Новости МКС

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 Anatoly Zak‏ @RussianSpaceWeb  4 мин.4 минуты назад
NASA reports normal ongoing re-pressurization of the Pirs Docking Compartment with two cosmonauts completing today's spacewalk on the exterior of the #ISS. Our recap of the event: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/soyuz-ms-06.html#spacewalk ...
 

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Роскосмос украл минуту?

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https://ria.ru/video/20180203/1513914822.html

Мисуркин и Шкаплеров в открытом космосе установили новое оборудование на МКС
Командир экипажа Международной космической станции Александр Мисуркин и бортинженер Антон Шкаплеров вышли в открытый космос и провели работы по установке на внешней поверхности МКС нового оборудования для обеспечения российского сегмента станции полноценным спутниковым интернет-каналом связи.
Кроме того, Мисуркин и Шкаплеров демонтировали и отбросили в открытый космос морально и технически устаревший модуль связи, отработавший уже почти 17 лет. Космонавты смогли открутить множество мелких "закисших" от времени болтов и состыковали большое количество различных разъемов.

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Полное видео рекордной ВКД
Российские космонавты в открытом космосе
РИА Новости      
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"запуск" блока - 4:42:10

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 18 ч. назад

Now have TLEs for all the CZ-2D objects launched this morning. There's one more than expected, 43199, which may be a debris object; this means that the old Zvezda ONA electronics box will probably be 43200 (or higher)

Номера 43199 - 43202 заняты объектами запусков ZhangHeng-1 b и TRICOM-1R "Tsuki", запущенный блок НОРАД пока не зафиксировал.

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 16 ч. назад

The NASA PAO today ranked EVAs using mixed definitions - NASA rules for NASA EVAs (battery power to repress) and Russian rules for Russian EVAS (hatch open to close), not a fair comparison

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My estimate using NASA rules for all, guessed values, makes today's EVA the 2nd longest ever.

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Using Russian rules (Hatch open to close), however, the longest EVAs were STS 102 EVA-1 (Helms/Voss), 534 min; STS 49 EVA-3, 508 min; ISS US EVA18 (494 min), and in 4th place today's (493 min)

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Using my own rules (50 mbar depress to repress) the record goes to STS-102 EVA-1 again (540 min), with today's in 2nd place - 10 min longer than STS49 EVA3.

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Using time*actually outside* (egress to ingress), my estimate is that Thout and Hieb from STS-49 EVA3 hold the record, The STS-102 EVA that scores well on the other measures fails on this one because the astronauts spent a very long time in the depressurized airlock

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/02/02/russian-eva-44/

Cosmonauts upgrade station high-gain antenna on record-breaking spacewalk
February 2, 2018 Stephen Clark


File photo of a Russian cosmonaut on a spacewalk. Credit: NASA

Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov floated outside the International Space Station on Friday and installed an upgraded electronics box on a high-gain communications antenna at the aft end of the Zvezda service module.

The spacewalking duo opened the hatch to the Russian Pirs airlock at 1534 GMT (10:34 a.m. EST) Friday to begin the planned six-and-a-half hour excursion.

But the work took longer than expected, and Misurkin and Shkaplerov finally returned to the Pirs airlock and closed the hatch at 2347 GMT (6:47 p.m. EST), closing out Friday's spacewalk at a duration of 8 hours, 13 minutes.

That made Friday's spacewalk the longest in the history of Russia's space program, and the fifth-longest ever.

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A Russian ground controller radioed an update on the spacewalk time shortly before the cosmonauts closed the hatch.

"We haven't reached a record time for a spacewalk, have we?" one of the cosmonauts replied.

"The record time was 8:07," someone answered from Russia's mission control center near Moscow.

"Are you kidding us? I thought it was nine hours or so?"

"No, I'm talking from hatch opening to hatch closing," the mission controller said. "That's what we consider the EVA (extravehicular activity) time."

Wearing Orlan spacesuits, Misurkin and Shkaplerov headed for a worksite at the aft end of the Zvezda service module, near the command post's rear docking port, after leaving the Pirs airlock to begin the spacewalk. That location is home to the Lira high-gain antenna used to transmit data between the station's Russian segment and Russian ground controllers near Moscow.

