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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/09/iss-daily-summary-report-11092018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/09/2018

Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4):

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The crew exchanged the data hard drive and then setup Particle Trapping for Run #4. The Chamber was then cleaned and the video monitor was setup to document the de-installation of the hardware. PK-4 is a scientific collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of "Complex Plasmas": low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles. The micro-particles become highly charged in the plasma and interact strongly with each other, which can lead to a self-organized structure of the micro-particles: so-called plasma crystals. Experiments in the facility aim to study Transport Properties, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Statistical Physics, and Non-linear waves and Instabilities in the plasmas.

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BioServe Protein Crystallography (BPC)-1:

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The crew used pipettes to mix varying viscosity solutions into the crystallization plates. BPC-1 seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting protein crystal growth in real time onboard the ISS. Crewmembers add solutions to the hardware, observe the crystals that form and adjust for follow-on experiments. This approach gives scientists the ability to optimize crystal growth in microgravity instead of waiting for samples to return and then launching them again.

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Time Perception in Microgravity:

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A crewmember performed the Time Perception experiment that utilized a head mounted display and headphones. A laptop program induces visual and audio stimuli to measure a subject's response to spatial and time perception in a microgravity environment. The accurate perception of objects in the environment is a prerequisite for spatial orientation and reliable performance of motor tasks. Time is fundamental to motion perception, sound localization, speech, and fine motor coordination.

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Light Microscopy Module (LMM) Biophysics:

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The crew reconfigured the LMM from ACE-T7 science to Biophysics-06 experiment science configuration. The crew cleaned up oil on ACE (Advanced Colloids Experiment) Module inside the LMM AFC, removed the ACE Module and LMM Control Base, configured LMM objective lenses, and installed the LMM Petri Base inside the LMM AFC. 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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Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Portable Emergency Provisions (PEPs) Inspection:

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Today the crew inspected the Portable Fire Extinguishers (PFEs), Portable Breathing Apparatus (PBAs), as well as the Extension Hose Tee Kits (EHTKs). They ensured each item was in a useable configuration and fully functional. This routine inspection is scheduled every 45 days.

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Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Detent Plate Adjust with Rope Check:

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Today the crew adjusted the ARED Detent Plates with ground team support to restore full functionality. The activity incorporated steps to assess the possibility of friction from the Cable Arm Ropes preventing successful two-point Detent Ball and Plate engagement.

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Common Communications for Visiting Vehicles (C2V2) Checkout:

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Today, the crew worked with ground teams in order to successfully activate and checkout the C2V2 system in support of the Northrop Grumman-10 (NG-10) mission, which will utilize the C2V2 system during approach and capture. The test verified command capability from MCC-D (Dulles) and from on board via the Portable Computer System (PCS). NG-10 is scheduled to launch on November 15, 2018.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/12/iss-daily-summary-report-11122018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/12/2018

H-II Transfer Vehicle 7 (HTV7) Status:

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HTV7 performed a nominal deorbit, on Saturday November 10, concluding a very successful mission. Final telemetry from HTV7 was received at 21:41 GMT (03:41 PM CT) at an altitude of ~104 km. A nominal separation of the HTV Small Re-entry Capsule (HSRC) was conducted during this timeframe. The HSRC with JAXA Low Temperature Protein Crystal Growth (LT PCG) and Electro-static Levitation Furnace (ELF) samples inside the capsule were subsequently retrieved from the expected splashdown zone and are returning to Japan. The HSRC measures 840mm in diameter, 190kg in weight, and contains roughly 30 liters of pressurized volume for sample return.

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Plasma Kristall-4 (PK-4):

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Over the weekend, a crewmember changed the configuration of the PK-4 chamber gas valve to the Neon setting. A hard drive change out was also completed and hard drives s/n 035 and 036 were packed. Plasma Krystall-4 is a scientific collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of "Complex Plasmas": low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles. The micro-particles become highly charged in the plasma and interact strongly with each other, which can lead to a self-organized structure of the micro-particles: so-called plasma crystals. Experiments in the facility aim to study Transport Properties, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Statistical Physics, and Non-linear waves and Instabilities in the plasmas.

