped a very productive week of science on orbit.

Whitson began growing another crop of Tokyo Bekana Chinese cabbage for the Veg-03 investigation. The crew is already seeing sprouts. Understanding how plants respond to microgravity is an important step for future long-duration space missions, which will require crew members to grow their own food. Astronauts on the station have previously grown lettuce and flowers in the Veggie facility.

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Veggie provides lighting and necessary nutrients for plants by using a low-cost growth chamber and planting pillows, which deliver nutrients to the root system. The Veggie pillow concept is a low-maintenance, modular system that requires no additional energy beyond a special light to help the plants grow. It supports a variety of plant species that can be cultivated for fresh food, and even for education experiments.

Crew members have commented that they enjoy space gardening, and investigators believe growing plants could provide a psychological benefit to crew members on long-duration missions, just as gardening is often an enjoyable hobby for people on Earth. Data from this investigation could benefit agricultural practices on Earth by designing systems that use valuable resources such as water more efficiently.

Just as a special light is used to grow these plants, NASA is investigating changing the lighting on the space station to provide a more productive environment for the crew.

Whitson set up and configured light meter hardware for the Testing Solid State Lighting Countermeasures to Improve Circadian Adaptation, Sleep, and Performance During High Fidelity Analog and Flight Studies for the International Space Station (Lighting Effects) investigation. This investigation tests a new lighting design using light-emitting diodes to replace the fragile fluorescent lights currently used on the space station. Whitson took measurements of various light settings in Node 3 and the U.S. Lab to ensure the LEDs provide enough light to be able to complete science experiments while improving her own cognitive performance.

LEDs are adjustable for intensity and color – the blue, white, or yellow sections of the light spectrum. Scientists and doctors want to determine if the new lights can improve crew sleep cycles and alertness during the day. Besides the potential health benefits, these lights also require less energy to run and are lower in mass, making them a prime candidate for use on future spacecraft. Using these same types of lights on Earth, and subtly adjusting their color temperature during the day may help people be more productive, especially those who work a night shift.

Whitson also ran another round of the Universal Docking Port investigation using the Synchronized Position Hold, Engage, Reorient, Experimental Satellites (SPHERES) on the space station.

Whitson worked on guiding two small, bowling-ball-sized satellites into a rendezvous for the SPHERES-UDP investigation. With the ability to dock and undock, SPHERES provide a test bed to address many of the challenges of combining autonomous spacecraft. Mated spacecraft can assemble complex systems in orbit or combine sensors and actuators for satellite servicing and repurposing missions. The SPHERES enable testing of complex tasks through autonomous decision-making processes and real-time image processing. Development of robotic servicing in space can be applied on Earth, such as in missions to an uncharted ocean floor or the construction and repair of seabed pipelines.

Human research investigations conducted this week include Biochemical Profile, Functional Immune, Vascular Echo, Habitability, Space Headaches, and Dose Tracker.

Progress was made on other investigations, outreach activities, and facilities this week, including Rodent Research 4, Wet Lab RNA Smartcycler, Multi Omics Mouse, Google Street View, Story Time From Space, EXPRESS Rack, SABL, Programmable Isolation Mount, Cool Flames Investigation, JAXA ELF, Manufacturing Device, Sally Ride EarthKAM, ISS Ham Radio, and Group Combustion.

Jorge Sotomayor, Lead Increment Scientist
Expeditions 49 & 50

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Last Updated: April 12, 2017
Editor: Kristine Rainey

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tnt22 пишет:
Экран-"беглец" слишком медленно падает

Да, уж точно больше месяца будет болтаться. Где-то от года до трех по расчетам.
Хотя для для тряпицы без каркаса баллистические расчеты - вилами по воде..

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/04/13/station-trio-works-high-flying-science-and-maintenance/

Station Trio Works High-Flying Science and Maintenance
Posted on April 13, 2017 at 11:57 am by Mark Garcia.


Expedition 51 crewmates Oleg Novitskiy and Peggy Whitson pause for a portrait during a busy day aboard the station.

Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineers Thomas Pesquet and Oleg Novitskiy juggled a wide variety of space science and human research Thursday. The Expedition 51 trio also switched roles from orbital scientists to high-flying technicians maintaining the systems of the International Space Station.

