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https://tass.ru/kosmos/5876428

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В США ракета Falcon 9 с грузовым кораблем Dragon стартовала к МКС

Он доставит на станцию продовольствие и материалы для научных экспериментов

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 5 декабря. /ТАСС/. Американская компания SpaceX запустила в среду ракету-носитель Falcon 9 с космическим кораблем Dragon, который доставит груз для экипажа Международной космической станции (МКС). Старт носителя состоялся с базы ВВС США на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида) в 13:16 по местному времени (21:16 мск). Трансляция запуска ведется на сайте Национального управления США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

Dragon доставит на орбитальную станцию более 2,5 т грузов, включая продовольствие и материалы для серии научных экспериментов. Это уже 16-я миссия по отправке запасов и оборудования на МКС, осуществляемая при помощи данного космического грузовика. Стыковка Dragon с МКС, как ожидается, будет произведена в субботу.

Корабль также доставит на станцию в том числе жидкий метан и модули для совершения операции по дозаправке. С их помощью будет впервые проведен эксперимент по перекачке этого вида топлива в бак модуля на высоте примерно 400 км от Земли. В этом процессе будет задействован сконструированный канадскими специалистами манипулятор Dextre, установленный на внешней поверхности МКС в марте 2008 года.

В число научных приборов, которые везет на МКС Dragon, входят аппараты, предназначенные для изучения явлений в атмосфере Земли, а также лазерный дальномер GEDI, созданный для наблюдения за лесным покровом Земли. Последний будет установлен на поверхности МКС, благодаря чему ученые смогут впервые получить высокоточные данные о вертикальной структуре лесов, флоре и фауне, а также более подробно изучить углеродно-азотный цикл на Земле.

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Chris G - NSF‏ @ChrisG_NSF 5 мин. назад

Despite 2-day slip to Dragon's arrival at Station, unberth and return date is the same right now on 13 January 2019. Might adjust later in mission, but no change right now.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2018/12/05/spacex-dragon-heads-to-space-station-after-successful-launch/

SpaceX Dragon Heads to Space Station After Successful Launch

Linda Herridge
Posted Dec 5, 2018 at 4:09 pm


The two-stage Falcon 9 launch vehicle lifts off Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station carrying the SpaceX's Dragon resupply spacecraft to the International Space Station. Liftoff was at 1:16 p.m. EST, Dec. 5, 2018. Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

A nearly 6,000-pound care package is on its way to the International Space Station aboard a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The company's 16th commercial cargo mission to resupply the space station began at 1:16 p.m. EST on Dec. 5, 2018, with liftoff aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

"It was an incredible launch," said Joel Montalbano, deputy ISS program manager, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston. "This was the fourth launch in three weeks to the space station."

After a successful climb into space, the Dragon spacecraft now is in orbit with its solar arrays deployed and drawing power.

"This is a great day. We had a beautiful launch." said Hans Koenigsmann, vice president of Build and Flight Reliability at SpaceX.

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The Dragon spacecraft will deliver science, supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory. Science experiments include the Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3) and the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI).

RRM3 demonstrates the storage and transfer of cryogenic fluid, which is critical for propulsion and life support systems in space. While the Robotic Refueling Mission Phase 2 (RRM2) demonstrated tasks leading up to coolant replenishment, the actual transfer of cryogenic fluid in orbit will be carried out for the first time with RRM3, using liquid methane.

GEDI will make high-quality laser ranging observations of Earth's forests and topography required to advance the understanding of important carbon and water cycling processes, biodiversity and habitat. GEDI will be mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and will provide the first high-resolution observations of forest vertical structure at a global scale.

Also, the Growth of Large, Perfect Protein Crystals for Neutron Crystallography (Perfect Crystals) crystallizes an antioxidant protein found inside the human body to analyze its shape. This research may shed light on how the protein helps protect the human body from ionizing radiation and oxidants created as a byproduct of metabolism. For best results, analysis requires large crystals with minimal imperfections, which are more easily produced in the microgravity environment of the space station.