The cosmonauts removed numerous electrical connectors, transmission lines and bolts to disengage an old electronics box on the antenna, which was folded into its stowed position and was not intended to be serviced in orbit. The two spacewalkers then installed a new, upgraded electronics package to enable wideband communications through the Lira antenna via Russia's Luch satellite data relay network.


Russian cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin (left) and Anton Shkaplerov (right) prepare for Friday's spacewalk. Credit: Roscosmos

The Lira antenna and its old electronics system launched with the Zvezda service module in July 2000. But Russia's Luch satellite fleet, similar to NASA's Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System, was in disrepair and unable to provide message relay services to the space station.

Russia launched three new Luch satellites between 2011 and 2014 with S-band and Ku-band communications capability, but the electronics equipment on the station's Lira antenna was outdated and in need of an upgrade to be fully compatible with the Luch spacecraft.

Russian ground controllers currently keep in contact with the space station's Russian segment through a patchwork of ground stations or via NASA's satellite relay network.

Misurkin released the old Lira electronics box, with a mass of approximately 60 pounds (27 kilograms), on a retrograde trajectory behind the space station's Zvezda module. Engineers say the box will not present a hazard to the space station, and it is expected to burn up when it re-enters the atmosphere.

The only major hitch on Friday's spacewalk came when Russian ground controllers tried to command the Lira antenna to rotate back to its operational position after the electronics box swap. The antenna boom was snagged on equipment previously used to help guide the now-retired European Automated Transfer Vehicle supply ships toward dockings with the Zvezda module.

Misurkin and Shkaplerov helped clear the impediment, and engineers again commanded the antenna to move, but the boom rotated beyond its normal location. Russian will analyze data to confirm the antenna's new position is acceptable.

"We rotated a lot of wing nuts, and I can feel it right now," one of the spacewalkers said of their work as the excursion drew to a close.

Friday's spacewalk was the fourth for Misurkin, who has now logged 28 hours and 14 minute of spacewalking time on his excursions outside the International Space Station. Shkaplerov completed his second spacewalk, and his logbook now shows 14 hours, 28 minutes, outside the research complex.

The cosmonauts completed a photographic survey of the Russian segment's exterior before re-entering the Pirs airlock.

The spacewalk was the 44th from the Russian segment of the International Space Station, and the 207th spacewalk overall in support of space station assembly and maintenance.

Friday's spacewalk was sandwiched between two EVAs outside the U.S. section of the space station.

Astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Scott Tingle completed a spacewalk Jan. 23 to replace a latching hand on the lab's Canadian-built robotic arm. Vande Hei and Japanese flight engineer Norishige Kanai are scheduled to head outside for another spacewalk Feb. 15 to bring a faulty robotic hand, or end effector, back inside the space station for eventual return Earth inside a SpaceX Dragon capsule.

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Часть 1.

http://spaceflight101.com/russian-eva-44-successfully-completed-outside-iss/

Russian ISS Segment Receives High-Rate Communications Capability via Record-Setting EVA
February 2, 2018


Photo: NASA TV

Two Russian Cosmonauts had a trial of patience on Friday when working on the Service Module of the International Space Station to replace antiquated communications gear with new electronics to enable the Russian ISS Segment to connect to Russia's Luch satellites positioned in Geostationary Orbit as high-altitude relay points.

Veteran spacewalkers Aleksandr Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov spent eight hours and 13 minutes outside the Station, facing a task involving a high-gain antenna not designed to be serviced by spacewalking crew members. Dealing with tight clearances, tedious bolt manipulation and numerous electrical & data connectors, the duo successfully removed an out-of-date electronics box and threw it overboard as a means of disposal before installing a new & improved unit that is compatible with the current generation of Luch relay satellites to give ISS additional downlink bandwidth and support the constantly-growing data stream fr om the orbiting complex.

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EVA-44 now ranks as the longest Russian spacewalk in history, surpassing the previous record set by Oleg Kotov and Sergey Ryazanskiy in 2013 by six minutes. Overall, Friday's EVA ranks as the fifth-longest spacewalk in human spaceflight history.


