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NorthropGrummanCygnus OA9 Release July15 2018 1215 677546

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Опубликовано: 15 июл. 2018 г.
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Возможна очередная коррекция орбиты МКС:
По предварительным баллистическим расчётам https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit/ISS/SVPOST.html, орбита МКС будет поднята 26 июля 2018 г.

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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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   207/15:56:37.575          -1.2               1.2              1.2    
   N/A                        0.2               0.0              221.8  
   000/00:03:15.150          -0.4               0.0              215.4  Предполагаемые время и длительность импульса: 26 июля 2018 в 15:56:37.575 UTC (207/15:56:37.575), длительность импульса 195 с (00:03:15.150)

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/07/15/cygnus-cargo-ship-released-from-space-station-heads-for-extended-mission/

Cygnus cargo ship released fr om space station, heads for extended mission
July 15, 2018 | Stephen Clark


The Cygnus supply ship flies away from the International Space Station after release from Canadarm 2 on Sunday. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now

Closing out 52 days at the International Space Station, an automated Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft left the research outpost Sunday to climb into a higher orbit for deployment of six CubeSats and further engineering experiments, before de-orbiting over Pacific Ocean later this month.

European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, at the controls of the station's Canadian-built robotic arm, sent the command to release the Cygnus spacecraft a few hours after the supply ship was removed from a berthing port on the station's Harmony module.

Snares on the robot arm's hand opened and released the Cygnus spacecraft at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 GMT) Sunday, while the space station soared 253 miles (407 kilometers) over southeastern Colombia.

The Cygnus supply ship completed a departure burn moments later, and cameras aboard the station showed the visiting cargo freighter — now loaded with trash — flying away from the research complex, backdropped with brilliant views of planet Earth.

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"It was really cool watching Cygnus depart," astronaut Serena Auñón-Chancellor radioed from the space station. "(It's) almost a little surreal to watch a cargo vehicle like that depart the station, and to see it from a distance. And just think, this was a normal day at the office."


The Cygnus spacecraft was released from the space station's robot arm at 8:37 a.m. EDT (1237 GMT). A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is seen attached to the station, wh ere it has been parked since arriving July 2. Credit: NASA TV/Spaceflight Now

The flight plan called for the Cygnus spacecraft to climb into a higher orbit later Sunday, setting the stage for the release of six CubeSats for Spire Global and Aerospace Corp. The six CubeSats, each around the size of a shoebox, will deploy in pairs from a NanoRacks carrier module mounted on the Cygnus spacecraft over the course of several hours late Sunday and early Monday.

The CubeSats include four "Lemur-2" payloads for San Francisco-based Spire Global, which builds and operates a fleet of nanosatellites surveying Earth's atmosphere and tracking maritime traffic. The Aerospace Corp.'s AeroCube 12A and 12B spacecraft will also be released to demonstrate new star-tracker imaging sensors, a variety of nanotechnology payloads, advanced solar cells, and an electric propulsion system on one of the two satellites.

The launch and deployment of the Lemur-2 and AeroCube nanosatellites was arranged through Houston-based NanoRacks, which provided the CubeSat carrier module on the Cygnus spacecraft.

Following the CubeSat deployments, ground controllers at Northrop Grumman's Cygnus control center in Dulles, Virginia, will put the spacecraft through additional testing over the next two weeks, then uplink commands for the supply ship to fire its engine and drop out of orbit July 30.

The station crew packed around 6,600 pounds (3,000 kilograms) of trash into the Cygnus spacecraft's Italian-built cargo compartment for disposal during the ship's destructive re-entry late this month.

The Cygnus spacecraft arrived at the station May 24 — three days after launching on an Antares rocket from Virginia — and delivered 7,205 pounds (3,268 kilograms) provisions, experiments and other hardware. Astronauts unloaded the cargo and replaced it with garbage tagged for disposal.

The items carried to the station by the Cygnus spacecraft included NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory, a quantum physics experiment to explore the nature of ultra-cold matter, probing the behavior of atoms chilled to extreme temperatures colder than the vacuum of space.

The Cygnus spacecraft, named the S.S. J.R. Thompson after a former NASA deputy administrator and Orbital ATK executive, also delivered nine other CubeSats that were transferred into the station for deployment through the Japanese airlock.

Another first for the Cygnus cargo mission was a test of the supply ship's reboost capability Tuesday. The Cygnus cargo freighter became the first U.S. spacecraft to raise the station's altitude since the retirement of NASA's space shuttle fleet in 2011.