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Veggie:

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Veggie-03 plants were checked for growth progression and watered as necessary. Photos were taken and placed on a flash card for downlink to the ground. The Vegetable Production System (Veggie) is a deployable plant growth unit capable of producing salad type crops to provide the crew with a palatable, nutritious, and safe source of fresh food and a tool to support relaxation and recreation.

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US Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) Resize:

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Today the crew resized EMUs 3003 and 3008 in preparation for upcoming EVAs. Each EMU contains exchangeable components allowing each astronaut to adjust EMU fit to their individual preference. EMU 3003 was resized for David Saint-Jacques and EMU 3008 was resized for Anne McClain. Both of these crewmembers are expected to arrive to the ISS via Soyuz 57S on December 3, 2018.

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Advanced Resistive Exercise Device (ARED) Cable Replacement:

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Today the crew performed routine maintenance in order to replace the ARED Cable Arm Ropes. Once replaced, they applied proper tension and inspected the cable-pulley system bearings. This maintenance is performed approximately every 146 days.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/13/u-s-russian-rockets-preparing-to-resupply-station-this-weekend/

U.S., Russian Rockets Preparing to Resupply Station This Weekend

Mark Garcia
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 1:25 pm


Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket carrying a Cygnus resupply spacecraft is seen on Pad-0A after being raised into a vertical position, Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018 at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

A U.S. rocket stands at its launch pad at the Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia counting down to a Thursday morning launch. On the other side of the world in Kazakhstan, a Russian rocket is being processed for its launch Friday afternoon. Both spaceships are hauling several tons of food, fuel, supplies and new science to resupply the Expedition 57 crew aboard the International Space Station.

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First, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter is set to blastoff atop the Antares rocket Thursday at 4:49 a.m. EST fr om Virginia's Atlantic coast. Next, Russia will roll out its Progress 71 (71P) cargo craft for a launch Friday at 1:14 p.m. from the Baikonur Cosmodrome.

Cygnus will then lead the 71P on a dual journey to the orbital laboratory wh ere the two spaceships will arrive on Sunday just hours apart. Cygnus will get there first when Commander Alexander Gerst assisted by Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor captures the private cargo carrier at 4:35 a.m. with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. After some rest, cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev will monitor the automated docking of the 71P to the Zvezda service module's rear port at 2:30 p.m.

Gerst and Serena trained today for the robotic capture of Cygnus on Sunday reviewing approach and rendezvous procedures. Gerst first started his day reviewing details about a new free-flying robotic assistant that uses artificial intelligence before moving on to protein crystal research. Serena worked on the Life Sciences Glovebox then moved on to orbital plumbing tasks

The duo also joined Prokopyev for ongoing eye checks in conjunction with doctors on the ground. Prokopyev primarily worked in the Russian segment throughout Tuesday on life support maintenance and science experiments.

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 7 мин. назад

One key takeaway from the #NG10 ISS science briefing this afternoon(beyond the experiments themselves): ISS utilization hasn't been adversely affected by the reduced ISS crew size. No changes to the investigations flying on this Cygnus or next month's Dragon.

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ISS National Lab Northrop Grumman CRS-10 Science Overview

Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

The NG-10 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station will send new research, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory to our orbital laboratory. This mission includes investigations in life sciences such as study that will investigate a protein closely related to Parkinson's disease, to a variety of CubeSats developed by students.

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ISS National Lab NG-10 Research Spotlight: Microfluidic Lab-on-a-chip

Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

The current high failure rate (more than 50%) of drugs in clinical trials has been linked, in part, to a lack of accurate preclinical testing. This project aims to expand use of Lab-on-a-Chip (a fully automated, multifunctional cell culture platform previously validated in bacterial and crystal growth studies) to study human skeletal muscle cell growth.

