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https://ria.ru/20200325/1569103558.html

США не побьют рекорд России по выходам в открытый космос за полет
03:05 25.03.2020

МОСКВА, 25 мар - РИА Новости. Американский астронавт Эндрю Морган, находящийся на Международной космической станции, не сможет побить рекорд российских космонавтов по количеству выходов в открытый космос за полёт, сообщил РИА Новости представитель НАСА.

Ранее в НАСА сообщали агентству, что в апреле во время пересменки экипажей на МКС планируется выход в космос для дооснащения европейского модуля Columbus. Потенциально в нем мог принять участие Морган, совершив восьмой выход за один полёт (он уже выполнил семь выходов) и установив таким образом новый рекорд.

По словам представителя НАСА, специалисты проанализировали доступное время в ходе пересменки экипажей в апреле и решили отложить выход на более поздний срок, который ещё пока не определён.

Ранее сообщалось, что 9 апреля на МКС на пилотируемом корабле "Союз МС-16" должны прилететь россияне Анатолий Иванишин, Иван Вагнер и американец Кристофер Кэссиди. На 17 апреля намечается возвращение со станции на Землю на корабле "Союз МС-15" россиянина Олега Скрипочки и американцев Джессики Меир и Эндрю Моргана.

В 1991-1992 годах космонавт Сергей Крикалёв совершил семь выходов с борта российской орбитальной станции "Мир". В 1997-1998 годах Анатолий Соловьёв повторил этот рекорд также на "Мире".

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/28259/

25.03.2020 14:15
Корабль «Прогресс МС-13» скорректирует орбиту МКС

С целью формирования рабочей орбиты Международной космической станции перед запуском грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-14» на 2 апреля 2020 года запланирована коррекция её орбиты.

По предварительным данным службы баллистико-навигационного обеспечения Центра управления полётами ЦНИИмаш, двигатели грузового корабля «Прогресс МС-13» будут включены в 15:41 мск и проработают 427,5 сек. После чего высота орбиты станции увеличится на 900 метров и составит около 420 км над Землёй.

Пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с грузовым кораблем «Прогресс МС-14» запланирован на 25 апреля 2020 года с площадки № 31 космодрома Байконур.

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Трансляция рассыковки Лебедя-20 (запланировано)

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Jessica Meir✔@Astro_Jessica 5:42 PM - Mar 25, 2020

The walls of some blood vessels become thicker and stiffer in space. To better understand the effects of spaceflight, the Vascular Echo experiment uses ultrasound to monitor our blood vessels. This @ISS_Research may also offer clues to aging and disease states on Earth. #STEM

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/03/24/iss-daily-summary-report-3242020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/24/2020

Transparent Alloys-SEBA:

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The crew successfully exchanged the Transparent Alloys Cartridge. The aim of the Transparent Alloys-SEBA (Solidification along an Eutectic Path in Binary Alloys) experiment is to study the morphological instabilities of directional solidified, transparent binary eutectic alloys under purely diffusive conditions. This experiment provides a real-time observation of the dynamics of eutectic front structures with a micron-scale resolution, over a large (centimetric) space scale, and over long (several 10 hours) periods of time. These observations are strongly sensitive to convective motions in liquid, which, in ordinary conditions on earth, entail a detrimental redistribution of the solute on a scale comparable to the container size. Such convective motions are suppressed in microgravity.

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Vascular Echo:

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The crew performed an ultrasound using ECHO for a resting position session #2. Blood Pressure measurements were also taken. Cardiac and Vessel Structure and Function with Long-Duration Space Flight and Recovery (Vascular Echo) examines changes in blood vessels, and the heart, while the crew members are in space, and then follow 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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Rhodium Space Microbiome:

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The crew inserted Chamber (s/n 0006) from the SABL incubator into cold stowage. Genomics Investigation of Human Gut Microbiome to Determine Effects of Microgravity Exposures (Rhodium Space Microbiome) examines the effects of spaceflight on the human gut microbiome, a complex community of numerous bacterial species. Developing a better understanding shifts in microbiome diversity and function and how they affect human health and performance may help protect people on future missions. Recent studies have shown a connection between alterations in the structure and function of the gut microbiome and multiple chronic and acute diseases.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/03/25/robotics-work-space-biology-keep-station-humming/

Robotics Work, Space Biology Keep Station Humming

Mark Garcia
Posted Mar 25, 2020 at 2:36 pm


The Canadarm2 robotic arm is pictured as the International Space Station flew into an orbital sunrise above the Pacific Ocean.

