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SpaceX CRS-14: Dragon departure from the ISS

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Опубликовано: 5 мая 2018 г.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/05/05/dragon-heads-home-after-month-long-stay-at-station/

Dragon Heads Home After Month Long Stay at Station

Mark Garcia
Posted May 5, 2018 at 10:02 am


Cameras on the Canadarm2 robotic arm monitored the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship as it departed the space station Saturday morning.

Robotic flight controllers released the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft fr om the International Space Station's robotic arm at 9:23 a.m. EDT, and Expedition 55 Flight Engineer Scott Tingle of NASA is monitoring its departure.

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Dragon's thrusters will be fired to move the spacecraft a safe distance from the station before SpaceX flight controllers in Hawthorne, California, command its deorbit burn about 2:06 p.m. The capsule will splashdown about 3 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, wh ere recovery forces will retrieve the capsule and its more than 4,000 pounds of cargo, including a variety of technological and biological studies.

The deorbit burn and splashdown will not be broadcast on NASA TV.

NASA and the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), the non-profit organization that manages research aboard the U.S. National Laboratory portion of the space station, will receive time-sensitive samples and begin working with researchers to process and distribute them within 48 hours of splashdown.

Dragon is the only space station resupply spacecraft currently capable of returning cargo to Earth, and this was the second trip to the orbiting laboratory for this spacecraft, which completed its first mission nearly two years ago. SpaceX launched its 14th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station April 2 from Space Launch Complex 40 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida on a Falcon 9 rocket that also previously launched its 12th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.

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Объявление. Ближайшее событие

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АНОНС. USA EVA-50 2018-05-16

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АНОНС. Запуск Cygnus OA-9 к МКС

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SpaceX Dragon CRS-14 Departs Space Station

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Трансляция началась 3 часа назад

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Текущая конфигурация МКС (по состоянию на 16:00 UTC 05.05.2018)

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Anton Shkaplerov‏ @Anton_Astrey 4 ч. назад

#Dragon CRS-14 успешно отстыковался от Международной космической станции и начал свой полет к Земле. Через несколько часов он должен приводниться в акватории Тихого океана.

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Oleg Artemyev‏Подлинная учетная запись @OlegMKS 39 мин. назад

Сегодня от нас улетел #Dragon миссии CRS-14. Кстати говоря, этот корабль второй раз посещает станцию, в первый раз он использовался в рамках миссии CRS-8 в 2016 году.




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Today the @SpaceX #Dragon CRS-14 cargo ship undocked from the @Space_Station . By the way, it was the second mission to successfully reuse a Dragon capsule, previously flown on CRS-8 in 2016.

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Oleg Artemyev‏Подлинная учетная запись @OlegMKS 41 мин. назад

На этих фото #Dragon миссии CRS-14 уже отстыковался и готовится к выдаче тормозного импульса, его путь до Земли займет почти 5,5 часов. На его борту — примерно 2 тонны образцов научных экспериментов и исследований, которые были выполнены на борту Международной космической станции




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Bringing back thousands of pounds of experiments and equipment for recovery the @SpaceX #Dragon spacecraft will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California around 19:00 UTC.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/05/04/iss-daily-summary-report-5042018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/04/2018

SpaceX (SpX)-14 Dragon Departure Preparation:

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Early this morning, the crew completed re-packing of the Double Coldbags required for return of temperature-controlled items on Dragon. The crew also transferred the remainder of cargo into the Dragon F4 location before they loaded the Dragon Center Stack. Once the cargo was loaded the crew removed power connections, utility jumpers and completed closeout of the Dragon vehicle prior to depressurization of the Node 2 (N2) Nadir vestibule. Robotics ground controllers used the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to unberth Dragon and are maneuvering Dragon to an overnight park position in preparation for tomorrow's release at ~8:24 AM CDT. Dragon is scheduled to splashdown in the Pacific Ocean at 2:02 PM CDT tomorrow afternoon.

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Probiotics:

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Today a crewmember collected saliva samples and stowed them in a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). He also completed a questionnaire. Some species of harmful bacteria such as Salmonella grow stronger and more virulent in the microgravity environment of space. At the same time, the human immune system is weaker in space, leading to increased health risks. The objective of the Probiotics investigation is to study the impact of continuous consumption of beneficial bacteria (probiotics) on immune function and intestinal microbiota in astronauts in a closed microgravity environment. The results of this investigation may be used to support improvements in crew members' intestinal microbiota and their immune function on long-duration space missions.

