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Mark T. Vande Hei‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Sabot 14 июл.

The Expedition 53 Gang of Six. We'll be together on #SpaceStation starting 9/13. The gents on the group's left (photo's right) launch 7/28.

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Paolo Nespoli's third mission to the Space Station

European Space Agency, ESA

Опубликовано: 14 июл. 2017 г.

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli from Italy is scheduled to make his third spaceflight this July. Launched on board a Soyuz spacecraft from Baikonur in Kazakhstan, he'll be living and working onboard the International Space Station for around five months. Now 60, Paolo intends to make full use of his previous spaceflight experience in orbit.

Paolo's mission is called Vita, which stands for Vitality, Innovation, Technology and Ability. The name was chosen by Italy's ASI space agency, which is providing the mission through a barter agreement with NASA.

In Italian, "vita" means "life", reflecting the experiments that Paolo will run and the philosophical notion of living in outer space – one of the most inhospitable places for humans.

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Космическая премьера новой серии «Маши и Медведя»

ROSCOSMOS Media Store

Опубликовано: 14 июл. 2017 г.

14 июля состоялась премьера космической серии третьего сезона «Есть контакт!» на русскоязычном YouTube канале проекта - MashaMedvedTV. Серию уже посмотрел командир Международной космической станции Фёдор Юрчихин. За несколько дней до премьеры команда «Маши и Медведя» вместе с Госкорпорацией «Роскосмос» отправили новый эпизод мультсериала на МКС.

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Paolo Nespoli‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_paolo 15 июл.

Hello @Space_Station, do you copy? Nice to see you all in video... but it'll be nicer to see you in person in two weeks! #VITAmission

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Paolo Nespoli‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_paolo 15 ч. назад

Colazione di saluto a Star City: @AstroKomrade , @Ryazanskiy_ISS e io stiamo per partire per Baikonur... ci siamo quasi! #VITAmission

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Прощальный завтрак в Звездном городке: @AstroKomrade, @Ryazanskiy_ISS и я уезжаем на Байконур ... Я почти там!

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 1 ч. назад

Sometimes all you have to do is shine a new light on it, to see things in an entirely different way--like the ocean by moonlight...

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Кажется, будто раскалилась на солнце.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/07/14/iss-daily-summary-report-7142017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/14/2017
Posted on July 14, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Operations:

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Today the crew brought the JEMAL Slide Table into the JEM from the Airlock and replaced the Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) on the Slide Table with the Handhold Experiment Platform (HXP) Adapter. The HXP Adapter will support the Exposed Experiment Handhold Attachment Mechanism 1 (ExHAM 1) operations planned for next week.

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Fluid Shifts:

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The crew will perform baseline imaging activities this week for the Fluid Shifts investigation. With one of them performing as an operator, ultrasound imaging will be taken of blood vessels at various body locations. Additional data will be obtained from tests for Cerebral and Cochlear Fluid Pressure (CCFP), Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT), Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emission (DPOAE), and a Tonometry examination will be performed. Fluid Shifts is a joint NASA-Russian experiment that investigates the causes for severe and lasting physical changes to astronaut's eyes. Because the headward fluid shift is a hypothesized contributor to these changes, reversing this fluid shift with a lower body negative pressure device is part of the investigation to support a possible intervention. Results from this study may help in development of preventative measures against eye damage and lasting changes in vision.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/07/17/all-about-the-human-and-new-crew-at-launch-site/

All About the Human, and New Crew at Launch Site
Posted on July 17, 2017 at 11:20 am by Catherine Williams.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 52 astronauts furthered investigative data for NASA's Human Research Program, collecting in-flight data and blood and urine samples over the weekend.

Today, the crew will take additional samples for the Biochem Profile, Repository and Cardio Ox investigations. An ultrasound was also used for the Cardio Ox study, which seeks to determine whether biological markers of oxidative and inflammatory stress are elevated during and after spaceflight, and whether this could result in an increased, long-term risk of the hardening of the arteries for space-faring explorers.

Also on tap is the Mag 3D cell culturing experiment. The crew will fixate the BioCells and ins ert them in to the Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). The orbiting laboratory provides a way to manipulate and culture cells in 2D and 3D in space and on the ground, which can help isolate the effects of gravity in experiments and enable biological research previously deemed unfeasible in space.