The Cygnus only raised the station's altitude by around 295 feet (90 meters) during a 50-second firing of the ship's main engine, but future maneuvers could employ longer burns for more significant reboosts.

Russian Progress cargo freighters, and the propulsion system on the space station's Russian Zvezda service module, have conducted nearly all of the research lab's orbital maneuvers since the end of the space shuttle program, with the exception of a few reboosts by the European Space Agency's now-retired Automated Transfer Vehicle. Russian mission controllers typically plan several reboost maneuvers per year to counteract the effects of atmospheric drag, which gradually pulls the space station closer to Earth.

NASA plans to use future Cygnus missions for additional orbit-raising burns. There are no plans to use SpaceX's Dragon capsules for reboosts because the Cygnus propulsion system is better-suited for the job, according to Kirk Shireman, NASA's space station program manager.

The Cygnus spacecraft received a new corporate owner while berthed at the International Space Station, thanks to Northrop Grumman's acquisition of Orbital ATK in June.

NASA has multibillion-dollar contracts with Northrop Grumman and SpaceX for station resupply flights. The Cygnus mission concluding this month is the ninth operational cargo mission conducted by Northrop Grumman under a contract valued at $2.89 billion, according to the NASA's inspector general.

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Northrop Grumman's next Cygnus mission to the space station is scheduled for liftoff in November, again aboard an Antares booster launched from Wallops Island, Virginia.

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https://artemjew.ru/2018/07/13/exp-udod/

Эксперимент «Удод» (фото)
 Июль 13, 2018  oleg

Эксперимент «Удод»

Изучение сочетанных изменений дыхания и гемодинамики под воздействием дополнительного сопротивления дыханию на вдохе, направленного на профилактику возможных гемодинамических нарушений в условиях длительного космического полета.

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http://tass.ru/kosmos/5376689

ЦУП проведет очередную коррекцию орбиты МКС 26 июля

Космос | 16 июля, 11:10 UTC+3

Маневр нужен для формирования условий для посадки спускаемого аппарата корабля "Союз МС-08" и старта "Союза МС-10"

МОСКВА, 16 июля. /ТАСС/. Специалисты российского Центра управления полетами (ЦУП) 26 июля проведут очередной маневр по увеличению средней высоты орбиты полета Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщили в понедельник ТАСС в Центре.

"Коррекция орбиты МКС намечена на 26 июля", - сказали в ЦУПе.

Маневр будет проведен для формирования баллистических условий для посадки спускаемого аппарата пилотируемого корабля "Союз МС-08" и старта "Союза МС-10", уточнили в Центре. Другие подробности операции не сообщили.

На "Союзе МС-08" в начале октября текущего года с МКС на Землю вернутся российский космонавт Олег Артемьев, а также астронавты NASA Ричард Арнольд и Эндрю Фойстел. Они работают на станции с марта текущего года.

"Союз МС-10" должен доставить на станцию экипаж новой экспедиции - Алексея Овчинина (Роскосмос) и Ника Хейга (NASA). Старт корабля запланирован на 11 октября текущего года с космодрома Байконур.

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http://www.interfax.ru/world/621183

12:11, 16 июля 2018

Астронавты США в октябре выйдут в открытый космос менять батареи на МКС

Москва. 16 июля. INTERFAX.RU - Американские астронавты в октябре дважды выйдут в открытый космос для обслуживания внешних систем электропитания Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщил "Интерфаксу" информированный источник в понедельник.

"Астронавтам в октябре предстоит заменить батареи в двух из восьми каналах системы электропитания американского сегмента станции. Батареи расположены на внешнем контуре МКС рядом с солнечными элементами питания. Основные операции будут производиться при помощи внешнего манипулятора станции, однако астронавтам все же придется дважды выйти в открытый космос, чтобы помогать и контролировать процесс снаружи", - сказал источник.

Новые батареи на станцию доставит 10 сентября японский космический грузовик HTV-7.

Ранее американские астронавты уже заменили батареи в двух каналах системы электропитания станции.

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Головомойка в невесомости

Пресс-Центр РКК Энергия

Опубликовано: 16 июл. 2018 г.

Как помыть голову в невесомости? Проще чем вы думаете.  Космонавт Геннадий Падалка детально рассказывает о том, как моют голову в условиях невесомости в программе Пресс-центра РКК "Энергия" "МКС в эфире".

