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Thomas Pesquet‏Подлинная учетная запись @Thom_astro 13 назад

Upgrade on traditional selfie with all crew! Hard to make 5 people fit / Selfie post-capture avec tout l'équipage - à 5 dans la Cupola

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2017/04/22/cygnus-freighter-arrives-at-space-station-with-bounty-of-supplies-and-new-science/

Cygnus freighter arrives at space station with bounty of supplies and new science
 April 22, 2017 Justin Ray

 CAPE CANAVERAL -- A commercial Cygnus freighter made a science-enabling delivery to the International Space Station today, bringing about 7,500 pounds of cargo to the outpost under NASA's privatized logistics shipment program.

Completing a flawless automated rendezvous before being reeled in by the Canadarm2, the ceremonially-dubbed S.S. John Glenn resupply ship was grappled at 6:05.a.m. EDT (1005 GMT) to cap a four-day trek fr om the launching pad.

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The craft was boosted into its preliminary orbit by a United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rocket fr om Cape Canaveral on Tuesday, beginning the pursuit to catch the station.

Orbital maneuvers closed the gap over the past few days, bringing the two craft just miles apart by early this morning. Cygnus then approached the lab complex from behind and below, slowly gaining ground while the astronauts carefully monitored the approach, able to command a retreat if necessary.

But waypoints were successfully passed on time, eventually bringing the craft to a position 39 feet from the orbiting complex, within arm's reach of the station, wh ere it turned off its thrusters in a quiescent state and awaited capture by the astronauts.

 
Cygnus nears its capture "box" to await the grapple. Credit: NASA TV
 
At 6:02 a.m. EDT (1002 GMT), Expedition 51 flight engineer and robot arm operator, Frenchman Thomas Pesquet, put the 58-foot-long Canadarm2 in motion, deftly extending the device and aligning it with the grapple pin on Cygnus.

Once over the fixture, wires inside the Canadarm2's end-effector closed to firmly snare the vessel for its three-month stay at the station.

"Houston, station on 2. The arm is safed," Pesquet radioed to the ground moments after the successful capture.

"The crew of Expedition 51 would like to congratulate all the teams at NASA, Orbital ATK and the contractors for a flawless cargo-delivery mission. We are very proud to welcome onboard the S.S. John Glenn.

"The more than three tons of pressurized cargo in the Cygnus spacecraft will be put to good use to continue our mission of research, exploration and discovery. Achievements like this, fruit of the hardwork by space agencies and private companies and the international cooperation across the world, are what truly makes the ISS such a special endeavor at the service of all mankind."

"Station, Houston, well said," replied CAPCOM Mike Jensen.

The capture came 250 miles over Germany, some 3 days, 18 hours, 54 minutes after liftoff from Cape Canaveral aboard the Atlas 5 rocket.

 
Cygnus maneuvered to its berthing port. Credit: NASA TV

Ground controllers working via remote command then took over and used the arm to maneuver Cygnus to the underside of the Unity module and seat the cargo ship into the berthing port. Sixteen electrically-driven bolts were engaged to structurally mate the craft to the station, a mark officially achieved at 8:39 a.m. EDT (1239 GMT).

The hatchway into Cygnus will be opened later today.

Two particular items to unload are a large avionics box and a jumper cable, both of which are needed for a spacewalk planned on May 12 by Expedition 51 commander Peggy Whitson and flight engineer Jack Fischer.

The prime objective of the EVA is replacement of an avionics box on one of the station's ExPRESS Logistics Carrier pallets, originally launched aboard the space shuttle with spare parts attached. But the structure will be able to accommodate science payloads following this update.

"Getting that box upgraded it going to us to be able to supply power to multiple payloads," said Kenny Todd, ISS operations integration manager.

There's also a cable that the spacewalkers will connect to the Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer to enable ground controllers to determine if a shuttle-era port is still working after nearly six years in space.

