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Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow 4 мин. назад

The Cygnus spacecraft has completed a departure burn to put it on a safe trajectory away from the International Space Station.

The cargo freighter will next raise its orbit for deployment of CubeSats and a NASA combustion experiment.
https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/05/11/cygnus-departs-station-beginning-extended-experimental-mission/ ...

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NG-13: S.S. Robert H. Lawrence Cygnus departure

SciNews

11 мая 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/ZZksAud_aWU (6:18)

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NASA @NASA · 20 мин. назад

Departure confirmed! The #Cygnus cargo ship detached from the @Space_Station
 at 12:09pm ET (4:09pm UTC), concluding its mission that delivered science experiments and supplies to the crew.

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Трансляция НАСА отстыковки Лебедя-13 завершена

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8446579

11 МАЯ, 19:36
Корабль Cygnus отстыковался от МКС

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 11 мая. /ТАСС/. Американский грузовой корабль Cygnus отстыковался в понедельник от Международной космической станции (МКС). Трансляция ведется на сайте Национального управления по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

Отвод корабля от орбитальной станции осуществляли с помощью манипулятора Canadarm 2. Операция была завершена в 12:09 по времени Восточного побережья США (19:09 мск). Ей дистанционно управляли специалисты из Центра космических полетов имени Джонсона в Хьюстоне (штат Техас). Астронавт NASA Крис Кэссиди наблюдает за отходом Cygnus от МКС.

По данным NASA, ожидается, что в течение примерно 24 часов после отстыковки на борту Cygnus будет проведен эксперимент. В рамках него специалисты космического ведомства США намерены выяснить, как микрогравитация воздействует на процессы горения. Кроме того, с Cygnus планируется вывести на орбиту несколько микроспутников CubeSat. В NASA уточнили, что корабль должен сойти с обриты и сгореть в атмосфере 29 или 30 мая.

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Cygnus пристыковался к орбитальному комплексу в феврале. На его борту на МКС доставили около 3 400 кг грузов, в том числе оборудование для проведения экспериментов.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/11/u-s-cygnus-resupply-ship-departs-station/

U.S. Cygnus Resupply Ship Departs Station

Mark Garcia
Posted May 11, 2020 at 12:32 pm


In this frame from NASA TV, the U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is pictured moments after being released from the space station's Canadarm2 robotic arm.

The Cygnus spacecraft successfully departed the International Space Station three months after arriving at the space station to deliver about 7,500 of scientific experiments and supplies to the orbiting laboratory.

Within 24 hours of its release, Cygnus will begin its secondary mission, hosting the Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment – IV (Saffire-IV), which provides an environment to safely study fire in microgravity. It also will deploy a series of payloads. Northrop Grumman flight controllers in Dulles, Virginia, will initiate Cygnus' deorbit to burn up in Earth's atmosphere Friday, May 29.

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Конфигурация МКС по состоянию на 16:30 UTC 11 мая 2020 г.

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Expedition 63 Cygnus CRS 13 Release - May 11, 2020

NASA Video

11 мая 2020 г.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/NM707cmatP0 (56:38)

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Jonathan McDowell ✔@planet4589 41 мин

The Cygnus NG-13 cargo ship, S.S. Robert Lawrence, was unberthed from ISS at about 1300 UTC by the Canadarm-2 robot arm, and released into space at 1609 UTC.
It will deploy two cubesats on May 13.

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Ivan Vagner @ivan_mks63 · 3 ч. назад

Сегодня наблюдал за расстыковкой грузового корабля #Cygnus #NG13.

ЦУП-Х и Крис Кэссиди с помощью Canadarm2 отстыковали «грузовик» от надирного порта модуля NOD1, затем переместили его в точку расстыковки. И уже из этого положения выполнили освобождение корабля от манипулятора.





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I watched the #Cygnus #NG13 spacecraft undock today from the International @Space_Station

Houston Mission Control Center and Chris Cassidy using the Canadarm2 manipulator undocked the freighter from the NOD1 module docking port, moved it to the undocking point and released it.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/05/11/iss-daily-summary-report-5112020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/11/2020

Bone Densitometer relocate:

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The Bone Densitometer unit was relocated from EXPRESS rack 4 to EXPRESS rack 5. This was performed to resolve an interference from the Life Science Glovebox foot restraints preventing the Bone Densitometer door from being able to fully open. Approximately the size of a consumer microwave oven, the Bone Densitometer (BD) uses X-rays to measure the bone mineral density (and the lean and fat tissue) of mice living aboard the ISS. As a result, researchers hope to develop medical technology that will combat bone density loss in space and on Earth, helping millions of senior citizens who suffer from osteoporosis.

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Cryo Chiller:

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The current Cryo Chiller unit was removed and stowed and a new Cryo Chiller unit was installed. There was no issue with the older unit – this gives the team a chance to check out the new unit. Following the resolution of some minor health/status issues, the new Cryo Chiller began its 48 hour cool down to the -185 °C set point. Cryo Chiller is a single Expedite the Processing of Experiments to Space Station (EXPRESS) locker replacement unit which provides rapid freezing capability in support of biological sciences, as well as temperature-controlled transfer to/from the International Space Station (ISS) on visiting vehicles.