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Animation of Canadarm2 catching a Cygnus resupply ship

Canadian Space Agency

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

2018-11-13 - A computer-generated animation of Canadarm2 grappling and berthing Northrop Grumman's Cygnus, an unpiloted resupply ship. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2018/11/13/antares-ng-10-whats-on-board/

Antares NG-10: What's On Board?

Rob Garner
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 3:24 pm

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to lift off aboard the company's Antares rocket on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4:49 a.m. EST (9:49 a.m. UTC) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, Cygnus will carry about 7,500 pounds of crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station, including science and research in support of dozens of research investigations.

Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by investigations aboard this Cygnus include:

A test of the first integrated 3D printer and recycler to turn waste plastic materials into high-quality 3D-printer filament to create tools and materials, a key capability for future long-duration space missions beyond low-Earth orbit.


Dr. Allison Porter, flight missions manager at Tethers Unlimited Inc., with a mock-up of the Refabricator, a combination 3D printer and recycler, headed to the International Space Station aboard NG-10. In Porter's hand is a roll of 3D printer filament. Credit: NASA TV
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Made of flexible plastic, tissue chips have ports and channels to provide nutrients and oxygen to the cells inside them. Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center/Josh Valcarcel

A small device that contains human cells in a 3D matrix represents a giant leap in the ability of scientists to test how those cells respond to stresses, drugs and genetic changes. About the size of a thumb drive, the devices are known as tissue chips or organs on chips.

The Tissue Chips in Space initiative seeks to better understand the role of microgravity on human health and disease and to translate that understanding to improved human health on Earth.

Many of the changes in the human body caused by microgravity resemble the onset and progression of diseases associated with aging on Earth, such as bone and muscle loss. But the space-related changes occur much faster. That means scientists may be able to use tissue chips in space to model changes that might take months or years to happen on Earth.
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Higher Orbits' "Go For Launch" student program is supplying an experiment that focuses on the evaluation of self-healing materials in microgravity, the work of students Spencer Harris, George Tang, Ryan Ferzoco, Tarun Golla and Abby Maltese.


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An investigation into the complex process of cement solidification to explore how gravity levels like those on the Moon and Mars may potentially affect concrete hardening.
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Research to develop a mathematical model for how an astronaut's perception of motion, body position and distance to objects changes in space.
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Included in the cargo are investigations that will enable U.S. National Laboratory research, which is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. They include an investigation to evaluate growth of protein crystals implicated in Parkinson's disease and astrophysics research to examine the formation of chondrules, some of the oldest material in the solar system.


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Briefing Previews The Science Onboard Upcoming Space Station Supply Mission

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Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

A Nov. 13 news briefing at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia previewed the science onboard commercial partner Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which is targeted to launch from Wallops on the company's Antares rocket Nov. 15 to the International Space Station. The Cygnus will carry 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the station. This will be Northrop Grumman's 10th commercial resupply mission to the space station.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/13/iss-daily-summary-report-11132018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/13/2018

MObile companion (Cimon):

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A crewmember reviewed a summary for this week's operations and also retrieved and charged the two Cimon batteries. Cimon is a technology demonstration project and an observational study that aims to obtain the first insights into the effects on crew support by an artificial intelligence (AI), in terms of efficiency and acceptance during long-term missions in space. Spaceflight missions put the crew under a substantial amount of stress and workload, and it is thought that AI could provide operational support to crewmembers.

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Light Microscopy Module (LMM) Biophysics:

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A crewmember removed Plate 1 Biophysics sample fr om the Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-1 and installed it into the LMM in preparation for Biophysics-06 experiment. 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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Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG):

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Today the crew removed the Gas Trap Fill Fixture from the Node-1 location in preparation for attachment to the LSG Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) return line planned for tomorrow. Tomorrow's activity will start the removal of any trapped air in the system. The LSG is a sealed work area that accommodates life science and technology investigations in a "workbench" type environment. Due to its larger size design, two crewmembers can work in the LSG simultaneously.

