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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/12/12/well-rested-crew-moves-to-human-research-departure-preps-after-spacewalk/

Well Rested Crew Moves To Human Research, Departure Preps After Spacewalk

Mark Garcia
Posted Dec 12, 2018 at 7:56 pm


NASA astronauts Serena Auñón-Chancellor (background) and Anne McClain work inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module cleaning vents to maintain air circulation aboard the International Space Station.

The Expedition 57 crew were allowed to catch a few extra hours of sleep today after a lengthy spacewalk Tuesday by the two cosmonauts on board. They then went to work on a variety of microgravity science and lab maintenance aboard the International Space Station.

Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Sergey Prokopyev performed routine maintenance on their Russian Orlan spacesuits after a seven-hour, 45-minute spacewalk to inspect the Soyuz MS-09 crew ship docked to the station. The duo took detailed photos and captured video of some of the sealant on the outer hull of the Habitation Module used in the repair of a hole discovered inside the vehicle in August.

The other four orbital residents also put in a good night's sleep after supporting the eighth spacewalk at the station this year. The quartet moved headlong into human research and departure preps after waking up a few hours later than usual today.

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Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor drew their own blood samples today and processed them in the Human Research Facility's centrifuge. The samples were then coagulated and stowed in a science freezer for later analysis. The Biochemical Profile is a long-running study on astronauts and is providing insight into the human body's adaptation to living in space.

Gerst is also packing the Soyuz spacecraft that will take him, Auñón-Chancellor and Prokopyev back to Earth Dec. 19. This is the same spaceship that was inspected Tuesday by the two Russian spacewalkers.

The station's newest astronauts Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques are still getting used to their new home in space. The pair also went about the day working on a variety of maintenance and research. McClain strapped on an armband monitoring how her body adapts to orbiting Earth 16 times a day after setting up research hardware for two separate experiments. Saint-Jacques deployed over a dozen radiation monitors throughout the station today before some light plumbing work with Gerst in the orbital restroom.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/12/13/crew-prepares-to-split-up-while-researching-space-biology/

Crew Prepares to Split Up While Researching Space Biology

Mark Garcia
Posted Dec 13, 2018 at 12:37 pm


NASA astronauts Anne McClain (background) and Serena Auñón-Chancellor are pictured inside the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. McClain watches as Auñón-Chancellor trains on the robotics workstation ahead of the rendezvous and capture of the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft on Dec. 8, 2018.

Half of the Expedition 57 crew is getting ready to depart International Space Station while the other half is getting used to life on orbit. Amidst those preparations, all six space residents are researching what microgravity does to their bodies while keeping the orbital lab in tip-top shape.

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Commander Alexander Gerst continues unpacking the Space Dragon cargo craft today with its near 5,700 pounds of science, supplies and hardware. The German astronaut from ESA (European Space Agency) is also packing the Soyuz MS-09 crew ship that will take him and two crewmates home next week. He'll parachute to a landing aboard the Soyuz in Kazakhstan Dec. 20 at 12:03 a.m. EST with fellow crew members Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Sergey Prokopyev after 197 days in space.

Auñón-Chancellor spent Thursday working with a variety of research gear supporting space biology. She processed research samples today in the NanoRacks Plate Reader that enables pharmaceutical and biotechnology science in space. She also stowed biological samples in a science freezer for a cellular adaptation study.

The newest trio aboard the station that arrived last week are hard at work today on human research and getting up to speed on station systems. Flight Engineers Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques collected blood and urine samples to be analyzed for the Biochemical Profile space adaptation study. The duo also scheduled some time today to get used to life in space. Four-time station cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko joined Prokopyev for more spacesuit maintenance after Tuesday's spacewalk.

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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 1:24 - 13 дек. 2018 г.

One of the final big tasks of #ISS Expedition 57: Supporting our Russian friends Sergey and Oleg to get safely out the door – and more importantly, back in. @roscosmos

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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 1:45 - 13 дек. 2018 г.

Isn't it amazing the environments in which humans can live if they try hard? / Ist es nicht faszinierend, in welchen Umgebungen wir Menschen leben können? @roscosmos @NASA @csa_asc @JAXA_en @esa

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Space to Ground: A Second Chance: 12/14/2018

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 14 дек. 2018 г.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/12/13/iss-daily-summary-report-12132018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/13/2018

ICE Cubes (International Commercial Experiment Cubes):

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A crewmember removed Experiment Cubes (Cube set #2) from the ICE Cubes facility and installed the new set of Cubes (Cube set #1) that were flown on SPX-16. The ICE Cubes Facility is a capable experiment platform that offers flexibility to host many different experiments for research, technology demonstration or educational objectives.

