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Стягивание

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Стягивание завершено. Все замки зафиксированы

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Текущая конфигурация МКС (по состоянию на 14:30 UTC 2018-09-27)

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 22 мин. назад

First and Second Stage capture complete. 16 bolts securing HTV-7 to the ISS. Way ahead of the schedule, berthing complete! New configuration for the Station:

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/09/27/japans-kounotori-spaceship-attached-to-station/

Japan's Kounotori Spaceship Attached to Station

Mark Garcia
Posted Sep 27, 2018 at 10:12 am


Sept. 27, 2018: International Space Station Configuration. Four spaceships are parked at the space station including the HTV-7 and Progress 70 resupply ships and the Soyuz MS-08 and MS-09 crew ships.

Ground controllers successfully installed the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Kounotori 7 H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV-7) to the International Space Station's Earth-facing port of the Harmony module at 10:09 a.m. EDT.

The spacecraft's arrival supports the crew members' research off the Earth to benefit the Earth. The cargo spacecraft began its trip on an H-IIB rocket at 1:52 p.m. EDT (2:52 a.m. Japan time) on Saturday, Sat. 22 from the Tanegashima Space Center in southern Japan.

The early Thursday morning cargo delivery includes more than five tons of supplies, water, spare parts and experiments for the crew aboard the International Space Station. The spacecraft also is carrying a half dozen new lithium-ion batteries to continue upgrades to the station's power system.

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JAXA HTV7 Grapple - September 27, 2018

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Опубликовано: 27 сент. 2018 г.

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https://ria.ru/science/20180927/1529491606.html

СМИ: Конгресс США может продлить финансирование МКС до 2030 года
17:29 27.09.2018

МОСКВА, 27 сен – РИА Новости. Государственное финансирование работы МКС может быть продлено Конгрессом США еще на шесть лет, до конца 2030 года, ради "удержания лидерства на околоземной орбите", сообщает интернет-издание SpaceNews.

"Мы не можем просто так отдать околоземное пространство и низкие орбиты Китаю или каким-то другим державам, планирующим построить свои собственные станции. Правительству США следует задуматься о постоянном присутствии на орбите Земли, что может потребовать создания еще одной станции после того, как МКС исчерпает свой ресурс", — заявил сенатор Тед Круз, чьи слова передает SpaceNews.

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Текущая администрация Белого дома, как неоднократно заявляли президент Дональд Трамп, вице-президент Майк Пенс и Джим Бриденстин (Jim Bridenstine), глава НАСА, планировала передать МКС в частные руки после завершения официального срока работы станции в конце 2024 года.

Одной из причин этого было то, что НАСА, Роскосмос, JAXA и ЕКА собирались сконцентрировать усилия на постройке первой окололунной космической станции, Deep Space Gateway, а также на изучении и освоении дальнего космоса. Позже американская сторона переименовала проект, назвав его Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway (LOP-G).

В сентябре прошлого года представители Роскосмоса и НАСА официально подтвердили эти планы и подписали меморандум о сотрудничестве в создании LOP-G, в соответствии с которым Россия должна была создать шлюзовый модуль лунной станции. Последующие переговоры, как отмечали источники РИА Новости в марте этого года, зашли в тупик, так как российскую сторону не устроила ее роль в этом проекте.

Неделю назад Дмитрий Рогозин, глава Роскосмоса, публично заявил, что российская сторона не будет принимать участие в совместном с США проекте окололунной станции на тех условиях, которые предлагают американцы. Параллельно с этим отношения сторон стали еще более напряженными из-за скандала вокруг утечки воздуха на МКС и просверленного отверстия в обшивке "Союза МС-09".

Как отмечает SpaceNews, эти события и рост международной напряженности, как выразился конгрессмен Брайан Бабин (Brian Babin), один из авторов инициативы продлить финансирование МКС, заставили американских парламентариев "скорректировать курс движения НАСА" для того, чтобы в "космической безопасности США" не появилась "еще одна дыра".

Аналогичные идеи были изложены в Сенате еще в июле этого года, когда Тед Круз представил проект по "обеспечению лидерства США в космосе". Он уже получил предварительное одобрение со стороны коммерческой комиссии Сената, и законодатели ожидают, что он найдет поддержку и со стороны республиканцев, и демократов в обеих палатах Конгресса.

Бриденстин и другие представители НАСА, выступавшие на этих чтениях, отметили, что работу МКС действительно можно продлить до 2030 года с технической точки зрения. При этом они подчеркнули, что такое решение будет мешать реализации планов по возвращению на Луну и полету на Марс, а постройка "национальной" станции взамен МКС потребует еще больше ресурсов.