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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 4 ч. назад

A last orbit past the Southern Aurora. We undocked and released the Cygnus cargo space ship with the #ISS robotic arm yesterday, about to complete a flawless science & cargo mission. #Horizons

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/07/12/iss-daily-summary-report-7122018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/12/2018

Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Racks Health & Status Issues:

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This morning the Health & Status (H&S) telemetry fr om EXPRESS Racks (ER) 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 was reported to be toggling and extended telemetry from ERs 7 and 8 were lost. While a warm reset of the improved Payload Ethernet Hub Gateway (iPEHG) for ERs 7 and 8 recovered extended telemetry, attempts to recover H&S through a Payload Multiplexer Demultiplexer (MDM) swap were unsuccessful and teams continue to troubleshoot.

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Micro-11:

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For today's 5th run of the Micro-11 investigation, the crew checked out, configured and calibrated the Micro-11 microscope, thawed samples removed from aGeneral Laboratory Active Cryogenic ISS Experiment Refrigerator (GLACIER), fixed those samples and loaded them into the microscope for imaging. They then ins erted the samples into a Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). There are a total of thirteen runs for the Micro-11 investigation. Micro-11 examines whether spaceflight alters human sperm, by tracking the swimming patterns of human and bull sperm during spaceflight. This investigation also assesses other aspects of sperm functionality related to male fertility. As a result, Micro-11 provides fundamental data indicating whether successful human reproduction beyond Earth is possible, and whether countermeasures are needed to protect sperm function in space.

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Fluid Science Laboratory (FSL) Rack:

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This morning the crew removed and replaced the FSL Video Management Unit. A second crewmember assisted by tilting the rack down to allow for the hardware changeout. This is part of the preparations for installation of the Soft Matter Dynamics experiment container next week.

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Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidification (MICS):

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The crew transferred a MICS ampoule kit to the ISS Portable Glovebag and broke two ampoules in each sample bag and mixed the contents in the ampoules with a spatula. They then returned each sample bag to the kit bag, which was stowed for return. A total of eight MICS sessions are planned. The MICS investigation supports the evaluation of microstructure and material properties of benchmark cement samples. Different responses to thermal and mechanical loading are expected and will be characterized in detail. Positive attributes found in the hardening process due to the microgravity environment aboard the ISS will be reported with the intent of improving Earth-based cement and concrete processing.

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AngieX Cancer Therapy:

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Today the crew performed microscope operations for the AngieX Cancer Therapy investigation. The AngieX Cancer Therapy investigation examines whether endothelial cells cultured in microgravity represent a valid in vitro model to test effects of vascular-targeted agents on normal blood vessels. AngieX has developed a treatment that targets both tumor cells and vasculature, but needs a better model on which to test it. This study may facilitate development of a cost-effective method that does not require animal testing and which may help develop safer and more effective vascular-targeted drugs.

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Light Microscopy Module (LMM) Biophysics 4:

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Today a crewmember retrieved Biophysics 4 Plate 2 from a MELFI and allowed it to thaw before placing it onto the Petri Base and installing the base into the LMM. The LMM was then placed in to the Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR) for a Biophysics 4 science run. An issue with communications between hardware components prevented the completion of this run. Ground experts are working with the crew on troubleshooting steps. Proteins are important biological molecules that can be crystallized to provide better views of their structure, which helps scientists understand how they work. Proteins crystallized in microgravity are often higher in quality than those grown on Earth. LMM Biophysics 4 examines the movement of single protein molecules in microgravity.

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Aerosol Samplers:

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Today the crew deployed Active Aerosol Samplers (AASs) in Node 2 and the US Laboratory. The battery-powered AASs actively pull in air and collect particles using the principal of thermophoresis. This is accomplished by flowing the sampled air through a large thermal gradient in a narrow channel. During this process, particles are driven to the cold side of the channel, wh ere an electron microscope (EM) grid is held in place by a tiny magnet. When returned to Earth, these grids are easily removed and placed directly in an EM for analysis.

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NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer-14 (NRCSD-14):

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Earlier today, the crew depressurized and vented the Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Airlock in support of tomorrow's NRCSD-14 cubesat deploy.