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Expedition 52-53 crew members Paolo Nespoli (left), Sergey Ryazanskiy (center) and Randy Bresnik (right) arrive at their launch site in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, on July 16. Credit: NASA/Victor Zelentsov

The next crew to lift off to the International Space Station has arrived at its launch site at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The experienced space travelers from Roscosmos, NASA and ESA (European Space Agency) are due to blast off inside the Soyuz MS-05 spacecraft July 28 for a six-hour ride to the space station's Rassvet module. Cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, with astronauts Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli, are scheduled to live and work in space until mid-December.

This entry was posted in Expedition 52 and tagged European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, Soyuz on July 17, 2017 by Catherine Williams.   

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NICER in Space

NASA Goddard

Опубликовано: 17 июл. 2017 г.

Several cameras on the International Space Station (ISS) have eyes on NICER. Since arriving to the space station on June 5 – aboard SpaceX's eleventh cargo resupply mission – NICER underwent robotic installation on ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2, initial deployment, precise point tests and more. This video shows segments of NICER's time in space. Scientists and engineers will continue to watch NICER, using these cameras, throughout the mission's science operations.

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Europe from Space in 4K

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 17 июл. 2017 г.

Got three minutes to spare for a tour of southern Europe? That's all the time it takes, when you have a 4K camera orbiting Earth 250 miles up—and we do, on the International Space Station. This Ultra High Definition video was shot in August 2016 as the station traveled nearly 1000 miles, taking in views from above the western coast of France to the Iberian Peninsula, Italy, Switzerland, southern Germany and Austria, and southward to the countries of the Balkan Peninsula. Music by Joakim Karud.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2017/nasa-neutron-star-mission-begins-science-operations

July 17, 2017
RELEASE 17-019 (Goddard)

NASA Neutron Star Mission Begins Science Operations

NASA's new Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer (NICER) mission to study the densest observable objects in the universe has begun science operations.

Launched June 3 on an 18-month baseline mission, NICER will help scientists understand the nature of the densest stable form of matter located deep in the cores of neutron stars using X-ray measurements.

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This time-lapse animation shows NICER being extracted from the SpaceX Dragon trunk on June 11, 2017.
Credits: NASA

NICER operates around the clock on the International Space Station (ISS). In the two weeks following launch, NICER underwent extraction from the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, robotic installation on ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2 on board ISS and initial deployment. Commissioning efforts began June 14, as NICER deployed from its stowed launch configuration. All systems are functioning as expected.

"No instrument like this has ever been built for the space station," said Keith Gendreau, the principal investigator for NICER at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "As we transition from an instrument development project to a science investigation, it is important to recognize the fantastic engineering and instrument team who built a payload that delivers on all the promises made."

To date, NICER has observed over 40 celestial targets. These objects were used to calibrate the X-ray Timing Instrument and supporting star-tracker camera. The observations also validated the payload's performance that will enable its key science measurements.
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/goddard/2017/nasa-neutron-star-mission-begins-science-operations
Several cameras on the International Space Station have eyes on NICER. Since arriving to the space station on June 5 – aboard SpaceX's eleventh cargo resupply mission – NICER underwent robotic installation on ExPRESS Logistics Carrier 2, initial deployment, precise point tests and more. This video shows segments of NICER's time in space. Scientists and engineers will continue to watch NICER using these cameras throughout the mission's science operations.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Download this video in HD formats from NASA Goddard's Scientific Visualization Studio

Along with the instrument's transition to full science operations, the embedded Station Explorer for X-ray Timing and Navigation Technology (SEXTANT) demonstration will begin using NICER data to tune the built-in flight software for its first experiment.
 
"Our initial timing models use data collected by terrestrial radio telescopes," said Jason Mitchell, the SEXTANT project manager at Goddard. "Because NICER observes in X-rays, we will account for the difference between the pulses we recover in X-rays compared to our radio models."