Whitson started the day testing her fine motor skills to help researchers understand space adaptation and potentially design future touch-based devices for astronauts. The commander then spent the afternoon on space plumbing and worked on the Water Recovery System that converts urine and sweat into clean drinking water.

Pesquet began his morning observing what happens to materials heated to extreme temperatures. The Electrostatic Levitation Furnace can reveal combustion properties and synthesize materials that are very difficult to produce on Earth. In the afternoon, he studied the different phases of metallic alloys in the Material Science Research Rack.

Novitskiy, who is on his second station mission, worked throughout the day on troubleshooting a computer issue in the Zarya cargo module. Towards the end of the day, he charged computer batteries inside the Soyuz MS-03 spacecraft and flushed water tanks into the Progress 66 cargo craft.

This entry was posted in Expedition 51 and tagged European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Soyuz on April 13, 2017 by Mark Garcia.

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Space Station Commander Discusses Record Flight with the Media
 
 
 NASA

Опубликовано: 12 апр. 2017 г.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson of NASA discussed life and research and the records she is setting in a pair of in-flight interviews April 12 with the CBS Radio Network and CNN. Whitson, who already established the record for most spacewalks and most spacewalking hours by a female, will break the mark for most days in space by a U.S. astronaut. On April 24, she will surpass NASA's Jeff Williams' record of 534 days in orbit. Whitson is in the midst of a flight spanning almost 10 months on the station, her third long duration mission on the complex.

[tnt22]

Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 8 ч. назад

Exp 51 trio upgrades computer gear today before next week's arrival of new crew and new cargo. https://go.nasa.gov/2oGTUc1 

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/04/14/computer-upgrades-ahead-of-crew-and-cargo-arrivals/

Computer Upgrades Ahead of Crew and Cargo Arrivals
Posted on April 14, 2017 at 8:29 am by Mark Garcia.

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This night image from the space station captures sparkling cities and a sliver of daylight framing the northern hemisphere.

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The three International Space Station residents upgraded computer hardware and software today. The crew is also heading into the weekend preparing for the arrival of a new crew and a new cargo shipment.

Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet replaced outdated routers this morning with new ones providing expanded capabilities in the station's U.S. segment. Whitson was in the Destiny lab module swapping routers while Pesquet was inside the Harmony module performing the computer maintenance. The router swaps and software updates were done to get ready for the arrival of the next station crew.

Expedition 51 will expand by two crew members when a veteran Roscosmos cosmonaut and a first time NASA space-flier arrive on Thursday. Soyuz Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer will launch aboard the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft and take a six-hour, four-orbit ride before docking to the Poisk module. The duo will begin a mission expected to last about 4-1/2 months.

Orbital ATK is getting ready to roll out its Cygnus spacecraft loaded with over 7,600 pounds science gear and crew supplies. Cygnus is scheduled to launch Tuesday at 11:11 a.m. and take a four-day delivery trip before being captured by the Canadarm2 and installed to the Unity module.

This entry was posted in Expedition 51 and tagged European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Soyuz on April 14, 2017 by Mark Garcia.

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Читая тут блог НАСА в то же время 13 апреля на наружной стороне модуля Кибо был размещен для длительной экспозиции образец Турции.
Гуглоперевод с японского на английский

 http://iss.jaxa.jp/kiboexp/news/170414_exham.html

An experiment on exposure of "Kibo" outboard material by Japan and the Republic of Turkey was started.

Last Updated: April 14, 2017
In the evening of April 13 (Heisei time) on Heisei 20 (Wednesday), the first cooperation mission of Japan and the Republic of Turkey using the Exposed Simulation Experiment System (ExHAM) of the International Space Station 'Kibo' It has been started. At the beginning of the experiment, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary A. Bürrent Melitz of Turkey met with JAXA officials at the Tsukuba Space Center's Kibo Operation Control Room to start the experiment.
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In the cooperation agreement, we will release one CubeSat-type ultra-small satellite (3U) and provide long-term exposure test opportunities (twice) for materials and others. This experiment is the first of its kind. This time, the Republic of Turkey will evaluate the performance of materials used, etc. by exposing the communication equipments assumed to be used for artificial satellites for 1 year to the space environment.
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For long-term exposure experiments such as materials, we use simple exposure experiment equipment (ExHAM). Like the ultra-small satellite release, it is a method of outboard use unique to "Kibo" having airlock and robot arm, and it is a method of using outboard equipment and experimental samples at frequent intervals of 6 months or 1 year You can go home and exchange, you can easily demonstrate technology and material exposure experiments in the space environment.
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Кажется размером 10x10 см
 http://iss.jaxa.jp/kiboexp/news/161104_exham.html




