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Если станция летит через северное сияние это значит энергичные электроны бомбардируют станцию?

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/06/10/station-trio-prepping-for-june-24-homecoming/

Station Trio Prepping for June 24 Homecoming

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 10, 2019 at 1:08 pm


The six-member Expedition 59 crew poses for a portrait inside Northrop Grumman's Cygnus commercial space freighter dubbed the S.S. Roger B. Chaffee. Clockwise from bottom are cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Oleg Kononenko; NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague; Canadian Space Agency astronaut David Saint-Jacques and NASA astronaut Anne McClain.

Three Expedition 59 crewmembers are getting ready to end their stay at the International Space Station after six and a half months in space. Meanwhile, mission scientists continue exploring how microgravity impacts the human body.

Flight Engineers Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques will flank Commander Oleg Kononenko inside the Soyuz MS-11 spacecraft when they return to Earth on June 24. McClain videotaped herself in virtual reality talking about her first space mission today using a 360-degree camera in Japan's Kibo laboratory module. The trio have been in space since Dec. 3.

Saint-Jacques and Kononenko began gathering items to take back home inside their Soyuz crew ship. The duo collected personal items such as shoes and clothes as well as tools and trash that will be soon be stowed aboard the Soyuz for the ride to Earth.

Saint-Jacques also researched ways to supplement crew nutrition during future long-term space missions, such as missions to the Moon and Mars. Food stowed for long periods can lose nutritional value. The BioNutrients-1 study is exploring manufacturing nutritional compounds in space to maintain healthy crews for successful missions.

NASA astronauts Christina Koch and Nick Hague started Monday morning by drawing blood samples and spinning them in a centrifuge before stowing them in science freezer. Doctors on the ground will analyze the samples to detect critical changes to a crewmember's physiology while living in space. The pair also participated in visual acuity tests using an eye chart in the afternoon.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/06/10/iss-daily-summary-report-6102019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/10/2019

BioNutrients:

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The crew performed a hydration and agitation for the BioNutrients experiment and started the 48 hour incubation at 30 deg C. BioNutrients demonstrates a technology that enables on-demand production of human nutrients during long-duration space missions. The process uses engineered microbes, like yeast, to generate carotenoids from an edible media to supplement potential vitamin losses from food that is stored for very long periods. Specially designed storage/growth packets are intermittently activated by astronauts over a 5-year period, then frozen and returned to Earth for examination.

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Capillary Structures:

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The crew performed a water refill and camera/flash battery exchange for the ongoing Capillary Structures Evaporation Science run. Current life-support systems on the ISS require special equipment to separate liquids and gases, including rotating or moving devices that could cause contamination if they break or fail. The Capillary Structures investigation studies a new method using structures of specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures. The investigation studies water recycling and carbon dioxide removal systems, benefiting future efforts to design lightweight, more reliable life support systems for future space missions.

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Standard Measures:

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The crew performed blood and saliva collections in support of the Standard Measures investigation. The aim of the investigation 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. Among other things, the ground teams perform analyses for metabolic and chemistry panels, immune function, microbiome, etc. These measures populate a data repository to enable high-level monitoring of countermeasure effectiveness and meaningful interpretation of health and performance outcomes, and support future research on planetary missions.

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ISS Experience:

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The crew continued the experiment with the performance of two Astronaut logs. During the log, the crew discussed their time in space, the most significant personal thing learned, Veggie/Veg-04A and the importance of growing food in space. The ISS Experience creates a virtual reality film documenting daily life aboard the ISS. The 8 to 10 minute videos created from footage taken during the six-month investigation cover different aspects of crew life, execution of science aboard the station, and the international partnerships involved. The ISS Experience uses a Z-CAM V1 Pro Cinematic Virtual Reality (VR) 360-degree camera with nine 190° fisheye lenses.

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Life Support Rack (LSR):

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An air outlet visual inspection and power cable EMI ring removal were performed as a continuation of the LSR troubleshooting. LSR is a Technology Demonstrator for Closed Loop Air Revitalization. It captures carbon dioxide from cabin air and recovers 50% of its oxygen for use by the astronauts. LSR is intended to operate for a minimum of one year on the ISS to demonstrate the robustness of the technology for future Exploration Missions.