During NICER commissioning, an observation of low-mass X-ray binary 4U 1608–522 revealed a serendipitous Type I X-ray burst, a flare resulting from a thermonuclear explosion on the surface of a neutron star. 4U 1608 consists of a neutron star in a close orbit with a low-mass star from which it is drawing gas. As this matter accretes and piles up on the neutron star surface, its density in the strong-gravity environment increases until an explosive nuclear fusion reaction is ignited. The heated neutron star surface and atmosphere glow in X-rays, cooling and dimming over the span of about one minute. The hot-spot on the star swings in and out of NICER's view as the star spins, approximately 619 times each second; these fluctuations in X-ray brightness, and their evolution during the burst, are indicated by the purple contours in the lower panel. NICER provides a unique such bursts, tracing flame propagation and other phenomena through the burst's temperature and brightness changes over time, with simultaneous fast-timing and spectroscopy capability not previously available.
Credits: NASA


GX 301–2, a high mass X-ray binary, is a system in which a massive, aging star's dense wind is drawn toward the strong gravity of a neutron star. The column of falling material emits X-rays, dominated at certain times by the fluorescent glow of atoms of heavy metals such as iron and nickel. NICER's X-ray detectors measure the energies (or colors) of X-ray photons – the technique of spectroscopy – to determine the chemical makeup and density of the accreting material in this 1,200-second exposure.
Credits: NASA

Once NICER collects data on each of SEXTANT's target pulsars, the software will exploit timing models developed using NICER-only data.

NICER-SEXTANT is a two-in-one mission. NICER will study the strange, ultra-dense astrophysics objects known as neutron stars to determine how matter behaves in their interiors. SEXTANT will use NICER's observations of rapidly rotating neutron stars, or pulsars, to demonstrate autonomous X-ray navigation in space.

NICER is an Astrophysics Mission of Opportunity within NASA's Explorer program, which provides frequent flight opportunities for world-class scientific investigations from space utilizing innovative, streamlined, and efficient management approaches within the heliophysics and astrophysics science areas. NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate supports the SEXTANT component of the mission, demonstrating pulsar-based spacecraft navigation.

For more information about NICER, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/nicer/

To download NICER Multimedia:

https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/Gallery/NICER.html

For more information about SEXTANT, visit:

https://gameon.nasa.gov/projects/deep-space-x-ray-navigation-and-communication/

For more information about research and technology on the International Space Station, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html


Clare Skelly
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.
301-286-4994
clare.a.skelly@nasa.gov


Last Updated: July 17, 2017
Editor: Rob Garner

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 39 мин. назад

The Exp 52-53 crew is at the Baikonur Cosmodrome launch site in Kazakhstan counting down to a July 28 liftoff to the space station.

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Peggy Whitson‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroPeggy 9 ч назад

Storing blood samples in our ULTRA-COLD freezer to maintain sample integrity. Watch how we take blood samples here: https://youtu.be/mUuRzZbM4uY 

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NASA's Marshall Space Flight Center · 13 ч ·

Last week, crew on the International Space Station installed a mechanism to open and close a window cover that will help scientists get cleaner pictures of Earth. The Payload Rack Officers at #NASAMarshall -- part of the "mission control for science" team at the Payload Operations Integration Center -- worked closely with astronauts to install the Shutter Actuation System. The SAS protects the outside of the window in the Window Observational Research Facility on the station from any scratches or debris. The shutters can now be opened and closed from the ground when cameras or detection equipment are in place and ready to collect valuable data of our home planet from space.
 
 This photo is of a special camera in the WORF rack that is looking for meteors as they enter and disintegrate in Earth's atmosphere, helping scientists determine what those meteors are made of. #ScienceInOrbit

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/07/17/iss-daily-summary-report-7172017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/17/2017
Posted on July 17, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

Body Measures:

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On Saturday, a crewmember completed the Body Measures Flight Day 244 session with assistance from a trained operator. NASA is collecting in-flight anthropometric data to assess the impact of physical body shape and size changes on suit sizing.  Still and video imagery is captured and a tape measure is used to measure segmental length, height, depth, and circumference data for all body segments (chest, waist, hip, arms, legs, etc.) from astronauts before, during and after their flight missions.