Про ExHAM
 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/ef/exham/
 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/ef/exham/ExHAM-e_20141125-2.pdf

Пишут на японском про 4-х часовую работу (гугло перевод на английский)

https://headlines.yahoo.co.jp/hl?a=20170414-00000012-ibaraki-l08
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X Ham is a box shape about 27 cm tall. Using the robot arm, removed from inside the Kibo, attached to the outboard facilities. It took about 2 minutes to open the work, but it took about 4 hours for the whole work from taking out. Successfully, the control room was clapped in applause and cheers.

Work using Xham began in April 2015. For the fourth time this time, the Turkish government will expose "microwave amplifier" to space in the future for satellite communication and experiment to see if any abnormality occurs. Collected about one year later, taken back to the ground and analyzed.
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Блог НАСА был упомянут вот почему: Кто-то и на борту станции должен был подготовить, а нету упоминания.

[tnt22]

https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/04/13/iss-daily-summary-report-4132017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/13/2017
Posted on April 13, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.
          
Fine Motor Skills (FMS):

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The crew performed a series of interactive tasks to complete a FMS session. The investigation studies how the fine motor skills are effected by long-term microgravity exposure, different phases of microgravity adaptation, and sensorimotor recovery after returning to Earth gravity. The goal of this investigation is to understand how fine motor performance in microgravity trends/varies over the duration of a six-month and yearlong space mission; how fine motor performance on orbit compare with that of a closely matched participant on Earth; and how performance trend/vary before and after gravitational transitions, including the periods of early flight adaptation and very early/near immediate post-flight periods.

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Veg-03 Operations:

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The crew checked and photo documented status of plants in the Veggie facility. The goal of Veg-03 is to further demonstrate proof of concept for the Veggie plant growth chamber and the planting pillows using Red Romaine lettuce. Future long-duration missions into the solar system will require a fresh food supply to supplement crew diets which entails growing crops in space. Previous investigations focused on improving productivity in controlled environments but the limited quarters of the space shuttle and ISS made it difficult to conduct large-scale crop production tests. Veg-03 expands on previous validation tests of the new Veggie hardware which crew members will soon use to grow cabbage, lettuce and other fresh vegetables. Tests determine which types of microorganisms are present in space-grown cabbage, providing baseline data for future crop-growing efforts. Behavioral health surveys assess the impact of growing plants on crew morale and mood.

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Manufacturing Device (MD) Operations:

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The crew removed and replaced (R&Rd) the MD Feedstock Canister, Extruder, and Print Tray. The MD – Additive Manufacturing Facility (AMF) enables the production of components on the ISS for both NASA and commercial objectives. Parts, entire experiments, and tools can be created on demand utilizing the AMF. The AMF is capable of producing parts out of a wide variety of thermopolymers including engineered plastics.

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Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) Sample Holder Exchange:

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The crew performed a JAXA ELF Sample exchange in the Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack-2 (MSPR2) facility.  They removed the sample holder and installed a new cartridge into the holder, then installed the Sample Holder and Cartridge into the ELF Work Volume. The ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate/melt/solidify materials by containerless processing techniques using the Electrostatic Levitation method. With this facility, thermophysical properties of high temperature melts can be measured, and solidification from deeply undercooled melts can be achieved.