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Story Time from Space:

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Over the weekend the crew performed a "singing" from the book Hey Ho, to Mars We Go. Today the crew performed a reading from the book Ada Lace, Take Me to Your Leader (chapters 4-8). Story Time From Space combines science literacy outreach with simple demonstrations recorded aboard the ISS. Crewmembers read five science, technology, engineering and mathematics-related children's books in orbit, and complete simple science concept experiments. Crewmembers videotape themselves reading the books and completing demonstrations. Video and data collected during the demonstrations are downlinked to the ground and posted in a video library with accompanying educational materials.

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Water Storage System (WSS):

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The crew completed final hardware installation for the WSS. The system will add new capabilities to the existing Environmental Control and Life Support System (ECLSS) Water Recovery and Management System (WRM) by providing an additional 75 liters of iodinated water storage as well as new methods of transporting water in the potable water bus.

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USOS Hatch Seal Inspection:

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The crew performed this regularly scheduled preventive maintenance to clean and inspect USOS hatch seals, hatch plate sealing surface and hatch handle mechanisms for foreign object debris or damage. The crew inspected Node 2, Node 3, PMM, Columbus and JEM hatches.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/06/11/health-checkups-station-gardening-and-space-science-fill-tuesday/

Health Checkups, Station Gardening and Space Science Fill Tuesday

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 11, 2019 at 12:23 pm


(From bottom to top) The Northrop Grumman Cygnus space freighter, the Soyuz MS-12 crew ship and the Progress 72 cargo craft are pictured attached to the International Space Station as the orbiting complex flew 258 miles above the Gulf of St. Lawrence.

Four Expedition 59 astronauts underwent periodic health checkups and regularly scheduled eye scans today. The International Space Station residents also had time set aside for space gardening, furnace work, crew ship packing and radiation checks.

Astronauts Anne McClain and Christina Koch started Tuesday morning checking each other's vital signs including temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate. They were followed shortly afterward by Flight Engineers Nick Hague and David Saint-Jacques.

In the afternoon, the Koch and Hague swapped roles as Crew Medical Officer (CMO) and used an ultrasound device to scan each other's eyes. Saint-Jacques then took over as CMO and activated the optical coherence tomography gear to image the retinas of Koch and Hague. The ongoing eye exams help flight surgeons understand how long-term weightlessness affects vision and the shape of the eye.

McClain and Koch spent a few moments in the middle of their eye checks today thinning and watering plants for the Veg-04 botany experiment. The research takes place in a specialized greenhouse and explores the feasibility of a continuous fresh food production system in Europe's Columbus laboratory module.

After the vital sign checks, Hague partnered up with McClain to reconfigure and install an advanced furnace in the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. The Electrostatic Levitation Furnace enables the observation of thermophysical properties and the synthesis of high temperature materials on the station.

Commander Oleg Kononenko continued readying the Soyuz MS-11 crew ship for its departure June 24 carrying him, McClain and Saint-Jacques back to Earth. Flight Engineer Alexey Ovchinin collected radiation sensors from the station's U.S. side and downloaded measurement readings. The Russian duo also trained to operate a unique suit that counteracts microgravity and draws body fluids towards the feet to minimize head pressure.

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Nick Hague‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroHague 20 ч. назад

Fluid shifts data collection - On Earth vs in space! While these pants look unusual, they may help us understand a potentially serious vision problem that affects some astronauts on long duration spaceflights. Learn more about fluid shifts: https://go.nasa.gov/2F43Za9 

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Роскосмос
18 минут назад

12 июня — День России!  

Роскосмос и экипаж 59-й экспедиции на Международную космическую станцию поздравляют с Днем России! 

Космонавт Роскосмоса, командир МКС-59 Олег Кононенко отметил: «Мы пролетели по местам расположения российских флагов на борту станции: начали с форпоста российского сегмента – служебного модуля «Звезда». Государственный флаг обязательно должен располагаться на скафандрах «Сокол» и «Орлан», а также в японском модуле «Кибо», где мы чаще всего проводим пресс-подходы».

