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https://tass.ru/kosmos/9574161

28 СЕН, 23:05
В NASA продолжат поиски "очень маленькой утечки" воздуха на МКС
На сегодняшний день нет никаких четких данных о том, где находится утечка, сообщил сотрудник управления внешнего сотрудничества программы МКС NASA Грег Дорт

ВАШИНГТОН, 28 сентября. /ТАСС/. Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA) продолжит поиски "очень маленькой утечки" воздуха на Международной космической станции (МКС). Об этом заявил в понедельник на пресс-конференции сотрудник управления внешнего сотрудничества программы МКС NASA Грег Дорт.

"В августе экипаж провел три дня в изоляции в российском сегменте станции, так что мы могли сделать некоторые оценки и посмотреть, были ли утечки в американском и в части российского сегмента, - сказал Дорт. - Но через три дня не было никаких признаков того, откуда идет утечка. Экипаж оценил полученные данные и решил в минувшие выходные провести повторный тест с некоторыми изменениями".

"По состоянию на сегодня нет никаких четких данных о том, где находится утечка. Наши команды проводят анализ информации, мы продолжим поиски этой очень маленькой утечки", - отметил он.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/09/28/nasa-and-spacex-update-target-launch-date-for-the-crew-1-mission-to-station/

NASA and SpaceX Update Target Launch Date for the Crew-1 Mission to Station

Tori Mclendon
Posted Sep 28, 2020 at 7:57 pm


From left, Mission Specialist Shannon Walker, Pilot Victor Glover, Crew Dragon Commander Michael Hopkins – all NASA astronauts – and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut and Mission Specialist Soichi Noguchi are seated in SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft during crew equipment interface training. Walker, Glover, Hopkins, and Noguchi will launch to the International Space Station on the agency's SpaceX Crew-1 mission.

NASA and SpaceX now are targeting 2:40 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 31, for the launch of the agency's SpaceX Crew-1 mission with astronauts to the International Space Station.

The new target date will deconflict the Crew-1 launch and arrival from upcoming Soyuz launch and landing operations. This additional time is needed to ensure closure of all open work, both on the ground and aboard the station, ahead of the Crew-1 arrival. The increased spacing also will provide a good window of opportunity to conduct additional testing to isolate the station atmosphere leak if required. SpaceX continues to make progress on preparations of the Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket, and the adjusted date allows the teams additional time for completing open work ahead of launch.

Astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will be carried to the station on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The launch will be the first time an international crew will fly aboard a NASA-certified, commercially-owned and operated American rocket and spacecraft from American soil.

Following the launch, the Crew-1 astronauts are scheduled to arrive at the space station for a six-month science mission aboard the orbiting laboratory.

NASA is in the final stages of the data reviews needed ahead of certification following the agency's SpaceX Demo-2 test flight. Teams from NASA and SpaceX will provide an update on the process during upcoming media briefings beginning at 11 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, Sept. 29, hosted from the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

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Update on Next SpaceX Crew Mission to the International Space Station

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Начало трансляции - 29 сентября 2020 г. в 15:00 UTC / 18:00 ДМВ /  11:00 EDT


SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Overview

youtu.be/LKjN7b17iQ0

Начало трансляции - 29 сентября 2020 г. в 16:30 UTC / 19:30 ДМВ /  12:30 EDT


Astronauts Discuss Upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission

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Начало трансляции - 29 сентября 2020 г. в 18:00 UTC / 21:00 ДМВ /  14:00 EDT

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/9575019

29 СЕН, 06:37 Обновлено 07:11
Запуск пилотируемого корабля Crew Dragon к МКС запланирован на 31 октября

НЬЮ-ЙОРК, 29 сентября. /ТАСС/. Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA) назначило на 31 октября следующий запуск пилотируемого космического корабля Crew Dragon компании SpaceX к Международной космической станции (МКС). Соответствующие данные опубликованы в понедельник на сайте NASA.

"NASA и SpaceX запланировали провести в субботу, 31 октября, в 02:40 по времени Восточного побережья США (09:40 мск - прим. ТАСС) запуск к МКС миссии SpaceX Crew-1 с астронавтами на борту", - говорится в заявлении на сайте американского космического ведомства. По данным NASA, дата запуска Crew Dragon была выбрана таким образом, чтобы не помешать осуществлению планов Роскосмоса по запуску к МКС 14 октября корабля "Союз МС-17" с российскими космонавтами Сергеем Рыжиковым и Сергеем Кудь-Сверчковым, а также астронавтом NASA Кэтлин Рубинс, и возвращению 22 октября корабля "Союз МС-16" с россиянами Анатолием Иванишиным, Иваном Вагнером и американцем Крисом Кэссиди.

