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Why Try Science in Microgravity

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 20 июл. 2017 г.

Human space exploration missions quickly revealed that microgravity, or weightlessness, had profound and unique effects on physical and biological phenomena. Understanding these effects is critical for human exploration and pioneering space—but the study of these effects also advances knowledge on Earth. The International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory is a permanently crewed research facility, observatory, and engineering test bed that can provide Powerful insights into fundamental and applied scientific investigations.

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ISS National Lab‏Подлинная учетная запись @ISS_CASIS 1 ч. назад

Frank DeMauro, @OrbitalATK notes the continued utility of #Cygnus as a research platform + cargo vehicle for @ISS_Research at #ISSRDC

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РОСКОСМОС‏Подлинная учетная запись @roscosmos 4 мин. назад

Грузовой корабль #ПрогрессМС05 отстыковался от МКС - https://www.roscosmos.ru/23812/ .

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/23812/

ЦУП. ГРУЗОВОЙ КОРАБЛЬ «ПРОГРЕСС МС-05» ОТСТЫКОВАЛСЯ ОТ МКС
20.07.2017 20:50

В соответствии с программой полета Международной космической станции (МКС) 20 июля 2017 года транспортный грузовой корабль (ТГК) «Прогресс МС-05» отстыковался от МКС.

По штатной программе расхождения объектов ТГК «Прогресс МС-05» отошел от стыковочного отсека «Пирс» (СО-1) российского сегмента МКС в 20:46 мск.

В соответствии с расчетами специалистов службы баллистико-навигационного обеспечения Центра управления полетами (ЦУП) маршевый двигатель ТГК «Прогресс МС-05» будет включен на торможение в 23:58 мин. мск. Спустя 3 минуты двигатель завершит работу и корабль перейдет к снижению с рабочей орбиты. В 00:32 мин. ТГК «Прогресс МС-05» войдет в атмосферу Земли.

Согласно расчетам баллистиков ЦУП падение несгораемых элементов конструкции корабля должно состояться в 00:41 мин. мск в несудоходном районе Тихого океана.

Транспортный грузовой корабль «Прогресс МС-05» находился в составе орбитальной станции с 24 февраля 2017 года.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/07/20/russian-cargo-craft-departs-space-station/

Russian Cargo Craft Departs Space Station
Posted on July 20, 2017 at 2:00 pm by Catherine Williams.


An unpiloted Russian Progress resupply ship undocks fr om the International Space Station.

The unpiloted Russian Progress 66 cargo craft departed the International Space Station today after a five-month stay. Loaded with trash and other items no longer needed by the Expedition 52 crew, the Progress automatically undocked from the Pirs Docking Compartment on the Earth-facing side of the Russian segment of the complex at 1:46 p.m. EDT. With its mission completed, the cargo craft, which first arrived at the complex on Feb. 24, used its engines to conduct a separation maneuver, allowing it to move to a safe distance away from the station.
  
The Progress' engines will execute a deorbit burn at 4:58 p.m. to enable it to drop out of orbit for its entry back to Earth wh ere it will burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.
  
The next Russian Progress resupply ship is scheduled to launch to the station in mid-October.

This entry was posted in Uncategorized on July 20, 2017 by Catherine Williams.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/07/19/iss-daily-summary-report-7192017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/19/2017
Posted on July 19, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

Efficacy and Metabolism of Azonafide Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Microgravity (ADCs in Microgravity):

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The crew retrieved a BioCell Habitat, inoculation kits and ADC samples from a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI), set up hardware inside the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) Work Volume and inoculated the Multiwall BioCells using Inoculum syringes.  Later today the crew will repeat these steps with a second BioCell Habitat which begins an 11-day run. The ADCs in Microgravity investigation evaluates new antibody-drug conjugates that combine an immune-activating drug with antibodies to target only cancer cells, increasing the effectiveness of chemotherapy and reducing its side effects.  In microgravity, cancer cells grow in three-dimensional, spheroid structures that closely resemble their form in the human body, allowing for better drug testing. This investigation may accelerate development of targeted therapies for cancer patients.