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Materials Science Research Rack/Materials Science Laboratory (MSRR/MSL) SCA exchange:

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The crew performed the activities needed to exchange the processed GEDS (Gravitational Effects on Distortion in Sintering) science sample cartridge assembly (SCA) with a new SCA. The science of liquid phase sintering is about 50 years old, but the practice dates from the 1400s when gold was used to bond platinum in Columbia and Ecuador. Future applications include use of liquid phase sintering as a means to perform in-space fabrication and repair, and for example using lunar regolith to fabricate structures on the moon or using metal powder to fabricate replacement components during extraterrestrial exploration. The MSL GEDS-German experiment focuses on determining the underlying scientific principles to forecast density, size, shape, and properties for liquid phase sintered bodies over a broad range of compositions in Earth-gravity (1g) and microgravity (μg) conditions.

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Northrop Grumman (NG-13) Cygnus Release:

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Today, ground teams utilized the Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) to unberth the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence from Node 1 Nadir then released the vehicle at 11:08 am CT. This completed 83 days of joint ISS/Cygnus operations. Following departure from the ISS, Cygnus will begin its secondary mission, hosting the Spacecraft Fire Safety Experiment – IV (Saffire-IV), which provides an environment to safely study fire in microgravity. It will also deploy a series of payloads before a destructive re-entry on May 29th or 30th.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/12/japanese-resupply-ship-spacex-crew-dragon-nearing-launch-dates/

Japanese Resupply Ship, SpaceX Crew Dragon Nearing Launch Dates

Mark Garcia
Posted May 12, 2020 at 2:07 pm


Japan's H-II Transfer Vehicle (left) and the SpaceX Crew Dragon (right) are scheduled to launch to the International Space Station this month.

A Japanese cargo ship is poised to resupply the Expedition 63 crew just as a U.S. space freighter has completed its stay at the International Space Station. The three station residents are also getting ready to welcome two Commercial Crew members in just over two weeks.

Japan's ninth H-II Transfer Vehicle cargo mission (HTV-9) is due to lift off on May 20 aboard an H-IIB rocket fr om the Tanegashima Space Center. The cargo craft fr om JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) is delivering fresh food and supplies, new science experiments and new lithium-ion batteries to upgrade the station's power systems.

The HTV-9 will arrive at the station on May 25 wh ere Commander Chris Cassidy, with Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner as back up, will capture the cargo craft with the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Ground controllers will take over afterward and remotely install the HTV-9 to the Harmony module's Earth-facing port wh ere it will stay for two months.

Just two days later, NASA will launch the first crew from the United States since 2011 aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon. Veteran astronauts Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley will take a 19-hour trip to the station while testing systems inside the Crew Dragon. It will automatically dock on May 28 to the International Docking Adapter located on the Harmony module's forward port. After the hatches open, the duo will join the Expedition 63 crew to ramp up science and maintenance operations aboard the orbiting lab.

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https://ria.ru/20200512/1571347949.html

В НАСА рассказали детали договора с "Роскосмосом" по полету на "Союзе"
ВАШИНГТОН, 12 мая – РИА Новости. НАСА обязалось в предстоящие 2,5 года доставить на МКС 800 килограммов российского груза в качестве компенсации за передачу места на российском "Союзе" американскому астронавту, сообщила РИА Новости представитель ведомства.
"НАСА согласилось доставить 800 килограммов груза на космическую станцию для "Роскосмоса" на будущих коммерческих миссиях в предстоящие 2,5 года в качестве компенсации за (переданную США) возможность полета для россиян", - сообщила РИА Новости подробности достигнутой между НАСА и "Роскосмосом" договоренности представитель НАСА Стефани Ширхольц. Она сообщила, что за доставку и возвращение астронавта США заплатят РФ более 90 миллионов долларов.
Она пояснила, что изначально полет на МКС на корабле "Союз" планировался для трех космонавтов. "С тем, чтобы поддержать покупку НАСА возможности доставки (на МКС) члена экипажа, "Роскосмос" отдал возможность запуска своего (российского) экипажа из трех человек", - отметила представитель НАСА. По ее замечанию, экипаж из трех космонавтов был необходим для проведения на МКС работ по установке нового российского сегмента станции - MLM.
Ранее во вторник стало известно о достижении договоренности между НАСА и "Роскосмосом" о доставке предстоящей осенью на МКС американского астронавта на российском корабле "Союз".
В 2011 году была выведена из эксплуатации американская многоразовая пилотируемая транспортная система Space Shuttle. После этого экипажи на МКС доставляют только российские корабли "Союз". В США для отправки астронавтов на станцию разработаны новые пилотируемые корабли: Crew Dragon - компанией SpaceX, Starliner - компанией Boeing. Первый тестовый пилотируемый полет Crew Dragon на МКС планируется 27 мая.

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Ivan Vagner @ivan_mks63 · 14 ч. назад

О чем вам говорит слово «Терминатор»?

