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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/09/06/iss-daily-summary-report-9062018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/06/2018

Airway Monitoring:

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Today the crew continued the preparatory activities for the GMT 250 Airway Monitoring US Airlock Session. These activities included setting up the camera and hardware required for Airway Monitoring in the US Airlock. The Airway Monitoring investigation aims to determine in detail the pulmonary nitric oxide turnover in weightlessness and in combined weightless, hypobaric and hypoxic environments. It also has a goal of determining the lung diffusion capacity for nitric oxide. With dust particles present in the ISS atmosphere, this investigation studies the occurrence and indicators of airway inflammation in crewmembers, using ultra-sensitive gas analyzers to analyze exhaled air. This will help to identify health impacts and support maintenance of crewmember well-being on future human spaceflight missions, such as to the Moon and Mars, where crewmembers will have to be more self-sufficient in identifying and avoiding such conditions.

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BEST:

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Today the crew prepared the RNA sample and began a 48-hour sequencing run. This was an experiment number three run which uses high quality RNA prepared on the ground and flown on OA-9. This allows direct comparison of data fr om ISS and the ground. The BEST investigation studies the use of sequencing for identification of unknown microbial organisms living on the ISS, and how humans, plants and microbes adapt to living on the ISS.

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Rodent Research-7 Habitat Camera Clean:

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In today's activity, the crew performed a camera cleaning for both habitats. 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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High Definition TV-Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Exposed Facility-2 (HDTV-EF2) R&R:

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Today the crew removed the degraded JEM EF HDTV Camera Unit from the Exposed Facility Unit (EFU) Adapter. A new, replacement camera was subsequently installed on the EFU Adapter in preparation for tomorrow's JEM Airlock depressurization and Monday's installation of the HDTV unit. The HDTV-EF2 is a high-definition television camera system, which is used for Earth observation from the International Space Station.

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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT) Session and Self Study:

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The crew tasked with capturing HTV-7 performed On-Board Training (OBT) today via self-study and by using the Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT). ROBoT is an on-orbit version of the ground-based Dynamics Skills Trainer (DST) that simulates robotics operations with graphical feedback. Today's runs allowed the crew to practice a 30-meter approach and two Capture Point (CP) hold runs. After the training session, the crew had a conference with ground specialists wh ere they discussed any final questions or comments related to capture and berthing operations.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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In preparation for the upcoming HTV-7 Battery R&R EVAs, the crew used computer-aided simulations to review EVA procedures via Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) and the Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT). In addition to this training, the crew also reviewed procedures associated with the Extravehicular Activity Mobility Unit (EMU) Enhanced Caution and Warning System (ECWS) and completed some additional EVA tool configuration. The first EVA in the pair is scheduled for 20 September while the second planned EVA is scheduled on 26 September.

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Public Affairs (PAO) Events:

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This morning Gerst participated in an European Space Agency (ESA) educational event with Angela Merkel, Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, during an Awards Ceremony for the "Jugend forscht" ("Youth research") science contest. Topics discussed include Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) education, experiments being performed on ISS, and how we can protect our planet in the years to come.

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Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Operations:

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Last night, the Robotics Ground Controllers (ROBO) completed the first day of an external video survey of the Columbus module. The European Space Agency (ESA) requested the two-day optical impact survey of the outer surface of the Columbus module with emphasis on the forward-and zenith-facing areas. This status check will verify the status of the Columbus meteoroid and debris protection system (MDPS) and obtain information on the space debris and meteoroid environment of the ISS. MSS performance was nominal. Tonight ROBO will relocate SPDM and the SSRMS will be walked off from MBS1 to Node 2 and positioned for Friday's HTV offset grapple session.

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/25480/

ЦНИИмаш. Мониторинг состояния МКС
07.09.2018 14:51

В ЦНИИмаш с 10 сентября начинается плановая работа Совместной комиссии Консультативно-экспертного совета Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» и Консультативного комитета НАСА по Международной космической станции. Сопредседателями комиссии являются: председатель Консультативно-экспертного совета Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» генеральный директор ФГУП ЦНИИмаш О. А. Горшков, и председатель Консультативного комитета НАСА астронавт Томас Паттен Стаффорд.
 
