Новости МКС

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 SpaceX‏ @SpaceX 5 мин. назад

Dragon has been released from the @Space_Station! Three departure burns are now underway; Dragon will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean around 11:50 a.m. PDT → http://nasa.gov/nasatv

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3-й импульс увода выполнен - Дракон покинул сферу KOS

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04/07/2020 16:20 Stephen Clark

Dragon's third and final departure burn is complete, moving the craft beyond the 200-meter keep-out sphere, an imaginary bubble around the space station.

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04/07/2020 16:23 Stephen Clark

"That was the last time the arm and Dragon will meet that way so it was fun to watch," said Drew Morgan, a flight engineer on the International Space Station.

Future Dragon cargo missions will not be grappled or released by the Canadian-built robotic arm, but will instead directly dock with the space station.

"Congratulations to the SpaceX team and the teams all around the world for the successful Dragon mission over the last month and wrapping up Expedition 62."

Morgan and crewmates Jessica Meir and Oleg Skripochka will be joined by three fresh crew members Thursday, then they will head for landing in Kazakhstan on April 17 on a Russian Soyuz capsule.

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 6 мин. назад

Departure Burn 3 - CRS-20 Dragon departing the ISS Keep Out Sphere (KOS).

The final time we'll see this version of Dragon in space.

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 5 мин. назад

Thanks to SpaceX on the loop with Andrew Morgan for this final Dragon 1 mission to the ISS.

12:58 Central for the deorbit burn.

Article: https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2020/04/final-dragon-1-return-earth/ ... - by Thomas Burghardt (@TGMetsFan98)

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Трансляция завершена

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https://ria.ru/20200407/1569702545.html

Космический корабль Dragon покинул МКС и возвращается на Землю
16:25 07.04.2020

ВАШИНГТОН, 7 апр – РИА Новости. Грузовой космический корабль Dragon покинул Международную космическую станцию (МКС) и возвращается на Землю с научными материалами с орбиты, НАСА ведет прямую трансляцию.

Механическая рука Canadarm2 по команде специалистов с Земли "отпустила" космический корабль в 9.06 по времени Восточного побережья США (16.06 мск).

Космический корабль, принадлежащий частной компании SpaceX, увозит со станции около 1,8 тысяч килограмм груза, прежде всего, результаты научных экспериментов, идущих на орбите.

Позднее во вторник Dragon должен приводниться в Тихом океане недалеко от побережья Калифорнии. Аппарат является на сегодня единственным беспилотным космическим кораблем, способным доставлять груз с МКС на Землю.

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Ближайшая трансляция НАСА

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SpaceX CRS-20: Dragon departure

SciNews

7 апр. 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/Rv_E47FPusc (8:08)

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Текущая конфигурация МКС (по состоянию на 13:30 UTC)

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эх, жаль не актуализируется здесь
https://www.nasa.gov/specials/3d/iss-viewer.html

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/04/06/iss-daily-summary-report-4062020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/06/2020

The crew will work late into the nominal crew work day today to prepare Dragon for unberth and release tomorrow morning. The next daily report will resume on Wednesday, April 8th.

Payloads
Over the weekend:

CASIS PCG 10:

The crew transferred five sample cards into MELFI to freeze in preparation for a return on SpX-20. Microgravity Crystallization of Glycogen Synthase-Glycogenin (CASIS PCG 10) uses the microgravity environment aboard the International Space Station (ISS) to grow larger, higher resolution versions of two proteins, glycogen synthase 1 and glycogen synthase 2. Understanding the structure of the human glycogen synthase protein will expedite the discovery of treatments for obesity, rare glycogen storage disorders, and potentially cancer.

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Multi-use Variable-g Platform (MVP2 Cell-03):

The crew removed 5 Emory Modules and associated hardware from the MVP2 and prepped the contents for SpX-20 return. This project studied 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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NanoRacks Module-9:

The crew opened the blue clamps and shook tubes 4 and 5 to deactivate them. Tubes 4 and 5 contain experiments which study the effect of microgravity on the growth of Trametes versicolor mycelium, and the effect of microgravity on the growth of Pyropia respectively. Module-09, which contains several mixture tube experiments, was then restowed for return on SpX-20. The experiments use NanoRacks MixStix, miniature laboratories activated by space station crew and eventually returned to the student teams on Earth for analysis.