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Micro-14:

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Today a crewmember performed Operations-1 activation of Micro-14 for three Group Activation Packs (GAP) by hand cranking and shaking the GAP modules prior to re-insertion back into SABL-1(Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory). The Micro-14 (Characterizing the Effects of Spaceflight on the Candida albicans Adaptation Responses) life science research mission will investigate and evaluate the responses of the Candida albicans microorganism to microgravity conditions and, in particular, to assess changes at the physiological, cellular, and molecular level and to characterize virulence factors.

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STaARS BioScience-7 (Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems):

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Today a crewmember ins erted six Biochip kits in to the MELFI-2 (Minus Eighty-degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS-2). STaARS BioScience-7 uses tissue chips to investigate the relationship between aging of the immune system and its function. The study looks at the biology of aging from two perspectives; immune function in microgravity and recovery of the cells after return to a 1g environment. Aging is associated with dysregulation of the immune response, termed immunosenescence, a condition that also may be accelerated by prolonged exposure to microgravity.

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STaARS BioScience-4 (Space Technology and Advanced Research Systems):

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Today a crewmember removed an additional Active EC (Experiment Container) from the STaARS facility and stowed it in MELFI-3 (Minus Eighty-degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS-3). This particular active EC was showing signs of degradation and the ground team requested that it be removed and stowed. The STaARS BioScience-4 investigation examines how oligodendrocyte progenitor cells (OPCs) react to microgravity, specifically the rate at which the cells proliferate and differentiate in the microgravity environment.

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SpaceX (SpX-16) Cargo Operations:

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The crew continued to perform cargo unloading operations today. The crew has now completed all scheduled unpacking operations. SpX-16 will remain berthed to ISS until January 13.

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Дмитрий Рогозин‏Подлинная учетная запись @Rogozin 1:01 - 16 дек. 2018 г.

Сергей Прокопьев приступил к подготовке к возвращению на Землю. Для этого с ним проводятся тренировки по ручному управляемому спуску на бортовом тренажере. Готовим посадку корабля 20 декабря.




1:06 - 16 дек. 2018 г.

Перед спуском корабля на Землю организму дают возможность вспомнить о ее гравитации с помощью тренировок. В устройстве ЧИБИС создается отрицательное давление, и часть кровотока устремляется в сторону ног

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Дмитрий Рогозин‏Подлинная учетная запись @Rogozin 53 мин. назад

Пуск грузового корабля "Прогресс" по двухвитковой сверхкороткой схеме планируем повторить в марте следующего года.
Продолжительность полёта - 3 часа.
Через полтора года будем доставлять на #МКС космонавтов, а также космических туристов быстрее, чем лететь от Москвы до Брюсселя.

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Дмитрий Рогозин ‏Подлинная учетная запись @Rogozin 53 мин. назад
Через полтора года будем доставлять на #МКС космонавтов, а также космических туристов быстрее, чем лететь от Москвы до Брюсселя.

-Пап, а сколько лететь до Майами? 
-Минут 30-40...
-Задолбал ты! Он спрашивает про самолёт!

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Тут начало третьей фразы из диалога Старого

10 июля 00:51:34.452 / 04:30:46 - запуск и стыковка "Прогресса МC-09" к модулю "Пирс" 

Считаем.
Москва Брюссель бизнес джеты летают быстрее.

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Космонавт Сергей Прокопьев
15 дек в 10:19

МКС - это отличный пример дружбы и командной работы. Подготовка к выходу в открытый космос велась всем экипажем - наши с Олегом коллеги по станции помогали пришивать экспедиционные эмблемы на рукава скафандров.

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http://militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=497904

Поисково-спасательная группа Центрального военного округа вылетела в Казахстан для обеспечения посадки "Союза МС-09"
17.12.2018 7:13:00

Екатеринбург. 17 декабря. ИНТЕРФАКС-УРАЛ - Поисково-спасательная группа Центрального военного округа (ЦВО) вылетела в Республику Казахстан для обеспечения встречи участников международной экспедиции Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщает пресс-служба военного округа в понедельник.

По данным ЦВО, восемь транспортно-боевых вертолетов Ми-8 вылетели с военного аэродрома "Упрун" (Челябинской области) на оперативные аэродромы в Казахстане. Четыре поисково-эвакуационные машины-амфибии были переброшены к месту посадки транспортными самолетами Ан-12 и две машины выдвинулись своим ходом в запасной район посадки.