В состав экипажа SpaceX Crew-1 включены американцы Майкл Хопкинс, Виктор Гловер и Шэннон Уокер, а также астронавт Японского агентство аэрокосмических исследований (JAXA) Соити Ногути. Им предстоит провести на борту МКС шесть месяцев. Пуск ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 состоится с космодрома на мысе Канаверал (штат Флорида).

Ранее в американском космическом ведомстве сообщали, что запуск Crew Dragon состоится не раньше 23 октября. При этом отмечалось, что это будет "первая регулярная экспедиция на космическую станцию, осуществляемая по ротационному принципу". Согласно заявлению NASA, к 31 октября специалисты проведут дополнительные проверки готовности оборудования к запуску как на пусковом комплексе, так и на борту МКС.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/09/28/iss-daily-summary-report-9-28-2020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/28/2020

Combustion Integrated Rack/Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (CIR/ACME)/BRE-2:

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The crew exchanged a GC (gas chromatograph) argon bottle and opened the valve on the 40% O₂/60% N₂ bottle on manifold 2. This was performed in support of the continuing BRE part 2 (Burning Rate Emulator) investigation, which is one of the ACME suite of five gas combustion experiments. The BRE experiment runs are focused on spacecraft fire prevention. More specifically, BRE's objective is to improve our fundamental understanding of materials flammability and to assess the relevance of existing flammability test methods for low and partial-gravity environments.

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EarthKAM/Node 2 setup: EarthKAM (Sally Ride Earth Knowledge Acquired by Middle Schools):

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The crew performed the setup and activation of the EarthKam hardware in Node 2. As of this report, 223 schools representing 19,822 students and 33 countries have signed up to request images. This includes one Russian school with 150 students participating. EarthKAM allows thousands of students to photograph and examine Earth from a space crew's perspective. Using the Internet, the students control a special digital camera mounted on-board the ISS. This enables them to photograph the Earth's coastlines, mountain ranges and other geographic items of interest from the unique vantage point of space. The EarthKAM team then posts these photographs on the Internet for viewing by the public and participating classrooms around the world.

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Cygnus On-board Training:

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Today, the crewmembers scheduled to capture Northrop Grumman (NG)-14 performed a Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT) session. ROBoT is an on-orbit version of the ground-based Dynamics Skills Trainer (DST) that simulates robotics operations with graphical feedback. NG-14 (Cygnus) is currently scheduled to launch on October 1st and be berthed to ISS on October 4th.

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Northrop Grumman (NG)-14 Arrival Preparations:

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In preparation for Cygnus arrival, currently planned for October 4th, the crew installed the Centerline Berthing Camera System (CBCS) in Node 1 Nadir hatch window and performed a video system checkout with the ground. The CBCS supports Common Berthing Mechanism (CBM) mating alignment operations necessary to berth the Cygnus NG-14 capsule (S.S. Kalpana Chawla) to Node 1.

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ISS Leak Isolation Operations:

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The crew ingressed the USOS segment today after spending the weekend in the Russian Segment to allow ground teams to monitor module pressures. The crew closed several module hatches on GMT 269 as part of a leak isolation test. Following USOS ingress, the crew reactivated the Waste & Hygiene Compartment (WHC) for operations and restowed items that were transferred to the Russian segment during the USOS isolation period.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/commercialcrew/2020/09/29/sept-29-briefings-to-highlight-nasas-spacex-crew-1-mission/

Sept. 29 Briefings to Highlight NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 Mission

Anna Heiney
Posted Sep 29, 2020 at 9:16 am


From left, mission specialist Shannon Walker, pilot Victor Glover, Crew Dragon commander Michael Hopkins – all NASA astronauts – and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) astronaut and mission specialist Soichi Noguchi will launch to the International Space Station on the agency's SpaceX Crew-1 mission.

Tune in to NASA Television or the agency's website today to view three live news conferences highlighting NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 mission, the first crew rotational flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft with astronauts to the International Space Station.