Free-flying Zvezda with Lira Antenna – Image: NASA


Lira Antenna Assembly on Zvezda Aft – Photo: Roscosmos

Friday's Spacewalk marked the 207th EVA dedicated to ISS Assembly, Maintenance & Upgrades, and the second EVA of 2018 following last week's spacewalk on the U.S. Segment to provide the Station's Canadarm2 robotic arm with its second new hand to rejuvenate the vital robotic asset for the Station's final decade of operations. Another U.S. Spacewalk will be coming up on February 15 to re-shuffle the Latching End Effectors removed from Canadarm2 to return the one in worse condition to Earth while the still-functional unit takes a new role on an external payload holding platform.

The Russian EVA effort in 2018 will be focused on two major objectives: a) outfitting the Zvezda service module with new communications gear to finally allow for near-continuous communications relay through Luch, and b) prepare for the departure of the Pirs module and the arrival of the MLM Nauka module that will give the Russian segment a state of the art laboratory and an additional crew quarters. Friday's EVA set out to revamp the Lira communications system with new electronics, compatible with the third-generation Luch system that functions in a similar capacity as the American Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System to provide two-way communications with crewed and uncrewed spacecraft in lower orbits.


ISS Communications Architecture with Luch – Image: NASA

Luch currently operates three satellites parked in Geostationary Orbit, capable of two-way communications with the International Space Station, Russia's Soyuz spacecraft and various satellites in lower orbits to allow Mission Control to remain in contact with critical assets for the entirety of their orbital treks around the planet. The Luch system also supports telemetry relay from ascending launch vehicles, carries P-Band equipment for the reception of distress beacons and hosts L-Band equipment to provide augmentation signals for the Russian Glonass Navigation System.

The Russian high-altitude relay system finds its origin in the mid-1970s when development of the communications architecture was started to support Russia's Salyut and Soyuz programs. Four first generation satellites – code named 'Altair' – were launched from 1985 to 1994 but experienced a number of technical issues and most fell short of their five-year design lives. A second generation of satellites, called 'Gelios,' only saw one satellite reaching orbit while another was destroyed in a fire and never replaced due to financial problems.

In the 1990s, Luch was only at operational strength for just over a year, delivering near-continuous communications between Mission Control and the Mir Space Station. With no money to launch new satellites and Mir believed to be well on its way toward retirement, the Russians decided to abandon the Luch project for the time being. Little did they know that Mir would continue hosting crews until mid-2000, forced to revert to the old ways of only communicating with Mission Control when within range of Russia's ground station network.


Zvezda Aft before Launch (Lira in same position as for EVA-44) – Photo: RSC Energia, published by NASA

When the Zvezda Service Module launched to the growing International Space Station atop a Proton rocket in July 2000, it was outfitted with a pair of communications systems – Regul for two-way communications through Russia's ground station network, and Lira for high-bandwidth space-to-space communications through Luch, compatible with the second-generation (Gelios).

The plan was for Luch services to be re-established in Geostationary Orbit shortly after ISS began permanently crewed operations. However, funding problems were the major problem the Russian space program was faced with through the 1990s and into the 2000s – delaying a number of satellite projects, including Luch.

When Roscosmos contracted ISS Reshetnev for the next generation of Luch satellites, the state of technology had progressed well beyond the second generation the Lira System on Zvezda was designed to work with. Three Luch Satellites were launched atop Proton rockets between 2011 and 2014 and have since started supporting various satellite missions as well as the new series of Soyuz MS spacecraft that is equipped for communications through Luch via S-Band phased array antennas.


Luch-5 Satellite – Image: ISS Reshetnev

The Luch-5 satellites can support S-Band communications up to 5 Mbit/s and Ku-Band communications through the revamped Lira will have data rates of 150 Mbit/s per channel – allowing it to carry various voice loops, video feeds, telemetry data and high-rate science data from experiments on the Russian Segment – also easing the load on TDRSS which could be re-allocated to payloads on the U.S. Segment or outside ISS wh ere a number of remote-sensing instruments took up residence in recent years.

Now over 17 years old, most of which was spent dormant in a stowed position, the Lira antenna outside Zvezda remains functional, but its electronics needed a major overhaul to be able to communicate through the current Luch System. Unfortunately, Lira was not designed to be serviceable in orbit which represented the primary challenge for Russian EVA-44.

