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http://nanoracks.com/largest-customer-microsatellite-deployed/

NanoRacks Successfully Deploys First Customer Microsatellite from ISS, Largest to Date

October 24, 2017 //



October 24, 2017 – Houston, Texas – Early this morning, NanoRacks successfully deployed the Kestrel Eye IIM (KE2M) microsatellite via the Company's Kaber Microsatellite Deployer (Kaber) from the International Space Station. This is the largest satellite that NanoRacks has deployed to date, and the first deployed from the Kaber deployer.

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"Customer demand pushed for larger satellite deployment in low-Earth orbit, so NanoRacks was there to accommodate," says NanoRacks CEO Jeffrey Manber. "We're thrilled to bring yet another commercial opportunity to the International Space Station, increasing utilization and bringing a new group of customers into our Space Station services."

NanoRacks Kaber Deployment Program allows for a larger EXPRESS class of satellites to be deployed from the International Space Station, up to 100 kilograms. NanoRacks deploys these Kaber-class satellites currently through the Japanese Experiment Module Airlock, and will shift deployments to the NanoRacks Airlock Module when the Company's commercial Airlock becomes operational (planned for 2019).

KE2M is an Army Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC) and Adcole-Maryland Aerospace program, serving as a technology demonstration microsatellite carrying an optical imaging system payload, including a commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) telescope. The goal of KE2M's investigation is to demonstrate that small satellites are viable platforms for providing critical path support to operations and hosting advanced payloads.

Notably, KE2M could provide lower-cost Earth imagery in support of time-sensitive operations, such as tracking severe weather and detecting natural disasters.

To learn more about the KE2M mission, click here.
To learn more about the NanoRacks Kaber Deployer, click here.

Be sure to follow @NanoRacks on Twitter for continued updates.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/10/23/iss-daily-summary-report-10232017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/23/2017
Posted on October 23, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

Lighting Effects:

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A 51S crewmember conducted a Visual Performance Test by stowing the hardware in their crew quarters, setting the light to the correct mode, turning all other light sources in the crew quarters off, and performing a Numerical Verification Test and a Color Discrimination Test. The completed tests were photographed and downlinked. The Lighting Effects investigation studies the impact of the change from fluorescent light bulbs to solid-state light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with adjustable intensity and color and aims to determine if the new lights can improve crew circadian rhythms, sleep, and cognitive performance.

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Astronaut Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight (Energy):

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Today a 51S crewmember initiated Day 0 activities to support the Energy investigation. The subject donned an armband monitor, set up the Pulmonary Function System (PFS) hardware, and began eating a controlled diet. For this part of the investigation, additionally, a control subject participated, with both crewmembers collecting urine samples at approximately the same time over the next 11 days (Day 0 through Day 10). The Energy investigation measures an Astronaut's Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight, a crucial factor needed for sending the correct amount of the right types of food with space crews. Nine astronauts will be examined during exercise and rest cycles three months before launch, three months after arriving at space station and adapting to the space environment, and after return to Earth. Physicians will measure metabolic rates, urine content, and bone density to determine energy needs.

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Radiation Dosimetry Inside ISS-Neutron (RaDI-N):

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After retrieving the RaDI-N hardware from the Russian crewmembers, a USOS crewmember deployed eight Space Bubble Detectors around the ISS for the Radi-N experiment. The Canadian Space Agency (CSA) RaDI-N investigation will be conducted by measuring neutron radiation levels while onboard the ISS. RaDI-N uses bubble detectors as neutron monitors which have been designed to only detect neutrons and ignore all other radiation.

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Human Research Program (HRP) Collections (Biochemical Profile, Repository):

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Today a 52S crewmember completed Flight Day (FD) 30 urine and blood sample collections in support of the Biochemical Profile and Repository experiments. The samples were placed in the Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI).

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• Repository is a storage bank used to maintain biological specimens over extended periods of time and under well-controlled conditions. This repository supports scientific discovery that contributes to our fundamental knowledge in the area of human physiological changes and adaptation to a microgravity environment and provides unique opportunities to study longitudinal changes in human physiology spanning many missions.
  