If it is, engineers could use it for command-and-control in the design of new cooling pumps planned for installation onto the particle physics experiment in the future. If the port is no longer operable, a new concept for designing the pumps will be needed.

"The team has looked at all the different options and ways to get the ones and zeros going wh ere they need to back and forth between the AMS and these pumps. They discovered there's this 1553 connection on the AMS, actually the heritage goes back to when we launched it in the shuttle. The thought is to maybe use that same connection," Todd said.

"They've come up with a way to put a little jumper in that basically takes the output of 1553 and puts it right back around to the input of that same connection, that way they are able to see whether or not there's good continuity in that 1553 port. If there is, that helps to inform the decision that the AMS folks need to make."

Cygnus will remain in place at the station for three months, allowing the crew to unload its vast amount of cargo and then load trash and disposables into the craft before it departs to burn up in the atmosphere.

Vehicle hardware: 2,677 pounds
 * Express Carrier Avionics (ExPCA) box and jumper cable, lab external handrail wireless communication antennas, improved Payload Ethernet Hub Gateway (iPEHG) hardware, external high definition camera and enhanced MDM hardware
 * Student-built spacewalk tools
 * Food warmer, medical accessory kits and sleeping bag and liners
 * Microbial sampling hardware, filter and batteries for smoke detectors, acoustic dosimeter and data receiver, cabin air assembly heat exchanger
 * Exercise harnesses for treadmill to be used by Nespoli and Randy Bresnik
 * Cabling for Waste and Hygiene Compartment, Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System tanks and ventilation monitor and air filters
 * New distillation and fluid and pressure control pump assemblies for the urine-to-water recycler
 * Solid-state lights, multipurpose glue, standard socket, L-wrench
 * Waste water bags
 * Urine and solid waste disposal containers
 * Toilet paper package

Crew supplies: 2,103 pounds
 * Crew suitcases and provisions
 * 92 Bulk Overwrap Bags of food
 * Public affairs items for European Space Agency astronaut Paolo Nespoli launching to the station in July
 * Personal items for Mark Vande Hei launching in September
 * NASA items for Russian crew
 * Procedure manuals

Science utilization: 2,072 pounds
 * European Space Agency: Extremophiles kit and the Portable PFS facility for human research in respiratory, cardiovascular and metabolic physiology
 * JAXA: Group Combustion hardware, ELF hardware, Probiotics
 * NASA: Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer 1553 terminator connector, Antibody Drug Conjugates in Microgravity, Magnetic 3D Cell Culturing, Genes in Space 2 and 3, Osteo-omics, Nanoracks equipment and deployers, Plant Habitat, Rodent Research 5 Animal Access Unit, VEGGIE, SAFFIRE-3

EVA gear: 161 pounds
 * Hard upper torso, arms, legs, boots, checkout fixture for spacesuit
 * Spacewalk tool kit, tethers, tape, scissors

Russian hardware: 40 pounds
 * Bulk Overwrap Bags of food for cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin, launching April 20, and Sergey Ryazanskiy launching in July

Computer resources: 4 pounds
 * Plant Habitat software
 * System upgrade CD and DVD for the Columbus module
 * M12 to RJ45 adapters

With packing material included, the total "up-mass" on this Cygnus in the pressurized cargo module is 7,443 pounds. The craft also has a 183-pound external cubesat deployer.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4204466

Первый финский спутник прибыл на МКС
ХЕЛЬСИНКИ, 23 апреля. /Корр. ТАСС Нина Бурмистрова/. Первый финский наноспутник Aalto-2, созданный студентами и молодыми учеными из Университета Аалто, в субботу прибыл на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) после нескольких дней пути. Об этом сообщила пресс-служба вуза.
"Теперь он проведет на МКС несколько недель, ожидая своей очереди выйти в космос самостоятельно. Отправление маленьких спутников на собственную орбиту должно произойти 8 или 15 мая", - сказал Яан Пракс, руководитель проекта создания спутников в университете.
Aalto-2 18 апреля доставлен на МКС грузовым космическим кораблем Cygnus, стартовавшим с американского мыса Канаверал с помощью ракеты-носителя Atlas V. "Хотя в Финляндии уже много десятилетий производят космическую технику, Aalto-2 - первый построенный в стране спутник, который теперь находится в космосе", - отметил Пракс.

