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07/27/2019 16:15 Stephen Clark

The next step this morning will be to move Dragon to an Earth-facing berthing port on the space station's Harmony module in the next few hours. Control of the robot arm will be handed over to engineers on the ground for the placement of the capsule to its attachment port.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/27/dragon-captured-with-new-science-experiments/

Dragon Captured With New Science Experiments

Mark Garcia
Posted Jul 27, 2019 at 9:16 am


The SpaceX Dragon is in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm shortly after it was captured over southern Chile.
While the International Space Station was traveling more than 260 miles over southern Chile, astronauts Nick Hague and Christina Koch of NASA grappled Dragon at 9:11 a.m. EDT using the space station's robotic arm Canadarm2.


Ground controllers will now send commands to begin the robotic installation of the spacecraft on bottom of the station's Harmony module. NASA Television coverage of installation is scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. Watch online at www.nasa.gov/live.


The Dragon lifted off on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida Thursday, July 25 with more than 5,000 pounds of research, equipment, cargo and supplies that will support dozens of investigations aboard the orbiting laboratory.


Here's some of the research arriving at station:


Bio-Mining in Microgravity


The Biorock investigation will provide insight into the physical interactions of liquid, rocks and microorganisms under microgravity conditions and improve the efficiency and understanding of mining materials in space. Bio-mining eventually could help explorers on the Moon or Mars acquire needed materials, lessening the need to use precious resources from Earth and reducing the amount of supplies that explorers must take with them.


Printing Biological Tissues in Space


Using 3D biological printers to produce usable human organs has long been a dream of scientists and doctors around the globe. However, printing the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillary structures, has proven difficult to accomplish in Earth's gravity. To overcome this challenge, Techshot designed their BioFabrication Facility to print organ-like tissues in microgravity – a stepping stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.


Improving Tire Manufacturing from Orbit


The Goodyear Tire investigation will use microgravity to push the limits of silica fillers for tire applications. A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could improve the silica design process, silica rubber formulation and tire manufacturing and performance. Such improvements could include increased fuel efficiency, which would reduce transportation costs and help to protect Earth's environment.

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Трансляция пристыковки Дракона-18

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Подводят...

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07/27/2019 18:25 Stephen Clark

Now in command of the robotic arm, ground controllers have maneuvered the Dragon spacecraft into position near the nadir, or Earth-facing, berthing port on the space station's Harmony module.

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Почти установили

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 Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 6 мин. назад
Dragon CRS-18 now in the process of being berthed on the ISS Harmony module; in contact and at 'ready-to-latch' stage.

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Завершена первая стадия захвата и стягивания. Ждём фиксации 16-ти замков на 2-й стадии.

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 William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 35 сек. назад
F9/CRS-18: The Dragon capsule is now berthed at the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module; the crew is scheduled to open hatches Sunday, but they have the option to move that up if they wish

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Есть подтверждение стыковки Дракона со станцией!

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07/27/2019 19:03 Stephen Clark

NASA confirms all 16 bolts have driven closed in the Harmony module's common berthing mechanism, firmly attaching the Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station.

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 2 мин. назад
Parked it!

CRS-18 Dragon has completed First and Second Stage capture and is now securely bolted on to the ISS.

ARTICLE:
https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/07/falcon-9-launch-dragon-third-crs-18/ ...
- by Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF)

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 Jonathan McDowell‏ Подлинная учетная запись @planet4589 5 мин. назад
Second stage capture complete at 1601 UTC. Dragon CRS-18 is now bolted to the nadir CBM port on the Space Station's Harmony module.

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Текущая конфигурация МКС по состоянию на 16:10 UTC 27.07.2019.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/27/dragon-installed-to-stations-harmony-module-for-cargo-operations/

Dragon Installed to Station's Harmony Module for Cargo Operations

Mark Garcia
Posted Jul 27, 2019 at 12:03 pm


July 27, 2019: International Space Station Configuration. Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus space freighter, the Progress 72 resupply ship and the Soyuz MS-12 and MS-13 crew ships.

Two days after its launch from Florida, the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft was installed on the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station's Harmony module at 12:01 p.m. EDT.

The 18th contracted commercial resupply mission from SpaceX (CRS-18) delivers more than 5,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the orbiting laboratory.

A key item in Dragon's unpressurized cargo section is International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3). Flight controllers at mission control in Houston will use the robotic arm to extract IDA-3 from Dragon and position it over Pressurized Mating Adapter-3, on the space-facing side of the Harmony module. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan, who arrived at the station Saturday, July 20, will conduct a spacewalk in mid-August to install the docking port, connect power and data cables, and set up a high-definition camera on a boom arm.

Robotics flight control teams from NASA and the Canadian Space Agency will move the docking port into position remotely before the astronauts perform the final installation steps. IDA-3 and IDA-2, which was installed in the summer of 2016, provide a new standardized and automated docking system for future spacecraft, including upcoming commercial spacecraft that will transport astronauts through contracts with NASA.

Here's some of the science arriving at station:

Effects of Microgravity on Microglia 3D Models

Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSC) – adult cells genetically programmed to return to an embryonic stem cell-like state – have the ability to develop into any cell type in the human body, potentially providing an unlimited source of human cells for therapeutic purposes. Space Tango-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells examines how specialized white blood cells derived from iPSCs of patients with Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis grow and move in 3D cultures, and any changes in gene expression that occur as a result of exposure to a microgravity environment. Results could lead to the development of potential therapies.

Mechanisms of Moss in Microgravity

Space Moss compares mosses grown aboard the space station with those grown on Earth to determine how microgravity affects its growth, development, and other characteristics. Tiny plants without roots, mosses need only a small area for growth, an advantage for their potential use in space and future bases on the Moon or Mars. This investigation also could yield information that aids in engineering other plants to grow better on the Moon and Mars, as well as on Earth.

After Dragon spends approximately one month attached to the space station, the spacecraft will return to Earth with cargo and research.

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 Nick Hague‏ Подлинная учетная запись @AstroHague 29 мин. назад
It was a great day to capture a #Dragon @Astro_Christina and I captured the visiting vehicle using @Space_Station's robotic arm Canadarm2. Want to learn more about the 5,000+ pounds of research, equipment, cargo and supplies aboard dragon? Details here: https://go.nasa.gov/2YqDfHE

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SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon capture

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Опубликовано: 27 июл. 2019 г.

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NASA | Rendezvous and capture of the SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft at the ISS ( CRS-18 )

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Опубликовано: 27 июл. 2019 г.

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SpaceX CRS-18 Dragon berthing

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Опубликовано: 27 июл. 2019 г.⁠

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Christina H Koch‏ Подлинная учетная запись @Astro_Christina 36 мин. назад
Capture!

Today my crewmate @AstroHague and I captured the @SpaceX #Dragon, filled with over 5,000 pounds of science and supplies. Still celebrating Apollo anniversaries on @Space_Station with the #Apollo50th emblem on the Dragon vehicle. Can you spot it?