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С праздником!

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До новых встреч!
 

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http://spacenews.com/nasa-plans-to-extend-expandable-modules-stay-on-space-station/

NASA plans to extend expandable module's stay on space station
by Jeff Foust — October 3, 2017


BEAM, the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module, is highlighted in its expanded configuration in this computer rendering. Credit: NASA/Bigelow

SYDNEY — NASA plans to keep an experimental expandable module attached to the International Space Station beyond its original two-year lifetime, the agency announced Oct. 2.

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In a procurement filing, NASA said it was planning to issue a sole-source contract to Bigelow Aerospace in the first quarter of fiscal year 2018 for engineering and other services related to extended use of the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM). The planned contract, whose value was not disclosed, will cover three years with two additional one-year options.

BEAM was launched to the ISS in April 2016 and, a month and a half later, attached to the station and expanded to its full size. NASA planned to keep BEAM at the station for two years in order to perform engineering tests about the suitability of such expandable, or inflatable, modules for future use on the station or other missions. At the end of the two-year period, NASA planned to jettison BEAM and allow it to destructively reenter the atmosphere.

NASA now sees BEAM, in additional to an engineering testbed, as a place for additional storage on the ISS. "BEAM continues to demonstrate positive performance in space and initial studies have shown that it can be used long-term on the ISS to support the government's needs for on-orbit stowage and for technology demonstrations," the agency said in its procurement filing.

The agency expects to use BEAM to store more than 100 Cargo Transfer Bags, a standard unit of cargo storage on the station that measures about half a cubic meter. That will free up the equivalent of about four payload racks in other modules of the station for research. NASA will also continue to study the module's effectiveness for radiation and debris shielding.

There are no plans, though, to use BEAM as a habitation module. Astronauts do regularly enter the module — 13 times since its installation on the station in 2016 — to take readings and collect samples.

The new contract with overlap with the existing contract for BEAM's original two-year mission. "At the end of the new contract, the agency may consider further life extension or could again consider jettisoning BEAM from the station," NASA said in a statement about its long-term plans for BEAM.

BEAM is a prototype of larger expandable modules under development by North Las Vegas, Nevada-based Bigelow Aerospace. Company officials have previously said they plan to have their first two B330 modules — so named because each has a volume of 330 cubic meters when expanded — ready for launch in 2020.

While Bigelow's long-term plans call for the development of commercial space stations using those modules, a B330 could be added to the ISS, possibly to the same docking port currently occupied by BEAM. NASA has proposed that port to commercial module developers, although it has not yet released a plan for allocating that port to companies.

Other companies that have expressed an interest in developing a commercial module for the ISS include Axiom Space and Ixion, a joint effort of NanoRacks, Space Systems Loral and United Launch Alliance.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/10/03/iss-daily-summary-report-10032017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/03/2017
Posted on October 3, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

VEG-03 Operations:

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Today the crew continued to conduct Veg-03 operations that began last week by thinning out the plants to one plant per pillow, in order to promote growth of the larger plants. The crew then watered the plant pillows. The crew will now begin the autonomous space gardening phase of the experiment. The Veg-03 investigation uses the Veggie plant growth facility to cultivate a type of cabbage, lettuce, and mizuna. The first crew consumption harvest should be in about 3-4 weeks. Organisms grow differently in space, from single-celled bacteria to plants and humans. Future long-duration space missions will require crew members to grow their own food, so understanding how plants respond to microgravity is an important step toward that goal.

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Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) Configuration Change:

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Following the completion of last month's Multi-Omics Mouse investigation, today the crew continued to perform closeout activities by changing the configuration of the CBEF from the Multi-Omics configuration, back to its nominal configuration. The CBEF is a Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) sub rack facility located in the Saibo (living cell) Experiment Rack. The CBEF is used in various life science experiments, such as cultivating cells and plants in the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) and consists of an incubator and control equipment for control and communications.

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Clean Bench (CB) Valve Checkout:

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The crew conducted standard maintenance on the CB relief valves and the microscope stage clips, located inside the Saibo Rack. This maintenance activity is performed every 6 months to prevent the valves from sticking. The CB is a glovebox with a High-Efficiency Particulate Air (HEPA) filter and a high-performance optical microscope.

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Story Time from Space:

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Two crewmembers participated in the Story Time from Space activity by reading "Max Goes to Mars" and "Sunset" on camera. The video recordings will be downlinked and used for educational purposes. Story Time from Space combines science literacy outreach with simple demonstrations recorded aboard the ISS. Crew members read five science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related children's books in orbit, and complete simple science concept experiments. Crew members videotape themselves reading the books and completing demonstrations. Video and data collected during the demonstrations are downlinked to the ground and posted in a video library with accompanying educational materials.

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Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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EVA preparations continued today with setup of Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) and camera configuration and battery charging. A trio of EVAs will begin with the Latching End Effector (LEE) R&R EVA on Thursday.

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Eye Exams:

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Two crewmembers underwent eye exams using the onboard ultrasound device.  Periodic eye exams are critical for monitoring crew health.

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 3 ч. назад

We'll answer your #AskNASA questions live on @NASA TV during spacewalk coverage beginning Thursday at 6:30am ET. https://www.nasa.gov/live 

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LEE
 

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Ответы на вопросы по обслуживанию Canadarm2 во время предстоящих выходов астронавтов можно посмотреть в записи (26:55, Мордокнига)

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Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS 8 ч назад

60 лет назад с запуска Спутника началась космическая история человечества. С праздником! #первыйспутник #Спутник60

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Randy Bresnik‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroKomrade 58 сек. назад

#Spacewalk tomorrow! For now, it's good night from @Space_Station.

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Joseph M. Acaba‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroAcaba 4 ч назад

Happy #Sputnik60! Amazing to be on @space_station and reflect on how far we've come. What will the next 60 yrs bring us?

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Mark T. Vande Hei‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Sabot 49 мин назад

Looking forward to my 1st spacewalk! Feeling prepared and grateful. Big thanks to @AstroKomrade @AstroAcaba @Astro_Paolo and ground control!