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NeuroMapping:

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The crew set up the Neuromapping hardware and performed tests in "strapped in" and "free floating" body configurations. During the test, the crew executed three Behavioral Assessments: mental rotation, sensorimotor adaptation, and motor-cognitive dual tasking. The investigation studies whether long-duration spaceflight causes changes to brain structure and function, motor control, or multi-tasking abilities. It also measures how long it would take for the brain and body to recover from possible changes. Previous research and anecdotal evidence from astronauts suggests movement control and cognition can be affected in microgravity. The NeuroMapping investigation performs structural and functional magnetic resonance brain imaging (MRI and fMRI) to assess any changes that occur after spending months on the ISS.

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Food Acceptability:

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The crew completed a Food Acceptability questionnaire. The Food Acceptability investigation seeks to determine the impact on food acceptability on ISS of repetitive consumption of food currently available from the spaceflight food system. Results will be used in developing strategies to improve food system composition to support crew health and performance on long duration missions.

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Fine Motor Skills (FMS):

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The crew completed a series of interactive tasks during 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 the investigation is to determine how fine motor performance in microgravity varies over the duration of six-month and year-long space missions; how fine motor performance on orbit compares with that of a closely matched participant on Earth; and how performance varies before and after gravitational transitions, including periods of early flight adaptation and very early/near immediate post-flight periods.

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JEM Wireless Access Point (J-WAP)-2 Install:

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The crew removed the JEM Wireless Access Port located at the JPM1A7 location and replaced it with an improved JEM Wireless Access Port (J-WAP)-2. JWAP-2 will provide JEM internal Wi-Fi capability which incorporates new radio communications standards.

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http://spaceflight101.com/progress-ms-05/progress-ms-05-departure/

Progress MS-05 Departs ISS en-route to Fiery Re-Entry after Successful Cargo Mission
July 20, 2017

The Progress MS-05 cargo spacecraft departed the International Space Station on Thursday after a stay of five months facilitating the delivery of 2.4 metric tons of supplies to the orbiting laboratory. Heading toward a fiery re-entry, the spacecraft pulled away from the Station's Pirs Docking Compartment which will remain vacant until mid-October when the next Progress supply craft is due to arrive at the complex.

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Photo: NASA TV

Progress MS-05 lifted off from a snow-covered Baikonur Cosmodrome on February 22, riding the final Soyuz U rocket that sailed into retirement after a career of 44 years, holding the record for the longest-serving and most-flown launch vehicle in the history of space flight. Placed into an on-target orbit by the venerable booster, Progress MS-05 completed a two-day link-up with ISS – firing its engine three times before initiating a fully automated rendezvous sequence that included more engine burns to deliver Progress to the vicinity of ISS followed by an automated approach to Pirs.


Soyuz-U sails into Retirement – Photo: Roscosmos

The Progress MS-05 mission delivered a total of 2,398 Kilograms of cargo and supplies to the Space Station comprising the typical mix of food, fuel, maintenance hardware, consumables and water. Over the course of the docked stay, Progress transferred 600 Kilograms of refueling propellant to the Space Station while the crew was tasked with transferring 420kg of water to be used for Oxygen generation and crew consumption. Progress also carried 52kg of pressurized Oxygen to top up the Station's atmosphere as pressure is regularly lost as the result of spacewalks and vehicle departures.

Dry cargo delivered inside the pressurized compartment of the Progress accounted for 1,326 Kilograms and included 351kg of food provisions, 311kg of maintenance hardware, 130kg of clothing and consumables for the crew, 116kg of hygiene supplies, 78kg of research gear and 159kg of NASA cargo for the Russian crew members. Also aboard the Progress was the first Orlan-MKS space suit (156kg) to reach the International Space Station after the first flight unit was lost in the Progress MS-04 launch failure last December.


Russia's Orlan Space Suit – Photo: Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center

Orlan-MKS has been designed to be more robust than its predecessor while being much easier to use and operate, cutting time from the typical preparations flow for each spacewalk carried out on ISS. The suit has been built for up to 20 uses over a service life of six to seven years, capable of supporting extended spacewalks of up to nine hours. Changes to the older suits include the introduction of an automated thermal control system, a suit management computer that controls the temperature & monitors the suit's life support functions, and a new, more durable material in the suit's protective outer layers.