В рамках работы коллегиального органа по МКС специалисты национальных космических агентств проведут ряд совещаний с целью оценки технического состояния российского и американского сегментов, проанализируют операции, осуществляемые на борту станции и в открытом космосе, обсудят вопросы безопасности экипажа и перспективы дальнейшего использования уникальной международной орбитальной лаборатории для исследований космического пространства. Будут рассмотрены различные аспекты жизнеобеспечения станции: готовность к приёму новых экспедиций, наличие запасов пищи, воды, топлива, а также результаты прошедших и задачи предстоящих в ближайшем будущем научных экспериментов, графики стартов пилотируемых и грузовых кораблей.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/09/07/japan-is-go-for-monday-cargo-launch-to-station/

Japan Is Go for Monday Cargo Launch to Station

Mark Garcia
Posted Sep 7, 2018 at 12:30 pm


The Japanese HTV-6 cargo vehicle is seen during final approach to the International Space Station on Dec. 13, 2016.

Japan's seventh cargo mission (HTV-7) to the International Space Stationis in the final stages of preparation for launch on Monday at 7:32 p.m. EDT. Mission controllers are monitoring the weather at the Tanegashima Space Center launch site while the Expedition 56 crew is preparing for its arrival early Friday.

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JAXA's (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) HTV-7 is delivering a wide variety of science gear to support new research aboard the orbital lab. The new facilities will enable astronauts to observe physical processes at high temperatures, protein crystal growth and genetic alterations as well as a variety of other important space phenomena.

HTV-7, also known as Kounotori, is also carrying six new lithium-ion batteries that robotics controllers will remove then install on the station's port 4 truss structure. Astronauts Alexander Gerst, Drew Feustel and Ricky Arnold will complete the battery maintenance work over two spacewalks set for Sept. 20 and 26.

Feustel will lead the effort to capture Kounotori when he commands the Canadarm2 robotic arm to reach out and grapple it Friday at 7:40 a.m. He trained today with Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor, who will back him up in the Cupola, practicing capture techniques on a computer.

All six crew members got together at the end of the day for more eye checks. The sextet from the U.S., Russia and Germany used an ultrasound device, with assistance from doctors on the ground, and scanned each other's eyes.

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Protein Crystal Microscope Operations

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Опубликовано: 7 сент. 2018 г.

Our orbiting laboratory, the International Space Station, is a perfect environment for creating protein crystal structures for research. In microgravity, protein molecules form more orderly, high-quality crystals, giving scientists a clearer picture into understanding their function so they can develop more effective treatments for diseases. Since experiments often need more than one attempt to generate ideal crystals, researchers may have to return samples to Earth for analysis and then revisit the experiment on a later space mission.

Scientists are currently testing new methods of growing crystals that allow astronauts to observe imperfections, make real-time adjustments and try growing them again. This dramatically reduces the time and cost to conduct experiments in space, allowing astronauts to expand how much research happens in space. During their stay aboard the space station, astronauts conduct approximately 250 experiments and investigations that can be applied to future space missions and also to benefit humankind.

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Space to Ground: Batteries Included: 09/07/2018

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Опубликовано: 7 сент. 2018 г.

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Animation of Canadarm2 catching and unloading the HTV cargo ship

Canadian Space Agency

Опубликовано: 7 сент. 2018 г.

2018-09-07 – Computer animation showing how Canadarm2 will be used to grapple HTV-7 and unload its unpressurized cargo. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

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https://ria.ru/science/20180908/1528090322.html

Космонавт Овчинин во время пребывания на МКС выйдет в открытый космос

13:02 08.09.2018


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ЯРОСЛАВЛЬ, 8 сен — РИА Новости. Космонавт Алексей Овчинин во время своего пребывания на МКС выйдет в открытый космос, в том числе для решения задач, связанных с обнаружением отверстия в обшивке корабля "Союз", сообщил журналистам в субботу сам Овчинин.

"Да, запланирован", — ответил Овчинин на вопрос журналистов о том, планируется ли у него выход в открытый космос.