"Всего в обеспечении задействовано 10 вертолетов Ми-8, два самолета Ан-12 и один Ан-26, 22 единицы автомобильной и специальной техники, в том числе шесть машин-амфибий, а также около 200 человек личного состава", - говорится в сообщении.

Ранее два вертолета Ми-8 вылетели в Казахстан для проведения разведки района предполагаемого приземления капсулы.

Посадка спускаемого аппарата транспортного пилотируемого корабля "Союз МС-09" запланирована на 20 декабря 2018 года в казахстанских степях недалеко от города Жезказган. На землю вернутся космонавт Роскосмоса Сергей Прокопьев, астронавт ЕСА Александер Герст и Астронавт НАСА Серена Ауньон.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/12/14/iss-daily-summary-report-12142018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 12/14/2018

Molecular Muscle:

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Crewmembers removed the Molecular Muscle samples from the Kubik-5 facility and ins erted the samples into the MELFI-3 (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS). Telemetry data for Kubik-05 was downloaded and both the primary and back up units were deinstalled and stowed. The Molecular Muscle investigation examines the molecular causes of muscle abnormalities during spaceflight in order to establish effective countermeasures.

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Microbial Tracking (MT) 2:

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Today a crewmember performed an extensive sample collection of ISS air sample and surface areas for the MT-2 study which will be placed in cold stowage and returned on Soyuz-55. MT-2 monitors the different types of microbes that are present on ISS over a 1-year period. After the samples are returned to Earth, a molecular analysis of the RNA and DNA will be conducted to identify the specific microbes that are present on ISS in order to understand the microbial flora diversity on the ISS and how it changes over time.

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Micro-14:

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Today a crewmember removed the Micro-14 Group Activated Packets (GAPs 1,2,3) from the Space Automated Bioproduct Laboratory (SABL-1) and used a hand-crack to terminate GAP-3. All three GAPs were then stowed in to MELFI-3 (Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS). The Micro-14 (Characterizing the Effects of Spaceflight on the Candida albicans Adaptation Responses) life science research mission will investigate and evaluate the responses of the Candida albicans microorganism to microgravity conditions and, in particular, to assess changes at the physiological, cellular, and molecular level and to characterize virulence factors.

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Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI):

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Ground operations used the ISS Remote Manipulator Arms (MSS and JEMRMS) to extract the GEDI hardware from the SPX-16 Dragon and install it onto the Japanese Exposed Module Facility (JEM EFU-4). Ground teams confirmed activation telemetry. The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) provides 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.

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Circadian Rhythms:

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Today a crewmember doffed the circadian Rhythms hardware and downlinked the telemetry data. Circadian Rhythms investigates the role of synchronized circadian rhythms, or the "biological clock," and how it changes during long-duration spaceflight. Researchers hypothesize that a non-24-hour cycle of light and dark affects crewmembers' circadian clocks.

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On Board Training (OBT) Soyuz Descent Drill:

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In preparation for their departure from the ISS on December 19, the 55S Crew completed a nominal descent and landing drill earlier this morning. During this training, the crew was inside their Soyuz spacecraft reviewing and practicing undock and landing procedures.

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Напоминание

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/schedule.html

NASA Television Upcoming Events
Watch NASA TV

All times Eastern

DECEMBER

December 18, Tuesday
4:40 p.m. - International Space Station Change of Command Ceremony (All Channels)

December 19, Wednesday
4:45 p.m. – Coverage of the Space Station Expedition 57 farewell and hatch closure; hatch closure scheduled at 5:20 p.m. EST (All Channels)
7:45 p.m. – Coverage of the undocking of the Space Station Expedition 57 crew; undocking scheduled at 8:40 p.m. EST (All Channels)
10:45 p.m. – Coverage of the deorbit burn and landing of the Expedition 57 Crew; deorbit burn scheduled at 11:10 p.m. EST with landing scheduled at 12:03 a.m. EST on Dec. 20 (All Channels)

UTC = EST + 5h

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-international-space-station-crew-landing

Dec. 14, 2018
MEDIA ADVISORY M18-186

NASA TV to Air International Space Station Crew Landing


The three Expedition 57 crew members are gathered inside the cupola, the International Space Station's "window to the world," for a portrait wearing t-shirts displaying their home in space. Fr om left are Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency). The space station was orbiting nearly 253 miles above the Solomon Islands in the South Pacific Ocean
Credits: NASA

Three residents of the International Space Station, including one NASA astronaut, are scheduled to wrap up their stay aboard the orbital laboratory Wednesday, Dec. 19. Live coverage of their return to Earth will air on NASA Television and the agency's website.

