Новости МКС

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Anton Shkaplerov‏ @Anton_Astrey 3 ч. назад

Российский сегмент #МКС присоединяется к акции #ЧасЗемли. Мы выключили свет в модуле Звезда в знак неравнодушия к будущему нашей планеты! Включенными остались только компьютеры управления, без которых мы не можем обойтись... // #EarthHour on the Russian segment of the #ISS!

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Brady Kenniston‏ @TheFavoritist 4 ч. назад

It was a beautiful night to go see the @Space_Station pass overhead. Welcome Andrew Feustel, Richard Arnold, and Oleg Artemyev!

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https://ria.ru/space/20180324/1517201214.html

Космонавты выключили свет на МКС в рамках акции "Час Земли"

21:21 24.03.2018 (обновлено: 13:52 25.03.2018)


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МОСКВА, 24 мар — РИА Новости. Российский космонавт Антон Шкаплеров опубликовал в соцсети "ВКонтакте" фотографию российского сегмента МКС с выключенным в рамках акции "Час Земли" светом.

"Российский сегмент Международной космической станции присоединяется к акции "Час Земли". Мы с Олегом (Артемьевым) выключили свет в модуле "Звезда" в знак неравнодушия к будущему нашей планеты. Включенными остались только компьютеры управления, без которых мы не можем обойтись...", — написал Шкаплеров на своей странице в подписи к фотографии модуля "Звезда".

Крупнейшая в мире экологическая акция "Час Земли" походит в этом году 24 марта. Мероприятие традиционно проводится для того, чтобы привлечь внимание к проблемам охраны окружающей среды, в знак неравнодушия к будущему планеты.
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https://ria.ru/space/20180325/1517206290.html

Новый "космический холодильник" разработают для МКС к марту 2019 года

03:11 25.03.2018


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МОСКВА, 25 мар — РИА Новости. Уникальная компактная термосумка, позволяющая привозить на российский сегмент МКС охлажденные биоматериалы и возвращать обратно на Землю готовые результаты научных исследований в замороженном виде, будет разработана к марту 2019 года, сообщили РИА Новости разработчики изделия — Институт медико-биологических проблем (ИМБП) и РКК "Энергия".

Новый "космический холодильник" обеспечит сохранение температуры биоматериала в диапазоне от —20 до —5 градусов Цельсия в течение 12 часов, будет весить около трех с половиной килограммов и сможет использоваться не менее чем в пяти космических полетах.

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"Термосумка "Возврат" предназначена для спуска на Землю замороженного биоматериала, полученного в ходе проведения эксперимента "ИММУНО" на российском сегменте МКС и других экспериментов. Сейчас заканчивается процесс изготовления летных образцов", — рассказал РИА Новости представитель ИМБП.

"Действительно, по заказу нашего предприятия в ИМБП разрабатывается пассивный термостат, который будет аналогичен возвращаемому контейнеру КВ-03 под названием "Термосумка "Возврат", изделие будет готово к марту 2019 года", – подтвердили в пресс-центре РКК "Энергия".

Сейчас доставка проб с российского сегмента МКС осуществляется на возвращаемом контейнере КВ-03. Новая разработка оснащена более прочным корпусом, который позволяет сохранить температуру замороженного биоматериала постоянной. Компактный холодильник позволит сохранять первородный вид образцов и доставлять их на Землю в надлежащем состоянии.

"В составе сумки имеется блок аккумулятора холода с шестью цилиндрическими гнездами, предназначенными для размещения в них шприцев с биологическими образцами. Конструкция блока обеспечивает возможность замораживания биообразцов в холодильнике "Криогем-03" за 48 часов до температуры не менее минус 20 градусов Цельсия. Гарантийный срок службы — пять лет от даты изготовления", — заключил представитель ИМБП.

В настоящее время на российском сегменте МКС используются два типа термостатирующих устройств – термостат биотехнологический универсальный низкотемпературный (ТБУ-Н) и "Криогем-03". Это мини-холодильники, в которых можно задавать необходимые температурные режимы для работы с биообъектами. Загрузка образцов медико-биологических экспериментов в контейнер производится непосредственно перед возвращением на Землю. Есть так называемая категория "срочных" грузов, они размещаются в наиболее доступных местах и практически до последнего момента находятся в термостатирующих устройствах, а после посадки сразу же размещаются в наземных контейнерах для последующих научных экспериментов.