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Space Headaches:

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Two 53S crewmembers completed a weekly questionnaire for the ESA Space Headaches investigation today. This investigation collects information that may help in the development of methods to alleviate associated symptoms and improve 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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Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations:

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Yesterday, the Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and maneuvered the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) Body Roll Joint (BRJ) and Arm1 as required to perform SPDM Arm1 Wrist, Elbow and Shoulder Joints Direct Drive Tests to support trending of mechanism health. At the end of the Arm1 tests, they maneuvered SPDM Arm1 to a stow configuration and performed the BRJ Direct Drive Tests on the SPDM Body Redundant String. Finally the Robotics Ground Controllers maneuvered the BRJ to a stow configuration.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-highlights-science-on-next-orbital-atk-mission-to-space-station

May 7, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-074

NASA Highlights Science on Next Orbital ATK Mission to Space Station


The Orbital ATK Cygnus cargo craft is pictured as the International Space Station orbits above the state of Florida, The Bahamas and the country of Cuba.
Credits: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EDT Thursday, May 10, to discuss sel ect science investigations and technology demonstrations launching on the next Orbital ATK commercial resupply flight to the International Space Station.

Orbital ATK is targeting Sunday, May 20, for the launch of its Cygnus spacecraft on an Antares rocket from pad 0A at Wallops Flight Facility in Wallops Island, Virginia. 

The Cygnus spacecraft will carry crew supplies, scientific research and hardware to the orbiting laboratory to support the Expedition 55 and 56 crews for the ninth contracted mission by Orbital ATK under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

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To participate in the teleconference, media must contact Kathryn Hambleton at 202-358-1100 or kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov by 10 a.m. Thursday, for dial-in information. 

Participants in Thursday's briefing will be:

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• Sarah Wallace, microbiologist at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston and principal investigator for Biomolecule Extraction and Sequencing Technology (BEST), an investigation to identify unknown microbial organisms on the space station and understand how humans, plants and microbes adapt to living on the station
• Robert Shotwell, chief engineer for Astronomy and Physics Directorate, at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) in Pasadena, and manager for the Cold Atom Laboratory, a physics research facility used by scientists to explore how atoms interact when they have almost no motion due to extreme cold temperatures
  

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• Andrea Adamo, founder and CEO for Zaiput Flow Technologies, who will discuss plans to validate a unique liquid separation system that relies on surface forces, rather than gravity, to extract one liquid from another
• Brandon Briggs, assistant professor at the University of Alaska Anchorage, who will discuss a payload that will evaluate the biological production of the biofuel isobutene using engineered E.coli under microgravity conditions
  

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• A representative fr om Space Applications Services for the Ice Cubes Facility, the first commercial European opportunity to conduct research in space, made possible through an agreement with ESA (European Space Agency)
  

Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at: 

http://www.nasa.gov/live

For launch countdown coverage, NASA's launch blog, and more information about the mission, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/orbitalatk

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Kathryn Hambleton
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: May 7, 2018
Editor: Sean Potter

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НАСА уточнила данные для проведения коррекции орбиты МКС 12 мая с.г. (#16757)

https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit/ISS/SVPOST.html

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  IMPULSIVE TIG (GMT)   M50 DVx(FPS)      LVLH DVx(FPS)      DVmag(FPS)
   IMPULSIVE TIG (MET)   M50 DVy(FPS)      LVLH DVy(FPS)      Invar Sph HA
   DT                    M50 DVz(FPS)      LVLH DVz(FPS)      Invar Sph HP
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   132/22:41:21.823          -1.0               1.0              1.0    
   N/A                       -0.1              -0.1              222.0  
   000/00:02:39.647          -0.0              -0.0              213.8
Было:
12 мая 2018 в 22:41:26.692 UTC (132/22:41:26.692) запланирована коррекция орбиты МКС импульсом длительностью 169 с (00:02:49.384)
Стало:
12 мая 2018 в 22:41:21.823 UTC (132/22:41:21.823) запланирована коррекция орбиты МКС импульсом длительностью 160 с (00:02:39.647)

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/05/07/station-getting-ready-for-spacewalks-and-next-cargo-mission/

Station Getting Ready for Spacewalks and Next Cargo Mission

Mark Garcia
Posted May 7, 2018 at 2:18 pm


The full moon was pictured April 30, 2018 as the International Space Station orbited off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.