Robotic controllers unloaded new research hardware off a U.S. cargo craft today for installation outside the International Space Station. Inside the orbital lab, the Expedition 62 crew continued exploring microgravity's impact on a variety of life forms.

The reusable SpaceX Dragon resupply ship today offered the Bartolomeo science payload system for installation on Europe's Columbus laboratory module. Robotics engineers on the ground commanded the Canadarm2 robotic arm to extract Bartolomeo from Dragon's unpressurized trunk and stage it for installation later. The European research device will enable numerous external science experiments to be conducted and controlled outside the space station.

Botany, biology and physics were the focus of today's research aboard the orbiting lab. The space science work is helping NASA keep astronauts safe and healthy as it plans missions to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Flight Engineer Jessica Meir of NASA spent a couple of hours on botany research learning how to  cultivate vegetables and fruits in space. She also continued the Vascular Echo study attaching a sensor to her leg that monitored her arteries during a light exercise session.

Afterward, she joined fellow NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan servicing and photographing samples of gut microbes. The study seeks to understand how microgravity enriches and depletes the microbes that affect crew health

The duo also unpacked samples that were exposed to the harsh environment of space outside of the Japanese Kibo laboratory module. Scientists want to understand what happens to materials such as paint, metals and other substances that could make up future spacecraft and habitats experiencing long-term space radiation and differing gravity environments.

Commander Oleg Skripochka updated the station's inventory system today after unloading and organizing cargo inside the Russian Progress 74 space freighter. The veteran cosmonaut also worked on computers and communications gear before some research on crew dynamics.

The next to crew to launch to the station, Expedition 63, is in Kazakhstan today getting fitted in their Sokol launch and entry and Soyuz MS-16 crew ship seats. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner will lift off April 9 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome to begin a 195-day mission on the orbiting lab.

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Airbus Space ✔@AirbusSpace 3:48 PM - Mar 25, 2020

The Airbus-built #Bartolomeo platform has just been removed from the CRS-20 Dragon Trunk. This is the first successful step in the sequence of operations to install Bartolomeo on the #Columbus module. We are looking forward to the next steps. Stay tuned!

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Jonathan McDowell ✔@planet4589 11:19 PM - Mar 25, 2020

Bartolomeo removed from the Dragon trunk around 1300 UTC or so Mar 25 by the Dextre robot arm

https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1242795437704261632

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/03/25/iss-daily-summary-report-3252020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/25/2020

EPO AstroPi:

The crew inserted the AstroPi Micro SD card into SSC 11 and 19 in order to upgrade AstroPi OS software from Visual cameras to Infrared camera capability on laptops. In the European AstroPi Challenge, students and young people are offered the amazing opportunity to conduct scientific investigations in space by writing computer programs that run on Astro Pi's – special Raspberry Pi computers aboard the ISS. Students can choose either 'Life in Space' or 'Life on Earth' as themes for their experiments.

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MISSE-13 (Materials International Space Station Experiment-13):

The crew removed the 5 returning MSCs from the JEM Airlock and packed them in preparation for return on SpX-20. The Materials International Space Station Experiment-13-NASA (MISSE-13-NASA) continues a series of investigations examining how the harsh environment of space affects new materials and material configurations needed for specific space missions. It includes investigations into the performance and durability in space of polymers, composites, thermal protection systems, photovoltaic technologies and radiation shielding materials. MISSE experiments incorporate lessons learned from previous missions and fly similar materials on multiple missions to determine erosion and degradation trends and help forecast durability.