Он добавил, что во время пребывания в открытом космосе будет решать разные задачи.

"Есть такие задачи, которые давно определены, и те, которые совсем недавно определились", — отметил космонавт. На вопрос журналистов, связаны ли недавно определившиеся задачи с обнаружением в обшивке корабля "Союз" отверстия, Овчинин ответил: "И в связи с этим тоже".

Как сообщалось раньше, на "Союзе МС-08" в начале октября с МКС вернутся российский космонавт Олег Артемьев, американские астронавты Ричард Арнольд и Эндрю Фойстел. Им на смену на корабле "Союз МС-10" 11 октября с Байконура отправятся российский космонавт Алексей Овчинин и американский астронавт Ник Хейг.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-television-to-air-launch-capture-of-japanese-cargo-ship-to-space-station

Sept. 6, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-134

NASA Television to Air Launch, Capture of Japanese Cargo Ship to Space Station


The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) unpiloted H-II Transport Vehicle-6 (HTV-6) makes its final approach to the International Space Station Dec. 13, 2016.
Credits: NASA

A Japanese cargo ship loaded with more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments is scheduled to launch to the International Space Station at 6:32 p.m. EDT Monday, Sept. 10 (7:32 a.m. Sept. 11 in Japan). Live coverage of the launch and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency's website.

The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's (JAXA) unpiloted H-II Transport Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) is scheduled to lift off fr om the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan nine years to the day after the flight of the first HTV cargo spacecraft. Live coverage will begin at 6 p.m.

HTV-7 will arrive at the space station Friday, Sept. 14. Live coverage of spacecraft rendezvous will begin at 6 a.m. Expedition 56 Commander Drew Feusteland Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA will operate the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm to capture the spacecraft as it approaches from below. Flight Engineer Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) will monitor HTV-7 systems during its approach to the orbiting complex. Capture is scheduled for around 7:40 a.m. After a break, NASA TV coverage will resume at 11 a.m. for spacecraft installation to the space station's Harmony module by ground controllers operating Canadarm2 remotely.

Named Kounotori, White Stork in Japanese, the unpiloted cargo spacecraft is loaded with six new lithium-ion batteries and adapter plates to replace aging nickel-hydrogen batteries that make up part of the station's electrical power system. The batteries will be replaced through a series of robotic operations and two spacewalks planned for Sept. 20 and 26.

Also aboard HTV-7 is a small reentry capsule designed by JAXA that will be assembled by the station crew prior to HTV-7's departure this fall. The cone-shaped capsule, measuring 2 feet high and 2.7 feet wide, is an experimental technology demonstration designed to test JAXA's ability to return small Japanese science payloads from the station for expedited delivery to researchers. Following HTV-7's departure from the station and several deorbit maneuvers, the capsule will be ejected from the spacecraft's hatch for a parachute-assisted splashdown off the coast of Japan, wh ere a JAXA ship will recover it.

Additional experiments and equipment in HTV-7 include a new sample holder for the Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (JAXA-ELF), a protein crystal growth experiment at low temperatures (JAXA LT PCG), an investigation that looks at the effect of microgravity on bone marrow (MARROW), a Life Sciences Glovebox, and additional EXPRESS Racks.

HTV-7 will reenter Earth's atmosphere after its deorbit maneuvers to burn up harmlessly over the South Pacific Ocean this fall.

Last Updated: Sept. 6, 2018
Editor: Karen Northon

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Запуск Аиста-7 к МКС отложен. Новая дата будет объявлена дополнительно.

На яп. яз. - http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2018/09/20180909_h2bf7_j.html

На англ. яз. - http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2018/09/20180909_h2bf7.html

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На вопрос, есть ли у него предположение, как в обшивке корабля могло появиться отверстие, Овчинин ответил: "У меня есть предположение, но лучше пускай Роскосмос после того, как закончится расследование, об этом официально объявит".

Похоже, понимание уже есть. Ждут официального оглашения.