International Space Station officials will preview a pair of upcoming spacewalks live on NASA TV Tuesday. Meanwhile, Orbital ATK is getting its Cygnus resupply ship ready for launch in less than two weeks while the Expedition 55 crew focuses on biomedical studies today.

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Two NASA astronauts are going out for a spacewalk May 16 to swap out thermal control gear that circulates ammonia to keep station systems cool. Station experts will be on NASA TV beginning at 2 p.m. EDT Tuesday to preview next week's spacewalk including a second spacewalk planned for June 14. Both excursions will be conducted by veteran spacewalkers Ricky Arnold and Drew Feustel.

Feustel and Arnold verified their spacesuits are sized correctly with assistance from astronauts Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai from the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency. Tingle also checked the batteries that power the U.S. spacesuits.

On May 20, just four days after the first spacewalk, Orbital ATK is planning to launch its Cygnus space freighter on a four day trip to the orbital laboratory. Cygnus will resupply the Expedition 55 crew with new science experiments, crew supplies, station hardware and gear that will be installed on the June 14 spacewalk.

Today's science taking place onboard the station explored how microgravity affects blood pressure and blood vessels. Kanai started his day photographing his face to help scientists understand how the upward flow of fluids impacts intracranial pressure affecting a crew member's eyes. He later attached sensors to his legs, scanned them with an ultrasound device and checked his blood pressure for the Vascular Echo study.

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LIVE – Canadian CubeSat Project announcement with CSA astronaut Jenni Sidey

Canadian Space Agency

Прямой эфир: 4 мая 2018 г.

2018-05-04 - Canadian Space Agency astronaut Jenni Sidey announces which colleges and universities will be taking part in the Canadian CubeSat Project.

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http://spaceq.ca/canada-to-launch-15-university-built-satellites-by-2020/

Several tiny satellites are featured in this image photographed by an Expedition 33 crew member on the International Space Station. The satellites were released outside the Kibo laboratory using a Small Satellite Orbital Deployer attached to the Japanese module's robotic arm on Oct. 4, 2012. Credit: NASA.

Canada to Launch 15 University Built Satellites by 2020
Marc Boucher | May 7, 2018

It is unprecedented and it's about time. The announcement that the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) had sel ected 15 university teams to participate in the Canadian CubeSat Project was made last Friday at the University of Manitoba by astronaut Jenni Sidey. The sel ected teams insure that there is representation fr om every province and territory. This is a national endeavour.

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The good news

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OUFTI-1 CubeSat. Credit: ESA.

By 2020 the first batch of CubeSats, small satellites measuring 10 x 10 x 10 cm, will launch on a cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). Once safely on-orbit they will be transferred by astronauts to the ISS in preparation to be launched using the NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer. It's even possible that astronaut Jeremy Hansen might deploy them if his first mission coincides with the arrival of the CubeSats. In 2021, the second batch of CubeSats will arrive at the ISS and follow the same routine.

The importance of this project can not be minimized.

While CubeSat development in Canada is not new, developing the skillsets across the country is relatively new. The University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies Space Flight Laboratory (UTIAS SFL) has been a small satellite innovator for 20 years. The Canadian Satellite Design Challenge has been providing mentorship at the university undergraduate level for several years but has not been able to provide the end-to-end experience which includes the launch of the satellite, the on-orbit operations and scientific results.

The press release included the following statements describing the project.

"Young Canadians are the innovators who will take the Canadian Space Program into the future. What better way to learn about space engineering than to design, build, launch and operate your own satellite?

Post-secondary students fr om each province and territory have won the chance to design, build and launch into space their own CubeSat through the Canadian CubeSat Project. Today, Canadian Space Agency (CSA) astronaut Jenni Sidey unveiled the teams sel ected to participate in this new national student space initiative.

The opportunity to work on a real space mission fr om start to finish, including operating the satellites and conducting science experiments in space, will help students learn about science and engineering. It will also give them useful experience and skills in project management, leadership, marketing and communications. This will equip them well for the jobs of the future."