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https://ria.ru/science/20180927/1529479925.html

Японский космический корабль доставил грузы на МКС
16:16 27.09.2018

ТОКИО, 27 сен – РИА Новости. Японский грузовой космический корабль "Конотори-7" доставил в четверг на МКС пятитонный груз для жизнеобеспечения и проведения научных работ на борту станции, прямую трансляцию процесса стыковки вело японское аэрокосмическое агентство JAXA.

Беспилотный грузовик "Конотори-7" (HTV7) был запущен 23 сентября с космодрома Танэгасима в префектуре Кагосима. На МКС он перебросил капсулу для пробной отправки на землю образцов экспериментов, которые проводятся на борту станции.

Также "Конотори-7" доставил на станцию два микроспутника STARS-Me для эксперимента по созданию космического лифта.

Эти кубические спутники размером около десяти сантиметров будут запущены со станции и соединены стальным проводом, по которому будет двигаться небольшой "лифт" с камерой. Оборудование для этого было разработано японским аэрокосмическим агентством JAXA и университетом Сидзуоки.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/09/27/japanese-cargo-ship-reaches-space-station/

Japanese cargo ship reaches space station
September 27, 2018 | William Harwood

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION


The HTV-7 supply ship in the grasp of the space station's robotic arm Thursday. Credit: NASA TV

A Japanese cargo ship loaded with more than 10,000 pounds of supplies and equipment, including a new set of solar array batteries, was captured by the International Space Station's robot arm early Thursday to wrap up a trouble-free rendezvous.

With station commander Drew Feustel and Serena Auñón-Chancellor operating the Canadian-built arm, the HTV-7 "Kounotori" cargo craft was captured at 7:34 a.m. EDT (GMT-4) as the two spacecraft were passing 251 miles above the northern Pacific Ocean.

"HTV capture is complete, the arm is safed. And I just want to say that we're delighted to see HTV-7 arrive at ISS," Feustel radioed flight controllers. "Thanks to the JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) teams for working so hard to successfully launch this vehicle in spite of the recent challenges with hardware and weather."

"Thanks for the words," replied Japanese astronaut Akihiko Hoshide from Houston. "Congrats again on a successful capture of the seventh HTV bringing more batteries, (science) racks and other goodies to the International Space Station."

With the HTV-7 safely in hand, flight controllers at the Johnson Space Center were standing by to take over arm operations and remotely pull the cargo ship in for berthing at the Earth-facing port of the station's forward Harmony module.

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The HTV's pressurized hold, the section accessible to the station crew, is loaded with 7,500 pounds of equipment and supplies, including more than 1,300 pounds of crew food, clothing, personal items, computer gear and spacewalk supplies, 2,800 pounds of station equipment and spare parts and 3,300 pounds of research equipment and material.

Mounted in the spacecraft's unpressurized cargo bay are six powerful lithium-ion batteries that will be installed at the base of the station's port-4 solar array segment. They will replace 12 aging nickel-hydrogen batteries that were launched with the arrays as original equipment in 2006.

Most of the space station's electrical power is generated by two huge sets of rotating solar arrays, two on the starboard, or right side of the lab's power truss and two on the left, or port side. The batteries deliver power when the station is in Earth's shadow and are recharged when the arrays are back in sunlight.

NASA is in the process of replacing all four sets of solar array batteries. The system originally used 12 batteries for each set of arrays but the replacement units pack twice the punch, so only six are needed per set.

The HTV-6 cargo ship delivered the first set of replacements in December 2016. They were installed on the starboard 4, or S4, solar array segment during two spacewalks in January 2017. The batteries carried up aboard HTV-7 will be install on the port 4, or P4, truss segment during two spacewalks next month.

NASA originally planned to install the new batteries this month, before Feustel and his two Soyuz MS-08 crewmates — vehicle commander Oleg Artemyev and Ricky Arnold — return to Earth next Thursday.

But the HTV-7 launch was delayed 12 days by bad weather and a technical issue and there is not enough time available to make the necessary spacewalk preparations before Feustel and his crewmates have to depart.

The Soyuz MS-08 crew is scheduled to land on the steppe of Kazakhstan at 7:45 a.m. Oct. 4, closing out a 196-day mission. Their station crewmates — Auñón-Chancellor, Soyuz MS-09 commander Sergey Prokopyev and European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst — will have the station to themselves for one week before two fresh crew members arrive.

