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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 7 мин. назад

One key takeaway from the #NG10 ISS science briefing this afternoon(beyond the experiments themselves): ISS utilization hasn't been adversely affected by the reduced ISS crew size. No changes to the investigations flying on this Cygnus or next month's Dragon.

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ISS National Lab Northrop Grumman CRS-10 Science Overview

Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

The NG-10 commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station will send new research, sponsored by the ISS National Laboratory to our orbital laboratory. This mission includes investigations in life sciences such as study that will investigate a protein closely related to Parkinson's disease, to a variety of CubeSats developed by students.

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ISS National Lab NG-10 Research Spotlight: Microfluidic Lab-on-a-chip

Center for the Advancement of Science In Space (CASIS)

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

The current high failure rate (more than 50%) of drugs in clinical trials has been linked, in part, to a lack of accurate preclinical testing. This project aims to expand use of Lab-on-a-Chip (a fully automated, multifunctional cell culture platform previously validated in bacterial and crystal growth studies) to study human skeletal muscle cell growth.

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Animation of Canadarm2 catching a Cygnus resupply ship

Canadian Space Agency

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

2018-11-13 - A computer-generated animation of Canadarm2 grappling and berthing Northrop Grumman's Cygnus, an unpiloted resupply ship. (Credit: Canadian Space Agency)

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/northropgrumman/2018/11/13/antares-ng-10-whats-on-board/

Antares NG-10: What's On Board?

Rob Garner
Posted Nov 13, 2018 at 3:24 pm

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is set to lift off aboard the company's Antares rocket on Thursday, Nov. 15 at 4:49 a.m. EST (9:49 a.m. UTC) from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility on Virginia's Eastern Shore.

Under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, Cygnus will carry about 7,500 pounds of crew supplies and hardware to the International Space Station, including science and research in support of dozens of research investigations.

Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by investigations aboard this Cygnus include:

A test of the first integrated 3D printer and recycler to turn waste plastic materials into high-quality 3D-printer filament to create tools and materials, a key capability for future long-duration space missions beyond low-Earth orbit.


Dr. Allison Porter, flight missions manager at Tethers Unlimited Inc., with a mock-up of the Refabricator, a combination 3D printer and recycler, headed to the International Space Station aboard NG-10. In Porter's hand is a roll of 3D printer filament. Credit: NASA TV
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Made of flexible plastic, tissue chips have ports and channels to provide nutrients and oxygen to the cells inside them. Credit: NASA's Johnson Space Center/Josh Valcarcel

A small device that contains human cells in a 3D matrix represents a giant leap in the ability of scientists to test how those cells respond to stresses, drugs and genetic changes. About the size of a thumb drive, the devices are known as tissue chips or organs on chips.

The Tissue Chips in Space initiative seeks to better understand the role of microgravity on human health and disease and to translate that understanding to improved human health on Earth.

Many of the changes in the human body caused by microgravity resemble the onset and progression of diseases associated with aging on Earth, such as bone and muscle loss. But the space-related changes occur much faster. That means scientists may be able to use tissue chips in space to model changes that might take months or years to happen on Earth.
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Higher Orbits' "Go For Launch" student program is supplying an experiment that focuses on the evaluation of self-healing materials in microgravity, the work of students Spencer Harris, George Tang, Ryan Ferzoco, Tarun Golla and Abby Maltese.


Image courtesy Higher Orbits.
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An investigation into the complex process of cement solidification to explore how gravity levels like those on the Moon and Mars may potentially affect concrete hardening.
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Research to develop a mathematical model for how an astronaut's perception of motion, body position and distance to objects changes in space.
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Included in the cargo are investigations that will enable U.S. National Laboratory research, which is managed by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space. They include an investigation to evaluate growth of protein crystals implicated in Parkinson's disease and astrophysics research to examine the formation of chondrules, some of the oldest material in the solar system.


Additional science highlights

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Briefing Previews The Science Onboard Upcoming Space Station Supply Mission

NASA Video

Опубликовано: 13 нояб. 2018 г.