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Продолжение. Часть 2.

http://spaceflight101.com/russian-eva-44-successfully-completed-outside-iss/

Russian ISS Segment Receives High-Rate Communications Capability via Record-Setting EVA
February 2, 2018

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EVA-44 Worksite Overview – Image: NASA

Fourth-time spacewalker Aleksandr Misurkin and second-time EV crew member Anton Shkaplerov officially began their excursion at 15:34 UTC on Friday when the Pirs airlock reached vacuum and its hatch was opened by lead spacewalker Misurkin. In use by Misurkin was the upgraded Orlan MKS No. 4 space suit that was first tested last year while Anton Shkaplerov wore one of the older Orlans, MK No. 6.

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Demating of old antenna assembly – Photo: NASA TV

After moving equipment outside Pirs, including the new electronics assembly, Misurkin and Shkaplerov made their way to the aft end of the Zvezda Service Module where they set up shop to begin working their only EVA task. First, they unlocked the Lira antenna assembly which had been secured in a stowed position while not in use. Via ground command, Lira rotated to its launch position in front of the aft docking port on Zvezda where the antenna assembly could be accessed by the EVA crew members.


Jettisoning of old electronics unit – Photo: NASA TV

Next was the core challenge of the EVA: removing the old ShA-317A-II radio receiver containing the waveguides and support electronics for the Lira antenna assembly. Armed with three purpose-built tools, Misurkin and Shkaplerov began working to release around a dozen screws using different wrenches to loosen the unit fr om its frame, then using a pair of handles to gently pull it clear and working with scissors to cut lanyards before demating electrical/data connectors.

Although the crew fell nearly an hour behind the timeline, both Cosmonauts remained professional and dealt with one problem at a time and eventually managed to release all screws and the low/high-frequency connectors. With the unit removed, Aleksandr Misurkin re-positioned himself and disposed of the 30-Kilogram piece of equipment by throwing it away at 19:40 UTC into a retrograde & nadir direction to enter an independent orbit below ISS from which it will decay within around a year's time.


Photo: NASA TV


Installation of new electronics assembly – Photo: NASA TV

The new unit was designed to fit into the slot on the Lira antenna but to also have provisions for ease-of-use by EVA crew members such as handles for simple maneuvering/installation and wing nuts that can be turned easily while wearing thick space suit gloves. With these design features, installing the new ShA-317A-II presented no challenge to Misurkin and Shkaplerov who made quick work bolting the 60 x 45 x 15-centimeter unit into place followed by re-connecting power, low- and high-frequency communication lines between Zvezda and Lira.

Mission Control Moscow reported at 21 UTC that the system was successfully powered up and responding to ground commands as planned, indicating the installation was a full success.


Manually moving the Lira Antenna – Photo: NASA TV

The Cosmonauts then pressed into removing the handles from the newly installed unit, configuring insulation blankets and cleaning up the worksite before unlocking the Lira assembly once again to allow the antenna to move into its deployed configuration from wh ere it can track Luch satellites in Geostationary Orbit.


Zvezda Aft Configuration with different Lira Positions – Image: NASA/Roscosmos

During commanding by Mission Control, the Lira boom apparently got stuck on the docking target installed on Zvezda for the European ATV cargo spacecraft and the Spacewalkers needed to assist the antenna boom past the obstacle, but attempts to move the boom further showed no motions. After three attempts without movement, the Cosmonauts were instructed to deliver some elbow grease and move the boom manually as close as possible to what is known as Position 1 and re-commanding it into electrically-driven motion appeared to do the trick as Lira went back into motion.

However, Lira apparently overshot its target by 180 degrees and reached a stop in its Position 3 configuration. Given the advanced stage of the EVA and prior problems with moving the boom, Mission Control accepted the situation as is since Lira can operate nominally from either position and Position 3 also provides proper clearance of the Zvezda docking port. Engineering teams will look into the problems seen during the EVA and also evaluate whether the antenna can remain in Position 3.