#ДеньРоссии #12июня

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/06/11/iss-daily-summary-report-6112019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/11/2019

Airway Monitoring:

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The crew located the hardware and reviewed the Big Picture Words in preparation for the Airway Monitoring ambient pressure session activities later this week. The primary goals of the experiment is to determine how gravity and microgravity influence the turnover of Nitric Oxide in the lungs. During future manned missions to the Moon and to Mars, airway inflammation due to toxic dust inhalation is a risk factor. Since dust may cause airway inflammation and since such inflammation can be monitored by exhaled Nitric Oxide analysis the present study is highly relevant for astronaut health in future space programs.

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Electrostatic Levitation Furnace (ELF) Configuration:

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The crew removed the ELF hardware and connected the software upload cable to perform the planned software upgrade which is designed to improve the function of the ELF. JAXA's ELF is an experimental facility designed to levitate, melt and solidify materials by containerless processing techniques using the electrostatic levitation method. With this facility, thermophysical properties of high temperature melts can be measured and solidification from deeply undercooled melts can be achieved. ELF typically processes oxide samples, but is also capable of processing semiconductors, alloys, and metals.

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Food Acceptability:

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The crew completed the Food Acceptability questionnaires. This investigation seeks to determine the impact of repetitive consumption of food currently available from the spaceflight food system. Results will be used in developing strategies to improve food system composition to support crew health and performance on long duration missions.

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Radi-N2:

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Following the planned week of detector deployment, a USOS crewmember retrieved the detectors and handed them over to a Russian crewmember for processing. The objective of this Canadian Space Agency investigation is to better characterize the ISS neutron environment, define the risk posed to the crew members' health, and provide the data necessary to develop advanced protective measures for future spaceflight. It's been recognized that neutrons make up a significant fraction (10-30%) of the biologically effective radiation exposure in low-Earth orbit. The bubble detectors used in the investigation are designed detect neutrons and ignore all other radiation.

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Veg-04A Pillow Prime and Plant Thinning:

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The crew performed plant thinning and pillow priming activities. The plant thinning activity removed all but one plant from each pillow, leaving the largest seedling in each plant pillow to continue growing. In order to ensure successful germination of at least one seed, the ground plants multiple seeds in each of the plant pillows. The plant pillow prime activity adds water to support continued hydration of the plants. Veg-04A is a Human Research Program sponsored experiment which will grow Mizuna mustard, a leafy green crop, for 28 days under two different light quality treatments. The Pick-and-Eat Salad-Crop Productivity, Nutritional Value, and Acceptability to Supplement the ISS Food System (Veg-04A, Veg-04B, and Veg-05) investigation is a phased research project to address the need for a continuous fresh-food production system in space.

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Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations:

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Yesterday, Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS for the first time using MSS 9.3 software. The Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) was walked off from Node 2 to Mobile Base System (MBS) Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) 1. The SSRMS was maneuvered to the Latching End Effector (LEE) B survey position and performed snare cable surveys as well as LEE checkout and diagnostics. Today and tomorrow, snare cable surveys of LEE A and Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) LEE will be performed.

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Crew Quarters (CQ) Starboard Cleaning:

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The crew performed this scheduled maintenance to clean intake and exhaust ducts, fans and airflow sensors. Pre-cleaning photos were taken throughout the procedure to help evaluate the effectiveness of the recently installed inlet screens.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/06/12/station-biomedical-and-behavioral-studies-informing-future-missions/

Station Biomedical and Behavioral Studies Informing Future Missions

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 12, 2019 at 12:05 pm


The Earth's limb and the bright points of light of the Moon, Venus and Jupiter were pictured July 2015 by astronaut Scott Kelly.

The Expedition 59 crew collected blood and breath samples today to test new biomedical gear and protect future astronauts going to the Moon and Mars. The orbital residents also participated in a pair of behavioral studies aboard the International Space Station.