A Nov. 13 news briefing at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility, in Virginia previewed the science onboard commercial partner Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft, which is targeted to launch from Wallops on the company's Antares rocket Nov. 15 to the International Space Station. The Cygnus will carry 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the station. This will be Northrop Grumman's 10th commercial resupply mission to the space station.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/13/iss-daily-summary-report-11132018/

ISS Daily Summary Report - 11/13/2018

MObile companion (Cimon):

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A crewmember reviewed a summary for this week's operations and also retrieved and charged the two Cimon batteries. Cimon is a technology demonstration project and an observational study that aims to obtain the first insights into the effects on crew support by an artificial intelligence (AI), in terms of efficiency and acceptance during long-term missions in space. Spaceflight missions put the crew under a substantial amount of stress and workload, and it is thought that AI could provide operational support to crewmembers.

Light Microscopy Module (LMM) Biophysics:

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A crewmember removed Plate 1 Biophysics sample fr om the Minus Eighty-Degree Laboratory Freezer for ISS (MELFI)-1 and installed it into the LMM in preparation for Biophysics-06 experiment. Proteins are important biological molecules that can be crystallized to provide better views of their structure, which helps scientists understand how they work. Proteins crystallized in microgravity are often higher in quality than those grown on Earth. LMM Biophysics 4 examines the movement of single protein molecules in microgravity.

Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG):

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Today the crew removed the Gas Trap Fill Fixture from the Node-1 location in preparation for attachment to the LSG Moderate Temperature Loop (MTL) return line planned for tomorrow. Tomorrow's activity will start the removal of any trapped air in the system. The LSG is a sealed work area that accommodates life science and technology investigations in a "workbench" type environment. Due to its larger size design, two crewmembers can work in the LSG simultaneously.

Northrop Grumman 10 (NG-10) Cygnus On-board Training:

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Today, the crew 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-10 is currently on track to launch on Novemeber15 and berth to ISS on November 18.

Mobile Servicing System (MSS) Operations:

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Yesterday evening, the Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and performed Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS) Latch End Effector (LEE) checkouts on both strings. Brakes and joints diagnostics were also performed on both strings. All of the NG-10 pre-launch MSS checkouts were successful. They then maneuvered SSRMS to the Offset Grapple start positon wh ere the LEE snare cables survey was performed to find that the snares were in a good configuration. MSS is now in position for the crew practice session scheduled for November 15, 2018.

Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Urine Receptacle Remove and Replace (R&R):

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The crew removed and replaced the WHC Urine Receptacle and Insert Filter. After replacement, a functionality test of the WHC was performed and the WHC was declared operational.

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 8:28 - 14 нояб. 2018 г.

Fun Fact: #Cygnus is carrying fresh fruit and ice cream for astronauts on board @Space_Station.
#NorthropGrumman

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Intl. Space Station‏Подлинная учетная запись @Space_Station 5 мин. назад

On Nov. 20 at 9:50 am CT, we're celebrating our 20th anniversary!
Tune in as we ask YOUR questions to the crew in space! Reply with your question or film yourself asking it (landscape-style & in English), then upload to YouTube with #SpaceStation20th in the title by Nov. 16.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/14/dual-cargo-missions-set-for-friday-launch-and-sunday-delivery/

Dual Cargo Missions Set for Friday Launch and Sunday Delivery

Mark Garcia
Posted Nov 14, 2018 at 12:33 pm


Two rockets stand at their launch pads on opposite sides of the world. Northrop Grumman's Antares rocket (left) with its Cygnus cargo craft on top stands at its launch pad in Virginia. Russia's Progress 71 rocket is pictured at its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

Dismal weather on Virginia's Atlantic coast has pushed back the launch of a U.S. cargo craft to the International Space Station one day to Friday. Russia's resupply ship is still on track for its launch to the orbital lab fr om Kazakhstan less than nine hours later on the same day.

Mission managers from NASA and Northrop Grumman are now targeting the Cygnus space freighter's launch on Friday at 4:23 a.m. EST from Pad-0A at Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Cygnus sits atop an Antares rocket packed with over 7,500 pounds of crew supplies, science experiments, spacesuit gear, station hardware and computer resources.

Cygnus will separate from the Antares rocket when it reaches orbit nine minutes after launch and begin a two-day journey to the station's Unity module. Its cymbal-shaped UltraFlex solar arrays will then unfurl to power the vehicle during its flight. Expedition 57 astronauts Alexander Gerst and Serena Auñón-Chancellor will be in the cupola to greet Cygnus Sunday and capture the private cargo carrier with the Canadarm2 robotic arm at 4:35 a.m.