Photo: NASA TV

Friday's EVA ended at 23:47 UTC when the crew had returned to the Pirs airlock and locked its external hatch after a record-setting EVA duration eight hours and 13 minutes and a job well done by the Cosmonauts.

Aleksandr Misurkin, now with four EVAs under his belt, stands at a career spacewalking time of 28 hours and 14 minutes while Anton Shkaplerov accumulated 14 hours and 28 minutes on his two EVAs. Friday's excursion brought the total time spent spacewalking outside ISS to 1,294 hours.

Engineering teams in Moscow will work through analysis of the Lira position over the coming days, looking at why the commanded rotation drove the antenna to Position 3 and whether nominal operations will be possible. When the Russian Segment will begin using Luch on a regular basis has not been specified by the Russian Space Agency.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/02/02/cosmonauts-finish-record-breaking-russian-spacewalk/

Cosmonauts Finish Record-Breaking Russian Spacewalk

Mark Garcia
Posted Feb 2, 2018 at 6:59 pm


As of Feb. 2, 2018, there have been 207 spacewalks at the International Space Station.

Expedition 54 Commander Alexander Misurkin and Flight Engineer Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos have completed a spacewalk lasting 8 hours and 13 minutes. It is the longest Russian spacewalk, breaking the previous record of 8 hours and 7 minutes that Oleg Kotov and Sergei Ryazanskiy set Dec. 27, 2013, on a spacewalk during Expedition 38.

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The two cosmonauts opened the hatch to the Pirs docking compartment to begin the spacewalk at 10:34 a.m. EST. They re-entered the airlock and closed the hatch at 6:47 p.m. EST.

During the record-breaking spacewalk, the duo installed a new electronics and telemetry box for the high gain antenna on the Zvezda service module to enhance communications between Russian flight controllers and the Russian modules. The antenna system appears to be working normally.

It was the 207th spacewalk in support of International Space Station assembly and maintenance, the fourth in Misurkin's career, and the second for Shkaplerov. It is the fifth-longest spacewalk in human spaceflight history.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/02/01/iss-daily-summary-report-2012018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/01/2018

Posted Feb 1, 2018 at 4:00 pm

NanoRacks DreamUp Xtronaut Crystal Growth (DreamXCG):

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The crew used hot water from the PWD to dissolve sugar crystals in two pouches and later transfer sugar water into the pouches with seeded dowels. This investigation teaches students about the effects of microgravity on crystal formations using near-identical flight kits flown and operated aboard the International Space Station (ISS). With access to crew member videos and data on the same experiment, students are able compare crystal formations in space to those in their classrooms. The investigation aims to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to the next generation of students.

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Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR) Configuration for Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME):

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The crew removed and replaced CIR manifold #2 bottle on the front of the optics bench. CIR provides sustained, systematic microgravity combustion research and it houses hardware capable of performing combustion experiments to further research of combustion in microgravity. This is for the ACME investigation which is a set of five independent studies of gaseous flames to be conducted in the CIR. ACME's primary goal is to improved fuel efficiency and reduced pollutant production in practical combustion on Earth. Its secondary goal is to improve spacecraft fire prevention through innovative research focused on materials flammability.

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Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) loop scrub and conductivity test:

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As part of the deconfiguration from the EVA activities over the past two weeks, the crew performed EMU water loop scrubs and then acquired and tested water samples for conductivity. These activities are required for long term health monitoring and maintenance of the EMUs.

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Internal Thermal Control System (ITCS) Water Sampling:

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Today the crew continued to sample fluid from the ITCS for return and analysis on the ground. Today's samples were taken from the US Lab module. This is regularly scheduled preventive maintenance to verify health of the ITCS.

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Eye Exams:

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The crew completed routine Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) and Fundoscope eye exams today. Eye exams are performed regularly onboard in order to monitor crewmembers eye health. Eyesight is one of the many aspects of the human body that is affected by long-duration stays in a microgravity environment.

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Space Station Cosmonauts Walk in Space to Upgrade Communications Hardware

NASA Video

Опубликовано: 2 февр. 2018 г.

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 54 Flight Engineers Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) conducted a spacewalk outside the Pirs docking compartment Feb. 2 to install a new high-gain communications antenna on the aft end of the Zvezda Service Module and retrieve science experiment packages from the hull of the module. It was the 208th spacewalk in support of space station assembly and maintenance, the fourth in Misurkin's career and the second for Shkaplerov.