Hardware for the station includes Orbital Replacement Unit #2, an additional spare required for sufficient gas analysis capability; an external high definition camera assembly; two oxygen tanks necessary to support upcoming spacewalks as well as nominal operations; a Microgravity Science Glovebox video drawer to support further payload operations in orbit; and a rodent research transport assembly and support hardware to support operations for Rodent Research-8.

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Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency's website beginning at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec 8. Installation coverage is set to begin at 7:30 a.m. Astronauts aboard the station will capture the Dragon using the space station's robotic arm and then install it on the station's Harmony module. The Dragon spacecraft will spend about five weeks attached to the space station, returning to Earth in January 2019, with more than 4,000 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-sends-new-research-hardware-to-space-station-on-spacex-mission

Dec. 5, 2018
RELEASE 18-111

NASA Sends New Research, Hardware to Space Station on SpaceX Mission


A SpaceX Dragon spacecraft launches to the International Space Station at 1:16 p.m. EST Dec. 5, 2018, on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The spacecraft, on its 16th mission for NASA under the agency's Commercial Resupply Services contract, carries more than 5,600 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies.
Credits: NASA Television

Experiments in forest observation, protein crystal growth and in-space fuel transfer demonstration are heading to the International Space Station following the launch Wednesday of SpaceX's 16th mission for NASA under the agency's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

The company's Dragon spacecraft lifted off at 1:16 p.m. EST on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. It's carrying more than 5,600 pounds of research equipment, cargo and supplies that will support the crew, station maintenance and dozens of the more than 250 investigations aboard the space station.

Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA will use the space station's robotic arm to capture Dragon when it arrives two days later. NASA astronaut Anne McClain will monitor telemetry during the spacecraft's approach.

Live coverage of the rendezvous and capture will air on NASA Television and the agency's website beginning at 4:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 8, with installation coverage set to begin at 7:30 a.m.

Science Aboard Dragon

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The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) will provide high-quality laser ranging observations of the Earth's forests and topography required to advance the understanding of important carbon and water cycling processes, biodiversity, and habitat. GEDI will be mounted on the Japanese Experiment Module's Exposed Facility and provide the first high-resolution observations of forest vertical structure at a global scale. These observations will quantify the aboveground carbon stored in vegetation and changes that result from vegetation disturbance and recovery, the potential for forests to sequester carbon in the future, and habitat structure and its influence on habitat quality and biodiversity.

A small satellite deployment mechanism, called SlingShot, will be ride up in Dragon and then be installed in a Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft prior to its departure from the space station. SlingShot can accommodate as many as 18 CubeSats of any format. After the Cygnus cargo ship departs from station, the spacecraft navigates to an altitude of 280 to 310 miles (an orbit higher than that of the space station) to deploy the satellites.

Robotic Refueling Mission-3 (RRM3) will demonstrate the first transfer and long-term storage of liquid methane, a cryogenic fluid, in microgravity. The ability to replenish and store cryogenic fluids, which can function as a fuel or coolant, will help enable long duration journeys to destinations, such as the Moon and Mars. 

Growth of Large, Perfect Protein Crystals for Neutron Crystallography (Perfect Crystals) crystallizes an antioxidant protein found inside the human body to analyze its shape. This research may shed light on how the protein helps protect the human body from ionizing radiation and oxidants created as a byproduct of metabolism. For best results, analysis requires large crystals with minimal imperfections, which are more easily produced in the microgravity environment of the space station.

Dragon is scheduled to depart the station in January 2019 and return to Earth with more than 4,000 pounds of research, hardware and crew supplies.

For more than 18 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,500 research investigations from researchers in 106 countries.

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

Gary Jordan
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
gary.j.jordan@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: Dec. 5, 2018
Editor: Karen Northon

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/25829/

06.12.2018 10:11
Успешное испытание 3D-биопринтера на борту МКС

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Космонавт Роскосмоса Олег Кононенко, прибывший на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) 3 декабря 2018 года на транспортном пилотируемом корабле (ТПК) «Союз МС-11», начал проведение эксперимента по печати живых тканей на 3D-биопринтере. На данный момент уже получены первые результаты эксперимента — в условиях невесомости создан органный конструкт щитовидной железы мыши.