The five-year-old Airway Monitoring study from the European Space Agency is analyzing exhaled Nitric Oxide in an astronaut's breath to detect dust and other toxins. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Anne McClain collected a series of breath samples for the health study today in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module. Future lunar or Martian astronauts could inhale dust collected in their habitats or on their spacesuits potentially inflaming their airways. Monitoring a crewmember's airways could improve the mission environment and optimize crew health for a successful long-term mission.

David Saint-Jacques collected blood samples during the morning and placed them inside the Bio-Analyzer from the Canadian Space Agency. The new device supports the Life Science Research System and rapidly analyzes molecular and cellular properties of biomedical samples aboard the space station.

Saint-Jacques and McClain later took turns jotting down their impressions of living in a confined space environment separated from family and friends. Crew inputs from the Behavioral Core Measures study could provide insights to doctors seeking a standardized method to measure and assess behavioral health in astronauts.

Flight Engineer Christina Koch started her day taking tests for the Standard Measures study that observes a variety of cognitive functions such as memory, attention and orientation. Later, she checked out spacesuit gloves then stowed hardware from the Capillary Structures life support systems study.

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Поздравление с Днем России

Roscosmos Media

Премьера состоялась 11 часов назад

Космонавты Олег Кононенко и Алексей Овчинин поздравляют с борта Международной космической станции с Днем России!

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https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=510162&lang=RU

Пуск ракеты "Союз" с очередным экипажем МКС в июле будет вечерним - "Роскосмос"
13.06.2019 15:13:04

Москва. 13 июня. ИНТЕРФАКС - Экипаж корабля "Союз МС-13" отправится на борт Международной космической станции (МКС) в 19:28 МСК, сообщили "Интерфаксу" в пресс-службе "Роскосмоса".

"Старт ракеты-носителя с транспортным пилотируемым кораблем "Союз МС-13" запланирован на 20 июля в 19:28 ", - сказали в госкорпорации.

В составе основного экипажа - командир Александр Скворцов ("Роскосмос") и бортинженеры Лука Пармитано (Европейское космическое агентство) и Эндрю Морган (NASA).

Во вторник Главная медицинская комиссия проанализировала данные медицинских обследований командиров основного и дублирующего экипажей МКС-60/61. Космонавты Александр Скворцов и Сергей Рыжиков были признаны годными к полёту по состоянию здоровья, сообщал "Роскосмос".

В состав дублирующего экипажа входят командир Сергей Рыжиков, бортинженер-1 Томас Маршберн (США, NASA) и бортинженер-2 Соити Ногути (Япония, JAXA).

Ранее сообщалось, что россиянин Олег Кононенко, американка Энн Макклейн и канадец Давид Сен-Жак должны вернуться на Землю 25 июня.

В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из российских космонавтов Олега Кононенко и Алексея Овчинина, американских астронавтов Энн Макклейн, Кристины Кук и Ника Хейга и канадского астронавта Давида Сен-Жака.

Кононенко, Макклейн и Сен-Жак работают на орбите с 3 декабря прошлого года. Их коллеги прилетели на МКС 15 марта 2019 года.

Кук пробудет на МКС до февраля следующего года, сообщило ранее Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA). "Работа Кук на орбите продлена до февраля 2020 года, она установит новый рекорд непрерывного нахождения в космосе для женщин - 328 суток", - говорилось в сообщении агентства 17 апреля.

Таким образом, Кук, работающая на МКС с 15 марта, побьет рекорд Пегги Уилсон, которая в 2016-2017 годах пробыла на МКС 288 дней.

Ранее о том, что двум американским астронавтам придётся задержаться на МКС дольше для обеспечения возможности полёта первого астронавта ОАЭ сообщал замглавы NASA Билл Герстенмайер.

"Мы работаем с "Роскосмосом" по уточнению программы полёта на 2019 год. Члены нашего американского экипажа Кристина Кук и Эндрю Морган останутся дольше, такая задержка поможет возможности полёта астронавта Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов", - сказал Герстенмайер на пресс-конференции на Байконуре 15 марта.