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Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Operations:

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Last night and this morning, robotics ground controllers in Houston installed Hyperspectral Imager for the Coastal Ocean (HICO)/Remote Atmospheric and Ionospheric Detection System (RAIDS) Experiment Payload (HREP) in the Dragon Trunk. This concludes the external robotics operations for SPX-15. The ground controllers then configured the Mobile Servicing System (MSS) for OA-9 release on Sunday. After conducting a SSRMS walk-off to the Node 2 Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF), they relocated Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) from Mobile Base System (MBS) PDGF 1 to MBS PDGF 2 prior to grappling the Cygnus OA-9 spacecraft.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/07/13/iss-daily-summary-report-7132018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/13/2018

Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) Racks (ER) Health & Status:

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Yesterday, the Health & Status telemetry fr om ER 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 and 8 was reported to be toggling and extended telemetry from ER 7 and 8 was lost. Overnight, the Lab Joint Station LAN (JSL) firewalls were power cycled which cleared the issue. Specialists are currently discussing the signature and potential root causes.

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Cygnus Vestibule Operations:

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In preparation for unberth of the Cygnus OA-9 spacecraft on Sunday, the crew configured the Node 1 vestibule for demate operations. This activity required removal of the Rigid Vestibule Closeouts and rotation of the Controller Panel Assemblies (CPAs). Once complete, the crew reinstalled the Inter-Module Ventilation (IMV) cap, removed 1553 jumpers, demated power jumpers, installed the Center Disk Cover, and closed the Node 1 Nadir hatch. Unberth is scheduled at 4:45 AM CT on Sunday.

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Micro-11:

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During the 5th science session yesterday, a failure in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) Video Upgrade Equipment (VUE) camera caused a loss of video, which invalidated much of the science in that run. Ground teams are assessing how the impacts of the 5th session will affect the overall investigation and if the remaining science sessions should be performed. Micro-11 examines whether spaceflight alters human sperm, by tracking the swimming patterns of human and bull sperm during spaceflight. This investigation also assesses other aspects of sperm functionality related to male fertility. As a result, Micro-11 provides fundamental data indicating whether successful human reproduction beyond Earth is possible, and whether countermeasures are needed to protect sperm function in space.

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NanoRacks CubeSat Deployer-14 (NRCSD-14):

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This morning, robotics controllers in Tsukuba, Japan maneuvered the Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to the small satellite deploy position and began deploying the nine NRCSD-14 satellites. The crew supported the deployments as observers, taking photographs of the small satellites as they were deployed from the NRCSD-14 Triple Pack deployer. The cubesats include: RainCube (Ka-Band for CubeSats), Radix (laser communications), CubeRRT (radio frequency interference), HaloSat (astrophysics), TEMPEST-D (weather), EnduroSat AD (space communications for education), EQUISat (LED visibility on ground & LiFePO4 batteries), MemSat (memristive memory) and RadSat-g (computer radiation protection).

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Aerosol Samplers:

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Today the crew completed troubleshooting activities to correct improper mode settings on Active Aerosol Samplers (AASs) in Nodes 1, 2 and 3 and the US laboratory to support the upcoming active experiment run next week. The battery-powered AASs actively pull in air and collect particles using the principal of thermophoresis. This is accomplished by flowing the sampled air through a large thermal gradient in a narrow channel. During this process, particles are driven to the cold side of the channel, wh ere an electron microscope (EM) grid is held in place by a tiny magnet. When returned to Earth, these grids are easily removed and placed directly in an EM for analysis.

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Active Tissue Equivalent Dosimeter Sensor (ATED):

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The crew deployed the ATED in Node 3 today. Crewmembers and instruments onboard spacecraft experience constant exposure to space radiation. The ATED investigation uses an active tissue-equivalent dosimeter to collect data on crew radiation exposure and to characterize the space radiation environment.

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MagVector 3D:

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The crew exchanged a MagVector 3D sample today. There are twelve different samples that will be processed on the ISS (1 per day). ESA's MagVector investigation supports a study of how Earth's magnetic field interacts with an electrical conductor. Using extremely sensitive magnetic sensors placed around and above a conductor, researchers can gain insight into ways that the magnetic field influences how conductors work. This research is expected to help improve future ISS experiments and electrical experiments, and could also offer insights into how magnetic fields influence electrical conductors in general.

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Team Task Switching (TTS):

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A crewmember completed a TTS survey today. When crew members are often required to switch their attention between tasks, performance on each of the tasks can be affected. The objective of the TTS investigation is to gain knowledge about whether or not crew members have difficulty in switching tasks and determine the impacts of these switches, in order to both reduce any negative consequences and improve individual and team motivation and effectiveness.