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NanoRacks Science Box (aka NanoRacks Black Box):

The crew un-cabled and removed the NanoRacks Science Box from EXPRESS Rack and prepped it for SpX-20 return. NanoRacks-Black Box is a key part of NanoRacks' next generation International Space Station platforms. This new platform is specially designed to provide near-launch payload turnover of autonomous payloads while providing advanced science capabilities for customers, including use of robotics, new automated MixStix and NanoLab-style research. Black Box is a locker-sized platform that accommodates up to 18U of payloads.

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Space Tango MultiLab Locker (TangoLab-2):

The crew removed card 012 and Cube BOST_FLW01 from the TangoLab-2 facility and prepared them for SpX-20 return. TangoLab-2 is a reconfigurable general research facilities designed for microgravity research and development and pilot manufacturing in the ISS.

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Veggie PONDS:

The crew took photos of plant growth areas and front of the PONDS units with covers off. Although moisture was observed in the wick and felt area, no plant growth was seen. The ground team is assessing their delayed ground control version of the experiment to determine possible causes or the lack of seed germination. 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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Today's activities:

Mouse Mission-5 (MM-5):

The crew performed the activities necessary to transfer the JAXA MM-5 mice to SpX-20 for return to the ground. The purpose of this mission is to analyze any alterations of the gene expression patterns and the effects on the germ-cell development of mice exposed to a long-term space environment.

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OsteoOmics-2:

The crew removed the samples for their locations in the GLACIER and MELFI freezers/refrigerators and prepared them for return on SpX-20. Millions of Americans experience bone loss, which results from disease or the reduced effects of gravity that can occur in bed-ridden patients. OsteoOmics tests whether magnetic levitation accurately simulates the free-fall conditions of microgravity by comparing genetic expression osteoblastic cells, a type of bone cell, levitated in a high-field superconducting magnet with cells flown in low-Earth orbit. This information helps scientists determine the molecular and metabolic changes that take place in magnetic levitation and real microgravity.

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Space Cells-01:

The crew retrieved Space Cells-01 samples (4) from the CGBA (Commercial Generic Bioprocessing Apparatus) and stowed them for SpX-20 return. Space Cells-01 examines gene expression changes and genetic mutations in hemp and coffee plant cells in microgravity. Cell cultures spend approximately one month on the space station then return to Earth for analysis of their physical structure and gene expression and are compared to preflight parameters. Results could help identify new varieties or chemical expressions in the plants and improve understanding of how plants manage the stress of space travel.

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Systems

SpX-20 Cargo Operations:

Today the crew will complete the final SpaceX-20 mission cargo transfers; including the packing of Double Cold Bags (DCB) that are used to preserve time critical science. Following the final cargo loading, the crew will egress the Dragon vehicle, close the hatch, rotate the Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) Controller Panel Assemblies (CPAs), and will close out the Node 2 nadir vestibule. Dragon is scheduled to depart the ISS on Tuesday, April 7th at 8:05am CT.

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 Andrew Morgan‏ @AstroDrewMorgan 4 ч. назад

After a full month of exciting scientific payloads, #Cygnus and #Canadarm2 say goodbye to @SpaceX Dragon CRS-20 over central Asia at twilight.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/07/dragon-leaves-station-returns-to-earth-with-valuable-science/

Dragon Leaves Station, Returns to Earth with Valuable Science

Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 7, 2020 at 3:08 pm


Astronaut Andrew Morgan monitored the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship's release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm on Tuesday morning. Credit: @AstroDrewMorgan

SpaceX's Dragon cargo spacecraft splashed down in the Pacific Ocean at 2:50 p.m. (11:50 a.m. PDT), approximately 300 miles southwest of Long Beach, California, marking the end of the company's 20th contracted cargo resupply mission to the International Space Station for NASA. The spacecraft returned more than 4,000 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo.

Some of the scientific investigations Dragon will return to Earth include:

Generating a nutritional meal

Planning ways to supply food for a multi-year mission on the Moon or Mars may require making food and nutrients in space. BioNutrients demonstrates a technology that enables on-demand production of nutrients needed during long-duration space missions. Although designed for space, this system also could help provide nutrition for people in remote areas of our planet.

Toward printing human organs in space

Biological printing of the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillaries, is difficult in Earth's gravity. The BioFabrication Facility (BFF) attempts to take the first steps toward the printing of human organs and tissues in microgravity. The facility may also help maintain the health of crews on deep space exploration missions by producing food and personalized pharmaceuticals on demand.

Helping the heart

The Engineered Heart Tissues (EHTs) study looks at how human heart tissue functions in space. It uses unique 3D tissues made from heart cells derived from human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs), essentially adult stem cells. Researchers expect significant differences in function, structure and gene expression between EHTs in microgravity and those on the ground. Understanding these differences could help them find ways to prevent or mitigate problematic changes on future long-duration missions.