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При этом он оказался в космосе раньше своего предшественника Aalto-1, который с прошлого года находится в ожидании запуска на западном побережье США. "Aalto-2, размер которого не больше пакета молока, а вес - два килограмма, в числе других 50 спутников станет частью европейской программы исследования атмосферы Земли QB50. Ее цель - построить всеобъемлющую модель термосферы - слоя атмосферы, начинающегося на высоте 80-90 километров. Созданный финнами прибор в течение полугода будет делать замеры характеристик плазмы в этом слое.
В вузе сообщили также, что запуск Aalto-1 с помощью индийской ракеты-носителя PSLV намечен на последнюю неделю мая.
Одной из главных задач аппарата станет тестирование новейших финских технологий. Среди них - спектральная камера дистанционного зондирования Земли нового поколения, созданная в Центре технологических исследований VTT, и "электропаруса" от финского Метеорологического института, которые позволят вывести спутник с орбиты после выполнения им всех задач, а также новый датчик радиоактивного излучения - совместное изобретение университетов Турку и Хельсинки.

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Новичок осваивается в невесомости - утренний кофе    

Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 11 ч назад

Mom said not to play w/my food, but when it's this fun, I just can't help it... Happiness = Coffee Balls in the morning!! #CoffeeBallsRock

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

At 1:27 a.m. ET on April 24, @AstroPeggy has officially broken @Astro_Jeff's record of 534 days in space. Wish her well with #CongratsPeggy!

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/record-breaking-nasa-astronaut-peggy-whitson-sets-new-record-for-time-in-space

April 24, 2017
 
 Record-Breaking NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Sets New Record for Time in Space
 
 
 NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson signs a bulkhead on the International Space Station next to the Expedition 50 crew patch.spoi
 
 534 days, 2 hours, 49 minutes and counting.

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson flew through the standing record for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut at 1:27 a.m. EDT on April 24, and with the recent extension of her stay at the International Space Station, she has five months to rack up a new one.

Record holder is a familiar title for Whitson - she's held several over the course of her NASA career. In 2008, Whitson became the first woman to command the space station, and on April 9 became the first woman to command it twice. In March, she seized the record for most spacewalks by a female. Now, after launching on Nov. 17 with 377 days in space already under her belt, she's surpassed astronaut Jeff Williams' previous United States record of 534 days, 2 hours and 48 minutes of cumulative time in space.

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This is Whitson's third long-duration stay onboard the space station, and in March her mission was extended into September, increasing the amount of valuable astronaut time available for experiments on board the station. When she returns to Earth, she'll have spent more than 650 days in space, and decades supporting spaceflight from the ground.

Whitson began her NASA career in the 1980s. With a doctorate in biochemistry, she held a number of research-related positions, and in 1992 was named project scientist of the Shuttle-Mir Program. She also served as deputy division chief of the Medical Sciences Division at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and co-chair of the U.S.-Russian Mission Science Working Group before being selected as an astronaut in 1996.

She made her first trip to the International Space Station in 2002. Space shuttle Endeavour delivered her and her Expedition 5 crewmates for a 184-day stay in the four modules that made up the space station at the time. While there, she took part in 21 science investigations and became the first NASA science officer. In 2008, Whitson returned as commander of Expedition 16, and was on hand for the installation of the Harmony node, the Columbus laboratory and the Kibo logistics module. She spent another 192 days in space and performed her first five spacewalks.

Since returning for her third stay in November, Whitson has added another three spacewalks to her list, bringing her total time spent outside the space station to more than 53 hours. With the title for most spacewalks by a female and most time spent spacewalking by a female already secure, she'll add to both numbers on May 12, when she is scheduled to venture out of the station's airlock again.