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Cygnus Robotics On-Board Training (OBT):

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Today the crewmembers scheduled to release the OA-9 Cygnus vehicle performed a Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT) session. ROBoT is an on-orbit version of the ground-based Dynamics Skills Trainer (DST) that simulates robotics operations with graphical feedback.

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Eye Exams:

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This afternoon, the USOS crew completed a second day of routine eye exams using a Fundoscope. Ophthalmoscopy, also called funduscopy, uses the Fundoscope to see inside the back portion of the interior eyeball called the fundus. 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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Dragon (SpX-15) Cargo Operations:

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Today the crew completed unloading of the Dragon vehicle and Cargo Message #1. Specialists on the ground estimate another 51 hours of crew time will be needed to complete packing and loading the vehicle for return to Earth. As of this morning, the crew had spent 21:00 hours total on SpX-15 cargo operations.

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Public Affairs Office (PAO) Live Events:

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Ricky Arnold participated in an educational event this afternoon with students enrolled in the Sea Education Association Science on the Cape (SEASCape) program and college juniors and seniors interning in the Woods Hole Partnership Education Program. The event served to ignite students' excitement in science and engineering.

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Космонавт Олег Артемьев
три часа назад

Вчера американский грузовой корабль Cygnus покинул космическую станцию.

Отстыковка произошла с помощью манипулятора Canadarm2. На одной из фотографий мы с Дрю представили себя на рабочем места манипулятора, но на самом деле корабль отстыковывали Алекс и Серина.


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НОРАД обнаружил 9 объектов, запущенных с борта МКС 13 июля с.г.

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2 43546  51.6380 232.3470 0005929 311.7039 206.8520 15.54491281   392

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1 43547U 98067NV  18197.41741817  .00006570  00000-0  10503-3 0  9992
2 43547  51.6377 233.0133 0006368 315.2949 175.8245 15.54483632    53

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1 43548U 98067NW  18197.45826308  .00006228  00000-0  10000-3 0  9998
2 43548  51.6410 232.8133 0004808 326.9305  33.1335 15.54474346   510

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2 43549  51.6284 232.5013 0005934 303.0162  57.0883 15.54487545    82

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2 43550  51.6364 232.4756 0006562 344.7035  15.0988 15.54524499   546

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2 43551  51.6391 232.8079 0006667 331.3221  28.7441 15.54675881   484

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2 43554  51.6380 233.0675 0004243 295.2207 151.0628 15.54711081    19 43546 / 1998-067NU : 400 x 408 km x 51.638°
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Отстыковка американского грузового корабля Cygnus. 15.07.18

Oleg A

Опубликовано: 16 июл. 2018 г.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/07/16/iss-daily-summary-report-7162018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/16/2018

Cygnus Unberth:

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On Saturday, the crew completed the Node1 vestibule depressurization and started the associated vestibule leak checks. On Sunday, once the crew completed leak check activities, robotics ground controllers used the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to uninstall the Cygnus vehicle fr om the ISS at 5:04am CDT. At 7:36am CDT, the crew released Cygnus and monitored its departure. Cygnus will free-fly for 15 days prior to re-entry and will deploy external NanoRacks satellites above and behind ISS during that time. After Cygnus departed, the Robotics ground controllers maneuvered the SSRMS to a park position and supported a video survey of the Node 1 Nadir Active Common Berthing Mechanism (ACBM) with the SSRMS Tip Elbow camera. Cygnus arrived at the ISS on May 24, 2018 carrying supplies and is now departing with trash for disposal.

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Aerosol Samplers:

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Today the crew deployed an Active Aerosol Sampler (AAS) in Node 3. While they were also tasked with installing an AAS in Node 1, they were unable to activate the unit once installed. Ground teams are investigating the issue. The battery-powered AASs actively pull in air and collect particles using the principal of thermophoresis. This is accomplished by flowing the sampled air through a large thermal gradient in a narrow channel. During this process, particles are driven to the cold side of the channel, wh ere an electron microscope (EM) grid is held in place by a tiny magnet. When returned to Earth, these grids are easily removed and placed directly in an EM for analysis.

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Microgravity Investigation of Cement Solidification (MICS):

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The crew transferred a MICS ampoule kit to the ISS Portable Glovebag and broke the seal between the upper and center ampoules in each of the sample bags and mixed the contents in the ampoules with a spatula. Later in the day, the crew broke the seal between the center and lower ampoules and pushed the alcohol in the lower ampoule to cover the hardened cement sample. They returned each sample bag to the kit bag, and stowed it for return. The MICS investigation supports the evaluation of microstructure and material properties of benchmark cement samples. Different responses to thermal and mechanical loading are expected and will be characterized in detail. Positive attributes found in the hardening process due to the microgravity environment aboard the ISS will be reported with the intent of improving Earth-based cement and concrete processing.