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NanoRacks Module-51:

The crew performed a status check #3 on the sub-experiment science sample packets for Module-51. These sub-experiments are the Vitamin-C Flask with syringe, Waxworm flask, Adipic acid and Venom flex plates, Yeast and amylase mixture tubes, and Flask with Flatworms. Inspections of the experiments went well and the hardware was stowed.  NanoRacks Mod-51 itself is an aluminum module with a Velcro lid that can accommodate various sub-experiments.

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STaARS BioScience-9:

The crew removed the STaARS kit (s/n 1012) and placed it into cold stowage. Tapping Microgravity to Enhance Biofuel Production (STaARS BioScience-9) aims to identify novel biological mechanisms using genetically modified Escherichia coli (E. coli) to improve the bio-production of isobutene to an extent that economically competes with petrochemical production processes.

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Vascular Echo:

The crew took PDOP leg Doppler measurements during a recovery phase from a 1 minute exercise period. Cardiac and Vessel Structure and Function with Long-Duration Space Flight and Recovery (Vascular Echo) examines changes in blood vessels, and the heart, while the crew members are in space, and then follow 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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Rhodium Space Microbiome:

The crew inserted Chamber s/n 0007 from the SABL incubator into cold stowage. Genomics Investigation of Human Gut Microbiome to Determine Effects of Microgravity Exposures (Rhodium Space Microbiome) examines the effects of spaceflight on the human gut microbiome, a complex community of numerous bacterial species. Developing a better understanding shifts in microbiome diversity and function and how they affect human health and performance may help protect people on future missions. Recent studies have shown a connection between alterations in the structure and function of the gut microbiome and multiple chronic and acute diseases.

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Bartolomeo:

The ground robotics team successfully extracted the Bartolomeo external platform from the SpX-20 Dragon trunk. The platform will be transferred and installed on the ram side of the Columbus module. The European external platform Bartolomeo is an enhancement of the ISS European Columbus Module and its infrastructure. Designed to meet user requirements from the commercial and institutional sector, Bartolomeo is a new external payload hosting facility on the ram side of Columbus that is mechanically attached to the ram-facing primary and secondary trunnions, and uses the Columbus Parking Position Interface (PAPOS) for electrical and data interfacing.

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Veggie PONDS Validation:

The crew installed Ponds Modules S/N 1 through 12, performed a water fill of each module and then powered up and initiated the facility by setting the lighting intervals. Organisms grow differently in space, from single-celled bacteria to plants and humans. Future long-duration space missions will require crew members to grow their own food. Therefore, understanding how plants respond to microgravity and demonstrating the reliable vegetable production on orbit are important steps toward that goal. Veggie PONDS uses a newly developed passive nutrient delivery system and the Veggie plant growth facility aboard the ISS to cultivate lettuce and mizuna greens which are to be harvested on-orbit, and consumed, with samples returned to Earth for analysis.

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Made In Space – RECYCLER:

The crew used a multimeter to check resistance across multiple power pin pairs on the Recycler hardware. This is part of troubleshooting efforts to determine the source of a power short on the unit. The Made in Space – RECYCLER recycles polymer materials into filament that can be used as feedstock for the Made in Space 3D printer on the space station. Crews can use materials and parts that have reached the end of their useful life to create new items using 3D printing. This reduces the weight and mass of supplies that must be brought into space from Earth, an important capability for deep space missions.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/03/26/heart-eye-studies-in-space-as-next-crew-nears-launch/

Heart, Eye Studies in Space as Next Crew Nears Launch

Mark Garcia
Posted Mar 26, 2020 at 4:04 pm


NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan retrieves gut microbe samples from a science freezer for an experiment to understand how microgravity affects microbes that impact astronaut health.

Cardiac research and 3D bioprinting aboard the International Space Station today are helping NASA improve health for humans in space and on Earth. The three Expedition 62 crewmembers also participated in eye exams and radiation checks.

Three new Expedition 63 crewmembers are in Kazakhstan just two weeks away from beginning a 195-day mission on the station. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy joined Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner for a traditional flag-raising ceremony today outside the Cosmonaut Hotel at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The trio is due to liftoff April 9 at 4:05 a.m. EDT and arrive at their new home in space about six-and-a-half hours later.