Between trips to space, Whitson was named chief of the astronaut office in 2009, becoming the first female to hold the position, which she remained in until 2012.

 Follow Whitson's mission on Twitter, Facebook or Tumblr, and cheer her on as she establishes a new U.S. record for cumulative time in space by using the hashtag #CongratsPeggy on social media.

Last Updated: April 24, 2017
Editor: Mark Garcia

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NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA 3 мин. назад

LIVE NOW: @AstroPeggy receives a special congrats call from @POTUS on her record-breaking accomplishment. Watch: https://www.nasa.gov/nasalive 

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Five Times Peggy Whitson Made History
 
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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4207515

CNN: Пегги Уитсон установила рекорд продолжительности пребывания астронавтов на орбите
 
 Космос  24 апреля, 16:56 UTC+3
 
Американский астронавт прибыла на борт МКС в ноябре 2016 года и должна вернуться на Землю в начале сентября

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Пегги Уитсон
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НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 24 апреля. /Корр. ТАСС Игорь Борисенко/. Член экипажа МКС 57-летняя Пегги Уитсон установила новый рекорд пребывания американских астронавтов в космосе.

Как сообщила телекомпания CNN, в 07:27 мск она превзошла установленную ранее своим коллегой Джеффом Уильямсом суммарную продолжительность космического полета - 534 дня.

Ранее она установила рекорд по числу выходов в открытый космос - за бортом МКС она работала восемь раз, в общей сложности 53 часа 22 минуты.

Уитсон прибыла на борт МКС в ноябре 2016 года и должна вернуться на Землю в начале сентября

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-astronaut-peggy-whitson-talks-stem-education-with-president-trump

April 24, 2017
 RELEASE 17-046

 NASA Astronaut Peggy Whitson Talks STEM Education with President Trump

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NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, currently living and working aboard the International Space Station, broke the record Monday for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut - an occasion that was celebrated with a phone call from President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and fellow astronaut Kate Rubins.
Credits: NASA TV
 

 Seen here on a spacewalk in March 2017, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson holds the record for most spacewalks conducted by a female astronaut.
Credits: NASA
 

 On her 2007 mission aboard the International Space Station, NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 16 commander, worked on the Capillary Flow Experiment (CFE), which observes the flow of fluid, in particular capillary phenomena, in microgravity.
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 Astronaut Peggy Whitson, Expedition 5 flight engineer, attired in a training version of the shuttle launch and entry suit, is seen here in July 2001 about to begin a mission training session in the Space Vehicle Mockup Facility at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston.
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Sets New U.S. Record for Time in Space

NASA astronaut Peggy Whitson, currently living and working aboard the International Space Station, broke the record Monday for cumulative time spent in space by a U.S. astronaut - an occasion that was celebrated with a phone call from President Donald Trump, First Daughter Ivanka Trump, and fellow astronaut Kate Rubins.

NASA astronaut Jack Fischer, who arrived April 20 for his first mission aboard the orbiting outpost, also participated in the call alongside Whitson.

"Peggy is a phenomenal role model for young women, and all Americans, who are exploring or participating in STEM education programs and careers," said President Trump. "As I have said many times before, only by enlisting the full potential of women in our society will we be truly able to make America great again. When I signed the INSPIRE Women Act in February, I did so to ensure more women have access to STEM education and careers, and to ensure America continues to benefit from the contributions of trailblazers like Peggy."

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Whitson launched on Nov. 17, 2016, with 377 days in space already under her belt, and broke Jeff Williams' U.S. record of 534 cumulative days in space. In 2008, Whitson became the first woman to command the space station, and on April 9 became the first woman to command it twice. In addition, she holds the record for most spacewalks by a female astronaut.