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NanoRacks Kestrel Eye Satellite Preparation and Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Installation:

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Using the maintenance work area (MWA), the crew prepared the Kestrel Eye satellite for deployment by attaching the satellite to the Kaber, and on the JEM Airlock slide table, the crew attached the Kaber to the JEM CLPA Adapter Plate (JCAP). Following the Kestrel Eye satellite installation, the crew took measurements to ensure that the hardware was within tolerance of the JEM A/L deployment envelope. The measurements exceeded the tolerances by a small amount, so ground teams are discussing a forward plan. A decision is expected later this evening. In the meantime, the slide table was retracted in manual mode and the inner hatch was closed. The JEM A/L has been depressurized. NanoRacks-SMDC-Kestrel Eye IIM (NanoRacks-KE IIM) is a microsatellite carrying an optical imaging system payload, including a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) telescope. The investigation validates the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations. An overall goal is to demonstrate that small satellites are viable platforms for providing critical path support to operations and hosting advanced payloads.

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Waste & Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Urine Receptacle Remove and Replace (R&R):

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Today the crew performed an R&R of the WHC urine receptacle and insert filter. Following the R&R a successful WHC functionality test was performed.

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Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Operations:

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On Saturday, Robotic Ground Controllers walked the SSRMS onto the Mobile Base System (MBS) Power Data Grapple Fixture 1 (PDGF1). They then maneuvered the SSRMS to unstow the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) from MBS PDGF2. On Sunday, the SSRMS maneuvered to support a survey of the Neutron Star Interior Composition ExploreR (NICER) and Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) using the SPDM Camera Light Pan/Tilt Unit (PTU) Assemblies (CLPAs).  Finally, the Mobile Transporter (MT) was translated from Worksite 2 (WS2) to WS7 and the SPDM and SSRMS were configured for the start of the Kaber / Kestral Eye 2M deploy.

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/space-station-unit-to-study-genetics-of-model-organisms

Oct. 24, 2017

Space Station Unit to Study Genetics of Model Organisms

By Bob Granath
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida

Scientists and engineers are developing new hardware destined for the International Space Station to support experiments demonstrating how different organisms, such as plants, microbes or worms, develop under conditions of microgravity. Results from the Spectrum project will shed light on which living things are best suited for long-duration flights into deep space.

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According to Dr. Scott Shipley, project engineer for Spectrum at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, what make this system unique is it will allow scientists to observe how different genes are turned on and off while the organisms grow in space. In ground testing using plants, the device works by exposing the plants to different colors of light while a camera records fluorescent light emitted from the plants with time-lapse imagery.


Dr. Scott Shipley of Ascentech Enterprises makes an adjustment to the Spectrum unit. He is the project engineer for the effort working under the Engineering Services Contract at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. The device is being built for use aboard the International Space Station. Results from the Spectrum project will shed light on which living things are best suited for long-duration flights into deep space.
Credits: NASA/Cory Huston

In these experiments plant seeds are placed on agar gel (a jelly-like substance obtained from algae) in a Petri plate set up in the Spectrum unit. The seeds germinate and as the seedlings develop, they are exposed to any combination of red, green, blue, white or infrared light to investigate different aspects of their growth and physiology.


Arabidopsis thaliana seedlings were placed in a Petri plate loaded inside the Spectrum prototype unit for testing prior to the critical design review in September 2017. The small plant is a popular model organism to study plant biology and genetics.
Credits: NASA

In a typical experiment, an astronaut will load a Petri plate with seeds into the Spectrum unit, the system then runs on an automatic script controlling temperature and changing the lights according to a desired program and the camera takes pictures about every hour. Scientists on Earth will receive regular photographs of the plants growing in the Petri plate. The results will shed light on how plants grow differently in the microgravity environment of space.


Inside the Spectrum prototype unit, plant seedlings in a Petri plate are exposed to blue excitation lighting for the green fluorescent protein. The device will allow scientists to observe how different genes are turned on and off while the organisms grow in space..
Credits: NASA

The Spectrum experiments will be important because genes control the physical and functional similarity between generations of plants. However, genes do not determine the structure of an organism alone. Environmental factors such as lighting and microgravity are other influences that can determine what types of plants are best suited for long spaceflights.

Recently, the team conducted a 14-day test with plant seedlings to evaluate whether the Spectrum prototype met NASA's design specifications. At the end of the test, NASA managers and subject-matter experts conducted a critical design review to determine if the performance of the unit demonstrated it was ready for full-scale fabrication and assembly.

"There were a lot of smiles all around," Shipley said. "The prototype passed the review and was judged to exceed all requirements. We also were given a 'go' to proceed with building the Spectrum unit."

Aboard the space station, the flight version of Spectrum will be ins erted in to an EXpedite the PRocessing of Experiments for Space Station, or EXPRESS, rack. EXPRESS Racks support research aboard the station by providing structural interfaces, power, data and other elements needed to run science experiments.

Plans call for the flight unit to be launched to the space station aboard a commercial resupply services spacecraft.