Orlan MKS is currently expected to make its debut later this year, potentially as early as August 18 when Cosmonauts Fyodor Yurchikhin and Sergey Ryazansky are expected to venture outside ISS to release a series of five small satellites and complete different outfitting tasks on the exterior of the Russian segment of ISS.

Progress MS-05 was unloaded within a few weeks of its arrival and then took on a new role as the Station's dumpster, being loaded with no-longer-needed items, trash and liquid waste for eventual disposal via destructive re-entry. Currently the sole Russian crew member on ISS, Fyodor Yurchikhin was tasked with buttoning up the Progress this week – loading the final disposal items before activating the spacecraft, removing air ducts and installing the docking mechanism.


Fyodor Yurchikhin inside Progress MS-05 – Photo: NASA

The hatch of the Progress craft and the Station-side hatch on Pirs were closed on Wednesday for the standard leak check after the vestibule area between the two spacecraft had been depressurized. This ended crew involvement in the Progress mission as all remaining steps were completed under ground commanding, picking up with a re-orientation of ISS on Thursday, pitching over by 90 degrees to point the Progress into the Station's direction of travel for a standard V-Bar departure along the velocity vector.

With hooks on the Pirs module opened up, Progress powered on its docking mechanism five minutes before departure with hooks on the Progress side starting to drive open 90 seconds prior to undocking to demate the spacecraft.

Loaded springs pushed ISS and Progress apart at 17:46 UTC and the spacecraft drifted away passively for three minutes to open the gap to 20 meters ahead of the departure maneuver. Firing its DPO thrusters, Progress increased its opening rate to be able to move to a safe distance ahead of its deorbit burn.


Photo: NASA TV

Progress MS-05 will only spend a brief period in free flight, opening up a safe gap to ISS before igniting its KTDU-80 main propulsion system at 20:58 UTC for a three-minute retrograde deorbit burn later on Thursday, slowing the craft down by around 100 meters per second to drop out of orbit and meet its fiery fate over the Pacific Ocean. Progress is expected to disintegrate to a large extent with any surviving debris impacting the ocean at around 21:41 UTC to mark the completion of the 158th Progress mission.

The departure of the Progress left ISS with only two visiting vehicles present at the orbiting outpost – the Soyuz MS-04 spacecraft of Expedition 52 Commander Fyodor Yurchikhin and Flight Engineers Jack Fischer and Peggy Whitson; and the Progress MS-06 cargo vehicle docked to the Zvezda module and lending a hand with ISS propulsion and reboost maneuvers, the next of which is planned on August 2.

Teams at the Baikonur Cosmodrome are currently working toward a July 28 launch of the second half of the ISS Expedition 52 crew, Soyuz MS-05 Commander Sergey Ryazansky and Flight Engineers Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli. The next ISS cargo flight will be handled by the SpaceX Dragon, currently targeting liftoff No Earlier Than August 10.

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 32 мин. назад

Had to move some suits today and got caught in a traffic jam. But it was a wicked-cool, space-suit-traffic-jam, so I didn't mind.

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 27 мин. назад

Said goodbye to a Progress vehicle today and was treated to another beautiful view. Next vehicle brings 3 new crew - can't wait!

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 https://russia.googleblog.com/2017/07/blog-post.html
Добро пожаловать на виртуальную прогулку по МКС
20 июля 2017 г.
Томас Песке, астронавт Европейского космического агентства
 