"This is an inspirational record Peggy is setting today, and she would be the first to tell you this is a record that's absolutely made to be broken as we advance our knowledge and existence as both Americans and humans," said NASA acting Administrator Robert Lightfoot. "The cutting-edge research and technology demonstrations on the International Space Station will help us go farther into our solar system and stay there longer, as we explore the mysteries of deep space first-hand. Congratulation to Peggy, and thank you for inspiring not only women, but all Americans to pursue STEM careers and become leaders." 

This is Whitson's third long-duration stay on board the space station, and her mission was recently extended for an additional three months. Rather than returning to Earth in June as originally planned, Whitson will remain on the space station and her return home, with Fischer and Russian cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin, is targeted for September. Whitson's extension will give her significantly more time to conduct scientific experiments aboard the station.

A fresh set of science experiments and supplies for Whitson and her crewmates arrived at the space station April 22 on Orbital ATK's seventh NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission. Investigations include an antibody investigation that could increase the effectiveness of chemotherapy drugs for cancer treatment and an advanced plant habitat for studying plant physiology and food growth in space. Another new investigation bound for the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the station will look at using magnetized cells and tools to make it easier to handle cells and cultures, and improve the reproducibility of experiments.

In addition to the important research that cannot be conducted on Earth, Fischer and Whitson are scheduled to take part in the fifth spacewalk of the year on May 12 to replace an avionics box on the starboard truss called an ExPRESS Logistics Carrier, a storage platform.

For more than 16 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 1,900 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Follow Whitson's stay on the space station via social media at:

 

http://www.twitter.com/AstroPeggy

http://www.facebook.com/NASAastronautPeggyWhitson

https://astropeggy.tumblr.com

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Jen Rae Wang
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1600
jenrae.wang@nasa.gov

 Brandi Dean
 Johnson Space Center, Houston
 281-483-5111
brandi.k.dean@nasa.gov

Last Updated: April 24, 2017
Editor: Karen Northon

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President Trump Calls Space Station Crew on Record-Setting Day

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JAXAウェブ‏Подлинная учетная запись @JAXA_jp 40 мин. назад

[ISS・きぼう広報・情報センター] タンパク質結晶生成実験（第2期シリーズ第6回実験）を開始しました http://dlvr.it/NzPqG5

[ISS · Kibo PR · Information Center] We started a protein crystal generation experiment (2nd series, 6th experiment)

[ISS · Kibo PR · Информационный центр] Мы начали эксперимент по генерации кристалла белка (2-я серия, 6-й эксперимент)

http://iss.jaxa.jp/kiboexp/news/170424_pcg.html

タンパク質結晶生成実験（第2期シリーズ第6回実験）を開始しました
最終更新日：2017年4月24日

国際宇宙ステーション・「きぼう」日本実験棟を利用する高品質タンパク質結晶生成実験（Protein Crystal Growth: PCG）の第2期実験シリーズ第6回実験について、実験機材及び実験サンプルは平成29年4月20日午後4時13分（日本時間）にソユーズMS-04宇宙船（50S）にて打ち上げられ、同21日に「きぼう」船内実験室のタンパク質結晶生成装置（PCRF）に設置後、軌道上実験を開始しました。今後、温度管理のもと結晶生成実験を行い、6月初旬にソユーズ宇宙船で実験サンプルを地上に回収する予定です。
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We started a protein crystal generation experiment (2nd series, 6th experiment)
Last Updated: April 24, 2017

Experimental equipment and experimental samples on the 6th experiment of the 2nd experiment series of Protein Crystal Growth (PCG) using the International Space Station "Kibo" Japan Experiment Module April, It was launched at Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft (50S) at 4:13 pm (Japan time) on the 20th, and after it was installed in the Protein Crystal Generator (PCRF) of the "Kibo" inboard laboratory on the 21st, We started the experiment above. In the future, we will conduct a crystal generation experiment under temperature control and we plan to collect experimental samples on the ground with the Soyuz spacecraft in early June.
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Мы начали эксперимент по генерации белкового кристалла (2-я серия, 6-й эксперимент)
Последнее обновление: 24 апреля 2017 г.