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http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/mission/htv-7/hsrc/index.html

Last Updated: September 5, 2018

HTV Small Re-entry Capsule

HTV Small Re-entry Capsule
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In the mission of HTV7 ("KOUNOTORI 7"), after completing the re-supply mission to ISS, HTV7 will demonstrate the novel technology for recovering experiment samples fr om ISS, which Japan has not obtained up until now, by taking advantage of the opportunity of re-entry into Earth with the HTV Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC) that will be loaded on the HTV for the first time ever.

HSRC mission

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The HSRC with experiment samples on board will be attached onto the hatch of the Pressurized Logistic Carrier (PLC) of the HTV7 before the HTV7 departs (un-berthed) from ISS. After the HTV7 deorbit burn finished, the capsule will be released from the PLC by the command from the ground and re-enter into Earth's atmosphere, and subsequently descend on a parachute. The capsule will be recovered from the ocean after splashdown.

Conceptual diagram of HSRC operations (Credit: JAXA)

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HSRC and its payload container overview

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The HSRC aboard HTV7 "KOUNOTORI7", wh ere samples will be kept cool in a passive way (no electric cooler), houses a vacuum double layer insulation container (thermos bottle) and a heat storage unit (refrigerant), inside of which experiment samples will be stored.

Cross section image of HSRC (Credit: JAXA)


Configuration of HSRC and payload container (Credit： JAXA）

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Installation of HSRC

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Before the HTV7 departs from ISS, the crew will load an HSRC-exclusive structure (cylindrical support) onto the hatch at the entry of the Pressurized Logistic Carrier for air tightness (while the hatch of the HTV7 is left open). Onto the structure, the HSRC with the separation mechanism attached will be fixed.
After completing the de-orbit maneuver, the HTV7 will operate the separation mechanism of the HSRC according to the command received from the ground to separate the HSRC from the vehicle.

Conceptual diagram of installing HSRC aboard HTV (Credit： JAXA)

The HSRC will re-enter Earth's atmosphere in a guided lift flight, deploy a parachute, and splash down into the sea, which in turn be picked up by Recovery Ship.

Experiment samples taken out from the HSRC will be loaded onto an airplane on Minamitori Island, immediately delivered to the mainland of Japan (The HSRC itself will remain aboard the recovery ship to be delivered to the mainland).

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http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/mission/htv-7/payload/

Last Updated: September 5, 2018

HTV7 Payload

HTV7 "KOUNOTORI7" delivers a total of 6.2 metric tons of cargo to the ISS, including 4.3 metric tons in the Pressurized Logistic Carrier (PLC) and 1.9 metric tons on the Unpressurized Logistic Carrier (ULC).

Major supply goods to be delivered on board are as follows:

* Images below are provided by JAXA unless otherwise specified.

Cargo in the pressurized Logistic Carrier (PLC)

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Experiment racks

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Two US experiment racks (Express Rack 9B and 10B)

EXPRESS Rack 9B and 10B (Two in the forefront)

US EXPRESS Racks 9B and 10B will be delivered on this flight. These two EXPRESS Racks are modified for more simple interfaces.

US Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG)

Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)

Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG), the second ISS large-scale glovebox for scientific experiments, will be installed on board "Kibo".

Life Support Rack (LSR)

ESA Life Support Rack (LSR)(Credit: Airbus Company)

The Life Support Rack (LSR) developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) is equipment for demonstration test of effective life support system which produces oxygen (O2) from water (H2O) by using electrolysis and also converts the produced hydrogen (H2) in Sabatier reaction with carbon dioxide (CO2), removed from the inside of the cabin, into methane (CH4) and byproduct water (H2O), which is then recycled for electrolysis.

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Utilization/experiment-related items

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HTV Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC)

HTV Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC)

HTV Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC) will demonstrate reentry technology and cargo recovery function from the ISS.

HSRC including experiment samples will be attached to the hatch of the Pressurized Logistic Carrier (PLC) before the HTV7 unberthing from ISS. HSRC will be separated from the HTV7 after its deorbit burn; re-enter Earth's atmosphere; descend by parachute; and be recovered after splashdown.