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AngieX Cancer Therapy:

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Today the crew performed microscope operations for the AngieX Cancer Therapy investigation. The AngieX Cancer Therapy investigation examines whether endothelial cells cultured in microgravity represent a valid in vitro model to test effects of vascular-targeted agents on normal blood vessels. AngieX has developed a treatment that targets both tumor cells and vasculature, but needs a better model on which to test it. This study may facilitate development of a cost-effective method that does not require animal testing and which may help develop safer and more effective vascular-targeted drugs.

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Rodent Research-7 (RR-7):

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Today the crew installed the Mass Measurement device in theMicrogravity Science Glovebox (MSG) to support rodent operations planned for next week. The RR-7 investigation examines how the space environment affects the community of microorganisms in the gastrointestinal tract of mice (also known as the microbiota). It also looks at microgravity's effects on multiple physiological systems known to be affected by the microbiota, including the gastrointestinal, immune, metabolic, circadian, and sleep systems. These studies should help explain mechanisms underlying interactions between these systems and the role of the microbiota in these interactions.

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Materials ISS Experiment (MISSE):

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Today the crew removed the Sample Carrier brackets from the MISSE Transfer Tray for return on the SpaceX-15 vehicle.

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Node 2 Nadir Control Panel Assembly (CPA) Maintenance:

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The crew replaced a damaged CPA 4 Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) latch actuator power/data cable at Node 2 Nadir with a spare brought onboard by OA-9. During SpX-13 unberth, the crew noticed that the CPA-4 P1 to J5 connector backshell was cracked and had a loose screw; tape was used to maintain functionality until the spare could be flown and installed today.

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Safety Video Survey:

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The crew filmed a Safety Video Survey of the interior volume of ISS today. This video allows the ground team to assess the current vehicle configuration and identify any areas of concern related to ventilation blockage, flammability hazards, emergency egress paths, access to fire ports, and safety equipment, etc. The crew performs the Safety Video Survey task approximately every 6 months.

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Dragon Cargo Transfer:

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Today the crew performed approximately five hours of Dragon cargo operations. Having completed vehicle unload last week, the crew has started working a new Cargo Transfer Message containing instructions on packing and loading cargo slated for return on Dragon.

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Station crew investigates quality of space-faring life with studies on cabin air, food systems

Catherine Williams
Posted Jul 17, 2018 at 2:46 pm


Space Algae culture bags are pictured after installation in the Veggie Facility. Image Credit: NASA

Today, Expedition 56 crewmates balanced work on science investigations in between housekeeping duties aboard the International Space Station.

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The crew retrieved samplers as part of the Aerosol Sampling Experimentthat had been deployed the day before in Nodes 1 and 3. After connecting them to chargers, they were redeployed for a second round of sampling. The battery-powered samplers pull in air and collect particles through thermophoresis, a process in which different particle types exhibit different responses to the force of a temperature gradient. The collected cabin air particles are later returned to Earth so investigators can study them with powerful microscopes.

The Veggie facility amped up production with an additional six space algae culture bags installed by the astronauts for future studies. The Space Algae investigation will further NASA's understanding of how plants respond and grow in spaceflight using state-of-the-art omics approaches. Algae may perceive microgravity as a physical stress, which can trigger the production of high-value compounds. Scientists plan to sequence whole genomes of the space-grown algal populations to identify genes related to growth in spaceflight and evaluate how their composition changes in low-Earth orbit.

In addition, the crew continued the organization, packing and loading of items slated for return on SpaceX's Dragon early next month.

Space enthusiasts should tune in to NASA Television this week as the Saint Louis Science Center and NASA's Stennis Space Center each host educational downlinks as part of NASA's Year of Education on Station. The Earth-to-space call with the Saint Louis Science Center happens July 18 at 12:20 p.m. EDT and will include summer campers ranging from Kindergarten to 12th grade. Second to 10th graders participating in ASTRO CAMPs in Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana and Texas will get their turn to engage with station residents about living and working in microgravity the following day, July 19, at 11:30 a.m. with Stennis hosting. Watch the events unfold live on NASA TV or the agency's website.