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Space to Ground: Russian Spacewalk: 02/02/2018

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Опубликовано: 2 февр. 2018 г.

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Jonathan McDowell‏Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 14 ч. назад

The ShA-317A ONA receiver box jettisoned from the ISS has been cataloged as 43203, in a 402 x 405 km orbit

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金井 宣茂‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Kanai 22 ч. назад

金曜日のロシア人クルーによる船外活動は、夜遅くまで続きました。 わたしも、手順書を片手に、ハッチの操作や気密チェックで参加させていただきました。ロシア語でモスクワ管制センターと交信するのは久しぶりで、楽しみました。 おかげで、土曜日はみんな朝寝坊。のんびり、ゆったりな週末です。

Неожиданная деятельность российского экипажа в пятницу продолжалась до поздней ночи. Я также принимал участие в руководстве по процедуре, с одной стороны, с проверкой герметичности люка. Мне понравилось общаться с московским центром управления на русском языке впервые за долгое время. Спасибо вам, все встают поздно в субботу. Это расслабляющий уик-энд.

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https://www.energia.ru/ru/news/news-2018/news_02-05_2.html

Российские космонавты смонтируют на МКС научную аппаратуру «Икарус»
Во время очередного выхода в открытый космос основной экипаж предстоящей экспедиции МКС-55/56 должен будет установить на внешней поверхности служебного модуля «Звезда» Российского сегмента МКС антенный блок совместного российско-германского комплекса научной аппаратуры «Икарус». Управляющий компьютер ОВС-1 уже доставлен на МКС в октябре 2017 г. Антенный блок обеспечивает прием и передачу информации от мигрирующих животных.

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Информация с датчиков чипированных представителей фауны будет круглосуточно приниматься «Икарусом», передаваться в ЦУП-М и отправляться участникам эксперимента в центры обработки данных. Таким образом, ученые, участвующие в проекте, смогут определять влияние на поведение животных различных факторов окружающей среды, отслеживать экологическую ситуацию на маршрутах миграции и предупреждать потенциально опасные и катастрофические явления на планете. Научная аппаратура «Икарус» входит в проводимый на МКС космический эксперимент «Ураган», научным руководителем которого является д.т.н., профессор Михаил Беляев.
Подготовка к выходу в открытый космос (ВКД-45), запланированному в рамках программы полета РС МКС на 2018 год, уже завершена.
Специалисты РКК «Энергия» и Института географии РАН ознакомили экипаж с аппаратурой «Икарус», рассказали о её возможностях и особенностях подготовки оборудования перед выходом в открытый космос. В лётный комплект аппаратуры «Икарус» входят мачта, на которую устанавливается антенный блок, обеспечивающий прием/передачу информации от мигрирующих животных, и якорь, в котором будет находиться космонавт при монтаже оборудования.
Проведена и отработка действий при монтаже аппаратуры. Тренировки основного экипажа предстоящей экспедиции МКС-55/56 в составе Олега Артемьева и Сергея Прокопьева прошли в гидротренажёрном комплексе (бассейне) Центра подготовки космонавтов (ЦПК) имени Ю.А. Гагарина. В ходе тренировочного процесса космонавты прокладывали кабели для подключения научной аппаратуры, работали с самим антенным блоком, а также разбирали возможные нештатные ситуации.
Занятия проводились инструкторами ЦПК с участием специалистов по ВКД РКК «Энергия».
«Именно в этом бассейне в 1974 году начались экспериментальные исследования возможности использования гидросреды для отработки деятельности и подготовки космонавтов, где я начал свою карьеру испытателя космической техники в 1977 году. В 1979 году в ЦПК была введена в эксплуатацию специальная гидролаборатория. В настоящее время завершаются работы по её реконструкции. Поэтому нынешняя тренировка космонавтов проводилась не в скафандрах «Орлан», а в лёгководолазном снаряжении», - рассказал заместитель руководителя НТЦ по летно-космической деятельности РКК «Энергия» космонавт, Герой России Александр Полещук.
«Сначала у нас проходила тренировка в ангаре, так сказать, посуху, – пояснил космонавт Олег Артемьев. – Это даёт возможность понять, с какой стороны подойти к оборудованию, как его фиксировать, открывать и т.д. Потом, уже ознакомившись с аппаратурой, поняв последовательность действий, погружаешься под воду. Комплекс тренировок в условиях гидроневесомости очень нужен и полезен. Это необходимое условие для дальнейшего успешного выхода в открытый космос».