Russia rolled out its Progress 71 (71P) resupply ship today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan wh ere it stands at the launch pad for final processing. The 71st flight of a Progress cargo craft to the orbital laboratory is scheduled for launch Friday at 1:14 p.m. Cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev will be monitoring the arrival of 71P when it automatically docks to the rear port of the Zvezda service module Sunday at 2:30 p.m.

Gerst and Prokopyev started Wednesday morning training for the arrival of 71P. The pair practiced commanding and manually docking the vehicle on a computer in the unlikely event the Russian cargo craft is unable to dock on its own. Gerst then moved on to Cygnus capture training after lunchtime with Auñón-Chancellor following up before the end of the day. NASA TV will cover live the launch, capture and docking of both Cygnus and Progress on Friday and Sunday.

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Northrop Grumman CRS-10 Mission to the Space Station: What's On Board?

NASA

Опубликовано: 14 нояб. 2018 г.

A "Refabricator" for sustainable in-space manufacturing and a multifunctional cell culture platform or "lab-on-a-chip" are just some of the science investigations heading to the International Space Station. They're on board Northrop Grumman's Cygnus resupply flight 10 (CRS-10), launching in mid-November on the Antares rocket from NASA's Wallops Flight Facility.

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Briefing Discusses Prelaunch Status of Space Station Supply Mission

NASA Video

Опубликовано: 14 нояб. 2018 г.

During a Nov. 14 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 10th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station. On Nov. 16, Northrop Grumman's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is targeted to launch aboard an Antares rocket from Wallops. The Cygnus, dubbed the SS John Young, will carry 7,500 pounds of research, crew supplies and hardware to the station.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/11/14/antares-launch-from-virginia-delayed-to-friday/

Antares launch from Virginia delayed to Friday
November 14, 2018 | Stephen Clark


The Antaes rocket stands at launch pad 0A Wednesday at the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility in Virginia. Credit: NASA/Joel Kowsky

A forecast of low ceilings, thick clouds and rainy weather Thursday has led NASA and Northrop Grumman officials to push back the launch of an Antares rocket and a space station-bound supply ship from Virginia's Eastern Shore to Friday morning.

Launch managers at NASA's Wallops Flight Facility decided Wednesday morning to bypass a launch opportunity Thursday morning, and instead aim for liftoff of the Antares rocket Friday at 4:23:55 a.m. EST (0923:55 GMT) carrying a Cygnus cargo carrier toward the International Space Station.

The predawn launch Friday is timed for when the space station's orbital plane -- or ground track -- is over the launch base in Virginia.

The delay sets up dual launches Friday from opposite sides of the world to resupply the space station in orbit more than 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth.

Less than nine hours after the Antares is scheduled to blast off from the U.S. East Coast, a Russian Soyuz rocket is set to fire into space from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 1:14 p.m. EST (1814 GMT). The Soyuz will dispatch a Progress resupply and refueling freighter to the space station.

Assuming both cargo missions launch Friday, they are due to arrive at the station Sunday.

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The weather team at Wallops briefed managers during a launch readiness review Wednesday, and the official weather outlook predicted a 90 percent probability that conditions early Thursday morning would violate the Antares rocket's launch commit criteria.

The weather conditions should improve somewhat later Thursday, with forecasters predicting a 55 percent chance low cloud ceilings or ground winds will prevent liftoff during Friday's five-minute launch window.

The Antares launch team will meet again Thursday morning to decide whether the forecast is good enough to warrant proceeding with a countdown and launch attempt Friday morning. Another launch opportunity is available Saturday, when better weather is forecast, with a less than 5 percent chance of out-of-bounds conditions.

If the Northrop Grumman Antares rocket lifts off Friday, the unpiloted Cygnus cargo craft nestled inside the launcher's payload fairing is scheduled to reach the space station Sunday around 4:35 a.m. EST (0935 GMT). Astronauts Serena Auñón-Chancellor and Alexander Gerst will use the station's Canadian-built robotic arm to capture the Cygnus, which will be berthed to the Unity module on the orbiting research outpost for a three-month stay.

The Progress MS-10 supply ship is scheduled to dock with the station's Zvezda service module at 2:30 p.m. EST (1930 GMT) Sunday, around 10 hours after the Cygnus arrival.