It should be noted that when the project was first announced it said only 13 teams would be sel ected. However, in the end they sel ected 15 teams which says a lot about the interest and quality of the teams. The teams will be guided by university professors and experts from the CSA and industry. The CSA expects 532 students to work on this initiative.

The cost of this national skill building project? $8 million over four years. That's an average of $2 million per year. That's less than 1/2 of a percent of the Canadian Space Agency budget on a given year. So why didn't this project happen sooner? Politics and lack of leadership.


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The missed opportunities

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While the UTIAS Space Flight Laboratory has been leading the way in Canada, other institutions have wanted to do more in the small satellite sector for some time. The interest goes back more than a decade.

Interest finally led to a 2010 CSA hosted workshop on Suborbital Platforms and Nanosatellites. It was clear then that the Canadian academic community wanted to move forward with the development of more small satellites. Then in 2012 at CASI ASTRO, the First Canadian Nanosatellite Workshop was held. It was clear from this follow-on workshop that the community was once again pushing for more to be done in the small satellite area.


Yearly launched and planned CubeSats as of March 2018. Credit: Erik Kulu – nanosats.eu.

The workshop provided these principal findings and recommendations:

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• Government agencies and funding organizations should explore ways to pool their resources together in order to create a fiscally achievable support program for Canadian nanosatellite development.
• Current Canadian funding programs should provide incentives for nanosatellite programs to seek and engage with international programs as a means of maximizing the leveraging of Canadian funds.
• A Canadian program analogous to the U.S. National Science Foundation's Cubesat program should be considered.
• The Canadian community should coordinate its efforts with the goal of designing, building, launching and operating a series of nanosatellite missions.
  

Very little happened as a result of these workshops in the real sense. The CSA did try and move forward with an effort to fund 4 or 5 small satellites, but that plan was shelved. It was also at a time wh ere the Conservatives were in power and the CSA was perpetually in the doghouse.

Finally in 2015 under new leadership, what would become the Canadian CubeSat Project was born.

I wonder though wh ere we would be today if the Canadian government had understood and seized the opportunities that the space community was telling them was there at that 2010 workshop. I wonder how many other opportunities Canada is missing out on.


Canadian CubeSat Project at a glance. Credit: Canadian Space Agency.

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The selected teams

University of Alberta (Edmonton)

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Satellite: Ex-Alta 2
Themes: Space weather, Earth observation and environment

Expand our open-source platform to include accessible, open-source satellite software, electronic, and mechanical designs to increase Canadian and world access to space.
Test an imaging instrument designed to collect information for predicting, tracking, and monitoring the impact of wildfire on vegetation and land.
Fly a flux-gate magnometer, an instrument designed to monitor and better understand the effects of space weather on our communications systems.

Academic collaborators:
Aurora College (NT)
Yukon College (YT)
University of Calgary (AB)
University of Saskatchewan (SK)
York University (ON)
University of Oslo (Norway)
Von Karman Institute for Fluid Dynamics (Belgium)
University of Iowa (USA)

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University of Victoria (Victoria)

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Satellite: ORCA2Sat: Optical and radio calibration of atmospheric attenuation CubeSat
Theme: Space science and technology

Develop and test new advancements in technology to better understand "dark energy," an enigmatic form of energy making up 75% of the universe believed to cause the universe to expand at an accelerating rate. Operating with two payloads, ORCA2Sat will calibrate a number of both optical and radio observatories in an effort to reduce uncertainties associated with measurements of the universal expansion rate. These calibrated measurements may provide new insights into the nature of dark energy and the universal expansion rate.

Academic collaborators:
Simon Fraser University (BC)
University of British Columbia (BC)
The Technical University of Lisbon (Portugal)
Harvard University (USA)

Industry collaborator:
Space Systems Loral (USA)

Governmental/NGO collaborator:
National Research Council (ON)

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University of Manitoba (Winnipeg)

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Satellite: Manitoba SAT-1
Themes: Astronomy, geology

Study how space conditions affect the composition of asteroids and the Moon so that researchers on Earth can better understand those effects when studying their cousins, meteorites. This mission will also help better understand the origins of asteroids when we combine this data with the data fr om asteroid sample-return missions, such as the OSIRIS-REx mission.