The launch is scheduled for no earlier than 2:40 a.m. EDT Saturday, Oct. 31. The Crew-1 mission will carry astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, and Shannon Walker of NASA and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) to the space station on the SpaceX Crew Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

The Crew-1 astronauts are scheduled to arrive at the space station the same day to join NASA astronaut Kate Rubins, as well as Expedition 64 commander Sergey Ryzhikov and flight engineer Sergey Kud-Sverchkov, both of the Russian space agency Roscosmos.

The briefings, which will take place at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will begin at 11 a.m. EDT with NASA's Commercial Crew Program News Conference.
Participants include:

• NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine
• Kathy Lueders, associate administrator, Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate, NASA Headquarters
• Hans Koenigsmann, vice president, Build and Flight Reliability, SpaceX

The Crew-1 Mission Overview News Conference begins at 12:30 p.m. EDT, featuring:

• Steve Stich, manager, Commercial Crew Program, NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Kenny Todd, deputy manager, International Space Station, NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Anthony Vareha, NASA flight director, NASA's Johnson Space Center
• Benji Reed, senior director, Human Spaceflight Programs, SpaceX
• Junichi Sakai, manager, International Space Station, Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)

The Crew News Conference starts at 2 p.m. EDT, including Crew-1 astronauts:

• Michael Hopkins, spacecraft commander
• Victor Glover, pilot
• Shannon Walker, mission specialist
• Soichi Noguchi, mission specialist

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 РОСКОСМОС @roscosmos 17 мин. назад

После проведенного анализа и поиска места утечки воздуха из атмосферы МКС было установлено, что данное место находится в служебном модуле «Звезда», в котором находится научная аппаратура. Негерметичность локализована в рабочем отсеке служебного модуля.


17 мин. назад

Сейчас идет поиск конкретного места возможной утечки. При этом общее падение давления атмосферы зафиксировано на уровне 1 мм за 8 часов. Сложившаяся ситуация не представляет опасности для жизни и здоровья экипажа МКС и не препятствует продолжению полета МКС в пилотируемом режиме.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/09/29/crew-continues-troubleshooting-as-tests-isolate-small-leak/

Crew Continues Troubleshooting as Tests Isolate Small Leak

Mark Garcia
Posted Sep 29, 2020 at 10:47 am

Late Monday night, the Expedition 63 crew was awakened by flight controllers to continue troubleshooting a small leak on the International Space Station that appeared to grow in size. Ground analysis of the modules tested overnight have isolated the leak location to the main work area of the Zvezda Service Module. Additional work is underway to precisely locate the source of the leak.

The leak, which has been investigated for several weeks, poses no immediate danger to the crew at the current leak rate and only a slight deviation to the crew's schedule.

NASA astronaut and station commander Chris Cassidy and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner were instructed to move into the Russian segment to collect data at various locations in the Russian modules. The size of the leak identified overnight has since been attributed to a temporary temperature change aboard the station with the overall rate of leak remaining unchanged.

Previous leak checks were conducted in the modules in the U.S. segment of the station.

One by one, the crew closed hatches between Zvezda's aft and forward sections and Zvezda's passageways to the Pirs Docking Compartment and the Poisk module while using an ultrasound leak detector to collect data. Throughout the night, pressure measurements were taken by U.S. and Russian specialists to try to isolate the source of the leak. At the completion of the overnight checks, the crew opened hatches once again between the U.S. and Russian segments and resumed regular activities.

The crew is preparing for this weekend's arrival of the uncrewed Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft which is scheduled for launch Thursday night from the agency's Wallops Flight Facility, Virginia, as well as the upcoming launch of the next trio of residents for the station. NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and cosmonauts Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov are at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, preparing for launch to the complex on Oct. 14.

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Update on Next SpaceX Crew Mission to the International Space Station

 NASA

Трансляция началась 55 минут назад

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 Jeff Foust @jeff_foust 5 мин. назад

NASA's Kenny Todd says with additional air tanks launching on Cygnus this week, should be ok through spring if leak rate stays the same. Finding the leak still like looking for a needle in a haystack, but have it narrowed down to a single haystack vs. a bunch of them.

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SpaceX Crew-1 Mission Overview

 NASA

Трансляция началась 66 минут назад

SpaceX and the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) join NASA in giving an overview of the Crew-1 mission, the first crew rotational flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft to the International Space Station. NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker will launch with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket out of Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31 at 2:40 a.m. EDT.