Россиянин Алексей Овчинин и американец Ник Хейг, с которыми улетела с Земли Кук, вернутся на планету осенью после 204 суток полета.

Третье место в корабле "Союз МС" займет первый в истории астронавт из Объединенных Арабских Эмиратов, который после нескольких дней пребывания на орбите вернется на Землю в спускаемом аппарате корабля "Союз МС-12".

Как ранее сообщал "Интерфакс", им стал Хаззаа Аль-Мансури. Он отправится на МКС 25 сентября вместе с россиянином Олегом Скрипочкой и американкой Джессикой Миер, а вернется 3 октября.

В настоящее время Аль-Мансури вместе с соотечественником Султаном Аль-Нейади проводят тренировки в Центре подготовки космонавтов (ЦПК).

Полет астронавта ОАЭ приведёт к продлению времени нахождения на станции и члена другой экспедиции. Дольше запланированного на орбите пробудет Эндрю Морган, который 20 июля отправится в космос вместе с россиянином Александром Скворцовым, и астронавтом Европейского космического агентства (ESA) Лукой Пармитано из Италии.

Скрипочка и Миер проработают на МКС до 6 февраля, когда вместе с Кук вернутся на Землю.

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https://ria.ru/20190613/1555543947.html

Япония запустит с борта МКС четыре малых спутника
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МОСКВА, 13 июн - РИА Новости. Четыре малых спутника из Непала, Шри-Ланки, Японии и Сингапура будут запущены в понедельник, 17 июня, с борта Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщило Японское агентство аэрокосмических исследований JAXA.

Как говорится в YouTube-канале JAXA, 17 июня из японского экспериментального модуля Kibo МКС с помощью японского манипулятора будут выведены в космос малые спутники NepaliSat-1 (первый космический аппарат Непала), Raavana-1 (Шри-Ланка), Uguisu (Япония) и SpooQy-1 (Сингапур).

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В настоящее время на борту МКС находится экипаж из россиян Олега Кононенко и Алексея Овчинина, американцев Энн Макклейн, Ника Хейга и Кристины Кук, а также канадца Давида Сен-Жака.

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Предстоящая трансляция:

「きぼう」から超小型衛星（J-SSOD#11）の放出

JAXA | 宇宙航空研究開発機構

Запланировано на 17 июн. 2019 г.

youtube.com/watch?v=rrw3cMw10nQ

Начало трансляции:
UTC - 08:35 17.06.2019
ДМВ - 11:35 17.06.2019

Из японского экспериментального модуля "Кибо" будут запущены четыре микроспутника:

NepaliSat-1 - Технологический институт Кюсю / Непальская академия наук и технологий;
Raavana-1 - Технологический институт Кюсю / Шри-Ланка, Институт современных технологий Артура Кларка;
Угуису - Технологический институт Кюсю;
SpooQy-1 - Сингапурская ассоциация космических технологий / Национальный университет Сингапура.

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Andrew Morgan‏Подлинная учетная запись @AstroDrewMorgan 11 ч. назад

And the #ISS #Expedition60 patch is based on @AstroMCollins design of #Apollo11 patch to commemorate the #Apollo50 anniversary of the moon landing — @Space_Station Exp 60 mission begins in just a few weeks and #SoyuzMS13 launches on July 20th to join it! https://twitter.com/airandspace/status/1138506180937080835 ...

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/06/12/iss-daily-summary-report-6122019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/12/2019

Fluids Integrated Rack (FIR)/Light Microscopy Module (LMM)/ACE Module Changeout:

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The crew removed the processed ACE-T12 Module and installed the ACE-T10 Module. In contrast to the ACE-T12, which studied nanoparticle haloing (a mixture of non-charged large particles with much smaller charged particles), ACE-T10 looks at crystal nucleation in colloidal fluids, the origin of ageing in glasses and gels, as well as the heterogeneous nature of the microscopic dynamics in these structures. The study must be conducted in microgravity, as gravitational stresses affect the structure and growth of these solids from colloids.