От редактора: Начиная с сегодняшнего дня вы можете отправиться в увлекательное путешествие по Международной космической станции (МКС) с помощью сервиса Street View (Просмотр улиц) на Google Картах. Томас Песке, астронавт Европейского космического агентства, провел шесть месяцев на борту МКС в качестве бортинженера. Он вернулся на Землю в мае 2017 года и рассказал о жизни и работе на станции, а также о создании Street View фотографий в условиях невесомости.
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Из-за специфических ограничений в космосе было невозможно сделать снимки Street View по технологии, которую Google использует обычно. Поэтому команда Street View работала совместно с экспертами НАСА в Космическом центре Джонсона в Хьюстоне и в Центре космических полетов им. Маршалла в Хантсвилле. Они разработали способ, который позволил создать фотографии в условиях невесомости при помощи обычной зеркальной камеры и другого оборудования, находящегося на борту. Затем я отснял серию кадров и отправил их на Землю, чтобы команда «склеила» детальное панорамное изображение в 360°.
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Примечание: Узнать больше о жизни наших космонавтов вы можете во время виртуальной прогулки по российскому сегменту МКС. Здесь вы увидите все самое интересное — от технического оборудования до бытовых вещей (например, космическую микроволновку, беговую дорожку, зубную пасту и даже маникюрные ножницы). А на стенах — изображения известных российских космонавтов и инженеров, в том числе Юрия Гагарина, Константина Циолковского и Сергея Королева. Узнать больше о самых интересных предметах можно, наведя курсор на специальные точки.
 
В российском модуле находятся 2 каюты для экипажа, достаточно больших размеров для одного человека. Внутри каюты есть спальный мешок и большое окно, чтобы смотреть в космос. Во время экскурсии по модулю вы также найдете камбузный стол, за которым члены экипажа собираются на обед. А чтобы продукты питания не улетали, используются специальные банджи и липучки. Кстати, астронавты едят стоя, опираясь на специальные поручни для стабильности.
 
Посмотрите это видео, чтобы узнать еще больше о космосе вместе с Томасом и его командой. Желаем вам захватывающего путешествия!

Можно залезть в грузовик Дракон  https://www.google.com/maps/@29.5604959,-95.0855895,3a,75y,290.36h,85.05t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sHIZ2_p6qHCMAAAQvxgbyJw!2e0!7i10000!8i5000
и в Сигнус (ОА-7) https://www.google.com/maps/@29.5603369,-95.0852926,3a,75y,31.66h,97.8t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sJZNgSWJQQM4AAAQvxgbyTQ!2e0!7i10000!8i5000
в японский чердак не залезть..

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/23819/

РКК «ЭНЕРГИЯ». НОВЫЙ КОСМИЧЕСКИЙ УРОК
21.07.2017 10:00

22 июля 2017 года запланирован очередной «Космический урок». Школьники снова выйдут на прямую связь с Международной космической станцией и Центром управления полётами. На этот раз «Космический урок» будет проводиться сразу на двух площадках - в Томске, на базе Научной библиотеки Томского государственного педагогического университета, и в Сочи, в образовательном центре «Сириус». Тема нового «Космического урока» - «МКС – суперлаборатория». Инициатором,   разработчиком теоретической и практической части  данного урока стала Ракетно-космическая корпорация «Энергия», которая в рамках космической смены в «Сириусе» реализует свою образовательную программу по созданию макета Лунного взлётно-посадочного комплекса (ЛВПК).

В качестве экспертов выступят  Генеральный директор РКК «Энергия» Владимир СОЛНЦЕВ и Первый заместитель  генерального конструктора  Владимир СОЛОВЬЕВ. Авторитетные эксперты оценят космические проекты, созданные школьниками в «Сириусе», Кроме того, во время урока на созданном  в НИ ТПУ, РКК «Энергия» и ИФПМ СО РАН 3D-принтере, который может работать в условиях невесомости, школьник из села Кожевниково Дмитрий РЕБЕНКОВ напечатает эмблему образовательного центра «Сириус».

Сеанс связи в режиме онлайн с космонавтом РОСКОСМОСА Фёдором ЮРЧИХИНЫМ, который сейчас работает на МКС,  обеспечит Центр Управления Полетами (ЦУП).

Трансляцию урока проведёт филиал ВГТРК Государственная телерадиокомпания «Томск». Начало в 14:00 мск на телеканале «Россия 24», сайте tvtomsk.ru, в официальных группах Вконтакте и Facebook, а также на сайте инициативы «Космический урок».