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NASA‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA 24 мар.


Did you know that @Space_Station is the 3rd brightest object in the night sky?

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/24854/

РАССТЫКОВКА ТГК «ПРОГРЕСС МС-07» С МКС
28 марта 2018

Программа МКС

В соответствии с программой полета российского сегмента МКС расстыковка ТГК «Прогресс МС-07» со станцией запланирована на 28 марта в 16:50 мск. После расстыковки и расхождения корабль «Прогресс МС-07» продолжит орбитальный полет в автономном режиме, в ходе которого будут проводиться запланированные научно-прикладные эксперименты. Сведение с орбиты транспортного корабля и затопление его несгорающих фрагментов в несудоходном районе Тихого океана предполагается 26 апреля 2018 года.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/03/25/iss-daily-summary-report-3252018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/25/2018

Posted Mar 25, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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Earlier today, the crew performed EVA tool configuration, completed training on use of the Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER), reviewed EVA procedures, and had a conference with ground specialists. These activities are all in support of the US EVA #49 – Node 3 External Wireless Communications (EWC) installation scheduled for March 29, 2018.

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Cell-Free Epigenome (CFE) and Medical Proteomics:

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Blood samples were collected today from two 54S crewmembers to support JAXA's CFE and Medical Proteomics investigations. The blood samples were processed in a centrifuge and placed in a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). Blood carries molecular signals released from cells inside the body. For the CFE study, blood samples are collected from astronauts and cellular genes are analyzed. The results provide insight into how human bodies function during space flight. The Medical Proteomics investigation evaluates changes of proteins in blood serum, bone and skeletal muscles after space flight, and also supports identification of osteopenia-related proteins. By combining research results for space mice, astronauts and ground patients, proteins related to osteopenia can be identified using the latest proteome analysis technique. It is anticipated that the use of the marker proteins related to osteopenia will be of benefit in the future for assessing the health of astronauts as well as osteoporosis patients on ground.

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Veg-03:

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Today the crew watered the Veg-03 plants and continued with the photo-documentation of plant growth for the Veg-03 investigation. Veg-03 supports the proof-of concept for the Veggie plant growth chamber and the planting pillows. Future long duration space missions will require a fresh food supply grown in space to supplement crew diets.

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Lighting Effects:

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Today a 53S subject provided a sleep log entry and began a 24-hour collection of urine samples. The samples will be stowed in the MELFI prior to their return and analysis. 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. Results from this investigation also have major implications for people on Earth who use electric lights.

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Lab Mass Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Status:

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The Lab MCA was taken to 'Operate', followed by a Zero calibration, both Saturday 24-March and today Sunday 25-March. In both instances, telemetry indicated the MCA has not completed the dryout process. The Lab MCA has been configured back to 'Standby' to complete the dryout process.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2018/03/26/dragon-set-to-deliver-supplies-to-international-space-station/

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/03/26/dragon-set-to-deliver-supplies-to-international-space-station/

Dragon Set to Deliver Supplies to International Space Station

Bob Granath
Posted Mar 26, 2018 at 8:17 am


SpaceX's Dragon cargo craft is seen during final approach to the International Space Station on Feb. 23, 2017. The commercial spacecraft carried about 5,500 pounds of experiments and supplies to the orbiting laboratory. Space station crew members used the station's robotic arm, Canadarm2, to capture Dragon.
Photo credit: NASA

Next Commercial Resupply Services Mission: SpaceX CRS-14
Launch Time and Date: 4:30 p.m., Monday, April 2, 2018
Lift Off: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9, 230 feet-tall
Spacecraft: Dragon, 20 feet high, 12 feet-in diameter
Payload: Dragon will deliver cargo and material to support science investigations aboard the International Space Station.
Return to Earth: After about one month attached to the space station, Dragon will return with results of earlier experiments, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.
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Официальное видео стыковки КК Союз МС-08 и МКС от НАСА

Soyuz MS-08 Docking - March 23, 2018

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Опубликовано: 26 мар. 2018 г.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/03/26/new-station-astronauts-march-into-spacewalk-preparations/

New Station Astronauts March into Spacewalk Preparations
Mark Garcia
Posted Mar 26, 2018 at 1:38 pm


NASA astronaut Scott Tingle is inside the International Space Station's window to the world, the seven-windowed cupola, where astronauts operate the Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture visiting vehicles such as the SpaceX Dragon, the Orbital ATK Cygnus and Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle.