Back aboard the orbiting lab, the station crew spent the afternoon on eye checks. NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir started the optometry work and scanned her crewmates' eyes using the Human Research Facility's ultrasound device.

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan then took over and imaged the eyes of Commander Oleg Skripochka using optical tomography (OCT) gear. The OCT uses lightwaves for non-invasive mapping and measurement of a subject's retina.

Morgan started the day with ongoing tests of a 3D bioprinter without using human cells. The device, also known as the Bio-Fabrication Facility, seeks to manufacture human organs in space due to the detrimental effects of Earth's gravity. Patients on the ground would benefits and future astronauts on planetary missions could print their own food or medicines.

Meir checked samples of cultured cardiac muscle tissue for the Engineered Heart Tissues experiment in the morning. The investigation is exploring cardiac function in weightlessness that may provide new drug developments for astronauts and Earthlings.

In the station's Russian segment, Skripochka collected radiation measurements then serviced atmospheric purification gear. The commander also spent a few moments working on a specialized research furnace that levitates and observes metallic alloys at high temperatures.

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8090299

Источник: ЦУП создаст группы специалистов для удаленного управления МКС при карантине
МОСКВА, 26 марта. /ТАСС/. Центр управления полетами введет ряд строгих мер по работе на фоне пандемии коронавируса, предусматривающих в том числе создание групп для удаленного управления российским сегментом (РС) МКС в случае карантина. Соответствующий приказ был подписан главой Роскосмоса Дмитрием Рогозиным, сообщил в четверг ТАСС источник в ЦНИИмаш, в ведении которого находится ЦУП.
"На случай карантина в ЦУП должны быть готовы две резервные сокращенные смены, которые будут работать на удаленке", - отметил собеседник агентства.
По его словам, будет исключен прием иностранных граждан в ЦУП. "Специалистов Хьюстона, в частности, будут допускать в ЦУП в исключительных случаях и только после двухнедельной самоизоляции в установленном порядке и отрицательных тестах на коронавирус", - добавил источник. Также в Центр управления полетами не будут допущены лица, которые в практическом плане не управляют МКС и аппаратами. Более того, планируется ограничить "допуск самих специалистов главной оперативной группы управления РС МКС, которые в непосредственном управлении не участвуют, в залы управления и комнаты инженеров". Для них предписывается пользоваться видео-конференц-связью.
Такое решение было принято, чтобы предотвратить распространение вируса среди группы управления российским сегментом МКС и обеспечить круглосуточное управление станцией. Также эти меры должны обеспечить выполнение работ по пилотируемым кораблям "Союз МС-15", "Союз МС-16" и грузовому "Прогресс МС-14". Для всех сотрудников ЦУП, подчеркнул собеседник агентства, вводится усиленный медицинский контроль, ответственность за организацию непрерывной работы по управлению МКС и аппаратами ложится на первого замгенконструктора РКК "Энергия", руководителя полетом российского сегмента МКС космонавта-героя Владимира Соловьева.

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Сейчас на МКС находятся космонавт Роскосмоса Олег Скрипочка и астронавты NASA Джессика Меир и Эндрю Морган. Их возвращение на Землю запланировано на 17 апреля на "Союзе МС-15". С 9 апреля экипаж должен увеличиться: на орбиту на "Союзе МС-16" отправятся российские космонавты Анатолий Иванишин и Иван Вагнер и американский астронавт Крис Кэссиди. Грузовой корабль "Прогресс МС-14" стартует к станции 25 апреля.

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Space to Ground: Embracing Self Isolation: 03/27/2020

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27 мар. 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/LWhAkLPlSnU (3:03)

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/03/26/iss-daily-summary-report-3262020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/26/2020

Engineered Heart Tissues:

The crew performed sample fixations on selected tissue chambers and performed cell culture media exchanges on the remaining tissue chambers. A Human iPSC-based 3D Micro-physiological System for Modeling Cardiac Dysfunction in Microgravity (Engineered Heart Tissues) assesses human cardiac function in microgravity. It uses 3D cultured cardiac muscle tissue that mimics the architecture and function of adult human cardiac muscle. A magnet-based sensor placed underneath the tissue culture chamber allows real-time, non-destructive analysis of the functional performance and maturation of the tissues in space, which is compared with those cultured on Earth.