If both missions reach the station Sunday, it will be the first time in the research lab's nearly 20-year history that two resupply vehicles have made cargo deliveries on the same day.

The space station is short-staffed with a three-person crew after a Russian cosmonaut and a NASA astronaut aborted their launch Oct. 11 following a S0yuz booster failure. Another three-person crew is set to launch from Kazakhstan on a Soyuz rocket Dec. 3.

The back-to-back cargo ship arrivals Sunday will make for a busy day, but the station crew, led by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst, will be able to handle the arrivals, said Joel Montalbano, NASA's deputy space station program manager.

After Auñón-Chancellor captures the Cygnus with the robotic arm -- with the help of Gerst -- the station commander will assist Russian cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev in monitoring the Progress's radar-guided automated approach.

"Alexander Gerst is going to be helping out his Russian colleague for the Progress vehicle," Montalbano said Wednesday. "Normally, it's an automated docking, but they need to be prepared to go ahead and do a remote-controlled docking."

Montalbano said Gerst has received some refresher training to be able to assist Prokopyev with the Progress docking, a job that typically goes to a second Russian crew member.

"We're not seeing any issues," Montalbano said of the same-day cargo ship arrivals. "We've worked with the crew. We'll be adjusting their schedules a bit, but no major perturbations to the schedule."

If the Antares launch slips to Saturday, the Cygnus spacecraft's rendezvous with the space station would be delayed to Monday, a bit more than a half-day after the Progress docking.

With only three people on the station -- rather than the typical five or six -- Montalbano said some research activities have been reprioritized, but operations have not been significantly impacted.

"As far as science, with two less people ... you'll do a little less activities on-board, but it's just for a short time, and actually the crew members on-board have picked it up, and they've been really working hard and picking up the things that had to get done," he said. "Any science or research that's time-critical, it's being done, and we're reprioritizing other activities, so from that standpoint, we're doing actually very well."

The Cygnus supply ship is set to deliver 7,215 pounds (3,273 kilograms) of supplies and experiments to the space station, including a plastic recycler and 3D printer to advance in-space manufacturing capabilities, and an experiment studying how the human body's ability to perceive motion, orientation and distance changes in microgravity.

The resupply mission will mark the 11th launch of a Cygnus spacecraft carrying cargo to the International Space Station, including a test flight in 2013 and a failed Antares launch in 2014 that destroyed the supply ship seconds after liftoff.

The mission is designated NG-10, and it is the first Cygnus flight since Northrop Grumman acquired Orbital ATK, which developed and flew the previous cargo missions under an 11-launch contract with NASA valued at nearly $2.9 billion.

Starting with NG-12, set for launch in late 2019, Northrop Grumman will kick off a follow-on commercial resupply services contract, guaranteeing the company at least six additional flights through 2024.

SpaceX also launches cargo to the space station for NASA, and the space agency has tapped Sierra Nevada Corp. to begin resupplying the research complex in late 2020.

The next SpaceX resupply launch is set for Dec. 4 from Cape Canaveral.

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http://militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=495340

Российские космонавты будут работать на внешней поверхности МКС без страховочных креплений
15.11.2018 11:56:15

Москва. 15 ноября. ИНТЕРФАКС-АВН - Российские космонавты в декабре впервые выйдут на внешнюю поверхность Международной космической станции без страховочных креплений, сообщил, отвечая на вопрос "Интерфакса", командир корабля "Союз МС-10" Олег Кононенко, которому предстоит принять участие в выходе.

"Предстоит работать на внешней поверхности корабля "Союз МС-09," на бытовом отсеке, там нет никаких поручней. Будем использовать грузовую стрелу российскую, будем выполнять работу путем крепления на стреле", - сказал он.

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http://militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=495364

Выход в открытый космос и осмотр "Союз МС-09" с отверстием в бытовом отсеке займет у космонавтов 6 часов - источник
15.11.2018 14:38:43

Москва. 15 ноября. ИНТЕРФАКС-АВН - Россияне Олег Кононенко и Сергей Прокопьев 11 декабря проведут в открытом космосе шесть часов, сообщил "Интерфаксу" источник в ракетно-космической отрасли.

"Плановое время внекорабельной деятельности составляет шесть часов с момента открытия выходного люка модуля "Пирс" в 19:03 МСК", - сказал источник.