Academic collaborators:
University of Winnipeg (MB)
York University (ON)
Interlake School Division (MB)

Industry collaborator:
Magellan Aerospace (MB)

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University of New Brunswick (Fredericton)

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Satellite: CubeSat NB: High-precision Satellite Positioning and Imaging
Themes: Space weather, meteorology

Provide new insights into the behaviour of Earth's upper atmosphere including the ionosphere. CubeSat NB will receive signals transmitted by global navigation satellite systems, such as GPS, as they travel through the ionosphere and are affected by it. Researchers will be able to use the data to further study how the ionosphere changes fr om place to place over time as well as how it responds to space weather. Significant space weather events can interfere with communications systems and electrical grids.
CubeSat NB will also carry three cameras. Two cameras will allow the team to study the distribution of oxygen in the upper atmosphere, capturing images of the red and green light oxygen atoms given off during aurora and airglow events. The images will be used to examine the varying composition of the ionosphere and its response to solar storms. The third camera will be used to take images of Earth's surface for Earth science and meteorology applications. Knowledge of Earth's oceans is critical to the understanding of climate change.

Academic collaborators:
University of Moncton (NB)
New Brunswick Community College, Saint John Campus (NB)

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Memorial University of Newfoundland (St. John's)

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Satellite: Killick-1: a GNSS Reflectometry CubeSat for measuring sea ice thickness and extent
Themes: Earth observation, climate change, environment

Test an existing technology designed to monitor oceans (sea-ice detection and sea-ice concentration estimation) and fit it on the smaller CubeSat frame, which could lead to cheaper solutions to monitor and collect data on our oceans.

Academic collaborators:
University of Prince Edward Island (PEI)

Industry collaborator:
C-CORE (NL)

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Aurora Research Institute of Aurora College (Inuvik) – Representing Northwest Territories

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Satellite: AuroraSat
Themes: Community outreach, Indigenous culture

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• Promote and share Indigenous culture across Canada through northern images, a project that will take northern art to space, wh ere pictures of various pieces will be taken with Earth in the background.
• Promote and share Indigenous culture across Canada through northern voices; engage amateur radio across the country with stories and messages in Indigenous languages.
• Promote and share Indigenous culture across Canada through games; create a globally interactive game for amateur radio operators. Special recordings played only in certain geographic zones will require global cooperation in order to decode a whole message. Messages and content will be developed on the subjects of northern Indigenous history and language.
  

Academic collaborators:
University of Alberta (AB)
Yukon College (YT)
Nunavut Arctic College (NU)
University of Alberta North (AB)

Governmental/NGO collaborator:
Canadian Geospatial Data Infrastructure (NRCan)

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Dalhousie University (Halifax)

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Satellite: Dalhousie University CubeSat (DUCS)
Theme: Space technology

Test a new CubeSat frame made out of lightweight metal alloys to provide better space navigation capabilities for future CubeSats.
Validate the use of onboard solar energy and battery storage technology to power a stabilization wheel that will better control the position of the satellite's instruments.

Industry collaborators:
IMP Aerospace (NS)
Xeos Technologies (NS)

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Western University (London, ON) in partnership with Nunavut Arctic College (Iqaluit, NT) – Also representing Nunavut

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Satellite: Western University – Nunavut Arctic College CubeSat Project
Themes: Space exploration, Earth observation, climate change, environment, educational outreach

Conduct a flight-test with a novel imaging system for engineering technology demonstration with the potential to provide virtual reality-ready images. This imaging system has future applications in Earth observation and space exploration. Testing will demonstrate imaging modes for different in-orbit functions.
Enhance science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) outreach of Western University's Centre for Planetary Science and Exploration (CPSX) by taking CubeSat operations into the classroom. This will include students fr om Southwestern Ontario schools and Nunavut Arctic College. Remote access to the CubeSat will facilitate live demonstrations of how to send commands and how to interpret data received. These activities will complement the existing classroom activities and build upon previous work developed at Western in enabling remote access to laboratory equipment.

Industry collaborators:
Canadensys Aerospace (ON)
MDA (ON)

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McMaster University (Hamilton)

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Satellite: NEUDOSE: a CubeSat mission for dosimetry of charged and neutral particles
Theme: Space exploration/radiation

Test an instrument that may offer new ways to measure the amount of radiation to which astronauts could be exposed during spacewalks, as it poses serious risks to their health. This instrument has the potential to replace current dosimetry equipment on board the International Space Station. Its measurements will be used to identify high dose rate areas and incoming solar storms, and to improve radiation modelling tools in preparation for future deep-space missions.