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Microgravity Science Laboratory (MSL) Sample Cartridge Assembly (SCA) Exchange:

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The crew completed a cartridge exchange in the MSL located in the Material Science Research Rack (MSRR). They removed the used sample cartridge and replaced it with the next test sample. Batch-2b of the Materials Science Laboratory Sample Cartridge Assemblies (MSL SCA-Batch 2b-ESA) serves two projects investigating how different phases organize in a structure when metallic alloys are solidified. The METCOMP project studies the phase formed by the reaction of the remaining liquid phase with an already formed solid to form a second solid phase on cooling. For this purpose, Bronze (Copper-Tin Alloys) of different compositions will be processed. The other project, Solidification along a Eutectic path in Ternary Alloys (SETA), looks at how two phases that form together organize into lamellar, or fiber, structures when cooling Aluminum (Copper-Silver Alloys). Both projects will provide benchmark samples that enables testing of numerical models that aim to predict these structures.

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50 Soyuz (50S) Arrival Preparations:

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The crew reconnected a wireless Station Support Computer (SSC) client to the Joint Station Local Area Network (JSL) to allow ground teams to load and configure the clients for 50S crew use.

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Distillation Assembly (DA) Remove & Replace (R&R):

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The crew R&Rd the Water Recovery System (WRS) DA and verified torque level of the rack-side mounting plate fasteners. The R&R was performed as a result of the Urine Processing Assembly producing distillate with an elevated/erratic conductivity.  Analysis of samples has shown that pretreated urine (PTU) is present in the Separator Plumbing Assembly (SPA) distillate.  Fault tree investigation determined that the source of this PTU was either the DA or the Fluids Control and Pump Assembly. The UPA will be activated later today.

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Remote Power Controller (RPC) Trip:

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Yesterday RPC 16 on Remote Power Control Module (RPCM) N21B4B_B tripped open. This RPC powers the Node 2 Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) System Flow Control Assembly (SFCA) Valve which impacts the ability for closed-loop control of the Node2 MTL loop flow.  The current loads on the Node 2 MTL are supported with the valve in its current position. Should thermal loads on this loop change, the crew can manually adjust this valve. The main system loads on this loop are four DC-to-DC Converter Units (DDCU) for the JEM and Columbus modules.  Telemetry reviewed by ground teams indicated ~3Amp overcurrent event. Ground Teams are evaluating a forward plan to recover.

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Today's Planned Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
 

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• Lighting Effects Sleep Log Entry
• Cygnus PROX Switch ON
• On MCC GO, Regeneration of Micropurification unit (БМП) Ф2 cartridge (start)
• Handhold Exp Platform Shooting
• Fine Motor Skills Experiment Test
• VEG-03 Plant Photo
• Troubleshooting possible cause of generating off-nominal.command in FGB Program-Logic Control Device [УПЛУ] via SM-FGB – X Docking Assembly
• Electrostatic Levitation Furnace(ELF) Sample Cartridge Removal
• Electrostatic Levitation Furnace(ELF) Sample Cartridge Installation
• Robotic Workstation (RWS) Setup
• Biomolecule Sequencer Surface Pro 3 Software Update
• Joint Station Local Area Network (LAN) (JSL) Network Information for JSL Administration (NINJA) Print
• Preparation steps for finding the cause of current overload in FGB ПШО31 exchange bus via SM-FGB Docking Assembly –X, preparation.
• Cygnus PCS HCP Selfcheck (Side B)
• Clean Bench (CB) Valve Checkout
• Cygnus PCS HCP Selfcheck (A Side)
• JEM System Laptop Terminal (SLT) 4 deactivation
• JEM System Laptop Terminal (SLT) 4 Hard Drive remove and replacement
• JEM System Laptop Terminal (SLT) 4 activation
• Manufacturing Device Feedstock Canister And Extruder Exchange
• Recharging Soyuz 733 Samsung PC Battery (if charge level is below 80%)
• Material Science Laboratory SCA Exchange2B #12
• Water Recovery System (WRS) Distillation Assembly (DA) Remove and Replace
• On MCC GO Transfer of brine from ЕДВ-У to Progress 435 (DC1) Rodnik H2O Tank 1. H2O Tank 1 connector flushing
• Replacement of ИК0501 CO2 filter unit (БФ) ) ИК0501
• IMS Update
• Terminate Soyuz 733 Samsung PC Battery Charge (as necessary)
• Metal Oxide (METOX) Regeneration Termination
• 50 Soyuz Wireless Station Support Computer Connect
• Environmental Health System (EHS) – Intravehicular Tissue Equivalent Proportional Counter (IV-TEPC) Relocate
  

Ground Activities
All activities were completed unless otherwise noted.
 