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 Spaceflight Now @SpaceflightNow 46 с

Watch live as astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Soichi Noguchi speak to reporters about their upcoming flight to the International Space Station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft: https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/09/28/first-operational-crew-dragon-launch-slips-to-halloween/...

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Astronauts Discuss Upcoming SpaceX Crew Dragon Mission

 NASA

Трансляция началась 52 минуты назад

The next crew to launch from U.S. soil to the International Space Station talk about their upcoming mission. 

NASA astronauts Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and Shannon Walker will launch with JAXA astronaut Soichi Noguchi aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket out of Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Oct. 31 at 2:40 a.m. EDT. The mission marks the first crew rotational flight of a U.S. commercial spacecraft to the space station.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2020/09/29/weather-remains-70-favorable-for-oct-1-ng-14-launch/

Weather Remains 70% Favorable for Oct. 1 NG-14 Launch

Rob Garner
Posted Sep 29, 2020 at 2:50 pm

NASA commercial cargo provider Northrop Grumman is targeting Thursday, Oct. 1, for the launch of its 14th resupply mission to the International Space Station. The five-minute launch window opens at 9:38 p.m. EDT.

This afternoon's Wallops Launch Range forecast for Oct. 1 has weather remaining at 70% favorable, with the primary concerns being cloud ceilings and thick clouds.
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Loaded with nearly 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies, and hardware, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft will launch on the company's Antares rocket from Virginia Space's Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia.

The Cygnus spacecraft, dubbed the SS Kalpana Chawla, will arrive at the space station Sunday, Oct. 4. Expedition 63 Commander Chris Cassidy of NASA will grapple Cygnus and Flight Engineer Ivan Vagner of Roscosmos will act as a backup. After Cygnus capture, mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's robotic arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Unity module. Cygnus is scheduled to remain at the space station until mid-December, when it will depart the station. Following departure, the Saffire-V experiment will be conducted prior to Cygnus deorbit and disposing of several tons of trash during a fiery re-entry into Earth's atmosphere approximately two weeks later.

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Prelaunch Briefing for Northrup Grumman's 14th Cargo Resupply Mission to Space Station

 NASA Video

29 сент. 2020 г.

During a Sept. 28 news briefing at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia, the agency's commercial partner, Northrop Grumman and others discussed the prelaunch status of the company's 14th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. On Oct. 1, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is targeted to launch aboard an Antares rocket from Wallops. The Cygnus will carry nearly 8,000 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the station.

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-spacex-to-launch-first-commercial-crew-rotation-mission-to-international-space-station

Sept. 29, 2020

NASA, SpaceX to Launch First Commercial Crew Rotation Mission to International Space Station


The SpaceX Crew-1 official crew portrait with (from left) NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
Credits: NASA

NASA and SpaceX are beginning a regular cadence of missions with astronauts launching on an American rocket from American soil to the International Space Station as part of NASA's Commercial Crew Program. NASA's SpaceX Crew-1 is the first crew rotation mission with four astronauts flying on a commercial spacecraft, and the first including an international partner.

NASA astronauts Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover, Shannon Walker, and Soichi Noguchi of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) are set to launch to the space station on SpaceX's Crew Dragon spacecraft and Falcon 9 rocket. The Crew-1 astronauts named the spacecraft Resilience, highlighting the dedication the teams involved with the mission have displayed and to demonstrate that when we work together, there is no limit to what we can achieve. They named it in honor of their families, colleagues, and fellow citizens.

Launch is targeted for Saturday, Oct. 31, from Launch Complex 39A at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The crew is scheduled for a long duration stay aboard the orbiting laboratory, conducting science and maintenance. The four astronauts are set to return in spring 2021.

NASA's SpaceX Demo-2 test flight completed earlier this year was the final demonstration flight of the Crew Dragon. The test flight, along with NASA astronauts Robert Behnken and Douglas Hurley, is helping validate SpaceX's crew transportation system, including the launch pad, rocket, spacecraft, and operational capabilities. NASA is working to complete the certification of the Crew Dragon system ahead of the Crew-1 mission.