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Loop Heat Pipe Radiator (LHPR) technology demonstration system

Loop Heat Pipe Radiator (LHPR)

The Loop Heat Pipe is expected for high efficiency heat rejection technology for future spacecraft. This Loop Heat Pipe Radiator (LHPR) demonstration will perform on-orbit technology demonstration of an expansion-type radiator equipped with a loop heat pipe by using "Kibo" as a test bed environment.

The demonstration aims to reduce risks in satellite development by reflecting the results obtained by the on-orbit demonstration to the design of the expansion-type radiator, which will be applied to Engineering Test Satellite-9 aimed at the realization of next-generation geostationary communications satellites.

JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD) and CubeSat

JEM Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (J-SSOD)

This mission will mark the 10th CubeSat deployment using J-SSOD since 2012.

【Reference】CubeSats which have been deployed until now

CubeSat
HTV7 will deliver following CubeSats developed by a joint team of Nanyang Technological University (NTU, in Singapore) and Kyushu Institute of Technology ("Kyutech", in Japan), general incorporated association Rymansat Spaces, and Shizuoka University.

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• SPATIUM-I (Kyushu Institute of Technology/Nananyang Technological University)
  
  
  SPATIUM-I (2U sized)
  The CubeSat will perform a mission to demonstrate technology aimed at electron density measurement and three-dimensional mapping of ionosphere and chip scale (ultra-small) atomic clock for CubeSats.
• The CubeSat will perform a mission to demonstrate technology aimed at electron density measurement and three-dimensional mapping of ionosphere and chip scale (ultra-small) atomic clock for CubeSats.
  
  RSP-00 (1U sized)
  The CubeSat will demonstrate technology for imaging with onboard camera and high speed data transmission.
• STARS-Me (Shizuoka University)
  
  
  STARS-Me (2U sized)
  The CubeSat will perform small-scale demonstration of space elevator, which is a demonstration mission of configuration of two satellites and a climber (moving mechanism).
  

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Cargo for the onboard crew

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Fresh food

Fresh food delivered by HTV5 "KOUNOTORI5"

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Cargo on the Unpressurized Logistic Carrier (ULC)

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ISS battery Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs)

Exposed Pallet (EP) loaded with battery ORUs

Following the HTV6, the HTV7 (and also HTV8 and HTV9) will deliver new lithium ion batteries for ISS on the Exposed Pallet (EP) on the Unpressurized Logistic Carrier (ULC). New six battery Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) consisting of new lithium-ion battery cells manufactured by a Japanese company are delivered.

The nickel-hydrogen batteries currently used on the ISS are becoming old. The extension of ISS operations becomes possible with the supply of Japanese lithium-ion battery cells. Only the HTV is capable of delivering six battery ORUs at one time, and thus plays an important role in continuous ISS operations.

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LaunchStuff‏ @LaunchStuff 4 ч. назад

The far side of the space station. 长光卫星 / Chang Guang Satellite Technology Co., Ltd. has captured the International Space Station (alt ~400km) on their Jilin-1 optical satellite (alt ~640km). Credit: https://www.weibo.com/5838191069/GyrkIDZAr?from=page_1006065838191069_profile&wvr=6&mod=weibotime&type=comment#_rnd1536489861375 ...

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Сравнение кораблей снабжения МКС

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Japanese Cargo Mission Postponed

Mark Garcia
Posted Sep 9, 2018 at 11:10 am


Japan's third resupply ship, the HTV-3, is pictured in September of 2012 attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module.

As a result of adverse weather conditions, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has postponed the scheduled launch of a Japanese cargo spacecraft from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan. The unpiloted H-II Transfer Vehicle-7 (HTV-7) is loaded with more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments for the crew aboard the International Space Station.

A new launch date has not yet been determined.

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http://gctc.ru/main.php?id=4338

Космонавты на МКС приняли участие в едином дне голосования

09 сентября 2018 | На орбите

Сегодня участники 56-й длительной экспедиции на Международную космическую станцию Сергей Прокопьев и Олег Артемьев приняли участие в выборах губернатора Московской области во время специального закрытого сеанса связи в Центре управления полётами.

Для осуществления процедуры голосования с борта МКС космонавтами были предварительно написаны соответствующие заявления в избирательную комиссию Московской области, с просьбой обеспечить им возможность сделать свой выбор.