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• SSC preparation for 50S crew
• MSS OA-7 pre-launch checkouts
  

Three-Day Look Ahead:
 

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• Friday, 04/14: Lab/N2 JSL router R&R, CB2 hardware setup
• Saturday, 04/15: Crew off duty, housekeeping
• Sunday, 04/16: Crew off duty, Marrow
  

QUICK ISS Status – Environmental Control Group:

Component	Status
Elektron	On
Vozdukh	Manual
[СКВ] 1 – SM Air Conditioner System ("SKV1")	Off
[СКВ] 2 – SM Air Conditioner System ("SKV2")	On
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Lab	Standby
Carbon Dioxide Removal Assembly (CDRA) Node 3	Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Lab	Operate
Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Node 3	Operate
Oxygen Generation Assembly (OGA)	Process
Urine Processing Assembly (UPA)	Process
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Lab	Off
Trace Contaminant Control System (TCCS) Node 3	Full Up

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This entry was posted in 2017, April on April 13, 2017 by HQ.

pnetmon, возможно выделенное имеет отношение к

Блог НАСА был упомянут вот почему: Кто-то и на борту станции должен был подготовить, а нету упоминания.

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tnt22 пишет:
pnetmon , возможно выделенное имеет отношение к

The crew performed a JAXA ELF Sample exchange in the Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack-2 (MSPR2) facility. They removed the sample holder and installed a new cartridge into the holder, then installed the Sample Holder and Cartridge into the ELF Work Volume. The ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate/melt/solidify materials by containerless processing techniques using the Electrostatic Levitation method. With this facility, thermophysical properties of high temperature melts can be measured, and solidification from deeply undercooled melts can be achieved.

 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/pm/elf/
Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF)


а тут
 http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/kiboexp/ef/exham/
Exposed Experiment Handrail Attachment Mechanism (ExHAM)


Просто к тому что не все освещают... а то кто-то спрашивает про эксперименты и результаты от МКС.

[tnt22]

pnetmon, благодарю за разъяснения, познавательно.

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 6 ч. назад

ARTICLE: Crew replace pane on ISS Cupola window - https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/04/crew-replace-cupola-window-iss/ ...

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https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2017/04/crew-replace-cupola-window-iss/

Crew replace pane on ISS Cupola window
April 15, 2017 by Chris Bergin
 
 

The crew on the International Space Station (ISS) have successfully replaced a window pane on the Cupola module. The operation was conducted without any risk to the crew, thanks to the innovative design on the module's windows, which involves four panes allowing for internal replacement while risking no pressure loss for the Station.

 Window Replacement:

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After arriving at the ISS with Node 3, during Endeavour's STS-130 mission, the European Space Agency (ESA) built Cupola has provided Station crews with a stunning view of the planet, often shared with the public via downlinked photography and thanks to the increasing use of social media by the astronauts.



The module also hosts a Robotic Work Station (RWS), allowing crewmembers to actually see Visiting Vehicles (VVs) – such as SpaceX's Dragon and Japan's HTV – arrive for berthing, complimenting the camera views of their displays, allowing for increased situational awareness when operating the Station's robotic assets.

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Although the windows on the Cupola have suffered from their fair share of impacts from MicroMeteoroid and Orbital Debris (MMOD) strikes, none of the small impacts have caused any serious damage to the module.



The windows are made up of four panes – an inner scratch pane to protect the pressure pane from accidental damage, two pressure panes 25mm thick to maintain cabin pressure, and finally an outer debris pane.

In the event of the damage being more serious, on-orbit replacement of an entire window is a design feature.

Such a replacement would require an EVA to fit an external pressure cover to allow for the changeout, with a pressure cover requiring a flight up to the ISS on one of the cargo resupply vehicles.

Several scratch panes are stored on the ISS in the event one requires replacement, which was request by the crew that resulted in the pane being replaced.

"Cupola Window 7 Scratch Pane Replacement: The crew replaced the scratch pane on Cupola window 7, the nadir facing window," noted L2 ISS Status Information.