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Из кладовой ЦУПа

Расстыковка "Прогресс МС-05" и МКС

mms://193.233.61.171/undocking/progressmc05_20072017.wmv (8:55)

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SpeedyTime #2 – Advanced Resistive Exercise Device

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 21 июл. 2017 г.

Astronauts on the International Space Station have to exercise for two hours every day, but they can show off the hardware in a lot less time than that. In this "SpeedyTime" segment Expedition 52 flight engineer Peggy Whitson gives us a rapid-fire display of exercises that can be done with just one piece of equipment, the Advanced Resistive Exercise Device in the Tranquility module.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/07/20/iss-daily-summary-report-7202017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/20/2017
Posted on July 20, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

66 Progress (66P) Undock: 66P undocked from Docking Compartment (DC)-1 today at 12:45 pm CDT. Deorbit burn will occur at 3:58 pm CDT with destructive re-entry at 4:35 pm CDT.

Efficacy and Metabolism of Azonafide Antibody-Drug Conjugates in Microgravity (ADCs in Microgravity):

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With assistance from the Payload Developer this morning, the crew viewed ADC cells with a microscope and injected media into the Multiwall BioCells. Later today the crew will repeat these steps with a second set of samples. The ADCs in Microgravity investigation evaluates new antibody-drug conjugates that combine an immune-activating drug with antibodies in order to target only cancer cells, increasing the effectiveness of chemotherapy and reducing its side effects.  In microgravity, cancer cells grow in three-dimensional, spheroid structures that closely resemble their form in the human body, allowing for better drug testing. This investigation may accelerate development of targeted therapies for cancer patients.

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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Camera Robot:

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The crew set up the JEM Camera Robot and the ground performed a set of checkout steps. This device is a free-flying camera robot that provides real time video downlink and photographs. It is expected to reduce the crew time requirements to support video recording of activities, especially at the blind spot of existing JEM internal cameras.

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Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Operations:

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The crew pressurized the JEMAL and performed a leak check. They also gathered Handhold Experiment Platform (HXP) items to support changeout of samples on the Exposed Experiment Handhold Attachment Mechanism 1 (ExHAM 1) this Friday after the ExHAM 1 is retrieved from the JEM Exposed Facility.

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Sprint Ultrasound 2:

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For their Flight Day 90 Sprint Ultrasound 2 session, a crewmember, with support from an operator, configured the Ultrasound 2, placed reference marks on the calf and thigh of their right leg, donned the thigh and calf guides, and performed thigh and calf scans with remote guidance from the Sprint ground team. Ultrasound scans are used to evaluate spaceflight-induced changes in the muscle volume. The Sprint investigation evaluates the use of high intensity, low volume exercise training to minimize loss of muscle, bone, and cardiovascular function in ISS crewmembers during long-duration missions.

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Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Cable Arm Rope (CAR) Flip:

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Use of the exercise rope during cable exercises causes a portion of the CARs to experience cyclic flexural loads during operations. To mitigate this issue, the crew removed, flipped and reinstalled the CARs. This results in the ropes being "pre-stretched" which will double the life of the CARs, reducing the number of ropes that need to be built, tested and flown in the future.

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 27 мин. назад

Stick yourself in a rack to connect a cable? On the ceiling? Yeah, that's normal in space. #SpaceIsAwesome

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/07/21/crew-conducts-research-to-mitigate-the-human-bodys-response-to-spaceflight/

Crew Conducts Research to Mitigate the Human Body's Response to Spaceflight
Posted on July 21, 2017 at 1:38 pm by Catherine Williams.


Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer assess spaceflight-induced changes in muscle volume with the Sprint study.

The crew of Expedition 52 wrapped up an intensive week of research on Friday, concentrating on studies in the field of human health and performance.

On Thursday, the crew conducted their second ultrasound for the Sprint investigation, which studies the use of high-intensity, low-volume exercise training to minimize the loss of muscle, bone and cardiovascular fitness during long-duration space excursions. Using meticulous thigh and calf scans through remote guidance from the ground team, these results will help determine what changes astronauts are experiencing in microgravity and how best to manage those fluctuations for future missions.