Soyuz MS-10 commander Alexey Ovchinin and NASA flight engineer Nick Hague are scheduled for launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Oct. 11, arriving at the space lab later that day.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/09/26/iss-daily-summary-report-9262018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/26/2018

Fluidics:

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The crew prepared the Fluidics hardware in order to perform experiment runs today. Some difficulties were encountered securing one of the fluid tanks, but this was resolved by applying layers of tape. Fluidics is a fluid mechanics experiment with two main objectives: perform a Slosh study to investigate fluid behavior under microgravity during satellite maneuvers, and a Wave Turbulence study to investigate the impact of capillary effect on wave turbulence without being masked by the effect of gravity.

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Binary Colloidal Alloy Test – Cohesive Sediment (BCAT-CS):

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The crew transferred images to the SSC, changed the SB-800 Flash batteries, verified that the camera alignment and focus are still intact by viewing the latest BCAT images on the SSC, and re-set the intervalometer. The BCAT team has previously reported the aggregates observed in their sample cuvettes are significantly larger than achieved in Earth-based experiments. BCAT-CS focuses on the study of forces between particles that cluster together by using sediments of quartz and clay particles. Conducting the research in the microgravity environment of the ISS makes it possible to separate the forces acting on the particles over a short range (adhesive forces) versus those acting over a long range (cohesive forces).

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Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools (EarthKAM):

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The crew performed a lens change during orbit day. During this activity, the 50mm lens was replaced with an 85mm lens. As of this report, over 27,000 students from 33 countries (including Russia) are participating in EarthKAM mission 63. EarthKAM allows thousands of students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew's perspective. Using the Internet, the students control a special digital camera mounted on-board the ISS. This enables them to photograph the Earth's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique vantage point of space. The EarthKAM team then posts these photographs on the Internet for viewing by the public and participating classrooms around the world.

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Fast Neutron Spectrometer (FNS):

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The crew disconnected FNS from Node 1 and moved it to US Lab. Neutron spectrometers are used to make a wide range of measurements, including studies of a planetary body's composition and measuring the flux of high-energy neutrons that could be harmful to humans. The Fast Neutron Spectrometer (FNS) investigation studies a new neutron measurement technique that is better suited for the mixed radiation fields found in deep space. Future operated and exploration missions benefit from clearer, more error-free measurement of the neutron flux present in an environment with multiple types of radiation.

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Tropical Cyclone:

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The crew set up and configured the camera settings for untended image acquisition. The target is a midnight shot of category 5 Tropical Cyclone Trami. The Tropical Cyclone investigation is normally used to capture images of tropical cyclones and hurricanes that are rated at Category 3 or greater on the Saffir-Simpson scale. The photographic images are used to demonstrate that pseudo-spectroscopy can be used to measure the cloud altitudes to sufficient precision so that, when combined with other remote-sensing data, an accurate determination of the intensity of hurricane or cyclone can be made.

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H-II Transfer Vehicle (HTV)-7 Capture and Berthing Preparations:

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Today the crew completed the second of two self-study OBT session using the Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT) in preparation for HTV-7 approach and rendezvous tomorrow morning. During this training, they practiced their Free Drift timing, malfunction response, and nominal rate approaches using a simulated Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). Also in support of tomorrow's berthing, ground controllers will use external ISS cameras tonight to inspect the Active Common Berthing Mechanism (ACBM) at the Node 2 Nadir location for damage and/or Foreign Object Debris (FOD). HTV-7 is scheduled to be captured at 7:00 AM CT tomorrow.

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N21A4A Remote Power Control Modules (RPCM) Swap:

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Today the crew swapped the following RPCMs in order to restore power to downstream loads.

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• In May 2018, RPCM N21A4A-D RPC 13, which feeds Node 2 Shell Heater 5A, experienced a FET Controller Hybrid (FCH) failure. In order to recover the shell heater functionality, the crew swapped RPCM N21A4A-D with N21A4A-C since RPC 13 is no longer used in the N21A4A-C location.
• In January 2015, RPCM N21A4A-A RPC 6, which powers General Luminaire Assembly (GLA) NOD2SD2, indicated Open with no trip indication; later troubleshooting verified this RPCM was also suffering from the FCH defect issue. In order to recover the GLA functionality, the crew swapped RPCM N21A4A-A with N21A4A-B since RPC 6 is not used in the N21A4A-B location.
  

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On Board Training (OBT) Soyuz 54S Nominal Descent Drill Two:

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In preparation for their departure from the ISS on 4-October, the 54S Crew completed a second descent and landing drill earlier this morning. During this training, the crew ran the descent timeline, from Soyuz activation through post-landing activities, using the Neptune-ME training panel and reviewed operating features of the gas mixture supply system.