Экспериментальное оборудование и экспериментальные образцы 6-го эксперимента 2-й серии экспериментов по выращиванию белка-кристалла (ПКГ) с использованием японского экспериментального модуля Международной космической станции «Кибо», апрель, было запущено на космическом корабле «Союз-МС-04» (50S) в 4:13 (По японскому времени) 20-го и после того, как он был установлен в генераторе протеинового кристалла (ПКРФ) 21-й лабораторной лаборатории «Кибо», мы начали эксперимент выше. В будущем мы будем проводить эксперимент по генерации кристаллов при контроле температуры, и мы планируем собрать экспериментальные образцы на земле с космическим аппаратом «Союз» в начале июня.
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Thomas Pesquet‏Подлинная учетная запись @Thom_astro 3 ч. назад

First run of a new remotely operated ultrasound machine developed by @CNES #MadeInFrance #tuesdayscience

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Thomas Pesquet‏Подлинная учетная запись @Thom_astro 1 ч. назад

We will use the ultrasound to learn more about our blood vessels in space!...

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https://ria.ru/science/20170425/1493086551.html

Орбиту МКС увеличат на 0,8 км
МОСКВА, 25 апр -- РИА Новости. Орбиту международной космической станции (МКС) увеличат примерно на 800 метров 27 апреля, сообщили журналистам во вторник в Центре управления полетами (ЦУП).
"Коррекция орбиты станции запланирована на 27 апреля... средняя высота полета станции увеличится на 0,8 километра и составит 405,1 километра ", -- сказал представитель ЦУПа.
Он отметил, что двигатели служебного модуля "Звезда" должны будут включиться в 08.10 мск и проработать около 30 секунд. Коррекцию орбиты станции проведут с целью формирования баллистических условий для посадки спускаемого аппарата корабля "Союз МС-03", который в настоящее время пристыкован к МКС.
По словам представителя ЦУПа, представленные данные являются расчетными и могут поменяться перед выполнением маневра.
Ранее "Роскосмос" уже сообщал о том, что очередная коррекция орбиты станции будет проведена 27 апреля 2017 года.
Последний раз коррекция орбиты станции проводилась 3 апреля 2017 года для формирования баллистических условий для посадки корабля "Союз МС-02" 10 апреля 2017 года и последующей стыковки корабля "Союз МС-04", осуществленной 20 апреля 2017 года. Двигатели служебного модуля "Звезда" включились в 17.20 мск и проработали 35,6 секунды. Средняя высота полета при этом составила 404,9 километра.

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Orbital ATK‏Подлинная учетная запись @OrbitalATK 3 ч. назад

Last week #Cygnus delivered #GenesInSpace-2 experiment to @Space_Station that aims to understand how spaceflight changes human DNA #DNADay17

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QB50-CubeSat Mission‏ @QB50Mission 24 апр.

This is why @QB50Mission #EUresearch #FP7 @CORDIS_EU is unique https://www.vki.ac.be/images/news/2017/QB50/QB50Infographic.pdf ...

QB50Infographic.pdf - 846590 B, 1 стр (рисунок - копия PDF-файла)

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/04/26/first-4k-live-stream-from-space-and-eye-studies-for-crew/

First 4K Live Stream from Space and Eye Studies for Crew
Posted on April 26, 2017 at 2:00 pm by Mark Garcia.

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NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer talk live to panelists at the National Association of Broadcasters using 4K ultra-high-defintion streaming technology for the first time.

NASA astronauts Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer live-streamed a broadcast from space today using 4K ultra-high-definition technology for the first time. The duo called down to the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas to demonstrate the advanced technology and promote space science and filmmaking.

Expedition 51 worked throughout Wednesday on a variety of microgravity research and spaceship unpacking. The five crew members also conducted vision checks while their newest pair continued getting up to speed on International Space Station systems.

French astronaut Pesquet joined Russian cosmonaut Oleg Novitskiy for ultrasound scans and eye exams in the morning. The two crewmates are participating in a study to understand and offset the headward fluid shifts in space that are known to affect vision.