"The crew has been requesting scratch pane replacements as many window scratch panes have shown accumulated damage of the years."



Window 7 is the large round window that astronauts tend to use when taking photography of the planet below.

The brand new scratch pane will likely improve – if that's even possible – the quality of the photographs from the orbital outpost.

Onboard, the crew is preparing for a busy period of Visiting Vehicle activity, with the OA-7 Cygnus set for launch on April 18 on an Atlas V from Cape Canaveral. The crew will be using the RWS in the Cupola for berthing operations with the cargo craft.
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(Images: NASA, ESA and L2).

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[кукушка]

Российский космонавт Олег Новицкий поделился видом, открывающимся из иллюминатора МКС
https://naked-science.ru/article/day/foto-dnya-16-aprelya-1

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Space Station Crew Member Discusses Life in Space with French Media
 
 
 NASA
 
Опубликовано: 17 апр. 2017 г.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 51 Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of the European Space Agency discussed life and research aboard the orbital laboratory during an in-flight interview April 17 with RTL Radio in Paris. Pesquet, who launched to the station last November, will return to Earth June 2 with Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy to complete more than half year in space.

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 2 ч. назад

Two rockets on opposite sides of the world rolled out to their launch pads ready to blast off to the station. https://go.nasa.gov/2oPhcw2 

Orbital ATK, ULA, NASA Kennedy / KSC и РОСКОСМОС

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 3 мин. назад

Acronym of the day, for part of a NASA plant habitat on the ISS: Plant Habitat Avionics Real-time Manager in EXPRESS Rack (PHARMER).

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/04/17/u-s-russian-rockets-rollout-for-cargo-and-crew-deliveries/

U.S., Russian Rockets Rollout for Cargo and Crew Deliveries
Posted on April 17, 2017 at 11:37 am by Mark Garcia.

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The Cygnus spacecraft atop an Atlas V rocket (left) and the Soyuz MS-04 rocket rolled out to their launch pads today.

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Two rockets on opposite sides of the world rolled out to their launch pads today ready to blast off to the International Space Station. An American rocket rolled out to its pad at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. A Russian rocket was carted by train and raised to its vertical position at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The Orbital ATK Cygnus spacecraft is stacked atop the Atlas V rocket from United Launch Alliance and ready for its Tuesday launch at 11:11 a.m. EDT from Florida. The seventh contracted Commercial Resupply Services mission for Orbital ATK will deliver over 7,600 pounds science gear and crew supplies to the Expedition 51 crew. Cygnus is due to arrive Saturday morning for a robotic capture and installation to the Unity module.

Two new Expedition 51 crew members will be seated in the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft when it lifts off from Kazakhstan Thursday at 3:13 a.m. Just six hours and 10 minutes later the duo will dock to the Poisk module to begin a mission expected to last about 4-1/2 months.

Meanwhile, the orbiting trio of Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineers Thomas Pesquet and Oleg Novitskiy are getting ready for the new arrivals and continuing space research. Whitson explored how the brain adapts to microgravity while Pesquet set up hardware to collect body fluid samples for later analysis. Novitskiy focused on systems maintenance in the station's Russian segment.

This entry was posted in Expedition 51, Uncategorized and tagged cygnus, European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Orbital ATK, Roscosmos, Soyuz on April 17, 2017 by Mark Garcia.

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What's On Board Next Space Station Supply Mission
 
 
 NASA

Опубликовано: 17 апр. 2017 г.

During a press briefing April 17, NASA, Orbital ATK and United Launch Alliance previewed the cargo being transported to the International Space Station on the seventh Orbital ATK resupply mission to the ISS. Launch is being targeted for 11:11 a.m. EDT Tuesday, April 18, from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

[Max Andriyahov]

Наука на МКС - http://zelenyikot.livejournal.com/115167.html

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МКС ждёт Лебедя!

SpaceFlight Insider‏ @SpaceflightIns 1 мин. назад

.@OrbitalATK's #OA7 Cygnus spacecraft will rendezvous w/ #ISS & be captured by @Space_Station on Saturday, Apr. 22 @ 6:05am EDT/10:05 GMT

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 4 мин. назад

Next #Cygnus mission is planned for September out of @NASA_Wallops on #Antares - Culbertson