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Лётный комплект аппаратуры «Икарус» будет доставлен на РС МКС в составе ТГК «Прогресс» 11 февраля.

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«Икарус» (ICARUS, International Cooperation for Animal Research Using Space – «Международное сотрудничество в области научных исследований животных с использованием космических технологий») - российско-германский эксперимент, постановщиком которого является РКК «Энергия» в сотрудничестве с фирмой СпейсТех (STI), немецким космическим агентством (DLR), немецким институтом орнитологии (Max Plank Institute) и Институтом географии РАН. Работы по данному проекту Корпорация ведет с 2010 года. В ноябре 2014 года было подписано соглашение между Роскосмосом и DLR о реализации данного проекта на Российском сегменте МКС.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/02/02/iss-daily-summary-report-2022018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 2/02/2018

Posted Feb 2, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Russian Extravehicular Activity (EVA) #44:

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Alexander Misurkin (as EV1) and Anton Shkaplerov (as EV2) performed RS EVA #44 with a Phased Elapsed Time (PET) of 8 hrs 13 min. During the EVA, the cosmonauts removed and replaced the [OHA] antenna high frequency receiver on Service Module (SM) aft.

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Microbial Tracking-2:

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A 53S crewmember completed body and saliva sample collections in support of the Microbial Tracking-2 investigation. The Microbial Tracking series-2 continues the monitoring of the types of microbes that are present on the International Space Station (ISS). It seeks to catalog and characterize potential disease-causing microorganisms aboard the ISS. Crew samples from pre-flight, in-flight, and post-flight times in addition to environmental samples from ISS surface and air locations will be collected to analyze any associations between the microbial content of the samples, as well as potential health effects.

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NanoRacks DreamUp Xtronaut Crystal Growth (DreamXCG):

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To track the progression of the DreamXCG formation that was initiated yesterday, today the crew took photo and video images of each pouch to show any visible sugar crystal growth. This investigation teaches students about the effects of microgravity on crystal formations using near-identical flight kits flown and operated aboard the International Space Station (ISS). With access to crewmember videos and data on the same experiment, students are able compare crystal formations in space to those in their classrooms. The investigation aims to promote science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields to the next generation of students.

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Cell Biology Experiment Facility (CBEF) Configuration Operations:

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The crew continued to conduct CBEF configuration activities that began earlier this week by installing the mouse habitat unit interface to prepare the facility for the Mouse Stress Defense investigation arriving on SpaceX-14. 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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European Modular Cultivation System (EMCS) Preparation for Plant Gravity Perception Operations:

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The experiment containers (ECs) on the EMCS rotors were replaced with new ECs to begin the 2nd of three Plant Gravity Perception experiment runs. The Plant Gravity Perception investigation germinates normal and mutated forms of thale cress, a model research plant, to study the plants' gravity and light perception. Results provide new information about plants' ability to detect gravity and how they adapt to an environment without it, which benefits efforts to grow plants for food on future missions. The EMCS is an experiment facility that is dedicated to studying plant biology in a reduced gravity environment. It supports the cultivation, stimulation, and crew-assisted operation of biological experiments under controlled conditions. The facility has performed multi-generation (seed-to-seed) experiments and studies the effects of gravity and light on early development and growth, signal perception and transduction in plant tropisms.