В декабре 2018 ткани и образцы, получившиеся в результате эксперимента, будут спущены на Землю, после чего начнется их исследование. В начале 2019 года результаты будут обнародованы.

3 декабря с космодрома Байконур был успешно осуществлен запуск ТПК «Союз МС-11», на котором находился магнитный 3D-биопринтер «Органавт», разработанный для проведения первого в мире эксперимента по печати живых тканей на орбите.

Проект «Магнитный 3-D биопринтер», в реализации которого участвуют «3Д Биопринтинг Солюшенс», госкорпорация «Роскосмос» и «Инвитро», начал свою работу в 2016 году. В рамках проекта был создан биопринтер для печати живых тканей и органных конструктов в условиях отсутствия гравитации.

Аналогичный биопринтер находился на борту «Союза МС-10» 11 октября, когда произошла нештатная ситуация, по причине аварии носителя эксперимент не состоялся. Оборудование не вернулось на Землю, так как находилось в бытовом отсеке. Однако для проведения эксперимента в кратчайшие сроки был подготовлен его дублер и успешно доставлен на МКС.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/12/05/spacex-falcon-9-boosts-dragon-cargo-ship-to-orbit-first-stage-misses-landing-target/

SpaceX Falcon 9 boosts Dragon cargo ship to orbit, first stage misses landing target
December 5, 2018 | William Harwood

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION


SpaceX's Falcon 9 rocket lifts off fr om pad 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Credit: SpaceX

Two days after a successful launch from California, SpaceX fired off another Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Wednesday, this one carrying a Dragon cargo ship loaded with 5,660 pounds of equipment and supplies bound for the International Space Station.

But an attempt to recover the booster's first stage ended in failure when a hydraulic system malfunction caused the booster to rapidly spin and tilt about its long axis during its final descent. As a result, the rocket landed well off target, settling to a gentle, upright "landing" in the Atlantic Ocean just east of the launch site.

The rocket then tilted over, splashing down horizontally and remaining intact. SpaceX founder Elon Musk tweeted that the hydraulic problem affected the movement of the rocket's four titanium "grid fins," used for steering and to maintain orientation as the booster drops tail first back to Earth.

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"Pump is single string," Musk tweeted, meaning the system does not have a backup. "Some landing systems are not redundant, as landing is considered ground safety critical, but not mission critical. Given this event, we will likely add a backup pump & lines."

A few minutes later, he tweeted video captured by a camera on board the rocket.

"Engines stabilized rocket spin just in time, enabling an intact landing in water! Ships en route to rescue Falcon," he said.

It was SpaceX's sixth outright landing failure and the first since June 2016, ending a string of 27 successful recoveries. The company's overall record stands at 32 successful recoveries: 11 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, one at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California and 20 on off-shore droneships.

The new "block 5" Falcon 9 stages are designed fly dozens of times with minimal refurbishment between launchings, a key element in the company's drive to lower launch costs by recovering and re-flying recovered stages.

The stage launched Monday from California was making its third flight, a first for SpaceX. But the rocket launched Wednesday from Cape Canaveral was brand new. It's not yet clear what went wrong with the grid fin or whether the mishap will prompt the Air Force to reconsider SpaceX's clearance to land at the Air Force station.

But the landing system is designed with the safety of personnel and ground facilities in mind. The rocket's guidance system initially targets an off-shore "impact point" and only moves the target on shore to the landing pad during a final rocket firing and only after verifying all systems are operating properly.

During Wednesday's landing, the flight computer recognized the grid fin problem and never moved the impact point ashore during the final engine firing.

"The important point here is we have a safety function on board that makes sure the vehicle does not go on land until everything is OK, and that worked perfectly," Hans Koenisgman, SpacerX vice president of build and flight reliability, told reporters. "The vehicle kept well away from anything wh ere it could pose even the slightest risk to population or property.