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Magnetic 3 Dimensional (Mag 3D) Cell Culturing:

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With assistance from the Payload Developer, on Saturday the crew used a microscope and will use it again today to view Magnetic 3D Biocells. Today they fixated the BioCells and ins erted them in to a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). Cell cultures in space spontaneously grow in three dimensions, which results in characteristics more representative of how cells grow and function in living organisms. But in microgravity, routine manipulation of cell cultures is challenging. This investigation uses magnetized cells and tools to make it easier to handle cells and cultures, and to improve the reproducibility of experiments. This approach also makes it possible to generate two-dimensional cultures as controls, and to determine whether biological events in these monolayer cultures result from gravity or substrate attachment.

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Human Research Program (HRP):

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A crewmember collected Flight Day 240 blood and urine samples over the weekend and today for Biochem Profile, Repository and Cardio Ox investigations.  An ultrasound was also performed today for Cardio Ox.

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• The Biochem Profile experiment tests blood and urine samples obtained from astronauts before, during and after spaceflight.  Specific proteins and chemicals in the samples are used as biomarkers, or indicators of health. Post-flight analysis yields a database of samples and test results which scientists can use to study the effects of spaceflight on the body.
• Repository is a storage bank that is used to maintain biological specimens over extended periods of time under controlled conditions. This archive of bio samples will be used as a resource for future spaceflight related research.
• By collecting Cardio Ox ultrasound and ECG data, along with blood and urine samples, scientists are trying to determine whether biological markers of oxidative and inflammatory stress are elevated during and after space flight and whether this results in an increased, long-term risk of atherosclerosis in astronauts.
  

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ISS Safety Video Survey:

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The crew recorded video of the interior volume of the ISS to allow ground teams to assess the current vehicle configuration and identify any safety concern. This survey is performed approximately every 6 months to identify ventilation blockage, flammability hazards, verify emergency egress paths, and confirm access to fire ports and safety equipment.

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Cycle Ergometer with Vibration Isolation and Stabilization (CEVIS) Clicking Noise:

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Over the weekend the crew reported a clicking noise coming from the CEVIS.  In 2011, crew reported a similar clicking noise from CEVIS that was determined to be a spring on a rod within the Inertial Vibration Isolation System (IVIS) boxes that makes a clicking noise as it engages with the throw mass (used to stabilize CEVIS during exercise).  Further on-orbit troubleshooting indicated that CEVIS is providing expected workload and the clicking noise is intermittent and very likely the same issue that was seen in 2011. CEVIS is GO for exercise and the crew will monitor for any changes in operations. There are no spare IVIS boxes on orbit, however there is a spare ready to be launched if needed.

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Minus Eighty Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI) Electronics Unit (EU) Failure:

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Today the Brayton Motor of MELFI-1 in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) was powered down as part of a planned activity to power MELFI-1 from its auxiliary power feed for better power balance during the upcoming high beta angle period. When attempts were made to bring the Brayton Motor back up, the commands failed. A retry was attempted along with a power cycle of the rack with no success. The EU was determined to be failed so the crew performed an R&R with no impacts to the science samples in MELFI.

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https://amsat-uk.org/2017/06/30/russian-tanusha-1-and-2-satellites/

Russian Satellites Tanusha 1 and 2 set for Activation
Jun 30 2017

A Tanusha CubeSat

Two Russian satellites are planned to be activated inside the International Space Station (ISS) Russian Segment as part of a verification test from July 4-8.
 

International Space Station – Image Credit NASA

The satellites will eventually be deployed by hand from the ISS during a Russian space walk tentatively scheduled for August 17, 2017.

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The satellites Tanusha 1 and Tanusha 2 [спутники Тануша 1/2], will be downlinked at 145.800 MHz FM. Transmissions from Tanusha 1 should begin around 18:30 UT on July 4. Transmissions will cease on July 6 from 08:20 till 18:00 UT to allow the satellites to be swapped out. Tanusha 2 will then be activated beginning on July 6 around 18:00 UT and continue until July 8 at 10:30 UT.