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BioFabrication Facility (BFF):

The crew placed a test cassettes (without cells) into the BFF for a test print. Cleaning Syringes were swapped out after the prints and photos were taken. The BFF is dedicated to manufacturing human organs and tissues in space, primarily for use by patients on Earth. Besides printing tissue, the BFF also can help maintain the health of deep space exploration crews by producing food and personalized pharmaceuticals on demand.

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RADI-N2 (Radiation Dosimetry Inside ISS-Neutrons):

The crew retrieved the 8 dosimeters from the Columbus module and handed over the units to CDR for data downlink. 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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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/03/27/space-biology-on-station-ahead-of-cargo-and-crew-ship-activities/

Space Biology on Station Ahead of Cargo and Crew Ship Activities

Mark Garcia
Posted Mar 27, 2020 at 1:39 pm


NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan are pictured in front of the hatch to the Space Dragon resupply ship shortly after it was attached to the Harmony module on March 9.

The Expedition 62 crew wrapped up the workweek with more space biology research to understand what living in space does to the human body. The International Space Station is also getting ready to send off a U.S. cargo craft and swap crews.

A 3D bioprinter inside the station's Columbus laboratory module is being deactivated and stowed today after a week of test runs without using human cells. NASA Flight Engineer Jessica Meir packed up the device that seeks to demonstrate manufacturing human organs to help patients on Earth. The Bio-Fabrication Facility may even lead to future crews printing their own food and medicines on missions farther away from Earth.

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan checked out hardware for an experiment exploring how to create heart cells on the orbiting lab. The investigation may lead to advanced treatments for cardiac conditions on Earth and in space.

Morgan and Meir are also getting the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship ready for its departure on April 6. The duo gathered U.S. spacesuit components and packed them inside Dragon for engineering analysis on the ground.

During the morning, Commander Oleg Skripochka continued servicing a variety of laptop computers in the station's Russian segment. After lunchtime, the veteran cosmonaut serviced hardware for a pair of experiments, one looking at the Earth's upper atmosphere and the other to understand the degradation of station gear.

Back on Earth at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, three new Expedition 63 crewmembers are in final preparations for their April 9 launch to the station. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner stepped out of the Cosmonaut Hotel today for pre-launch activities celebrating spaceflight heroes such as Yuri Gagarin.

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Космический пилотируемый корабль нового поколения Китая сможет состыковаться с космической станцией МКС❓
На фотографии новая система стыковки на китайском пилотируемом космическом корабле нового поколения, который готовится к испытательному полету без экипажа в конце апреля текущего года. Похоже на стыковочный механизм российского интерфейса АПАС (андрогинно-периферийный агрегат стыковки). Значит КК сможет состыковаться с космической станцией МКС?

Международный стандарт на интерфейсы систем стыковки IDSS IDD (International Docking System Standard Interface Definition Document) начал разрабатываться в начале 2009 года по инициативе NASA. В его первых версиях за основу была взята в принципе неотработанная конструкция американского агрегата LIDS (Low Impact Docking System).

Российские специалисты предложили за основу стандарта принять параметры российского агрегата АПАС, разработанного для стыковок МТКК «Буран» и применявшегося для стыковок американских МТКК «Спейс Шаттл» к станции «Мир». NASA согласилось с аргументами российской стороны и приняло решение взять за основу на МКС стыковочный механизм российского интерфейса АПАС.

Существует договоренность стран-участниц проекта МКС об оптимизации различных стандартов стыковочных механизмов с тем, чтобы любой космический корабль стран-партнеров мог пристыковаться к станции. Бывший глава NASA Чарльз Болден подтвердил, что международным стандартом системы стыковки АПАС владеет Китай и в случаи чрезвычайной ситуации может пристыковать свой КК к космической станции МКС.