"Public safety was well protected here," he added. "As much as we are disappointed in this landing, or landing in the water, it shows the system overall knows how to recover from certain malfunctions."

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The mission got underway at 1:16 p.m. EST (GMT-5) when the Falcon 9's nine Merlin 1C engines ignited with a roar and a torrent of fiery exhaust, quickly pushing the 230-foot-tall booster away from launch complex 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.

Liftoff came a day late because of time needed to replace moldy food bars in a habitat housing 40 rodents being carried to the station for medical research. But it was clear sailing Wednesday and the countdown ticked to zero with no interruptions.

At the moment of liftoff, the space station was flying 250 miles above the Indian Ocean south of Australia, but the plane of its orbit was sweeping across the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station as Earth rotated below it. The Falcon 9 climbed away to the northeast directly into that orbital plane to enable the planned rendezvous.

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The first stage engines shut down and the lower section of the rocket fell away two minutes and 23 seconds after liftoff. The single engine powering the second stage then ignited for a six-minute 18-second burn to complete the climb to orbit.

The first stage, meanwhile, flipped around and restarted three engines to reverse course and head back toward Florida. Another burn four minutes later slowed the stage down for descent back into the thick lower atmosphere.

Long-range tracking cameras provided spectacular views as the stage dropped tail first toward Cape Canaveral. But television views from a camera mounted on the rocket suddenly showed it rotating roughly about it's long axis.

The rocket's center engine started as usual for landing, and the booster's landing legs deployed at low altitude as they would in a normal landing. Interestingly, the landing leg deployment seems to have slowed down the rocket's rotation just before impact in the ocean.

While the landing was unsuccessful, the primary goal of Wednesday's mission was to deliver the Dragon cargo ship to the proper orbit. And the Falcon 9 did just that.

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If all goes well, the spacecraft will reach the station Saturday morning, pulling up to within about 30 feet and then standing by while station commander Alexander Gerst, operating the lab's robot arm, locks onto a grapple fixture.

Flight controllers at the Johnson Space Center in Houston will take over at that point, operating the arm by remote control to pull the Dragon in for berthing at the Earth-facing port of the station's forward Harmony module.

The science gear on board includes an experiment to test robotic spacecraft refueling techniques using ultra-cold cryogenic propellants, another instrument that will use laser beams to measure tree heights globally to determine the effects of deforestation on carbon dioxide processing and another to develop wound dressings that improve drug delivery.

Yet another experiment will study development of retinal implants intended to restore vision to patients with age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. The Marvel Guardians of the Galaxy Space Station Challenge is sponsoring student experiments to develop a UV-activated dental glue that could help astronauts on long-duration voyages and another testing a mist-based irrigation system for plants grown in space.

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With the Dragon in hand, the station crew will turn its attention to a planned spacewalk next Tuesday by cosmonauts Sergey Prokopyev and Oleg Kononenko to inspect the Soyuz MS-09/55S ferry ship that carried Gerst, Prokopyev and Serena Auñón-Chancellor into orbit on June 6. Kononenko arrived at the station Monday along with Canadian astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain.

In late August, sensors detected a small pressure drop in the station's air supply that was traced to a leak in the upper habitation module of the Soyuz MS-09 vehicle. An inspection revealed what looked like a small hole drilled into an interior panel.

Prokopyev sealed the hole with cloth soaked in epoxy and stopped the leak. Russian engineers ordered the spacewalk next week to inspect the exterior of the Soyuz to look for any signs of damage that might be related to the hole found inside the spacecraft.

While the hole appeared to be the result of deliberate action on someone's part, presumably before launch, the Russians have not yet revealed any conclusions.

In any case, the habitation module is discarded before atmospheric entry and the issue is not considered any sort of safety threat when Gerst, Prokopyev and Auñón-Chancellor return to Earth on Dec. 20.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/12/05/iss-daily-summary-report-12052018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/05/2018

SpaceX (SpX)-16 Launch:

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SpX-16 launched today from Kennedy Space Center at 12:16 PM CT. Its rendezvous with ISS and capture is planned for Saturday, December 8 at 5:00AM CT. SpX-16 Dragon is bringing over 2500 kg of pressurized and unpressurized cargo to ISS.