Hopkins and Glover were assigned to the Crew-1 mission in 2018 and began working and training on SpaceX's next-generation human spacecraft. Walker and Noguchi joined the crew earlier this year.

Michael Hopkins is the commander of the Crew Dragon and the Crew-1 mission. Hopkins is responsible for all phases of flight, from launch to re-entry. He will also serve as an Expedition 64 flight engineer aboard the station. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 2009, Hopkins spent 166 days in space as a long duration crew member of Expeditions 37 and 38 and completed two spacewalks totaling 12 hours and 58 minutes. Born in Lebanon, Missouri, Hopkins grew up on a farm outside Richland, Missouri. He has a bachelor's degree in aerospace engineering from the University of Illinois, and a master's degree in aerospace engineering from Stanford University. Before joining NASA, Hopkins was a flight test engineer with the U.S. Air Force.


The SpaceX Crew-1 crew members (from left) NASA astronauts Shannon Walker, Victor Glover, Mike Hopkins, and JAXA (Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
Credits: SpaceX

Victor Glover is the pilot of the Crew Dragon and second-in-command for the mission. Glover is responsible for spacecraft systems and performance. He also will be a long duration space station crew member. Selected as an astronaut in 2013, this will be his first spaceflight. The California native holds a Bachelor of Science degree in general engineering, a Master of Science degree in flight test engineering, a Master of Science degree in systems engineering and a master's degree military operational art and science. Glover is a naval aviator and was a test pilot in the F/A‐18 Hornet, Super Hornet, and EA‐18G Growler aircraft.

Shannon Walker is a mission specialist for Crew-1. As a mission specialist, she will work closely with the commander and pilot to monitor the vehicle during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight. She will also be responsible for monitoring timelines, telemetry, and consumables, like fuel and atmosphere levels. Once aboard the station, Walker will become a flight engineer for Expedition 64. Selected as a NASA astronaut in 2004, Walker launched to the International Space Station aboard the Russian Soyuz TMA-19 spacecraft as the co-pilot, and spent 161 days aboard the orbiting laboratory. More than 130 microgravity experiments were conducted during her stay in areas such as human research, biology, and materials science. A Houston native, Walker received a Bachelor of Arts degree in physics from Rice University in 1987, as well as a Master of Science degree and a doctorate in space physics, both from Rice University, in 1992 and 1993, respectively.

Soichi Noguchi will also be a mission specialist for Crew-1, working with the commander and pilot to monitor the vehicle during the dynamic launch and re-entry phases of flight, and keeping watch on timelines, telemetry and consumables. Noguchi will also become a long duration crew member aboard the space station. He was selected as an astronaut candidate by the National Space Development Agency of Japan (NASDA, currently the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency) in May 1996. Noguchi is a veteran of two spaceflights. During space shuttle mission STS-114 in 2005, Noguchi became the first Japanese astronaut to perform a spacewalk outside the space station. He performed a total of three spacewalks during the mission, accumulating 20 hours and 5 minutes of spacewalking time. He launched aboard a Soyuz spacecraft in 2009 to return to the station as a long duration crew member. The Crew Dragon will be the third spacecraft that Noguchi has flown to the orbiting laboratory.

Lifting off from Launch Pad 39A on a Falcon 9 rocket, Crew Dragon will accelerate its four passengers to approximately 17,000 mph and put it on an intercept course with the International Space Station. Once in orbit, the crew and SpaceX mission control will monitor a series of automatic maneuvers that will guide the Crew-1 astronauts to their new home in orbit. After approximately one day in orbit, Crew Dragon will be in position to rendezvous and dock with the space station. The spacecraft is designed to dock autonomously with the ability for astronauts aboard the spacecraft to take control and pilot manually, if necessary.


The SpaceX Crew Dragon is pictured docked to the International Space Station on July 1, 2020.

After successfully docking, the astronauts of Crew-1 will be welcomed aboard station by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins and Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos. For the first time, the space station's crew will expand to seven people with Expedition 64, increasing the amount of crew time available for research.

The Crew Dragon being used for this flight will remain docked to the station for the full length of a long duration space station expedition, lasting approximately six months. The Crew-1 astronauts will spend their time aboard the International Space Station conducting new and exciting scientific research in areas, such as botany, cancer, and technology.