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8111097

30 МАР, 03:06
В России завершили испытания нового комплекса "Орион" для связи с МКС
В холдинге "Росэлектроника" сообщили, что испытания прошли успешно, предприятие готово к поставкам

МОСКВА, 30 марта. /ТАСС/. Холдинг "Росэлектроника" завершил испытания и готов к поставкам новейшего комплекса "Орион-Ц" для связи Центра управления полетами (ЦУП) с Международной космической станцией (МКС) и космическими кораблями. Об этом сообщили ТАСС в понедельник в пресс-службе холдинга.

"Изготовлен опытный образец наземного приемо-передающего цифрового телевизионного комплекса "Орион-Ц", проведены его испытания. Испытания прошли успешно, опытно-конструкторские работы завершены, предприятие готово к поставкам", - сказали в "Росэлектронике".

Комплекс был разработан специалистами АО "НИИ Телевидения" (входит в холдинг "Росэлектроника" госкорпорации "Ростех").

"Орион-Ц" создан по заказу РКК "Энергия". Он обеспечивает устойчивую к помехам связь между МКС, космическими кораблями и Центром управления полетами. Во время сеанса связи космонавты и ЦУП имеют возможность одновременно обмениваться звуковой и видеоинформацией в цифровом формате высокого качества, при этом комплекс компактнее и мобильнее предшественников, удобнее в настройке и эксплуатации, отмечают в "Росэлектронике".

"Росэлектроника" объединяет более 120 предприятий и научных организаций, специализирующихся на разработке и производстве радиоэлектронных компонентов и технологий, средств и систем связи, автоматизированных систем управления, робототехнических комплексов, СВЧ-радиоэлектроники, вычислительной техники и телекоммуникационного оборудования. Продукция холдинга поставляется более чем в 30 государств, в том числе в страны Европы, Юго-Восточной Азии, Ближнего Востока, Африки и Латинской Америки.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/03/27/iss-daily-summary-report-3272020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 3/27/2020

Vascular Echo:

The crew performed blood collections, performed separation processing and placed them into cold stowage in support of the Vascular Echo study. Cardiac and Vessel Structure and Function with Long-Duration Space Flight and Recovery (Vascular Echo) examines changes in blood vessels, and the heart, while the crew members are in space, and then follow 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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MVP Cell-03 (Multi-use Variable-g Platform):

The crew performed replacements of the Nutrient tube and waste tubes. This project will study the generation of cardiomyocytes, specialized heart muscle cells, for use in research and clinical applications. Specifically, the team is studying the differentiation of these heart cells from induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), adult cells that have been altered to reinstate characteristics of natural stem cells. Simulated microgravity studies have allowed the team to increase the yield, purity, and survival of cardiomyocytes derived from iPSCs, and true spaceflight conditions are expected to further enhance these effects. Understanding how microgravity improves cardiomyocyte differentiation will enable the team to create clinically relevant heart tissue for use in regenerative medicine, disease modeling, and drug discovery.

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BFF (BioFabrication Facility):

The crew Performed the BFF uninstall and stow activities. The BFF is dedicated to manufacturing human organs and tissues in space, primarily for use by patients on Earth. Besides printing tissue, the BFF also can help maintain the health of deep space exploration crews by producing food and personalized pharmaceuticals on demand.

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Transparent Alloys-SEBA:

The crew replaced the failed Aqua cartridge with a Black cartridge and the ground re-initiated the experiment run. The aim of the Transparent Alloys-SEBA (Solidification along an Eutectic Path in Binary Alloys) experiment is to study the morphological instabilities of directional solidified, transparent binary eutectic alloys under purely diffusive conditions. This experiment provides a real-time observation of the dynamics of eutectic front structures with a micron-scale resolution, over a large (centimetric) space scale, and over long (several 10 hours) periods of time. These observations are strongly sensitive to convective motions in liquid, which, in ordinary conditions on earth, entail a detrimental redistribution of the solute on a scale comparable to the container size. Such convective motions are suppressed in microgravity.

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ADSEP (ADvanced Space Experiment Processor):

The crew de-installed the ADSEP locker and prepared it for return on SpX-20. ADSEP is a thermally controlled single-middeck-locker equivalent that accommodates up to three cassette-based experiments that can be independently operated. Its companion hardware consists of a collection of several experiment cassettes, each doubly or triply contained, that accommodate experiments in cell technology, model organisms, multiphase fluids, solution chemistry, separation science, microencapsulation, and crystal growth.