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Airway Monitoring:

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The crew completed the Airway Monitoring ambient science session. This was the final session on the final subject for the investigation. In this session, both the high NO (Nitric Oxide) measurements and low NO measurements were taken. The goal of the high NO protocol is to determine how much NO is diffused into the blood, while the low NO measurement determines how much NO is exhaled with the respiration. The primary goals of the Airway Monitoring experiment is to determine how gravity and microgravity influence the turnover of Nitric Oxide in the lungs. During future manned missions to the Moon and to Mars, airway inflammation due to toxic dust inhalation is a risk factor. Since dust may cause airway inflammation and since such inflammation can be monitored by exhaled Nitric Oxide, the present study is highly relevant for astronaut health in future space programs.

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Bio-Analyzer:

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The crew collected a finger blood sample, mixed the sample with the appropriate reagents, and performed two analysis cycles using the Cellular Labeling instrument in the Bio-Analyzer. They also supported a conference with ground personnel to give feedback on the session. Although the ISS is equipped with health and life sciences research tools, existing instrumentation for the analysis of biological samples is almost completely lacking as compared to capabilities found in laboratories on Earth. The Bio-Analyzer Commissioning activity tests the Bio-Analyzer facility, which was specifically developed to quantify molecules and cells in body fluids such as blood, urine or saliva. The analysis is conducted on blood samples collected through a finger prick and the instrument provides the data within 2 hours after blood collection.

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Bionutrients:

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To conclude run 1 of 6, the crew removed the 8 processed production packs for their 30 deg C incubation location and ins erted them in to Minus Eighty Degree Celsius Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI). Four of the production packs were loaded with S. cerevisiae yeast and four were loaded with S. Boulardii yeast. The crew provided some unexpected video of the 6 hour agitation operations which allowed the ground team to observe and comment on what was seen. The process uses engineered microbes, like yeast, to generate carotenoids from an edible media to supplement potential vitamin losses from food that is stored for very long periods. Specially designed storage/growth packets are intermittently activated by astronauts over a 5-year period, then frozen and returned to Earth for examination.

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Capillary Structures:

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The crew completed the current session of Capillary Structures Evaporation Science 2 which included taking photographs, cleaning and stowing of the hardware, and performing appropriate file transfers. Ground teams scheduled an additional run for this session to make up for the missing 10-12 hours of camera imagery reported on June 5. Current life-support systems on the ISS require special equipment to separate liquids and gases, including rotating or moving devices that could cause contamination if they break or fail. The Capillary Structures investigation studies a new method using structures of specific shapes to manage fluid and gas mixtures. The investigation studies water recycling and carbon dioxide removal systems, benefiting future efforts to design lightweight, more reliable life support systems for future space missions.

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Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations:

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Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and SSRMS was walked off from MBS PDGF1 to MBS PDGF4. SSRMS was then maneuvered to position the Latching End Effector (LEE) A to perform a snare cable survey. LEE B snare cable survey was performed yesterday.

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Extra Vehicular Activity (EVA) Glove Voltage Regulator Swap:

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The crew reconfigured the Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU)s on EMU Don/Doff Assembly (EDDA)s and swapped the EMU Glove Voltage Regulator (ILCVR) between EMUs 3004 and 3006. The ILCVR regulates power to the glove heaters.

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Japanese Experiment Module (JEM) Airlock (AL) Slide Table:

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The crew installed the Multi-Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) adapter plate and JEMAL slide table passive capture mechanism on the JEMALslide table today in preparation for Japanese Small Satellite Orbital Demonstration (JSSOD) installation tomorrow.

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Water Storage System (WSS) Checkout:

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Ground controllers performed additional functional checkout of the WSS Node 2 and potable water systems after the unexpected water transfer from WSS Resupply Tanks (RST) to the WPA Waste Water (WW) tanks on Monday. These system checkouts include valve actuations for the N2 and potable water systems.

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Oreo Service Pack (SP):

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Ground controllers completed the deployment of the Oreo SSC Service Pack including Joint Station Local Area Network (JSL) Routers and Switches. Reloading Adlink Mini-PC was also part of final configuration.