Radishes will be grown in space. This model plant is nutritious, grows quickly, and is genetically similar to Arabidopsis, a plant frequently studied in microgravity. Findings could help optimize growth of the plants in space as well as provide an assessment of their nutrition and taste. Scientists are leveraging microgravity to tests drugs based on messenger ribonucleic acids (mRNA) for treating leukemia. A new toilet headed to the space station has a number of features that improve on current space toilet operations and help us prepare for future missions, including those to the Moon and Mars.

During their stay on the orbiting laboratory, astronauts of Crew-1 will see a range of unpiloted spacecraft including the Northrop Grumman Cygnus, the next generation of SpaceX cargo Dragon spacecraft, and the Boeing CST-100 Starliner on its uncrewed flight test to the station. They also will conduct a variety of spacewalks and welcome crews of the Russian Soyuz vehicle and the next SpaceX Crew Dragon in 2021.

At the conclusion of the mission, Crew Dragon will autonomously undock with the four astronauts on board, depart the space station and re-enter the Earth's atmosphere. After splashdown just off Florida's coast, the crew will be picked up at sea by a SpaceX recovery vessel and will be brought to shore to board a plane for return to the Johnson Space Center in Houston.

The Crew-1 mission is a major step for NASA's Commercial Crew Program. Operational, long duration commercial crew rotation missions will enable NASA to continue the important research and technology investigations taking place onboard the station. Such research benefits people on Earth and lays the groundwork for future exploration of the Moon and Mars starting with the agency's Artemis program, which will land the first woman and the next man on the lunar surface in 2024.

Last Updated: Sept. 30, 2020
Editor: Mark Garcia

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https://ria.ru/20200930/mks-1577975397.html

Источник назвал даты отправки на МКС двух российских модулей
03:30 30.09.2020 (обновлено: 03:32 30.09.2020)

МОСКВА, 30 сен - РИА Новости. Россия в следующем году впервые за 11 лет планирует запустить к Международной космической станции два новых модуля - в апреле и сентябре, сообщил РИА Новости источник в ракетно-космической отрасли.

В конце июля генеральный директор "Роскосмоса" Дмитрий Рогозин говорил, что старт модуля "Наука" запланирован на апрель 2021 года.

"Запуск многоцелевого лабораторного модуля "Наука" намечается на 20 апреля 2021 года, узлового модуля "Причал" - на 14 сентября 2021 года", - сказал собеседник агентства.

Модуль "Наука" планируется вывести на орбиту ракетой-носителем "Протон-М" с космодрома Байконур. Там будет расположено спальное место для третьего российского космонавта, а также второй туалет российского сегмента (два спальных места и один туалет есть в модуле "Звезда").

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https://ria.ru/20200930/mks-1577985172.html

Космонавты пожаловались на плохой сон в модуле, где нашли утечку воздуха
11:06 30.09.2020 (обновлено: 11:09 30.09.2020)

МОСКВА, 30 сен - РИА Новости. Российские космонавты Анатолий Иванишин и Иван Вагнер сообщили в подмосковный центр управления полетами, что плохо спали этой ночью в "протекающем" модуле "Звезда", трансляция переговоров ведется НАСА.

Вчера в "Звезде" проводился поиск места утечки воздуха, потребовавший отключения ряда систем модуля.

После подъема Иванишин и Вагнер пожаловались специалисту центра на то, что отдыхать ночью в каютах модуля "Звезда", где они всегда спят, было некомфортно.

Небольшая утечка воздуха на МКС была зафиксирована в сентябре 2019 года. В августе-сентябре 2020 года, после того как ее скорость возросла в пять раз (с 270 граммов до 1,4 килограмма воздуха в сутки), экипаж дважды закрывал люки в модулях МКС с целью проверки их герметичности и по несколько дней был изолирован в российском сегменте станции. Оказалось, что место утечки находится в российском модуле "Звезда". Скорость падения давления составляет 3 миллиметра ртутного столба в сутки, однако, как сообщили РИА Новости в "Роскосмосе", это не представляет опасности для экипажа МКС и не препятствует полету станции в пилотируемом режиме. Экипаж проводит работы по локализации места и устранению утечки.

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/29320/

29.09.2020 20:00
Интервью «Россия-24»: Сергей Крикалев объяснил утечку воздуха

На борту Международной космической станции обнаружили место утечки воздуха в служебном модуле «Звезда». Насколько эта ситуация серьезная, в эфире телеканала «Россия 24» оценивает исполнительный директор Госкорпорации «Роскосмос» по пилотируемым космическим программам Сергей Крикалев.