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SpaceX-20 (SpX-20) Dragon Cargo Operations:

This week the crew continued to perform Dragon cargo operations. Ground teams estimate ~28 hours of cargo operations remain prior to Dragon departure on April 6, 2020.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/03/30/space-botany-biology-during-robotics-and-spaceship-work/

Space Botany, Biology During Robotics and Spaceship Work

Mark Garcia
Posted Mar 30, 2020 at 12:33 pm


Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan works on U.S. spacesuit components inside the Quest airlock.

A U.S. cargo craft is just one week away fr om departing the International Space Station and returning to Earth packed with science and hardware for analysis. Meanwhile, the Expedition 62 crew is continuing its space biology research as robotics controllers begin installing the new Bartolomeo science platform.

NASA Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will be packing the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft the rest of the week before its departure on April 6. The duo will be loading Dragon with experiments and station gear such as spacesuit components for analysis by scientists and engineers on Earth.

Ground controllers will remotely command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release Dragon back into Earth orbit next Monday at 9:52 a.m. EDT. Morgan will be in the cupola monitoring the release activities with NASA TV beginning its live coverage at 9:30 a.m.

Dragon's final splashdown in the Pacific Ocean a few hours later will not be broadcast on NASA TV. Future Dragon cargo missions will splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.

Morgan spent the morning on plant and mice research. He first added water to the Veggie PONDS device that delivers nutrients to lettuce and mizuna greens being grown and harvested aboard the station. Next, he fed rodents being observed for changes to their genetic expression due to living in microgravity.

Both Morgan and Meir started Monday collecting and stowing their blood samples. The duo also had their periodic health check measuring each other's temperature, blood pressure, pulse and respiratory rate.

Meir then moved on to the Vascular Echo study to understand the arterial stiffness and cardiac changes that occur while living in space. She took several blood pressure measurements for the long-running study that could improve cardiovascular health on Earth and in space.

Bartolomeo, the external science payload device from the European Space Agency, is ready for installation after being removed from Dragon's trunk last week. Robotics controllers will begin the two-day job to attach it to the Columbus module on Tuesday wh ere it will host experiments exposed to harsh environment of space.

Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos is packing the Soyuz MS-15 crew ship that will return him, Meir, and Morgan back to Earth on April 17. They will welcome a new crew on April 9, when Chris Cassidy of NASA lifts off with Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner on the Soyuz MS-16 crew ship. They will dock to their new home in space just six hours after launching from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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#AskLuca: colds and flu in space

European Space Agency, ESA

29 мар. 2020 г.

ESA astronaut Luca Parmitano spent 201 days in orbit as part of his Beyond mission to the International Space Station. In this clip, he discusses how astronauts manage the risk of colds and flu on the International Space Station.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/jq_Baj_QMCw (2:39)

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https://ria.ru/20200331/1569379959.html

В НАСА оценили вероятность того, что коронавирус попадет на МКС
08:57 31.03.2020

ВАШИНГТОН, 31 мар - РИА Новости. Вероятность того, что новый тип коронавируса доберется до Международной космической станции (МКС), практически равна нулю из-за усиленных мер безопасности, сообщила РИА Новости медсестра НАСА Раксана Бацманова, которая работает с этой организацией почти 10 лет и предоставляет медицинскую помощь астронавтам перед космическими запусками и после приземлений.

"Сейчас все силы космических управлений направлены на предотвращение проникновения любого вируса на МКС, включая коронавирус", - заявила Бацманова.

"Учитывая усиленные меры безопасности, вероятность того, что коронавирус попадет на МКС, практически равна нулю", - добавила она.

Бацманова отметила, что даже в нормальных условиях перед полетом на МКС космонавты на некоторое время помещаются в карантин, а все отправляемые вещи дезинфицируют. Во время пандемии карантин для космонавтов продлили, все, кто с ними работает, также отправляются на карантин, личные контакты астронавтов максимально ограничены.