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Crew Preps for Split, Studies Space Effects on Human Body

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 13, 2019 at 12:13 pm


The aurora australis, or "southern lights," highlights a starry nighttime orbital pass as the International Space Station orbited 269 miles above the Indian Ocean southwest of Australia.

The Expedition 59 crew will split up later this month when three International Space Station residents return to Earth. The other three crewmembers today practiced evacuating the orbiting lab in the unlikely event of an emergency.

Station Commander Oleg Kononenko will depart home with Flight Engineers Anne McClain and David Saint-Jacques inside the Soyuz MS-11 crew ship on June 24. The trio have been living in space since Dec. 3 and will have orbited Earth for 204 days after landing in Kazakhstan. The commander spent the day Thursday collecting cargo for stowage and readying the homebound Soyuz.

The three crewmembers that are staying behind conducted an emergency drill during the afternoon. Flight Engineers Alexey Ovchinin, Christina Koch and Nick Hague conducted an emergency simulation and rehearsed quickly entering their Soyuz lifeboat, undocking and descending to Earth.

Human research continued full speed ahead today to help doctors keep astronauts healthy in space. McClain and Hague once again collected their breath samples for the Airway Monitoring study. The experiment studies airway inflammation as crewmembers on space missions are at an increased risk of breathing free-floating dust and particles due to the microgravity environment. Results could improve the mission environment and optimize crew health for successful long-term missions. Saint-Jacques participated in ultrasound scans of his neck, gut, heart and leg throughout the day. The ground-assisted Vascular Echo scans give flight surgeons insight into an astronaut's cardiovascular condition.

The crew also worked on robotics power cables and the installation of a small satellite deployer. Koch installed cables in the Unity module during the morning to provide backup power for the Canadarm2 robotic arm. McClain spent the majority of her day in Japan's Kibo laboratory module installing hardware that will soon eject a set of CubeSats outside the station for research in Earth orbit.

The two cosmonauts, Kononenko and Ovchinin, spent some time in the morning exploring ways to counteract the effects of microgravity. The duo tested a unique suit that draws body fluids towards the feet to minimize head and eye pressure.

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Behaviour of water in microgravity

Canadian Space Agency

Опубликовано: 13 июн. 2019 г.

2019-06-13 - CSA astronaut David Saint-Jacques takes advantage of microgravity to play with water and shows us how it behaves in space.
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Christina H Koch‏Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Christina 5 ч. назад

Testing technologies for autonomous spacecraft refueling in microgravity on @Space_Station! Not a simple problem when the fluid doesn't rest nicely at the bottom of the tank and when vehicles rotate and move around for rendezvous.

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Space to Ground: Open for Business: 06/14/2019

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 14 июн. 2019 г.

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ISS Daily Summary Report – 6/13/2019

ISS HAM pass:

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The crew completed a HAM pass with Peninsula Grammar, Melbourne, Australia, which is a boarding school for approximately 1400 students from three-year old kindergarten to Year 12. The participants had questions for the crew about first aid in space, how the crew's understanding of the universe has been changed by their time in space, the use of the internet on the ISS. ISS Ham Radio provides opportunities to engage and educate students, teachers, parents and other members of the community in science, technology, engineering and math by providing a means to communicate between astronauts and the ground HAM radio units.

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Japanese Experiment Module Airlock (JEMAL) Small Satellite Orbital Deployer (JSSOD)11 install:

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The crew installed the JSSOD and supporting hardware onto the JEMAL slide table. Satellite deployments are currently planned for next Monday. Launcher 1 will deploy the Uguisu, Raavana-1, and Nepali sat-1 satellites and Launcher 2 will deploy the SpooQy-1 satellite. The JSSOD is a unique satellite launcher which provides containment and deployment mechanisms for several individual small satellites. Once the JSSOD is installed on the Multi Purpose Experiment Platform (MPEP) by crewmembers, it is passed through the JEM airlock for retrieval, positioning and deployment by the JEMRMS.