"Our goal now is to have the Spectrum unit ready," he said, "for a space station resupply mission in mid-to-late 2018."

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Last Updated: Oct. 24, 2017
Editor: Bob Granath

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Paolo Nespoli‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_paolo 7 ч. назад

Do you know what is worse than collecting body fluids for science? Doing it in microgravity! #VITAmission

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Human Spaceflight‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaspaceflight 5 ч. назад

Image of the week: @astro_paolo checking the upgraded astronaut aid #MobiPV to run complex tasks in space hands-free http://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2017/10/Mobile_upgrade ...

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Randy Bresnik‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroKomrade 1 ч. назад

I worked on lung tissue in our Micro-gravity Science Glovebox, amazing research developing what @Astro2Fish dubbed "cancer seeking missiles"

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Kam Bahrami‏ @Kam_Bahrami 9 ч. назад

Last night microsat KE2M was deployed off #Dextre on @Space_Station Team @csa_asc & @NASA_Johnson While observing I recorded this.

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 3 ч. назад

The US Army Kestrel Eye-IIM imaging satellite was deployed at 0945 UTC Oct 24 by the @nanoracks Kaber deployment system on ISS

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KE-IIM cataloged as 42982, 1998-067NE in a 400 x 407 km x 51.6 deg orbit

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4676692

Роскосмос: экипажу МКС после утечки фреона на американском сегменте ничего не угрожает
 25 октября, 16:52 дата обновления: 25 октября, 17:26 UTC+3
В госкорпорации выразили уверенность в том, что американские коллеги устранят неисправность в кратчайшие сроки
МОСКВА, 25 октября. /ТАСС/. Безопасности экипажа Международной космической станции (МКС) после утечки фреона на американском сегменте станции ничего не угрожает. Об этом заявили ТАСС в госкорпорации "Роскосмос".
"Безопасности экипажа ничего не угрожает. Мы уверены, что американские коллеги устранят неисправность в кратчайшие сроки", - сказали в Роскосмосе.
Как сообщил ТАСС источник в ракетно-космической отрасли, "на американском сегменте сегодня произошла утечка чуть более 100 грамм фреона". 
Другой источник уточнил ТАСС, что астронавты NASA сейчас работают над устранением утечки. "Американские астронавты находятся на своем сегменте и устраняют неисправность. На российский сегмент переходить необходимости нет", - сказал собеседник агентства.
Также он отметил, что утечка произошла два часа назад.

https://ria.ru/science/20171025/1507546957.html

По данным источника в космической отрасли, утечка произошла во время работы астронавтов с микроспутником на американском сегменте, в атмосферу попало около ста миллилитров фреона.

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Paolo Nespoli‏Подлинная учетная запись @astro_paolo 8 ч. назад

On the @Space_Station we often act as space mechanics... the Multipurpose Transporting Plate is our working table! #VITAmission

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http://astronautical.org/events/vonbraun/

Wernher von Braun Memorial Symposium

October 24-26, 2017
Huntsville, Alabama

Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 1 ч. назад

NASA's Robyn Gatens, on trying to get all exploration tech demos done on ISS by 2024: hopefully we'll get an extension. #vonbraun

8 мин. назад

Gatens: some users concerned about 2024 end date for ISS. No one looking for ISS to end in 2024, but want to know what plan is. #vonbraun

36 мин. назад

Mark Mulqueen, Boeing: ISS can go as long as NASA and the world has the need for discovery in low Earth orbit. #vonbraun

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Randy Bresnik‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroKomrade 42 мин. назад

Our @Space_Station Expedition 53 crew was working hard during #1world1orbit to capture and share with you the beauty of our home planet.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2017/10/24/iss-daily-summary-report-10242017/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 10/24/2017
Posted on October 24, 2017 at 4:00 pm by HQ.

Extravehicular Mobility Unit Loop Scrub:

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Today, the crew configured Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) suits 3003 and 3008 for loop scrubbing. Once the scrubbing activity was complete, they reconfigured hardware and performed iodination of Ion Filters for both suits. A sample of the water was obtained after the loop scrub activity to determine the effectiveness of the filtering. A small portion of this water sample will be used for a conductivity test onboard ISS and the remaining water will be sent to the ground for chemical analysis.

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Kestrel Eye (KE2M) Satellite Deployment:

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Overnight, robotics ground controllers opened the external hatch of the JEM A/L and extended the slide table to send the Kestrel Eye satellite outside of the ISS. Then, using the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) and Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM), they picked up the KE2M satellite, positioned it for deployment, and then deployed the satellite. During deployment, the crew captured still and video imagery from the cupola windows. NanoRacks-SMDC-Kestrel Eye IIM (NanoRacks-KE IIM) is a microsatellite carrying an optical imaging system payload, including a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) telescope. The investigation validates the concept of using microsatellites in low-Earth orbit to support critical operations. An overall goal is to demonstrate that small satellites are viable platforms for providing critical path support to operations and hosting advanced payloads.