The satellites will broadcast greeting messages in Russian, English, Spanish and Chinese. More details will be made available on the Southwest Western State University site at https://www.swsu.ru/

Source ARISS

Greeting messages recorded from Tanusha-1 from inside the ISS
https://chertseyradioclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/thersgb-hamradio-amsat-pic.html

Greetings messages from Tanusha-2 from inside the ISS
https://chertseyradioclub.blogspot.co.uk/2017/07/greetings-messages-from-tanusha-2-from.html

The satellites are also referred to as Tanyusha-SWSU 1 & 2, or Tanyusha-YuZGU 1 & 2, or Танюша-ЮЗГУ 1 & 2, or Radioskaf 6 & 7 (RS6S, RS7S) http://space.skyrocket.de/doc_sdat/tanyusha-yuzgu-1.htm

Tomsk-TPU-120 was launched to the ISS in 2016. It is reportedly very similar to Tanusha-1 and there is a possibility it may be deployed with the Tanusha CubeSats during the Russian spacewalk (EVA) around August 17 https://amsat-uk.org/2016/12/29/tomsk-tpu-120-eva-deployment/

Southwest Western State University SWSU in Google English http://tinyurl.com/RussiaSWSU

Listen to the ISS using an Online Radio – Select Frequency of 145800.0 kHz and Mode FM
 • SUWS WebSDR when ISS in range of London http://websdr.suws.org.uk/
 • R4UAB WebSDR when ISS is over Russia http://websdr.r4uab.ru/

How to hear the ISS https://amsat-uk.org/beginners/how-to-hear-the-iss/

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 28 мин. назад

Fyodor will release 5 little satellites during a spacewalk w/ @Ryazanskiy_ISS including this little lady, Tanusha: https://amsat-uk.org/2017/06/30/russian-tanusha-1-and-2-satellites/ ...

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International Space Station: Creating Benefits for Humanity

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 18 июл. 2017 г.

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https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/worldwide/space/news/esa-astronaut-paolo-nespoli-test-augmented-reality-international-space-station

ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli to test augmented reality on the International Space Station
| 18.07.2017 |

Italian astronaut Paolo Nespoli will be headed to the International Space Station (ISS) on July 28, 2017 for his third long-duration mission. He recently completed an intensive training session at the ESA European Astronaut Center in Cologne, Germany.

One of the experiments to be performed by Paolo Nespoli is ARAMIS, which stands for "Augmented Reality Application for Maintenance, Inventory and Stowage". ARAMIS uses mobile wireless and augmented reality technologies to assist ISS astronauts on maintenance and checking operations, as well as the reorganization of onboard stowage.

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Thales Alenia Space is leading this project, on behalf of the Italian space agency. We asked project Principal Investigator Giuseppe Lentini to share his insights.

Q. Giuseppe, what's your role on this project?

A. As Principal Investigator, I'm in charge of the scientific aspects, and I also manage the research team to make sure the experiment meets its goals.

Q. What's the main aim of the experiment?

A. The experiment is designed to demonstrate that a mobile device (a standard tablet, in this case), equipped with a dedicated augmented reality application and a wireless connection to the station database, can increase the efficiency and precision of operations on the station. For the experiment, we are using two main scenarios, one for maintenance in Node 2 and one providing crew aid to manage stowage - two of the most time-consuming activities on the ISS.



Q. How can augmented reality help astronauts on the ISS?

Augmented reality provides crew members with information that enhances their perception of their surroundings. In some cases, it "translates" operational instructions and symbols (such as flight procedures) to clarify the information being displayed; in other cases, we draw on the experience gained in programs such as Node 2 and the Permanent Multipurpose Module – both built by Thales Alenia Space – to display computer-generated images over Paolo's actual views, to help him better understand his assigned tasks and enhance his situational awareness. For the demonstration we chose simple tasks, since our main goal is to validate this technology.

If properly applied, this type of technology could significantly improve onboard operations, both planned and especially unplanned.

Thales Alenia Space provides half of the Space Station's pressurized volume!



The ISS holds a special place in the hearts of Thales Alenia Space's engineers. The company has provided fully half of the pressurized volume on the ISS, including Nodes 2 and 3, the Leonardo Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM), the Multipurpose Logistics Modules (MPLM) and the Cupola, the Columbus lab structure, and the cargo modules for the ATV resupply vessels. Thales Alenia Space also builds, on behalf of Orbital ATK, the pressurized cargo modules (PCM) for the Cygnus resupply vessels. Another Cygnus will be launched in the coming months. Stay tuned for the latest info.

Copyrights:
Cartoon: © Thales Alenia Space/Briot
Photo 1: © NASA
Photo 2: © ESA/Stéphane Corvaja

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