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Advanced Colloids Experiment-Temperature-6 (ACE-T-6) Operations:

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After dispensing oil on the Light Microscopy Module (LMM) Confocal test target last week to initiate the ACE-T6 science runs, this week the crew cleaned the oil inside of the LMM Auxiliary Fluids Container. The ACE-T-6 investigation studies the microscopic behavior of colloids in gels and creams, to provide new insight into fundamental interactions that can improve product shelf life. Colloids are suspensions of microscopic particles in a liquid, and they are found in products ranging from milk to fabric softener. Consumer products often use colloidal gels to distribute specialized ingredients, for instance droplets that soften fabrics, but the gels must serve two opposite purposes: they have to disperse the active ingredient so it can work, yet maintain an even distribution so the product does not spoil

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Space Headaches:

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The crew completed the weekly questionnaire for the ESA Space Headaches investigation. The Space Headaches investigation collects information that may help in the development of methods to alleviate associated symptoms and improvement in the well-being and performance of crewmembers in space. Headaches during space flight can negatively affect mental and physical capacities of crewmembers that can influence performance during a space mission.

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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Pressurized Module (JPM) Rack Relocations:

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Today the crew swapped the Expedite the Processing of Experiments to the Space Station (ExPRESS) Rack-4 from JPM1F5 location and Zero-G Soft Rack (ZSR) from JPM1F6 location in preparation for Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) installation into the ZSR. LSG will be delivered on H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) 7.

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Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Quarterly Maintenance:

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Today the crew performed ARED Quarterly maintenance. They inspected X-Rotation dashpots, cycled the main arm through the full range of motion, and greased the ARED Vibration Isolation System (VIS) rails and rollers and upper stop. This is nominal periodic maintenance performed to keep the system operating nominally.

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Television Camera Interface Converter (TVCIC):

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The crew attempted to remove and replace the attachment bolts on the TVCIC #002 in preparation for installation on a future EVA. An inspection performed on the TVCIC in October 2017 identified noticeable wear on the bolt threads' dry film lube indicating they are near their end of life. During the activity today, the new bolts could not be located and the original bolts were re-installed.  Forward plan is under evaluation

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Nitrogen/Oxygen Recharge System (NORS) Repress:

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Ground controllers initiated a nitrogen repress from the NORS system. The crew terminated the repress by closing the nitrogen isolation valve and then removed and prepared the N2 recharge tank for return to the ground. A leak check of the N2 System confirmed the repress was successful.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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The crew performed a checkout on the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER). During the activity, they measured the SAFER regulator pressure under flow and no-flow conditions, performed a leak check, and measured the relief valve opening and reseating pressure of the SAFER.

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Peter B. de Selding‏ @pbdes 2 ч. назад

Commercial/govt @NanoRacks airlock module for ISS to use pressurized shell built by @Thales_Alenia_S. @BoeingDefense provides berthing mechanism. Shell to be built/tested this yr, launch in 2019 w/ @SpaceX Dragon on CRS-19.

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Anton Shkaplerov‏ @Anton_Astrey 1 ч. назад

Ловите #селфи с "космической прогулки" длительностью 8 часов 12 минут или коротко - #космоселфи. \\ My #spaceselfie taken during spacewalk on February 2.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/02/05/russians-move-from-longest-spacewalk-to-shortest-cargo-delivery/

Russians Move from Longest Spacewalk to Shortest Cargo Delivery

Mark Garcia
Posted Feb 5, 2018 at 1:02 pm


A Russian spacewalker is seen in an Orlan spacesuit with blue stripes (center image) working outside the Zvezda service module during the longest spacewalk in Russian space program history on Feb. 2, 2018.

Fresh off a record-breaking spacewalk last week, the International Space Station program is preparing for its first docking of a cargo craft in just two orbits. Back inside the orbital lab, the Expedition 54 crew researched how microgravity affects muscles to help humans on Earth.

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Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov wrapped up the longest spacewalk in Russian space program history at eight hours and 13 minutes on Friday. The two station residents worked over the weekend stowing spacewalk tools, cleaning the Pirs airlock and checking their Orlan spacesuits.

The Russian Federal Space Agency is now preparing for the launch Sunday of its unpiloted Progress 69 resupply ship at 3:58 a.m. EST. After its launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the cargo craft will take two orbits around the Earth before automatically docking to the aft end of the Zvezda service module.

Astronauts Scott Tingle and Norishige Kanai observed mice on the space station being treated with a drug that may slow or reverse muscle atrophy. The rodents are housed in a special microgravity habitat for up to two months with results of the study helping scientists design therapies for humans with muscle-related ailments.

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