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Astronaut's Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight (Energy):

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After initiating the 11 day diet yesterday, today the subject began Day 1 of operations for the Energy investigation. The subject conducted a series of urine collections, configured the Pulmonary Function System (PFS), and performed a series of four 50-minute Oxygen Uptake Measurements (OUMs) after consuming prescribed meals. The Energy investigation measures an Astronaut's Energy Requirements for Long-Term Space Flight, a crucial factor needed for sending the correct amount of the right types of food with space crews. Nine astronauts will be examined during exercise and rest cycles three months before launch, three months after arriving at space station and adapting to the space environment, and after return to Earth. Physicians will measure metabolic rates, urine content, and bone density to determine energy needs

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Two Phase Flow Troubleshooting:

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The crew installed the Two Phase Flow experiment equipment to the Multi-Purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) Work Volume (WV) and the Small Experiment Area (SEA) to troubleshoot a heat loss issue. The Two Phase Flow investigation seeks to build a database on the heat transfer efficiency of liquids in space that can be used in the design of high-performance thermal management systems for future space platforms.

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Lighting Effects Meter Readings:

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The crew setup and configured the Light Meter hardware and obtained the Light Meter readings before downloading the data, and stowing the hardware. The Lighting Effects investigation studies the impact of the change from fluorescent light bulbs to solid-state light-emitting diodes (LEDs) with adjustable intensity and color and aims to determine if the new lights can improve crew circadian rhythms, sleep, and cognitive performance.

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Human Research Program (HRP) Collections (Biochemical Profile, Repository):

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A 52S crewmember completed Flight Day (FD) 30 urine sample collections that began yesterday to support the Biochemical Profile and Repository experiments. The samples were placed in the Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI).

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• Repository is a storage bank used to maintain biological specimens over extended periods of time and under well-controlled conditions. This repository supports scientific discovery that contributes to our fundamental knowledge in the area of human physiological changes and adaptation to a microgravity environment and provides unique opportunities to study longitudinal changes in human physiology spanning many missions.
  

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Space Automated Bio-product Lab (SABL) Units 2 and 3 Incubator Installations:

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Today the crew installed CO2 incubator controllers into SABL Units 2 and 3. These two SABL units will serve as replacements for the failed SABL units that were returned on SpaceX-12 last month. SABL supports a wide variety of experiments in the life, physical and material sciences with a focus on supporting research of biological systems and processes. It has a temperature controlled volume with LED lighting for scientific hardware and experiments. It can be fitted to provide 5% CO2 for cell cultures.

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Earth Imagery from ISS Target Operations:

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The crew setup and configured the RED camera to capture video footage of Italy and Ireland to Russia. The Earth Imagery from ISS investigation creates a series of videos, showcasing Earth from space. These videos will be taken with cameras on the International Space Station in 6K hi-resolution, then integrated into videos for screensavers for public enjoyment, exploration, and engagement.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/4676692

Роскосмос: экипажу МКС после утечки фреона на американском сегменте ничего не угрожает
 
 25 октября, 16:52 дата обновления: 25 октября, 17:26 UTC+3
 В госкорпорации выразили уверенность в том, что американские коллеги устранят неисправность в кратчайшие сроки
 
 Центр управления полетами в Королеве  © Сергей Фадеичев/ТАСС  
 
МОСКВА, 25 октября. /ТАСС/. Безопасности экипажа Международной космической станции (МКС) после утечки фреона на американском сегменте станции ничего не угрожает. Об этом заявили ТАСС в госкорпорации "Роскосмос".
"Безопасности экипажа ничего не угрожает. Мы уверены, что американские коллеги устранят неисправность в кратчайшие сроки", - сказали в Роскосмосе.
Как сообщил ТАСС источник в ракетно-космической отрасли, "на американском сегменте сегодня произошла утечка чуть более 100 грамм фреона". 
Другой источник уточнил ТАСС, что астронавты NASA сейчас работают над устранением утечки. "Американские астронавты находятся на своем сегменте и устраняют неисправность. На российский сегмент переходить необходимости нет", - сказал собеседник агентства.
Также он отметил, что утечка произошла два часа назад.