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Flight Engineers Peggy Whitson and Jack Fischer today will gather and transfer Fluid Shifts hardware to the station's Russian segment in preparation for Fluid Shifts Chibis (Lower Body Negative Pressure) operations that begin on Monday. Fluid Shifts investigates the causes for lasting physical changes to astronaut's eyes—a side effect of human space exploration in a microgravity environment. It's theorized that the headward fluid shift in space-faring explorers contributes to these changes. In response, a lower body negative pressure device is being evaluated to see if it can perhaps reverse this fluid shift. As an added bonus, what investigators glean from this study may contribute to the development of countermeasures against lasting changes in vision and prevention of eye damage.

The Expedition 52-53 crew that will lift off to the International Space Station within a week is finalizing preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Cosmonaut Sergey Ryazanskiy, along with astronauts Randy Bresnik and Paolo Nespoli, are slated to launch July 28 at 11:41 a.m. EDT for a six-hour journey to the orbiting laboratory. NASA TV will cover all the activities, so tune in.

This entry was posted in Expedition 52 and tagged European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos, science on July 21, 2017 by Catherine Williams.

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Jack Fischer‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro2fish 24 мин. назад

Well yoga poses sure are easier without gravity. Of course @AstroPeggy can probably do this on the ground. She's a #SpaceNinja.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4434493

Первый напечатанный на 3D-принтере российский спутник выйдет в космос 17 августа
 24 июля, 10:09 UTC+3
 Спутник "Томск-ТПУ-120" будет передавать на Землю температуру на борту, на платах и батареях, параметры электронных компонентов
 
  © Томский политехнический университет  
 
МОСКВА, 24 июля. /ТАСС/. Российский экипаж Международной космической станции (МКС) 17 августа запустит в открытый космос первый отечественный спутник, напечатанный на 3D-принтере - "Томск-ТПУ-120". Спутник с весны 2016 года находится на МКС и ожидает выхода в космос. Об этом сообщает пресс-служба Томского политехнического университета (ТПУ) - одного из разработчиков наноспутника.
"В понедельник будет проведена проверка работоспособности спутника и зарядка его аккумуляторных батарей от бортовой аппаратуры станции. Рабочий запуск запланирован на 17 августа", - говорится в сообщении.
Спутник запустят космонавты Федор Юрчихин и Сергей Рязанский. "Томск-ТПУ-120" проведет в открытом космосе от четырех до шести месяцев. Он будет передавать на Землю температуру на борту, на платах и батареях, параметры электронных компонентов. По этим данным ученые смогут следить за состоянием материалов и понять, можно ли использовать их в дальнейшем для строительства космических аппаратов.
"Томск-ТПУ-120" относится к классу "наноспутников", его корпус напечатан на 3D-принтере: длина 30 см, ширина 11 см, высота 11 см. Спутник создан в ТГУ совместно с Институтом физики прочности и материаловедения СО РАН и ракетно-космической-корпорацией "Энергия".
Спутник "Томск-ТПУ-120" - первый российский космический аппарат, созданный с использованием 3D-технологий и специально подобранных материалов, его разработали в ТПУ совместно с РКК "Энергия" и Институтом физики прочности и материаловедения СО РАН (Томск), весной 2016 года его доставили на МКС. Все это время спутник находился на станции и ожидал запуска на орбиту.
Очередной выход российских космонавтов в открытый космос запланирован на август 2017 года, тогда спутники будут запущены с помощью "руки" с наружной поверхности станции. При запуске на орбиту будут проведены исследования поведения материалов и конструкций, из которых он изготовлен.
"Томск-ТПУ-120" - один из пяти малых космических аппаратов, которые Роскосмос планирует в ближайшее время запустить в рамках выполнения программы космического эксперимента "Радиоскаф" на российском сегменте МКС. В России ранее был образован консорциум, который занимается созданием группировок малых роботизированных космических летательных аппаратов весом от 3 до 30 кг, в перспективе, как считают ученые, такие спутники, объединяясь в группировки, смогут даже ремонтировать друг друга на орбите. В ближайшие два года на орбиту Земли планируется вывести две группировки малых спутников.