Pesquet got together at the end of the day with Whitson and Jack Fischer for more eye checks with guidance from doctors on the ground. Whitson also studied how astronauts adapt to touchscreen interfaces. Fischer spent a few hours swapping sample cartridges in a high-temperature furnace lab facility.

Veteran cosmonaut Fyodor Yurchikhin continued offloading cargo from the new Soyuz MS-04 crew ship. Pesquet also transferred new science and crew supplies from the Cygnus resupply ship. Yurchikhin and Fischer are continuing to adapt to living and working aboard the station having been in space less than week.

This entry was posted in Expedition 51 and tagged cygnus, European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Orbital ATK, Roscosmos, Soyuz on April 26, 2017 by Mark Garcia.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4214434

Экипаж МКС установил рекорд по времени, затрачиваемому на эксперименты
МОСКВА, 26 апреля. /ТАСС/. Экипаж предыдущей экспедиции на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) потратил 99 часов за неделю на эксперименты, установив рекорд по времени, выделенному на научную работу. Об этом сообщает Европейское космическое агентство (ЕКА).
"Астронавт ЕКА Тома Песке, астронавты НАСА Шейн Кимброу и Пегги Уитсон, космонавты Олег Новицкий, Андрей Борисенко и Сергей Рыжиков совместно потратили 99 часов на научные исследования в течение недели", - говорится в сообщении, где также указывается, что рекорд был установлен в марте.
Продолжительность рабочей недели на МКС составляет около 40 часов на каждого члена экипажа. За это время космонавты проводят научные исследования, техническое обслуживание станции и спортивные тренировки. В среднем выходит по 2,5 часа в сутки на каждую задачу.
"Этот рекорд показывает, что экипаж стал больше использовать станцию по предназначению - как космическую лабораторию", - говорится в сообщении.
Сокращение экипажа
С весны этого года Роскосмос сократил количество членов российского экипажа на МКС с трех до двух человек. Сейчас на станции продолжает работать новая экспедиция, в состав которой входят российские космонавты Федор Юрчихин и Олег Новицкий, американские астронавты Джек Фишер и Пегги Уитсон, европейский астронавт Тома Песке.
Ранее российские космонавты заявляли, что сокращение российского экипажа в два раза снизит время на работу по научной программе, потому что вырастет нагрузка на обслуживание станции. Беспокойство по этому поводу также выразили российские ученые. Перед полетом Юрчихин пообещал работать быстрее, чтобы успешно выполнять научные задачи в усеченном составе на МКС.
Каждая экспедиция проводит на МКС в среднем около 50 экспериментов по российской научной программе. При этом на американском сегменте станции за одну экспедицию выполняется около 200 экспериментов.
В 2015 году руководитель полета российского сегмента МКС Владимир Соловьев сообщил, что в российской долгосрочной научной программе подготовлены к реализации 255 экспериментов, 182 из которых проводились на борту станции или находились в стадии наземной подготовки. Еще 73 эксперимента к тому моменту были завершены. При этом с 2000 по 2015 годы на российском сегменте МКС было реализовано или находилось на этапе реализации 221 эксперимент с иностранным участием.

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4K UHD Television Downlinked from the Space Station in Ground-Breaking Demonstration
 
 
 NASA

Опубликовано: 26 апр. 2017 г.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 51 Commander Peggy Whitson and Flight Engineer Jack Fischer of NASA downlinked 4K Ultra-High Definition television from the Destiny Laboratory April 26 in the first-ever live demonstration of the new video capability from space. Speaking to a gathering of the National Association of Broadcasters in Las Vegas, Whitson and Fischer answered questions about the 4K UHD capability as well as questions about life and research in orbit. On April 24, Whitson set a new record for most days in space by a U.S. astronaut --- 534 days --- as she remains in orbit until early September. Fischer arrived on the complex April 20 for a four and a half month mission.

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