Перед началом голосования к Олегу Артемьеву и Сергею Прокопьеву обратился председатель территориальной избирательной комиссии города Королёва Дмитрий Лободенков. Он поблагодарил космонавтов за участие в выборах губернатора Подмосковья и объяснил порядок голосования.

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Избиратели с МКС сообщили о своём выборе по закрытому каналу связи доверенному лицу – руководителю пресс-службы Центра подготовки космонавтов им. Ю.А.Гагарина Дмитрию  Жукову, который, заполнив бюллетени, пустил их в урну для голосования.

Олег Артемьев и Сергей Прокопьев впервые приняли участие в выборах, находясь на борту Международной космической станции. 

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Источник: Пресс-служба ЦПК, фото ЦПК

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Космонавт Сергей Прокопьев
час назад

Друзья, решил снять видео, чтобы ответить на ваши многочисленные комментарии и развеять слухи. На МКС всё спокойно!


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Внимание  :!:  Если видео недоступно в некоторых сегментах интернета, используйте VPN

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http://www.interfax.ru/world/628707

17:01, 10 сентября 2018

Утечка воздуха в "Союзе" не повлияла на отношения космонавтов и астронавтов на МКС

Москва. 10 сентября. INTERFAX.RU - Никаких трений между американскими астронавтами и российскими космонавтами, работающими на Международной космической станции (МКС) нет, заявил космонавт Сергей Прокопьев с борта МКС.

"Как видите, на борту у нас все спокойно. Живем мы как всегда мирно и дружно, эксперименты выполняются в штатном режиме. Наши коллеги готовятся к очередному выходу в открытый космос, где я выступаю в роли обеспечивающего оператора. Наша совместная международная экспедиция работает в спокойной и дружественной обстановке", - сказал Прокопьев в специальном видеообращении, записанном на борту станции.

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Он продемонстрировал бытовой отсек корабля "Союз МС-09", в котором в конце августа была обнаружена утечка воздуха.

"Как видите, мы спокойно здесь находимся без скафандров, никто дырку пальцем не затыкает, как пишут в СМИ. После прохождения процедуры определения негерметичного отсека на станции, мы с коллегами определили, что течь происходит в бытовом отсеке "Союз МС-09", командиром которого я являюсь, и приступили к определению места утечки с помощью ультразвукового прибора", - рассказал Прокопьев.

Обнаружив точное место утечки диаметром два миллиметра, космонавты наложили первый слой специального сертифицированного двухкомпонентного герметика, а на следующий день - второй и третий слои.

"Сейчас бытовой отсек полностью герметичен, мы можем работать", - сказал Прокопьев в видеозаписи, опубликованной на его странице в сети "Вконтакте".

В конце августа на пристыкованном к МКС корабле "Союз МС-09" начало снижаться давление. Космонавты обнаружили отверстие в обшивке и компенсировали потерю давления наддувом воздуха на 10 мм ртутного столба из баков пристыкованного к МКС космического "грузовика" "Прогресс". В четверг вечером они ввели в обнаруженные отверстия герметик и закрыли их заплатками. Затем при помощи ультразвука подтвердили отсутствие утечки воздуха.

Источник "Интерфакса" в американских органах контроля и управления станцией сообщал, что в ходе работы над устранением утечки среди экипажа МКС возникли противоречия относительно способов ремонта поврежденной обшивки.

Изначально рассматривалось несколько версий возникновения трещины, приведшей к утечке воздуха, в том числе попадание микрометеорита, однако глава "Роскосмоса" Дмитрий Рогозин заявил, что версия о внешнем воздействии фактически не рассматривается, а причиной стало умышленное или случайное воздействие на Земле при сборке или в космосе.

Он напомнил, что корабль "Союз МС-09" был доставлен на Байконур 18 февраля этого года, а выпущен был в 2017 году на заводе в Королеве. В настоящее время комиссия, расследующая причины разгерметизации, изучает технологические карты производства корабля, фамилии всех, кто имел доступ к работам по строительству "Союза".