У нас на #МКС так называется геофизический #эксперимент. С помощью спец. камер мы изучаем слоистые атмосферные структуры, а именно эмиссионные атмосферные слои и серебристые облака на высотах верхней мезосферы – нижней термосферы планеты.

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А о чём нам говорят слова "мезосфера" и "термосфера"?  :oops:  :oops:   

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/05/12/iss-daily-summary-report-5122020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 5/12/2020

AstroPi:

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Following the successful conclusion of the ESA European AstroPi challenge, the AstroPi IR (infrared) unit was transferred from Node 2 back to the Columbus module. 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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JAXA Payload Laptop (PLT) activation:

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In support of the HTV Wireless LAN Demo, the crew activated Payload Laptop Terminal 3 (PLT-3). This laptop will be used to verify a link can be established with an external Wireless Access Point. HTV Wireless LAN Demonstration (HTV WLAN Demo, or simply WLD) will demonstrate real-time wireless video transfer between the International Space Station (ISS) and a visiting spacecraft. Autonomous docking technology is important for future missions, such as to the Moon and Mars, that will be unable to rely on human operations the same way as current vehicle logistics. Stable and high-rate data transfer is critical to the real-time video monitoring required for docking.

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Environmental Health System (EHS) Operations:

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Today, the ISS crew performed periodic EHS water sampling and Air Quality Monitoring (AQM) semi-annual maintenance. Crew collected water samples from the Potable Water Dispenser (PWD) to perform a Total Organic Carbon Analyzer (TOCA) analysis that measures the amount of organic constituents in the potable water.  The crew also tested the water samples for the presence of Coliform bacteria utilizing a Coliform test bag. These two tests are used to determine if the drinking water is still safe for crew consumption. As part of routine maintenance, the crew replaced the sieve cartridges in the AQM and vacuumed the vents.

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Astronaut Chris Cassidy Meets Astrobee

NASA Johnson

13 мая 2020 г.

It turns out that astronauts could use some help with their chores, just like many of us on Earth. Astrobee, a free-flying robotic system developed by researchers at NASA's Ames Research Center, will help astronauts reduce time they spend on routine duties, leaving them to focus more on the things that only humans can do. Current International Space Station Commander Chris Cassidy gives us a sneak peek into his workday with his "crewmates" - three robots named Honey, Queen and Bumble.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/i0OEF2cRa3E (1:09)

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NASA Working Remotely: How Astronauts Upgraded a Complex Experiment in Space

NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

12 мая 2020 г.

NASA's Cold Atom Laboratory underwent a major hardware upgrade aboard the International Space Station in January 2020. The mission team at NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California guided astronauts Christina Koch and Jessica Meir through the installation of the new hardware via live video conference. By chilling atom clouds to just above absolute zero, or the coldest temperature matter can reach, Cold Atom Lab enables scientists to directly observe unique atomic behaviors, helping to answer questions about how our world works at the smallest scales. This new hardware will help expand Cold Atom Lab's capabilities.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/CGuKYURVJgw (1:51)

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Ivan Vagner @ivan_mks63 · 6 ч. назад

16 рассветов. 16 закатов.

Именно столько раз в сутки экипажи на борту #МКС встречают и провожают #Солнце, наблюдая уникальные картины.

Завораживающий вид, не правда ли?

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/13/flying-robots-ultrasound-eye-scans-top-science-schedule/

Flying Robots, Ultrasound Eye Scans Top Science Schedule

Norah Moran
Posted May 13, 2020 at 7:44 pm


NASA astronaut and Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy sets up an Astrobee robotic assistant, one of a trio of cube-shaped, free-flying robots, for a test of its mobility and vision system inside the Kibo laboratory module.

Flying robots and ultrasound eye scans were the top science activities aboard the International Space Station today. The Expedition 63 crew also serviced a variety of lab hardware and tested a wearable health monitor.

Free-flying robotic assistants called AstroBees were checked out as Commander Chris Cassidy once again tested their ability to autonomously navigate the orbiting lab. The veteran astronaut then shut down and docked the small cube-shaped devices inside the Kibo laboratory module from JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency).

Students on Earth will soon get a chance to "test-drive" the Astrobees in a competition for the best program to control the robotic devices. Researchers are also exploring the Astrobees' potential to perform routine station duties so the crew has more time for critical science.

Cassidy also tackled more mundane tasks during the morning as he worked on space plumbing duties in the Kibo lab. The commander wiped leaking water and inspected plumbing connections in Kibo's Water Recovery System.

In the afternoon, Cassidy had his eyes scanned by three-time station Flight Engineer Anatoly Ivanishin using an ultrasound device. The ultrasound exam, with real-time inputs from doctors on the ground, looks at the health of the retina, cornea and optic nerve.

Ivanishin started his workday swapping fuel bottles inside the Combustion Integrated Rack which enables safe studies of fuels, flames and soot in microgravity. First-time space flyer Ivan Vagner worked during the morning on Russian power supply systems before servicing water tanks in the Zvezda service module. Just after lunchtime, Vagner attached the Holter Monitor, a non-invasive medical device, to his chest that will measure his heart's electrical activity.