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http://tass.ru/obschestvo/4680201

Папа римский провел видеомост с МКС
 
26 октября, 18:38 UTC+3
 Понтифик сравнил астронавтов с ООН, потому что они представляют "большую семью человечества в работе над общим научным проектом"  
 
ВАТИКАН, 26 октября. /ТАСС/. Папа римский Франциск в четверг связался с международным экипажем МКС по видеомосту. Об этом сообщает служба печати Святого престола.
В ходе сеанса связи, продлившегося около 25 минут, Франциск сравнил людей, работающих в космосе, с ООН. "Вы как небольшой Стеклянный дворец (так называют штаб-квартиру ООН в Нью-Йорке - прим. ТАСС), потому что вы представляете большую семью человечества в работе над общим научным проектом", - сказал понтифик.
Франциск задал экипажу МКС шесть вопросов, передает агентство ANSA. В том числе глава Римско-католической церкви спросил, что значит для астронавтов "называть любовь силой, которая движет миром"; что доставляет им наибольшую радость в свободное время в космосе; что их больше всего удивляет.
Как напомнили в ватиканской службе печати, на орбите находится итальянский астронавт-рекордсмен Паоло Несполи. Это его третий полет. Накануне экспедиции Несполи отметил 60-летие.
Паоло Несполи проводит регулярные видеомосты с родиной. Недавно он общался с президентом Италии Серджо Маттареллой. В 2011 году с МКС связывался предшественник Франциска - папа Бенедикт XVI.

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NanoRacks‏Подлинная учетная запись @NanoRacks 2 ч назад

Introducing, the NanoRacks #Kaber Deployer. Thanks @Astro_Sabot & @astro_paolo for their great work on our first #MicroSat deployment. #KE2M

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Space Station Crew Holds an Out of this World Audience with the Pope

NASA

Опубликовано: 26 окт. 2017 г.

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Joseph M. Acaba‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroAcaba 1 ч назад

Best day on @Space_Station. Our crew spoke with @Pontifex. His words were inspirational and it was quite the honor. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2fa6JSWVDxk ...

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Сергей Рязанский‏Подлинная учетная запись @SergeyISS 4 мин. назад

#Попокатепетль — действующий вулкан в Мексике. Это вторая по высоте гора Мексики после пика Орисаба и составляет 5 426 м

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2017/10/26/pope-francis-and-expedition-53-crew-exchange-thoughts-about-humanitys-deepest-and-oldest-questions/

Pope Francis and Expedition 53 Crew Exchange Thoughts About Humanity's Deepest and Oldest Questions
Posted on October 26, 2017 at 3:11 pm by Catherine Williams.


On a screen at right in NASA's Mission Control Center in Houston, Pope Francis speaks to the crew aboard the International Space Station on Oct. 26. Image Credit: NASA

In the middle of a workday where the Expedition 53 crew performed a routine emergency drill and additional ocular ultrasounds to map any eye changes, there was, most certainly, a higher (phone) call that actually came from more than 200 miles below the International Space Station at the Vatican: Pope Francis phoned in.

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It was no ordinary ESA (European Space Agency) in-flight event. Though the Pope did ask the requisite question—what motivated them to become astronauts/cosmonauts—the conference delved quickly into deeper topics, like the crew's thoughts of humankind's place in the universe. Each crew member took turns speaking to Pope Francis through ESA astronaut Paolo Nespoli of Italy, who translated.

Nespoli indicated that while he remains perplexed at humankind's role, he feels their main objective is enriching the knowledge around us. The more we know, the more we realize we don't. Part of space station's ultimate mission is filling in those gaps and revealing the mysteries locked away in the cosmos.
Cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos told the Pope that it was an honor to continue his grandfather's legacy aboard the orbiting laboratory. Misurkin's grandfather was a chief engineer of Sputnik, the world's first satellite to launch to space. Misurkin said he is now part of the future of humanity, helping to open frontiers of new technology.

Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA spoke candidly to Pope Francis, saying that one cannot serve aboard the space station and not be touched to their soul. From Bresnik's unique vantage orbiting Earth, it is obvious there are no borders. Also evident: a fragile band of atmosphere protecting billions of people below.

Pope Francis said that while society is individualistic, we need collaboration—and there is no better example of international teamwork and cohesiveness than the space station. It is the ultimate human experiment, showing that people from diverse backgrounds can band together to solve some of the most daunting problems facing the world.

"The totality is greater than the sum of its parts," Pope Francis observed.

At the end of the call, the Pope thanked his new friends, offered his blessings and asked that they, too, pray for him in return.

This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged European Space Agency, International Space Station, NASA, Roscosmos on October 26, 2017 by Catherine Williams.

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