Academic collaborator:
Mohawk College (ON)

Industry collaborators:
Bubble Technology Industries (ON)

Governmental/NGO collaborator:
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center (USA)

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York University (Toronto)

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Satellite: Educational Space Science and Engineering CubeSat Experiment (ESSENCE)
Themes: Earth observation, climate change, environment, radiation

Test a Canadian-developed wide-angle camera to observe snow and ice coverage in Northern Canada. The information collected through its images could help map the thawing of Arctic ice and permafrost and give a better picture of the impacts of climate change in the region.
Test a solar energetic proton detector, provided by the University of Sydney, to collect data that will enable a better understanding of the effect of Solar Proton Events (SPEs). SPEs are the result of solar activity during which radioactive protons emitted by the Sun become highly energized. The level of radioactivity caused by such events can penetrate and cause damage to the structure and electronic components of spacecraft in their paths. Understanding these events and their effects could help improve the design of CubeSats so they are more resistant to radiation.

Academic collaborator:
ICT Seneca College of Applied Arts and Technology (ON)
University of Sydney (Australia)

Industry collaborators:
Canadensys Aerospace (ON)

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University of Prince Edward Island (Charlottetown)

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Satellite: SpudNik-1: a CubeSat-based high-resolution imaging system for precision agriculture
Themes: Earth observation, smart agriculture, environment

Develop and test an imaging system for precision agriculture. The system will be able to capture precise soil and crop data (texture, topography, moisture content, weed and disease infestations, crop damage, etc.) as well as verify the effectiveness of herbicide and fungicide applications, monitor physical damage due to insects, inundation, wind and hail, and schedule an irrigation plan. The goal is to develop better monitoring systems to promote greater sustainability.

Academic collaborators:
Memorial University of Newfoundland (NL)
Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology (Russia)

Industry collaborators:
C-CORE (NL)

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Concordia University (Montreal)

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Satellite: CHIRad-Sat
Themes: Earth observation, climate change, space technology

Test an imaging instrument to collect data on dust measurements and study the effect of climate change in the Kluane Lake region.
Evaluate the viability of a new electronic component that shows better resistance to the harsh conditions of space and that could improve the cost-effectiveness and performance of future CubeSat computers.

Academic collaborators:
Université de Montréal (QC)
L'Institut polytechnique de Grenoble (France)

Industry collaborators:
MDA (QC)
MPB Communications (QC)
Mission Control Space Services (ON)
Kalray S.A. (France)
Spectrum Aerospace Group (Germany)

Governmental/NGO collaborators:
Let's Talk Science (QC & ON)

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Université de Sherbrooke (Sherbrooke)

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Satellite: UdeSat: magnétomètre quantique à diamant pour nanosatellites
Themes: Space weather, communications system

Conduct one of the first demonstrations of a quantum sensor in space. Quantum sensors use the unique and often strange behaviour of matter at very small distances to perform ultra-sensitive and robust measurements. This quantum sensor uses nitrogen-vacancy defects in a tiny piece of diamond to measure the intensity and orientation of the magnetic field in space. Such measurements are useful to study the effect of solar storms on radio communication, GPS or electrical grids, or the flow of magma under Earth's crust, for instance. Quantum technologies, such as this magnetometer, will lead to smaller, more energy efficient, and more sensitive sensors for space applications.

Academic collaborators:
École nationale d'aéronautique (QC)

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University of Saskatchewan (Saskatoon)

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Satellite: IDRSat
Theme: Space technology

Study how materials degrade in space by looking at how useful construction materials are affected by extreme temperatures, radiation, and space debris in low Earth orbit, and by studying material changes in colour, texture, brittleness, and electrical conductivity. The results of the study could lead to more cost-efficient solutions for the space sector.

Academic collaborators:
Saskatchewan Polytechnic (SK)
University of Alberta (AB)

Industry collaborators:
SED Systems (SK)
Innocorps Research Corporation (SK)

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Yukon College (Whitehorse)

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Satellite: YukonSat
Themes: Space weather, community outreach, STEM promotion

The project will focus on promoting STEM and engage the community through 3 main initiatives:

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• Coding challenges open to Yukon youth and the public, using data gathered fr om YukonSat. For example, students could be challenged to create a collage of satellite images of a certain region of Earth.
• Coding challenges to transmit and receive short voice recordings. Yukon schools, First Nations, communities, and other groups will have the opportunity to spread their messages to other parts of Canada and the world through a scavenger hunt-style challenge.
• Data analysis and interpretation completed in Yukon College math and science courses. For example, students could learn about instrumentation, signal processing and data analysis methods while completing an activity to map earth's magnetic forces using GPS and magnetometer data fr om a satellite built by their peers.
  