NASA Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor, Expedition 57 Commander Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) and Soyuz commander Sergey Prokopyev of the Russian space agency Roscosmos will close the hatch to their Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft and undock from the station's Rassvet module, with a landing scheduled for 12:03 a.m. EST Dec. 20 (11:03 a.m. Kazakhstan time) southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan.

The crew is completing a 197-day mission spanning 3,152 orbits of Earth and a journey of 83.3 million miles. Auñón-Chancellor and Prokopyev are completing their first flights into space, while Gerst will be returning from his second long-duration mission. With a total of 362 days in orbit, Gerst will hold the flight duration record among ESA astronauts.

Coverage of the Expedition 57 departure and landing activities is as follows (all times EST):

Tuesday, Dec. 18

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• 4:40 p.m. – Change of command ceremony with Gerst handing over station command to Oleg Kononenko of Roscosmos.
  

Wednesday, Dec. 19

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• 4:45 p.m. – Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure at 5:30 p.m.)
• 7:45 p.m. – Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled for 8:40 p.m.)
• 10:45 p.m. – Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 11:10 p.m. and landing at 12:03 a.m. Dec. 20)
  

After landing, the crew will return by helicopter to the recovery staging area in southern Kazakhstan, wh ere they will split up to travel to their respective homes.

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At the time of undocking, Expedition 58 will formally begin aboard the station, with NASA's Anne McClain, David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency, and Kononenko comprising a three-person crew for just under three months. The next residents to the space station — Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA and Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos — will launch aboard Soyuz MS-12 Feb. 28, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, to join Expedition 58 following a six-hour journey.

Cheryl Warner
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov

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

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Last Updated: Dec. 14, 2018
Editor: Sean Potter

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https://ria.ru/20181218/1548184949.html

НАСА: миссии на МКС могут стать разнообразнее по продолжительности
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МОСКВА, 18 дек - РИА Новости. Миссии на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) могут стать разнообразнее по продолжительности и в будущем длиться как дольше, так и меньше нынешних продолжительностью примерно полгода, сообщил в интервью РИА Новости глава российско-американской рабочей группы по космической биологии и медицине с американской стороны Крейг Кундрот.

"В принципе, если хорошо проработать план полетов, есть даже возможность отправлять космонавтов и астронавтов на более короткие сроки, например, на две недели (а не только на полгода или год - ред.)", - сказал Кундрот.

По его словам, различные по продолжительности миссии помогли бы изучить, как разные системы человеческого организма приспосабливаются к условиям космоса.

Годовые миссии могли бы также помочь отработать некоторые особенности будущих марсианских миссий. Сейчас типовые миссии, которые рассматривает НАСА, длятся по 30 месяцев. Шесть месяцев занимает полет до Красной планеты, 18 месяцев длится работа на ней, а еще шесть месяцев нужно на обратный путь.

"Ни на одном из этапов не будет возможности скорого возвращения на Землю. Именно для этого и нужно проводить годовые миссии на МКС. Нужно понимать, что может произойти за эти 30 месяцев", - отметил Кундрот.

В единственной годовой миссии на МКС участвовали российский космонавт Михаил Корниенко и астронавт НАСА Скотт Келли. Они вернулись на Землю 2 марта 2016 года. Келли и Корниенко работали на орбите 340 дней, это рекорд для представителя США.

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Horizons mission time-lapse – highlights

European Space Agency, ESA

Опубликовано: 17 дек. 2018 г.

Experience magical moments from ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst's Horizons mission in this time-lapse of highlights from space.

Combining thousands of images taken by Alexander over more than six months, this Ultra High Definition video provides a glimpse into spacecraft operations and the beauty of Earth as seen from the International Space Station.

Marvel at orbital sunrises, dancing auroras, city lights, oceans, clouds, the Milky Way, the release of cargo vehicles, a Soyuz launch and more against the thin band of atmosphere that surrounds our planet.

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Alexander Gerst‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Alex 2 ч. назад

On Thursday, Sergey, @AstroSerena and I will hitch a lift on this satellite, coming back home as a shooting star. I will miss this place! #Horizons #Exp57 #ISS #SoyuzMS09

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NASA's Laser Mission to Measure Trees

NASA Goddard

Опубликовано: 17 дек. 2018 г.

The Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI) is a lidar instrument that sends laser pulses down to Earth, where they penetrate the globe's temperate and tropical forests. The laser beams ricochet off the first thing they hit, which can be a leaf atop a dense canopy, a protruding branch, or the ground from which the forest emerges. The energy returned to the GEDI telescope on the International Space Station will provide and intricate three-dimensional map of forest canopies.

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