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 Luca Parmitano‏ @astro_luca 9 ч. назад

Performed a lot of maintenance this past days: here, I'm working on a miniature x-ray imaging machine.

Negli ultimi giorni, molta manutenzione: qui sto lavorando a una macchina per immagini a raggi-X miniaturizzata.
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 Jessica Meir‏ @Astro_Jessica 58 мин.назад

The @Space_Station Techshot Biofabrication Facility aims to print organ-like tissues, which could one day lead to 3D printing human organs in space for transplants on the ground. Since Earth's gravity makes printing these structures difficult, the space environment may be key!

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Меня глючит или под Драконом Марс? 

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/01/06/crew-packs-dragon-with-science-before-tuesday-departure/

Crew Packs Dragon With Science Before Tuesday Departure

Mark Garcia
Posted Jan 6, 2020 at 1:52 pm


The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship approaches the International Space Station on Dec. 8, 2019, as both spacecraft were orbiting 257 miles above Egypt and about to cross over the Mediterranean Sea.

The SpaceX Dragon is due to leave the International Space Station on Tuesday and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean loaded with critical science and station hardware for analysis. The Expedition 61 crew worked over the weekend and into Monday finalizing cargo transfers.

NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Meir, Christina Koch and  Andrew Morgan are carefully packing research samples including live mice inside Dragon for retrieval and analysis on Earth. Morgan and Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will close the hatches and conduct leak checks before robotics controllers uninstall Dragon from the Harmony module on Monday night.

Most of the crew will be asleep as Parmitano monitors Dragon's release from the grip of the Canadarm2 robotic arm on Tuesday at 5:03 a.m. EST. The U.S. space freighter will orbit Earth a few more hours before parachuting to a splash down in the Pacific around 10:41 a.m. NASA TV will be live broadcasting Dragon's departure starting at 4:45 a.m. Tuesday. Splashdown will not be seen on NASA TV.

The two veteran cosmonauts stayed focused on their Russian task list of space science and systems maintenance today. Flight Engineer Alexander Skvortsov started the day on plumbing duty before cleaning fans and filters. Oleg Skripochka worked on heart research before inventorying station tool kits.

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А, блин! Это инверсионное восприятие изображения облака. Выпуклость воспринимается как вогнутость и облако воспринимается как каньон.  

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/01/06/science-filled-dragon-set-to-leave-station-tuesday-morning/

Science-Filled Dragon Set to Leave Station Tuesday Morning

Mark Garcia
Posted Jan 6, 2020 at 6:12 pm


The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured moments before its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on June 3, 2019.

Filled with almost 3,600 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Tuesday, Jan. 7. NASA Television and the agency's website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 4:45 a.m. EST.

Dragon will be released from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module after flight controllers at mission control in Houston deliver remote commands to the station's Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 61 Station Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will back up the ground controllers and monitor Dragon's systems as it departs the orbital laboratory. The spacecraft is scheduled for release at approximately 5:03 a.m. EST.

After firing its thrusters to move a safe distance away from the station, Dragon will execute a deorbit burn to leave orbit, as it heads for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, 202 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, at approximately 10:41 a.m. (7:41 p.m. PST). There will be no live coverage of deorbit burn or splashdown.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/01/07/dragon-crs-19-deorbit-splashdown/

01/07/2020 11:39 Stephen Clark

A SpaceX Dragon cargo capsule is set to conclude a 30-day stay at the International Space Station Tuesday with an automated departure from the orbiting research outpost, a scorching re-entry and splashdown in the Pacific Ocean southwest of Los Angeles.

The ship will be released by the station's robotic arm at 5:03 a.m. EST (1003 GMT), followed by splashdown at 10:41 a.m. EST (1541 GMT).

SpaceX's 19th resupply mission to the space station arrived at the orbiting complex Dec. 8, two days after launch from Cape Canaveral aboard a Falcon 9 rocket.

The Dragon spacecraft -- a veteran of two previous visits to the space station -- delivered 5,769 pounds (2,617 kilograms) of supplies, experiments and hardware for the space station and its six-person crew.

The cargo carried to the station included 40 genetically-enhanced mice, part of a scientific experiment to gauge the effectiveness of an experimental drug to combat muscle and bone atrophy.

The 40 mice are expected to return to Earth inside the Dragon spacecraft Tuesday.

Other payloads delivered to the station last month included a beer brewing experiment and a CubeSat developed by Mexican university students.

There was also an experiment to help scientists investigate flame behavior in confined spaces in microgravity, plus a Japanese Earth-imaging camera and a new lithium-ion battery for the space station's solar power truss.

NASA says the Dragon spacecraft is coming back to Earth with approximately 3,600 pounds (1,630 kilograms) of scientific research specimens and equipment. Besides the mice and a host of biological samples, the capsule will return a failed battery charge/discharge unit retrieved by astronauts on an earlier spacewalk for analysis by engineers on the ground.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/01/07/live-now-on-nasa-tv-dragon-prepares-for-station-departure/

Live Now on NASA TV Dragon Prepares for Station Departure

Mark Garcia
Posted Jan 7, 2020 at 4:45 am


The SpaceX Dragon cargo craft is pictured moments before its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on June 3, 2019.

NASA Television coverage is underway for departure of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft from the International Space Station. The spacecraft is scheduled for release at approximately 5:03 a.m. EST today.

Dragon will be released from the Earth-facing port of the Harmony module after flight controllers at mission control in Houston deliver remote commands to the station's Canadarm2  robotic arm. Expedition 61 Station Commander Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) will back up the ground controllers and monitor Dragon's systems as it departs the orbital laboratory.

After firing its thrusters to move a safe distance away from the station, Dragon will execute a deorbit burn to leave orbit, as it heads for a parachute-assisted splashdown in the Pacific Ocean, 202 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, at approximately 10:41 a.m. (7:41 p.m. PST). There will be no live coverage of deorbit burn or splashdown.

A key component being returned aboard Dragon is a faulty battery charge-discharge unit (BCDU), which failed to activate following the Oct. 11 installation of new lithium-ion batteries on the space station's truss. The BCDU was removed and replaced during a spacewalk Oct. 18 by Expedition 61 flight engineers Christina Koch and Jessica Meir of NASA. The unit will be returned to teams on Earth for an evaluation and repair.

Dragon launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket Dec. 5 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, and arrived at the station two days later with almost 3,400 pounds of science, supplies and cargo on SpaceX's 19th commercial resupply mission to the station for NASA.

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