Academic collaborators:
University of Alberta (AB)
Aurora College (NT)

Governmental/NGO collaborator:
Natural Resources Canada (ON)

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Новость и опровержение с другой подачей

http://www.interfax.ru/russia/611628
14:50, 7 мая 2018

Москва. 7 мая. INTERFAX.RU - Российским космонавтам на Международной космической станции (МКС) пока не удалось добиться стабильной очистки питьевой воды из мочи, экспериментальная система дает сбои, сообщил "Интерфаксу" источник в ракетно-космической отрасли.

"Космонавты столкнулись с рядом проблем при попытке регенерировать воду из урины в условиях микрогравитации на экспериментальной системе СРВ-У-РС. Срабатывают датчики о нехватке урины в системе, а также о недостаточном качестве концентрата", - сказал источник.

Ошибки пропадают после остановки и перезагрузки системы, но затем возникают вновь.

В апреле сообщалось, что российский космонавт Антон Шкаплеров установил на российском модуле МКС "Рассвет" экспериментальную систему регенерации питьевой воды из мочи под названием СРВ-У-РС. Соответствующее оборудование было доставлено на МКС на кораблях "Прогресс". Если эксперимент окажется удачным, то система позже будет применяться в штатном режиме.

Аналогичной штатной системой укомплектован многофункциональный лабораторный модуль "Наука", который планируется запустить к МКС в 2019 году. В дальнейшем модификация такой системы может применяться при пилотируемой миссии к Луне для создания Лунной станции в рамках проекта Deep Space Gateway.
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http://tass.ru/kosmos/5182449
7 мая

МОСКВА, 7 мая. /ТАСС/. Система переработки мочи на российском сегменте Международной космической станции (МКС) безотказно работает в ручном режиме, уже получено 25 литров воды в рамках пяти экспериментов. Об этом сообщил ТАСС первый заместитель генконструктора по летной эксплуатации, испытаниям ракетно-космических комплексов и систем РКК "Энергия" Владимир Соловьев.

"За время использования экспериментальной системы СРВ-У-РС нам удалось в ручном режиме получить 25 литров дистиллированной питьевой воды. Всего в ходе идущего эксперимента у нас запланировано восемь циклов запуска этой системы: пять мы уже прошли, осталось еще три", - рассказал Соловьев.

Он отметил, что "в ручном цикле все получается прекрасно, уверен, мы добьемся того, что система будет безотказно работать и в автоматическом режиме".

Эксперимент по получению питьевой воды из мочи РКК "Энергия" проводит совместно с НИИ химического машиностроения. По результатам этой программы будут произведены определенные доработки, а "модуль "Наука", который в ближайшее время мы собираемся запускать, будет укомплектован модифицированным вариантом системы очистки", уточнил Соловьев.

По его словам, на российском сегменте МКС сейчас применяется для переработки урины и совершенствуется мембранно-вакуумная технология, которой нет у партнеров. На станции "Мир" воду получали методом выпаривания, который

Ранее

https://iz.ru/719038/anastasiia-sinitckaia/na-mks-zaimutsia-regeneratciei-vody
19 марта 2018
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Специалисты из ракетно-космической корпорации «Энергия» и Института медико-биологических проблем (ИМБП) РАН, совместно с Центром подготовки космонавтов (ЦПК) имени Гагарина и НИИхиммаш (специализируется на создании систем переработки воды) создали систему регенерации воды из урины СРВ-У-РС. Ее испытанием в условиях космоса займется участник очередного экипажа МКС — космонавт Олег Артемьев. Он должен отправиться на орбиту 21 марта.