Three new Expedition 55 crew members are beginning their first full workweek aboard the International Space Station. They and the rest of the crew are getting ready for a spacewalk on Thursday and next week's arrival of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft.

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NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel are preparing for a spacewalk just six days after arriving at their new home in space. The duo reviewed their spacewalk procedures today with fellow astronauts Scott Tingle and Norishige Kanai. The veteran spacewalkers will install communications antennas and replace a camera assembly during the excursion set to begin Thursday at 8:10 a.m. EDT. NASA TV broadcast the spacewalk activities live beginning at 7 a.m.

Expedition 55 Commander Anton Shkaplerov has been packing a Russian resupply ship with trash and old gear readying it for its departure on Wednesday. The Progress 68 (68P) cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment Wednesday at 9:50 a.m. It will reenter Earth's atmosphere April 25 for a fiery demise over the Pacific Ocean. The 68P has been attached to the station since Oct. 16.

The next cargo craft due to resupply the station is the SpaceX Dragon. After its launch April 2 at 4:30 p.m. Dragon will take a two-day flight to the station. The commercial cargo craft will be robotically captured and installed next Wednesday at 6 a.m. to the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module.

Kanai and Tingle will be at the robotics controls inside the cupola when they capture Dragon with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. The duo practiced the Dragon rendezvous and capture procedures today. The crew has also been configuring the orbital lab for the new science experiments Dragon is delivering next week.

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A.J. (Drew) Feustel‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Feustel 9 ч. назад

Next stop – our ride to space! Launch on March 21 was simply incredible. Thanks to all for following along!

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A.J. (Drew) Feustel‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Feustel 8 ч. назад

Watching #MelbourneGP @F1 on @Space_Station. Even flew over at the start of the race and snapped a picture! Congratulations to Ferrari on the first win of the season. #RacetoSpace

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First high capacity space-to-ground laser communications system for the new European external ISS Platform Bartolomeo

Бремен, 26/03/2018 - в рамках сотрудничества Airbus Defence and Space, Института связи и навигации DLR (немецкий аэрокосмический центр) и Tesat-Spacecom GmbH & Co, на платформе Bartolomeo Международной космической станции (МКС) будет установлена первая лазерная система связи большой мощности "космос-земля". Система под названием OSIRIS будет предоставлять технологию direct to earth (DTE) со скоростью передачи данных 10 Гбит/с на расстоянии около 1.500 км.
Малый размер и легковес, OSIRIS сразу соединят к нескольким наземным станциям обеспечивая несравненную емкость нисходящего канала данных к Bartolomeo и своим экспериментально полезным нагрузкам. Цель-сделать OSIRIS операционной системой, встроенной в инфраструктуру МКС. Этот новый Европейский потенциал расширит возможности использования европейского модуля "Колумбус" и сделает Бартоломео платформой для передачи данных на МКС.
"Лазерная связь с использованием Bartolomeo проложит путь к цифровизации операций на МКС, что позволит получить прямой доступ к огромным объемам данных в интересах клиентов",-сказал Оливер Джукенхефель, Руководитель службы и разведки на орбите Airbus.
Airbus разрабатывает "Bartolomeo", новую европейскую внешнюю платформу полезной нагрузки на МКС, коммерческое партнерство между ЕКА и Airbus.Оборудование платформы находится в стадии разработки на сайте Airbus ' Bremen и в настоящее время находится на стадии проектирования с Европейским космическим агентством и NASA. Bartolomeo будет эксплуатироваться Airbus и присоединен к внешнему Европейскому модулю Columbus, готовому к коммерческим операциям, с 2019 года. Bartolomeo будет в состоянии разместить широкий спектр различных полезных нагрузок, например, для наблюдения Земли или проверки и демонстрации на орбите.
DLR и Tesat-Spacecom вступили в долгосрочное сотрудничество в области исследований, разработок и индустриализации систем для оптических соединений "космос-земля".

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/03/26/iss-daily-summary-report-3262018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/26/2018

Posted Mar 26, 2018 at 4:00 pm

Lab Major Constituent Analyzer (MCA) Status:

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The Lab MCA 72 hour dryout completed period ended on Friday 23 March. This weekend, telemetry indicated that the water readings were too high to proceed with a successful activation and calibration. As of this morning, the water readings were no longer off-scale high; however they were too high to proceed with nominal activation. A Failure Investigation Team (FIT) met today at 12:00 PM CDT and, based on their findings, another attempt at activation will be performed early tomorrow morning if the indications are within their nominal ranges.