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Standard Measures:

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The crew set up the hardware and performed Standard Measures sample collections, then stowed the samples in MELFI. Following the sampling, they also answered a body sampling survey. The aim of the investigation is to ensure consistent capture of an optimized, minimal set of measures from crewmembers until the end of the ISS Program to characterize the adaptive responses to and risks of living in space. Among other things, the ground teams perform analyses for metabolic and chemistry panels, immune function, and microbiome. These measures populate a data repository to enable high-level monitoring of countermeasure effectiveness and meaningful interpretation of health and performance outcomes, and support future research on planetary missions.

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Vascular Echo:

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The crew set up electrodes, leg cuffs and supporting hardware, and performed 2 sets of Vascular Echo ultrasound scans with remote guidance from the ground team. Areas scanned via ultrasound included the neck, gut, heart, and back of the knee. The first set of scans occurred in the crew's morning, and the second set occurred in their afternoon, after the leg cuffs have been worn for several hours. Vessel Structure and Function with Long-Duration Space Flight and Recovery (Vascular Echo) examines changes in blood vessels (including stiffening of the arteries), and the heart, while crew members are in space, and then follows their recovery on return to Earth. The results could provide insight into potential countermeasures to help maintain crewmember health, and quality of life for everyone.

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58 Soyuz Emergency Descent On-Board Training (OBT):

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The 58S crew performed this OBT which is scheduled once every 2.5 months. Topics covered include emergency egress wearing gas masks, emergency undocking and preparations for an emergency descent.

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Mobile Servicing System Operations:

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Yesterday Robotics Ground Controllers powered MSS and maneuvered the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to unstow the Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator (SPDM) from Mobile Base System (MBS) Power Data Grapple Fixture (PDGF) MBS PDGF 4. Next, they maneuvered SSRMS and SPDM and position the SPDM Latching End Effector (LEE) to performed snare cable survey. Once the survey was completed, SSRMS and SPDM were maneuvered for translate and finally the Mobile Transporter (MT) was translated to Worksite (WS) #2.

MSS is now configured to start several Flight Releasable Active Mechanism (FRAM) relocations later today.

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Today's Advanced Research Goes Fr om Free-flying Robots to Anti-Gravity Pants

Mark Garcia
Posted Jun 14, 2019 at 12:09 pm


NASA astronaut Anne McClain checks out the new Astrobee robotics hardware earlier this year inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module.

Robotics, combustion and human research were the primary focus of today's science schedule aboard the International Space Station. The Expedition 59 crewmembers also checked out U.S. spacesuits and specialized pants designed to counteract some of the effects of living in microgravity.

Astrobee, a tiny cube-shaped free-flying robotic assistant, is being tested aboard the orbital lab for its sighting and motion abilities. Flight Engineer David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency (CSA) set up Astrobee for more mobility tests today inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. The device may support routine maintenance tasks and lab monitoring capabilities. Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter delivered Astrobee to the station April 19.

The safe observation of how fuels and materials burn in microgravity takes place in the space station's Combustion Integrated Rack (CIR). The research takes place in the U.S. Destiny laboratory module and may help engineers design more fuel-efficient spacecraft engines and safer, less flammable environments. NASA astronaut Christina Koch replaced a burner and igniter tip in the CIR to maintain continuing combustion research operations.

Flight Engineer Anne McClain of NASA attached cuffs to her legs and sensors to her chest for a series of blood pressure checks and ultrasound scans today. The Vascular Echo biomedical study from CSA, ongoing since March 2015, analyzes an astronaut's cardiovascular system for conditions such as arterial stiffness.

U.S. spacesuits continue to be serviced after a set of three spacewalks that took place earlier this year. Astronaut Nick Hague cleaned the suit's cooling loops, cycled their pressure valves and tested water samples inside the Quest airlock wh ere U.S. spacewalks are staged.

Cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Alexey Ovchinin have been training this week to use the Lower Body Negative Pressure suit. The Russian suit, also known as Chibis, counteracts the upward fluid shifts in the human body caused by microgravity. This may alleviate the head and eye pressure reported by astronauts. An easily recognizable symptom of these fluid shifts that all crews experience is "puffy face."