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Молниеносная стыковка

Пресс-Центр РКК Энергия

Опубликовано: 17 июл. 2018 г.
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Сверхбыстрая стыковка. Рекордные три часа сорок минут. Всего 2 витка вокруг Земли и Грузовой корабль «Прогресс» причалил к модулю «Пирс» Международной Космической Станции. В ходе запуска грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-09» использовали укороченную двухвитковую схему выведения корабля, разработанную в РКК «Энергия».

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Космонавт Олег Артемьев
36 минут назад

Раз в месяц у нас на станции проходит взвешивание, которое входит в программу медицинского обследования. Весы, конечно же, специальные, космические Называется прибор - "Измеритель масс". 

Обычные "земные" весы определяют не массу, а вес тела — то есть силу тяжести, с какой оно давит на прибор. В невесомости такой принцип неприемлем, здесь и карандаш, и контейнер с грузом имеют равный вес — нулевой! Поэтому инженеры придумали вот такую колеблющуюся платформу на пружинах. 

Как известно, период свободных колебаний груза на пружине зависит от его массы. Поэтому при движении платформы с космонавтом измеряется период затухающих колебаний с пересчётом результатов на величину массы. Так мы и узнаем стоит ли начать активнее заниматься спортом или можно продолжать есть на ночь  

Весы легко собираются и разбираются после взвешивания.

https://artemjew.ru/2018/07/17/weighing/

Процедура взвешивания космонавтов на МКС (фото, видео)
 Июль 17, 2018  oleg

Как космонавты на МКС контролируют свой вес в невесомости.

Один раз в месяц на МКС происходит взвешивание членов экипажа.
Мы используем специальный измеритель массы тела в невесомости (ИМТ, ИМ, массметр) — прибор для измерения массы тела и малых масс в невесомости.
Каждый раз перед взвешиванием измеритель собирается, а после окончании разбирается.


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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 5 ч. назад

Recording how much nitrogen oxide we exhale for an experiment that is diagnosing lung health, helping patients on Earth – later in the #Horizons mission we will repeat this experiment in the airlock in reduced pressure. :ESA/NASA

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July 18, 2018

NASA's New Mini Satellite Will Study Milky Way's Halo

Astronomers keep coming up short when they survey "normal" matter, the material that makes up galaxies, stars and planets. A new NASA-sponsored CubeSat mission called HaloSat, deployed fr om the International Space Station on July 13, will help scientists search for the universe's missing matter by studying X-rays from hot gas surrounding  our Milky Way galaxy.

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HaloSat, a new CubeSat mission to study the halo of hot gas surrounding the Milky Way, was released from the International Space Station over Australia on July 13.
Credits: NanoRacks/NASA


HaloSat launched from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia on May 21, 2018, aboard a Cygnus spacecraft from Orbital ATK, now known as Northrop Grumman, on the company's Antares rocket. HaloSat will study the halo of gas around the Milky Way as part of the search for the universe's missing matter.
Credits: NASA/Aubrey Gemignani
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The cosmic microwave background (CMB) is the oldest light in the universe, radiation from when it was 400,000 years old. Calculations based on CMB observations indicate the universe contains: 5 percent normal matter protons, neutrons and other subatomic particles; 25 percent dark matter, a substance that remains unknown; and 70 percent dark energy, a negative pressure accelerating the expansion of the universe.

As the universe expanded and cooled, normal matter coalesced into gas, dust, planets, stars and galaxies. But when astronomers tally the estimated masses of these objects, they account for only about half of what cosmologists say should be present.

"We should have all the matter today that we had back when the universe was 400,000 years old," said Philip Kaaret, HaloSat's principal investigator at the University of Iowa (UI), which leads the mission. "Where did it go? The answer to that question can help us learn how we got from the CMB's uniform state to the large-scale structures we see today."


The University of Iowa HaloSat team attended the satellite's launch at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility. From left to right: Daniel LaRocca, Anna Zajczjk, Philip Kaaret, William Fuelberth, Hannah Gulick and Emily Silich. Kay Hire (center) holds the University of Iowa's tiki totem statue.
Credits: Alexis Durow

Researchers think the missing matter may be in hot gas located either in the space between galaxies or in galactic halos, extended components surrounding individual galaxies.

HaloSat will study gas in the Milky Way's halo that runs about 2 million degrees Celsius (3.6 million degrees Fahrenheit). At such high temperatures, oxygen sheds most of its eight electrons and produces the X-rays HaloSat will measure.