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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Intermodular Ventilation (IMV) Flow Measurement:

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The crew used the Velocicalc tool to take measurements of airflow at the JEM Pressurized Module (JPM) IMV Overhead Aft Inlet, JPM IMV Starboard Aft Inlet, and JPM IMV Starboard Forward Outlet. By taking airflow measurements at different IMV diffusers, ground experts can verify that the IMV flow is sufficient to control carbon dioxide and humidity onboard ISS and that the IMV fans are operating in a good flow condition.

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https://ria.ru/space/20180927/1529511998.html

Космонавты покинут МКС ранее запланированного
20:58 27.09.2018 (обновлено: 20:59 27.09.2018)

МОСКВА, 27 сен — РИА Новости. Космический корабль "Союз МС-08" с российским космонавтом Олегом Артемьевым и астронавтами НАСА Эндрю Фойстелом и Ричардом Арнольдом покинет Международную космическую станцию 4 октября, ранее прежних расчетов.

"Согласно предварительным расчетам служба баллистико-навигационного обеспечения ЦУП (Центр управления полетами — ред.) расстыковка ТПК (транспортный пилотируемый корабль — ред.) "Союз МС-08" с МКС — 10.57 мск, приземление СА (спускаемого аппарата — ред.) ТПК "Союз МС-08" — 14.45 мск", — говорится в сообщении головного научного института "Роскосмоса" ЦНИИмаш, в состав которого входит ЦУП.

Ранее сообщалось, что, по предварительным расчетным данным ЦУП, отстыковка корабля от МКС планировалась на 11.22 мск, посадка — на 14.44 мск.

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HTV-7 capture

SciNews

Опубликовано: 27 сент. 2018 г.

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HTV-7 berthing

SciNews

Опубликовано: 27 сент. 2018 г.

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JAXA HTV7 Installation - September 27, 2018

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Опубликовано: 27 сент. 2018 г.

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Expedition 56 Interview with McGovern Medical School - September 27, 2018

NASA Video

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http://www.jaxa.jp/press/2018/09/20180928_h2bf7_j.html (на яп. яз.)
http://global.jaxa.jp/press/2018/09/20180928_h2bf7.html (на англ. яз.)

Successful berthing of the H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI7"
(HTV7) to the International Space Station (ISS)

September 28, 2018 (JST)

National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The H-II Transfer Vehicle "KOUNOTORI7" (HTV7) started its final approach to the International Space Station (ISS), and was captured by the ISS robotic arm at 20:36 p.m. on September 27 (Japanese Standard Time, JST). Being captured and maneuvered by the robotic arm, the HTV7 was successfully berthed to the ISS at 3:08 a.m. on September 28 (JST).

Once after berthing of vehicle, the internal and external cargo will be unloaded by the on board crew.

Reference Link: You can find out more detailed information on the following Web site.

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Comment by JAXA PresidentSuccessful berthing of the H-II Transfer Vehicle
"KOUNOTORI7" (HTV7) to the International Space Station (ISS)

The H-II Transfer Vehicle, "KOUNOTORI7"(HTV7) launched by the H-IIB rocket No.7 from Tanegashima Space Center on September 23, 2018, has been berthed to the International Space Station (ISS).

Following KOUNOTORI6, KOUNOTORI7 transported the heaviest ISS cargo in the world which contains the newly designed ISS batteries using Japanese lithium-ion cells, materials required for the ISS operation such as experiment racks of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and European Space Agency (ESA), and nano satellites ("CubeSats" ) for the Japanese Experiment Module "Kibo". I am very proud of the fact that KOUNOTORI7 successfully delivered these items to the ISS and meet expectations of international partners thanks to those who engaged in development of KOUNOTORI 7 and the team in charge of its operation.

JAXA is planning to demonstrate re-entry technology from the ISS by using small re-entry capsule for the first time in Japan and high-efficiency heat rejection technology which is going to be adapted to Engineering Test Satellite IX in Kibo. At the same time, JAXA will make best efforts to the operation of KOUNOTORI7 until undocking from the ISS and reentrying to the atmosphere.

September 28, 2018
National Research and Development Agency
Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)
Hiroshi Yamakawa, President

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http://iss.jaxa.jp/en/htv/news/htv7_ingress.html

KOUNOTORI7 Hatch Opening and Crew Ingress

Last Updated: September 28, 2018

Astronauts working in the Pressurized Logistics Carrier (PLC) (Credit: JAXA/NASA)

The ISS Expedition 56 crew opened the hatch of KOUNOTORI7 and entered the Pressurized Logistics Carrier (PLC) at around 4:42 a.m., September 28.
*All times are Japan Standard Time (JST. UTC + 9 hours)

19:42 UTC 27.09.2018