Рогозин отметил, что внимание уделяется и версии преднамеренного повреждения корабля уже в космосе.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/09/07/iss-daily-summary-report-9072018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/07/2018

Airway Monitoring:

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Today the crew performed the Airway Monitoring US Airlock Session. The science session consists of two different protocols that are performed at both ambient, and reduced (10.2 psi) pressure in the US airlock. These protocols are the low Nitric Oxide (NO) protocol that determines how much NO is exhaled with the respiration, and the high NO protocol which determines how much NO is diffused into the blood. The Airway Monitoring investigation aims to determine in detail the pulmonary nitric oxide turnover in weightlessness and in combined weightless, hypobaric and hypoxic environments as well as determining the lung diffusion capacity for nitric oxide. With dust particles present in the ISS atmosphere, this investigation studies the occurrence and indicators of airway inflammation in crewmembers, using ultra-sensitive gas analyzers to analyze exhaled air. This will help to identify health impacts and support maintenance of crewmember well-being on future human spaceflight missions, such as to the Moon and Mars, where crewmembers will have to be more self-sufficient in identifying and avoiding such conditions.

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Rodent Research-7 item gather and Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG) setup:

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In today's activity, the crew performed setup activities in preparation for next week's science session. These setup activities consisted of the installation of life science filters, floor covering, Velcro strips, mounting brackets, etc. into the MSG. 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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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV) Offset Grapple On-Board-Training (OBT) and Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations:

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Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS this morning in support of today's HTV-7 Offset Grapple training session. During this OBT, the crew maneuvered the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) for training/familiarization and practiced grappling a Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) in preparation for HTV-7 capture. To provide more realistic training, the Robotics Ground Controllers also simulated an SSRMS failure requiring the crew to practice their emergency procedures. Later tonight, flight controllers will perform MSS diagnostics and checkouts on both the Prime and Redundant SSRMS strings. HTV-7 capture is currently scheduled on Friday, 14 September.

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Eye Exams:

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Today the crew completed Ultrasound eye exams that were deferred from last Thursday due to the anomalous leak in Soyuz 55S. Eye exams are performed regularly onboard in order to monitor crewmembers eye health as 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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Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Li-Ion Battery Data Logging:

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Today the crew initiated a charging Autocycle of two EMU Long Life Batteries-2 (LLB-2s) with data logging. Over the course of three days, the Autocycle will capture battery health data and help ground experts understand the charge and discharge capacities of these new and improved LLB-2 batteries. The data will also be used to compare charging system performance between the on-orbit and ground based systems.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/09/10/science-and-suit-work-as-storms-capture-attention/

Science and Suit Work as Storms Capture Attention

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Posted Sep 10, 2018 at 12:40 pm


Astronaut Ricky Arnold captured this view of Hurricane Florence on Sept. 10 as it churned in the Atlantic headed for the U.S. east coast. Credit: @Astro_Ricky

The six Expedition 56 crew members started the workweek today with life science and spacesuit maintenance. Meanwhile, a typhoon and a hurricane captured the attention of mission managers and the crew alike.

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Commander Drew Feustel and Flight Engineer Ricky Arnold examinedmice onboard the International Space Station and them today for the Rodent Research-7 (RR-7) experiment. The duo checked the breathing and mass of the rodents before placing them back in their habitat and restocking their food. RR-7 is observing how microgravity impacts gut microbes and how it may affect astronaut health.

German astronaut Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) wrapped up an experiment before finalizing spacesuit work in the U.S. Quest airlock. He stowed science gear in the morning that analyzed the exhaled air of astronauts to detect signs of airway inflammation. In the afternoon, Gerst completed the battery charging of the U.S. spacesuits then began regenerating metal oxide canisters in advance of a pair of spacewalks at the end of the month.

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JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) officials are tracking Typhoon Mangkhut in the Pacific while the station crew sent down imagery of Hurricane Florence in the Atlantic. Mangkhut was moving on a course near a tracking site in Guam which JAXA uses to follow the progress of the Japanese HTV cargo craft after its launch. That launch was postponed from today to a later date. On the other side of the world, the station flew over Hurricane Florence as it neared the U.S. east coast enabling the crew to capture imagery to share with the world.