Biofilm festival

Samples from the Space Biofilms investigation, which examines microbial species and their formation of biofilms, are returning on Dragon. Biofilms are collections of one or more types of microorganisms – including bacteria, fungi and protists – that grow on wet surfaces. Better control of biofilms may help maintain crewed spacecraft and protect the health and safety of crew members as well as help prevent the introduction of Earth-based microbes to planetary bodies on which humans land.

These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations providing opportunities for U.S. government agencies, private industry and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments and products that improve life on Earth. Conducting science aboard the orbiting laboratory will help us learn how to keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars.

For almost 20 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. As a global endeavor, 239 people from 19 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,800 research investigations from researchers in 108 countries.

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/28321/

09.04.20 16:45
Трансляция стыковки «Союз МС-16»

С космодрома Байконур 9 апреля 2020 года состоится запуск пилотируемого корабля «Союз МС-16» с экипажем длительной экспедиции на Международную космическую станцию. Стыковка с МКС запланирована на 9 апреля 2020 года в 17:15 мск.

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8188599

8 АПР, 11:13
Новая экспедиция МКС не планирует выходов в открытый космос по российской программе
Старт пилотируемого корабля "Союз МС-16" планируется 9 апреля

МОСКВА, 8 апреля. /ТАСС/. Космонавты Роскосмоса не будут выходить в открытый космос по российской программе в рамках новой экспедиции на Международную космическую станцию (МКС), старт которой планируется на 9 апреля с космодрома Байконур. Об этом сообщил в среду во время пресс-конференции в онлайн-режиме один из членов экипажа Анатолий Иванишин.

"Мы планировали полететь в октябре [2020 года], и на октябрьскую экспедицию у нас было до пяти выходов. Это были задачи под приход российского модуля МЛМ (многофункциональный лабораторный модуль "Наука" - прим. ТАСС). Поскольку все изменилось так, что мы летим раньше, а МЛМ летит позже, то, скорее всего, по российской программе у нас выходов не будет", - сказал Иванишин.

По его словам, он также был подготовлен на Земле для выхода по американской программе, который выполняется в случае отказа жизненно важного оборудования. "Если такой отказ произойдет и при этом на станции не будет других американских членов экипажа, тогда, возможно, мы с Крисом (астронавт НАСА Крис Кэссиди - прим. ТАСС) выполним эту задачу", - уточнил космонавт.

Вместе с Иванишиным и Кэссиди на МКС 9 апреля отправится космонавт Роскосмоса Иван Вагнер. Старт пилотируемого корабля "Союз МС-16" планируется с 31-й стартовой площадки Байконура в 11:05 мск.
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https://www.interfax.ru/world/703100

11:09, 8 апреля 2020
Следующим командиром МКС станет американец Крис Кэссиди

Москва. 8 апреля. INTERFAX.RU - Астронавт НАСА Крис Кэссиди сменит российского космонавта Олега Скрипочку на посту командира МКС, сообщил руководитель пресс-службы Центра подготовки космонавтов Дмитрий Жуков.

"Бортинженер-2 транспортного пилотируемого корабля, командир МКС-63 Кристофер Кэссиди, НАСА, США", - сказал Жуков, представляя участников онлайн-пресс-конференции экипажа корабля Союз МС-16, отправляющегося на МКС.

Пуск ракеты-носителя "Союз-2.1а" с пилотируемым кораблем "Союз МС-16" к МКС запланирован на 9 апреля в 11:05 по Москве с космодрома Байконур. Экипаж корабля состоит из космонавтов "Роскосмоса" Анатолия Иванишина и Ивана Вагнера, а также Кэссиди. В дублирующий экипаж входят россияне Сергей Рыжиков, Андрей Бабкин и американец Стивен Боуэн.

Подготовка к старту проходит в условиях повышенной безопасности на фоне пандемии коронавируса. Космонавты и астронавты практически полностью изолированы от окружающих, допущенные к работе с ними сотрудники наземных служб проходят постоянный контроль. Кроме того, в космос экипаж "Союза МС-16" отправится без традиционных проводов родственниками и друзьями, которые не смогут попасть на космодром. Не смогут посетить Байконур и журналисты.
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Michael L-A‏ @CommanderMLA 3 ч. назад

This battery was on the P6 Truss segment for almost 19 years; you can see how many times it was impacted during flight. Each colored flag points to a meteoroid or orbital debris strike found during inspection.