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Lack of Data fr om Microgravity Experiment Research Locker Incubator (MERLIN) 1 and Station Acceleration Measurement System (SAMS):

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After the Improved Payload Ethernet Hub Gateway (iPEHG) transition over the weekend, MERLIN 1 and SAMS, located in Express Rack 3 (ER3), were not receiving data. Ground teams reloaded the Columbus iPEHG configuration file and performed a reboot without success. Troubleshooting today uncovered incorrect data in the PEHG Software, resulting in the data routing issue. Teams properly configured the iPEHG and successfully recovered communication with the MERLIN and SAMS sensor.

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Manufacturing Device (MD):

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The crew removed and stowed a 3D printed item from the Manufacturing Device today. The Manufacturing Device supports the production of components on the ISS for both NASA and commercial objectives. It is capable of producing parts out of a wide variety of thermopolymers including engineered plastics.

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Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS):

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Japanese ground controllers will use the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to move CATS from the JEM Exposed Facility (EF) #3 location to JEM EF#8 tonight. The CATS Payload lost power on October 30, 2017. Subsequent attempts at troubleshooting the power and data connections were unsuccessful in recovering the payload at JEM EF Site #3. The CATS investigation uses a light detection and ranging (LiDAR) system to measure the location, composition and distribution of pollution, dust, smoke, aerosols and other particulates in the atmosphere. CATS is mounted on the JEM EF Facility and is used to study the atmospheric constituents that impact global climate. By gaining a better understanding of cloud and aerosol coverage, scientists can create a better model of the Earth's climate feedback processes.

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Transparent Alloys Operation:

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The crew removed and stowed the Transparent Alloys cartridge and hardware and restored the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) to its standard configuration this morning. For the Transparent Alloys investigation, the morphological instabilities of directional solidified, transparent binary eutectic alloys under purely diffusive conditions are studied. Real-time observations are made of the dynamics of eutectic front structures with a micron-scale resolution over a centimetric space scale, during long periods of time. Such observations are very sensitive to convective motions in the liquid, which are suppressed in microgravity.

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Lighting Effects:

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A 53S crewmember completed a daily sleep log entry this morning upon waking to record his sleep patterns and wakefulness. 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. Results from this investigation also have major implications for people on Earth who use electric lights.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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Today the crew will continued preparations for US EVA #49 – Node 3 External Wireless Communications (EWC) installation, planned for Thursday March 29, 2018. The crew continued with EVA tool configuration, reviewed on-board training material for fluid Quick Disconnects (QDs), reviewed EVA translation paths using Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG), and reviewed EVA procedures. At the end of the day, the crew had a conference with ground EVA specialists in order to discuss any question on the activities they performed today or will perform during the upcoming EVA.

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Crew Medical Officer (CMO) On-Board Training:

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Two crewmembers performed computer-based CMO training. This training is done periodically to ensure the CMOs maintain proficiency in responding to crew health emergencies.

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Dragon On-Board Training (OBT):

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Today the crewmembers scheduled to capture SpX-14 Dragon performed on-board training wh ere they reviewed the mission profile, rendezvous procedures and crew interfaces for monitoring and commanding to Dragon. SpX-14 is on track to launch April 2, 2018 and berth to ISS on April 4, 2018.

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Cloud-Aerosol Transport System (CATS) Relocation:

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Tonight, ground controllers will relocate the CATS payload from the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Exposed Facility Unit (EFU)-3 to EFU-8. This relocation will ensure the viability of the EFU-3 location, needed to support the Orbiting Carbon Observatory-3 payload arriving later this year, after commanding to the CATS payload was lost late last year.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-of-next-space-station-resupply-mission-3

March 26, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-053

NASA Television to Air Launch of Next Space Station Resupply Mission

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX now is targeting its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 2. Live coverage will begin on NASA Television and the agency's website Sunday, April 1, with pre-launch events.

Packed with almost 5,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. About 10 minutes after launch, Dragon will reach its preliminary orbit, at which point it will deploys its solar arrays and begins a carefully choreographed series of thruster firings to reach the International Space Station.

Grapple and berthing to the space station is targeted for April 4. Expedition 55 Flight Engineers Norishege Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, backed up by NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, will supervise the operation of the Canadarm2 robotic arm for Dragon's capture. After Dragon capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control in Houston for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.