Как рассказали «Известиям» в ЦПК, эксперимент будет проводиться в малом исследовательском модуле «Рассвет» российского сегмента МКС. Общая масса оборудования для получения воды — 100 кг, производительность — 3,5 литра в час. Первый год система будет эксплуатироваться в рамках эксперимента «Сепарация». Если он закончится успешно, установка будет переведена в разряд штатных бортовых систем МКС. Воду, полученную путем переработки, планируют использовать только для технических нужд, например, для выработки кислорода с помощью давно действующей российской системы «Электрон-ВМ»
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http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:0DVsv9LuVsIJ:www.mcc.rsa.ru/plan.htm+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=ru
16-19 апреля
«Сепарация».
Работы по установке и монтажу аппаратуры «СРВ-У-РС»:

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Scott D. Tingle‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Maker 18 ч. назад

Expedition 55!

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A.J. (Drew) Feustel‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Feustel 21 ч. назад

Looks like a sunny day at @NASA_Johnson. Nice to get a good look at home from @Space_Station!

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/05/07/iss-daily-summary-report-5072018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/07/2018

SpaceX (SpX)-14 Dragon Departure:

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Saturday morning the Robotics Ground Controllers maneuvered the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to position the SpX-14 Dragon for release.

At 08:22 am CT the Robotic Controllers commanded the release of the Dragon and then backed the SSRMS away, while the ISS crew monitored and commanded the Dragon to depart. After Dragon had departed, the Robotics Ground Controllers maneuvered the SSRMS to a park position and then provided video support of the Node 2 Nadir Active Common Berthing Mechanism (ACBM) petals closure. Dragon splashed down in the Pacific Ocean on Saturday at 2:00 pm CT and arrived safely at port earlier today.

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Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR):

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During activation of the CIR on April 27th, a hard drive for the Image Processing and Storage Unit (IPSU) failed. Today the crew removed the failed drive, which will allow the IPSU to boot up from a second hard drive. The final E-Field Flames run will be executed after verification of proper operation of the CIR. The ACME experiments being performed in the CIR include five independent studies of gaseous flames. The primary goals of ACME are to improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollutant production in routine fuel combustion activities on Earth. Its secondary goal is to improve spacecraft fire prevention through innovative research focused on materials flammability.

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Intracranial Pressure & Visual Impairment (IPVI):

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A 53S crewmember took front and side profile view pictures of himself today to check for facial edema, followed by a conference with ground experts. The IPVI investigation studies changes to crewmembers' eyes and optic nerves by analyzing arterial blood pressure and blood flow to the brain before and after spaceflight. This investigation uses non-invasive methods to measure intracranial pressure instead of the more common invasive methods.

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Vascular Echo:

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Today a crewmember attached Electrocardiogram (ECG) electrodes to himself, marked his femoral artery and then performed an ultrasound scan with remote guidance from the ground team. They also took a blood pressure measurement. The Canadian Space Agency Vascular Echo investigation examines changes in blood vessels and the heart while the crewmembers are in space, and then upon their return to Earth. The results may support development of additional countermeasures to help maintain crew health.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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Today the crew initiated a charge of the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Long Life Batteries (LLB) and also initiated an automated Charge-Discharge-Charge cycle on the EVA batteries in the Battery Stowage Assembly (BSA) using the Battery Charger Assembly. After preparing the Equipment Lock and EMUs for suit donning, the crew completed an On-Orbit Fitcheck Verification (OFV) to verify correct EMU sizing for the upcoming US EVA Pump Flow Control System (PFCS) relocate EVA, currently planned on 16-May.

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External High Definition Camera (EHDC) Troubleshooting:

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Last week, during the External TV Camera Group (ETVCG) assembly, the Ext HD Camera (EHDC) would not fully lock into place when installed onto the Color TV Camera (CTVC). After conducting additional troubleshooting, to include attempting assembly with a spare EHDC, the crew was unable to achieve a nominal mating between the two cameras. Pictures, video, and audio of the various locking attempts were captured for review by ground specialists.

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Latching End Effector (LEE) Force-Moment Sensor (FMS) Characterization:

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Following the on-orbit R&R of the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) LEE-A at the end of 2017, the FMS circuitry was characterized as part of checkout operations. New FMS Configuration Data Files (CDFs) were developed using this data and are ready for commissioning to ensure the parameter selection is appropriate and the system behaves as intended. This evening, Robotics Ground Controllers will perform these commissioning operations and gather data for post-processing. If required, additional FMS CDFs can be developed using this data in order to support the operations requiring FMS during the SpaceX-15 mission in July.

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