— Насколько эта ситуация серьезна и почему она могла возникнуть?

— Почему она могла возникнуть, сейчас разбираемся, — подчеркивает Сергей Крикалев. — Я слышал, как вы прокомментировали, что нашли место утечки... Пока нашли район, где эта утечка может быть. Это модуль в модуле. В нем много систем, есть, кстати, вакуумные клапаны, которые соединяют некоторые из систем жизнеобеспечения с забортным вакуумом. Поэтому наиболее вероятно, что потенциальная утечка где-то в этом районе, но найти ее еще предстоит. И с точки зрения критичности для экипажа — это не критично в ближайшей перспективе. Со станции всегда есть небольшая утечка, связанная с работой систем очистки воздуха от углекислого газа — часть углекислого газа уходит за борт. Осушают атмосферу, давление постоянно меняется, но на более длительном периоде времени видно, что эти изменения немножко больше, чем нормативные. В причинах пытаемся разобраться. Но с точки зрения опасности для экипажа никакой угрозы это не представляет. Поэтому, я думаю, экипаж сегодня начал работать рано, сейчас планируется его отпустить на отдых пораньше. А завтра будем пытаться уточнить место этой небольшой утечки, чтобы ее ликвидировать.

— Можно ли говорить, что завтра все-таки удастся найти точное место, где находится эта утечка?

— Не факт. На самом деле место локализовано в служебном модуле, там достаточно много запанельного пространства, то есть внутри станции, где обитают космонавты, между панелями, которые выходят к экипажу и герметичной оболочкой достаточно много места. Там много различных грузов. Поэтому, если придется открывать все панели и вытаскивать грузы, это может занять некоторое время. Но еще раз говорю, время есть. Течь, конечно, существует, это нехорошо, что она есть, но она не критична с точки зрения безопасности экипажа, — особо отметил проведший 803 дня в космосе Сергей Крикалев.

— На работу экипажа это повлияет на программу экспериментов?

— Повлияет, но только в том смысле, что сейчас обязаны немножко поменять приоритеты и уделить больше внимания этому поиску. Течет немножко больше, чем надо, это непорядок. Но с точки зрения порядка проведения работ, сказать, что это повлияет на программу нельзя — нет, это не повлияет, — настаивает Сергей Крикалев.

— Случай с утечками не первый, стоит ли искать какую-то определенную взаимосвязь?

— На самом деле тут два момента: первый, все объекты не герметичны, вплоть до того, что часть воздуха уходит и сквозь металлическую оболочку, другое дело, что это происходит чрезвычайно медленно и не является критичным. И чем больше систем, тем вероятность утечек выше. Я могу сказать, что, например, на шаттлах вообще была специальная дырочка сделана, специально калиброванная, которая вентилировала объем шаттлов для того, чтобы была более свежая атмосфера. Маленькая дырочка, откуда утекал воздух в космос, была в месте, где хранятся грузы. На самом деле то же самое происходит и в скафандрах. Эти утечки — это нормально, эти утечки предсказуемы. То, что происходит сейчас — это больше чем нормативная утечка и, естественно, если она будет сохраняться длительное время, то это потребует доставки дополнительного объема воздуха на станцию. Но это не является чем-то таким, что повлияет на программу экипажа.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/09/29/iss-daily-summary-report-9-29-2020/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 9/29/2020

Radi-N2 Retrieve:

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The crew retrieved the eight Radi-N2 bubble detectors from their deployed location near windows 3 and 4 in the Cupola, and handed over the Russian crew for processing. The detectors had been deployed in this location for one week.  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 to detect neutrons and ignore all other radiation.

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ISS Leak Detection Operations:

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Yesterday, following the conclusion of the weekend leak isolation test, ground teams began to observe an increase of the ISS leak rate. The unexpected increase in the leak rate led the on-console team to wake the crew to take action. The crew ran a modified emergency response procedure which highly suggested the leak location was in the vicinity of the Service Module. Once the suspected volumes were identified, the crew stepped into some initial actions to try and locate the leak. While the leak rate was initially observed to increase over about a 13 hour period, the rate leveled out to previous values early this morning. The teams continue to work a forward plan and all the data collected overnight is being reviewed.

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