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NanoRacks External Platform Inserts (NREP):

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Today, the Ground Robotics Team utilized the Japanese Experiment Module Remote Manipulator System (JEMRMS) to relocate the NREP platform and installed it into the Japanese Module Exposed Facility #4 (EFU-4). The NREP is loaded with the newly installed sortie #4 science consisting of the Hyperspectral Earth Imaging System Trial (HEIST) investigation. HEIST a compact hyperspectral sensor system for commercial Earth observation. The NanoRacks External Platform is a compact research platform fitted for versatile use on the exterior of the ISS.

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Behavioral Core Measures:

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Crewmembers completed journal questionnaires for the Behavioral Core Measures study. Standardized Behavioral Measures for Detecting Behavioral Health Risks during Exploration Missions (Behavioral Core Measures) examines an integrated, standardized suite of measurements for its ability to rapidly and reliably assess the risk of adverse cognitive or behavioral conditions and psychiatric disorders during long-duration spaceflight.

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Standard Measures:

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Crewmembers filled out questionnaires for the Standard Measures study. The aim is to ensure consistent capture of an optimized, minimal set of measures from crewmembers until the end of the ISS Program in order to characterize the adaptive responses to and risks of living in space.

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Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) On-orbit Fitcheck Verification (OFV):

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Crewmembers David Saint-Jacques and Anne McClain took body measurements, resized, and donned their EMU suits (3003 and 3008 ) to ensure proper fit. Each EMU contains exchangeable components allowing each astronaut to adjust EMU fit to their individual preference.

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Departure Preparation:

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In preparation for their return to earth on December 20, the 55S Crew gathered and packed crew provisions. The packed items will be returned by way of SpX-16 and Soyuz 55S.

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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Intra-Module Ventilation (IMV) Cleaning:

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As part of routine maintenance, the crew removed and cleaned the JEM IMV starboard aft fan and grille.

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Northrop Grumman 10 (NG-10) Cygnus Hatch Closure:

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Following the unloading of all critical items from Cygnus over the past several weeks, today the hatch was closed and will remain in this configuration until after the SpX-16 Dragon mission.

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 46 мин. назад

Live coverage of the capture of the @SpaceX #Dragon cargo craft on @NASA TV starts at 4:30am ET Saturday. We'll answer your #AskNASA questions on-air too. https://www.nasa.gov/live 

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https://www.spacex.com/webcast

SpaceX's coverage of Dragon's arrival and capture on Saturday, December 8 will be streamed live on this page starting at about 1:30 a.m. PST, or 9:30 UTC, with capture targeted for about 3:00 a.m. PST, or 11:00 UTC.

Трансляция захвата и пристыковки

на сайте SpaceX

spacex.com/webcast

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на ТыТрубе

youtube.com/watch?v=fDJ6A-0jpkE

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Space to Ground: Four Orbits Later: 12/07/2018

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 7 дек. 2018 г.

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Expedition 58 Inflight Interview The Mandelstam School December 7, 2018

NASA Video

Опубликовано: 7 дек. 2018 г.

SPACE STATION CREW MEMBER DISCUSSES LIFE IN SPACE WITH FLORIDA STUDENTS

Aboard the International Space Station, Expedition 57 Flight Engineer Serena Aunon-Chancellor discussed her mission on the outpost during an in-flight educational event Dec. 7 with students at the Mandlestam School in South Miami, Florida. Aunon-Chancellor is in the final weeks of her journey on the complex, heading for a return to Earth Dec. 19, U.S. time, aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft and a landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan to complete a six-month mission.

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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 18 ч. назад

Experimenting with two autonomously controlled satellite drones, attempting to tug a piece of "space debris" on a tether. Such systems could help to keep Earth orbit clean in the future.
#spheres @ISS_Research #Horizons

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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 35 мин. назад

This will be our office today. Waiting to catch a #Dragon together with @AstroSerena  and @AstroAnnimal.
@SpaceX

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