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Northrop Grumman 10 (NG-10) Cygnus On-board Training:

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Today, the crew 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. NG-10 is currently on track to launch on Novemeber15 and berth to ISS on November 18.

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Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations:

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Yesterday evening, the Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and performed Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Latch End Effector (LEE) checkouts on both strings. Brakes and joints diagnostics were also performed on both strings. All of the NG-10 pre-launch MSS checkouts were successful. They then maneuvered SSRMS to the Offset Grapple start positon wh ere the LEE snare cables survey was performed to find that the snares were in a good configuration. MSS is now in position for the crew practice session scheduled for November 15, 2018.

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Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Urine Receptacle Remove and Replace (R&R):

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The crew removed and replaced the WHC Urine Receptacle and Insert Filter. After replacement, a functionality test of the WHC was performed and the WHC was declared operational.

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 8:28 - 14 нояб. 2018 г.

Fun Fact: #Cygnus is carrying fresh fruit and ice cream for astronauts on board @Space_Station.
#NorthropGrumman

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 5 мин. назад

On Nov. 20 at 9:50 am CT, we're celebrating our 20th anniversary!
Tune in as we ask YOUR questions to the crew in space! Reply with your question or film yourself asking it (landscape-style & in English), then upload to YouTube with #SpaceStation20th in the title by Nov. 16.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/14/dual-cargo-missions-set-for-friday-launch-and-sunday-delivery/

Dual Cargo Missions Set for Friday Launch and Sunday Delivery

Mark Garcia
Posted Nov 14, 2018 at 12:33 pm


Two rockets stand at their launch pads on opposite sides of the world. Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket (left) with its Cygnus cargo craft on top stands at its launch pad in Virginia. Russia's Progress 71 rocket is pictured at its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Dismal weather on Virginia's Atlantic coast has pushed back the launch of a U.S. cargo craft to the International Space Station one day to Friday. Russia's resupply ship is still on track for its launch to the orbital lab fr om Kazakhstan less than nine hours later on the same day.

Mission managers from NASA and Northrop Grumman are now targeting the Cygnus space freighter's launch on Friday at 4:23 a.m. EST from Pad-0A at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Cygnus sits atop an Antares rocket packed with over 7,500 pounds of crew supplies, science experiments, spacesuit gear, station hardware and computer resources.

Cygnus will separate from the Antares rocket when it reaches orbit nine minutes after launch and begin a two-day journey to the station's Unity module. Its cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays will then unfurl to power the vehicle during its flight. Expedition 57 astronauts Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor will be in the cupola to greet Cygnus Sunday and capture the private cargo carrier with the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 4:35 a.m.

Russia rolled out its Progress 71 (71P) resupply ship today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan wh ere it stands at the launch pad for final processing. The 71st flight of a Progress cargo craft to the orbital laboratory is scheduled for launch Friday at 1:14 p.m. Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev will be monitoring the arrival of 71P when it automatically docks to the rear port of the Zvezda service module Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Gerst and Prokopyev started Wednesday morning training for the arrival of 71P. The pair practiced commanding and manually docking the vehicle on a computer in the unlikely event the Russian cargo craft is unable to dock on its own. Gerst then moved on to Cygnus capture training after lunchtime with Auñón-Chancellor following up before the end of the day. NASA TV will cover live the launch, capture and docking of both Cygnus and Progress on Friday and Sunday.

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Northrop Grumman CRS-10 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board?

NASA

Опубликовано: 14 нояб. 2018 г.

A "Refabricator" for sustainable in-space manufacturing and a multifunctional cell culture platform or "lab-on-a-chip" are just some of the science investigations heading to the International Space Station. They're on board Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply flight 10 (CRS-10), launching in mid-November on the Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

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