Other X-ray telescopes, like NASA's Neutron star Interior Composition Explorer and the Chandra X-ray Observatory, study individual sources by looking at small patches of the sky. HaloSat will look at the whole sky, 100 square degrees at a time, which will help determine if the diffuse galactic halo is shaped more like a fried egg or a sphere.

"If you think of the galactic halo in the fried egg model, it will have a different distribution of brightness when you look straight up out of it from Earth than when you look at wider angles," said Keith Jahoda, a HaloSat co-investigator and astrophysicist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "If it's in some quasi-spherical shape, compared to the dimensions of the galaxy, then you expect it to be more nearly the same brightness in all directions."

The halo's shape will determine its mass, which will help scientists understand if the universe's missing matter is in galactic halos or elsewh ere.

HaloSat will be the first astrophysics mission that minimizes the effects of X-rays produced by solar wind charge exchange. This emission occurs when the solar wind, an outflow of highly charged particles from the Sun, interacts with uncharged atoms like those in Earth's atmosphere. The solar wind particles grab electrons from the uncharged atoms and emit X-rays. These emissions exhibit a spectrum similar to what scientists expect to see from the galactic halo.

"Every observation we make has this solar wind emission in it to some degree, but it varies with time and solar wind conditions," said Kip Kuntz, a HaloSat co-investigator at Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore. "The variations are so hard to calculate that many people just mention it and then ignore it in their observations."

In order to minimize these solar wind X-rays, HaloSat will collect most of its data over 45 minutes on the nighttime half of its 90-minute orbit around Earth. On the daytime side, the satellite will recharge using its solar panels and transmit data to NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia, which relays the data to the mission's operations control center at Blue Canyon Technologies in Boulder, Colorado.

"HaloSat has been a wonderful opportunity to get my hands on an instrument, work on the intricacies of something that's going into space, and plan for all of the problems that go with that, which is a lot of fun," said Daniel LaRocca, a UI graduate student on the mission team.

HaloSat measures 4-by-8-by-12 inches (about 10-by-20-by-30 centimeters) and weighs about 26 pounds (12 kilograms). It is the first science-focused astrophysics CubeSat mission, but a CubeSat called the Arcsecond Space Telescope Enabling Research in Astrophysics (ASTERIA), led by NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California, launched in 2017 to demonstrate astrophysics technology. CubeSat missions usually take around three years to develop through launch and the start of data collection, the optimal amount of time for undergraduate or graduate students to be involved from start to finish.

"HaloSat has definitely shaped how I see my future playing out," said Hannah Gulick, a UI undergraduate working on the mission. "I hope to be an astrophysicist who builds instruments and then uses the observations from those instruments to make my own discoveries."

HaloSat is a NASA CubeSat mission led by the University of Iowa in Iowa City. Additional partners include NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Wallops Island, Virginia, Blue Canyon Technologies in Boulder, Colorado, Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore and with important contributions from partners in France. HaloSat was selected through NASA's CubeSat Launch Initiative as part of the 23rd installment of the Educational Launch of Nanosatellites missions.

By Jeanette Kazmierczak
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

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Last Updated: July 18, 2018
Editor: Rob Garner

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/07/18/mid-week-cancer-study-and-emergency-drill-fill-station-schedule/

Mid-week Cancer Study and Emergency Drill Fill Station Schedule

Mark Garcia
Posted Jul 18, 2018 at 1:42 pm


NASA astronauts Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Drew Feustel begin cargo operations shortly after the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft arrived at the International Space Station packed with more than 5,900 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware.

Cancer and rodent studies were on the crew's timeline today to help doctors and scientists improve the health of humans in space and on Earth. The crew also conducted an emergency drill aboard the International Space Station.

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Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor examined endothelial cells through a microscope for the AngieX Cancer Therapy study. The new cancer research seeks to test a safer, more effective treatment that targets tumor cells and blood vessels. Commander Drew Feustel partnered with astronaut Alexander Gerst and checked on mice being observed for the Rodent Research-7 (RR-7) experiment. RR-7 is exploring how microgravity impacts microbes living inside organisms.

Astronaut Ricky Arnold and Gerst collected and stowed their blood samples for a pair of ongoing human research studies. Arnold went on to work a series of student investigations dubbed NanoRacks Module-9 exploring a variety of topics including botany, biology and physics.

During the afternoon, all six Expedition 56 crew members joined forces to practice a simulated emergency. The orbital lab residents went over escape routes and safety procedures while coordinating communication and decision-making with mission controllers in Houston and Moscow.

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