Full mission coverage is as follows:
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Wednesday, April 4

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• 5:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous and capture. Capture is scheduled for 7 a.m.
• 8:30 a.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station
  

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The Dragon spacecraft will spend approximately one month attached to the space station, returning to Earth in May with results of completed experiments.

Last Updated: March 27, 2018
Editor: Katherine Brown

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https://www.nasa.gov/content/spacex-crs-14-briefings-and-events

SpaceX CRS-14 Briefings and Events

NASA commercial cargo provider SpaceX is now targeting its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station for no earlier than 4:30 p.m. EDT Monday, April 2. ...

Packed with 5,800 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware, the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft, which was previously flown on SpaceX's eighth commercial resupply mission, will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida.

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Grapple and berthing to the nadir port of the Harmony module is targeted for April 4. Expedition 55 Flight Engineers Norishege Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency, backed up by NASA astronaut Scott Tingle, will supervise the operation of the Canadarm2 robotic arm for Dragon's capture. After Dragon capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control in Houston for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.

Live coverage of the Dragon rendezvous and capture coverage is set to begin at 5:30 a.m., with capture scheduled at 7 a.m. Installation coverage will start at 8:30 a.m.

The Dragon spacecraft will spend approximately one month attached to the space station, returning to Earth in the beginning of May with results of previous experiments.

L-1 Day (Sunday, April 1)

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News Media Schedule

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• 2:30 p.m. – "What's on Board" science briefing, highlighting the following research
• The Metabolic Tracking investigation by 490 BioTech will evaluate using a new method in microgravity to test the metabolic impacts of pharmaceutical drugs. This could lead to more effective, less expensive medicines on Earth.
• The Atmosphere-Space Interactions Monitor, an Earth observatory that will study severe thunderstorms and their role in the Earth's atmosphere and climate.
• The Multi-use Variable-g Platform (MVP), developed, owned and operated by Techshot Inc., will serve as a new test bed aboard the space station, able to host 12 separate experiment modules with samples such as plants, cells, protein crystals and fruit flies. Rich Boling, vice president for corporate advancement at Techshot, will discuss the platform, and Sharmila Bhattacharya, a senior scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center, will talk about the value of the research that will be conducted on it
• Howard Levine, chief scientist in the Utilization and Life Science Office at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, will discuss continuing research on growing food in space, as the Veggie Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System experiment tests a new way to deliver nutrients to plants.
  

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/03/27/expedition-55-focuses-on-spacewalk-and-dragon-delivery/

Expedition 55 Focuses on Spacewalk and Dragon Delivery

Mark Garcia
Posted Mar 27, 2018 at 12:43 pm


NASA astronaut Andrew Feustel is pictured during a spacewalk in May of 2011 at the International Space Station. Feustel was a mission specialist for STS-134 who last visited the station aboard space shuttle Endeavour.

The Expedition 55 crew is ramping up for Thursday's spacewalk and training for next week's arrival of the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship.

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Just four days after moving into their new home NASA astronauts Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel are getting their suits and gear ready for a spacewalk on Thursday. The duo filled spacesuit tanks and cooling garments with water and reviewed checklists and warning systems today.

They will work outside for about 6.5 hours to install communications antennas on the Tranquility module. The pair will also replace a camera assembly on the Port 1 truss structure. Arnold and Feustel are expected to set their spacesuits to battery power at 8:10 a.m. signifying the official start of Thursday's spacewalk. NASA TV will begin its live coverage of the spacewalk at 6:30 a.m. ET.

Meanwhile, Flight Engineers Norishige Kanai and Scott Tingle continue training for next week's capture of the Dragon cargo craft with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Kanai will be at the robotics controls inside the cupola as Tingle monitors Dragon's approach and rendezvous.

Dragon is set to launch Monday at 4:30 p.m. and arrive Wednesday just ten meters away fr om the station wh ere Kanai will robotically capture it at 7 a.m. The commercial cargo craft will deliver over 5,800 pounds of crew supplies, science gear, spacewalking equipment and other station hardware. NASA TV will broadcast both events live.

The Progress 68 (68P) cargo craft will undock from the Pirs docking compartment Wednesday at 9:50 a.m. loaded with trash and old gear. It will reenter Earth's atmosphere April 25 for a fiery demise over the Pacific Ocean. The 68P has been attached to the station since Oct. 16.

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