Во время выхода в открытый космос россиянам предстоит впервые в истории, закрепившись на грузовой стреле, добраться до внешней стороны бытового отсека пристыкованного к МКС корабля "Союз МС-09", на котором обнаружено отверстие, вскрыть обшивку и осмотреть отверстие снаружи.

Кроме того, космонавты могут решить еще ряд задач на внешней стороне российского сегмента МКС.

"Осмотр бытового отсека является абсолютным приоритетом. При остатке времени другие задачи также, возможно, будут поставлены", - сказал собеседник агентства.

Утечку воздуха на МКС нашли в ночь на 30 августа. Экипаж проверил все отсеки и обнаружил "микротрещину" в космическом корабле "Союз МС-09". Она располагалась в бытовом отсеке, а не в спускаемом аппарате, поэтому не угрожала возвращению космического корабля на Землю.

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http://www.khrunichev.com/main.php?id=1&nid=3635

ЦЕНТР ХРУНИЧЕВА: НА МКС СТАНЕТ ЗНАЧИТЕЛЬНО ТИШЕ БЛАГОДАРЯ НОВЫМ МАЛОШУМНЫМ ВЕНТИЛЯТОРАМ
15.11.2018

Следующий транспортный грузовой корабль (ТГК) «Прогресс МС-11» доставит в феврале 2019 года на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) 4 новых малошумных вентилятора с пылесборниками, а также 48 запасных пылефильтров, установка которых позволит снизить уровень шума и поддержать чистоту воздушной среды внутри российского модуля «Заря» для комфортных условий работы и отдыха экипажа.

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Директор программы МКС Центра имени Хруничева Сергей Шаевич: «Замена обычных вентиляторов на малошумные проводится в рамках масштабных работ по модернизации оборудования и по рекомендациям многосторонней (Роскосмос-NASA-ESA-JAXA) технической группы по совершенствованию акустической обстановки на МКС. До конца 2019 года планируется заменить внутри модуля «Заря» все обычные вентиляторы на малошумные со специально спрофилированными лопатками. Для реализации программы рейсами следующих транспортных кораблей «Прогресс» на станцию будет доставлено еще 8 вентиляторов с пылесборниками».

Первый модуль Международной космической станции ФГБ «Заря», 20-летие со дня запуска которого на ракете-носителе «Протон» будет отмечаться 20 ноября 2018 года, построен Центром имени Хруничева и с тех пор успешно эксплуатируется в составе станции.

ФГБ «Заря» создан с использованием материалов и комплектующих российского производства на базе тяжелой многоцелевой платформы, применявшейся на космических аппаратах Космос-929,-1267,-1443,-1686 и успешно прошедшей испытания в составе орбитальных станций Салют-6, -7. Позднее платформа была использована в составе специализированных модулей «Квант», «Квант-2», «Кристалл», «Спектр», также разработанных и изготовленных в Центре имени Хруничева для российской орбитальной станции «Мир».

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http://www.russian.space/306/

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Прямая трансляция стыковки ГК "Прогресс МС-10" с МКС

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	18 ноября 2018		21:45:00 (Московское время)
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/14/iss-daily-summary-report-11142018/

ISS Daily Summary Report - 11/14/2018

Life Sciences Glovebox (LSG) Gas Trap Degassing IFM-return line:

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A crewmember installed a gas trap into the return line of the LSG in preparation for removing trapped gas from system lines. During the activity, ground teams observed a 93mL accumulator drop, which then leveled off. The LSG was subsequently isolated by closing the Flow Control Valve (FCV) via ground command. Teams are reviewing the telemetry and are developing a forward plan. The LSG is a sealed work area that accommodates life science and technology investigations in a "workbench" type environment. Due to its larger size design, two crewmembers can work in the LSG simultaneously.

BioServe Protein Crystallography (BPC)-1 Microscopy Ops:

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A crewmember performed the final Microscopy operations Phase 2 by placing samples under the microscope for observation and providing photographic documentation. BPC-1 seeks to demonstrate the feasibility of conducting protein crystal growth in real time onboard the ISS. Crewmembers add solutions to the hardware, observe the crystals that form and adjust for follow-on experiments. This approach gives scientists the ability to optimize crystal growth in microgravity instead of waiting for samples to return and then launching them again.

Veggie:

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Veggie-03 plants were checked for growth progression and watered as necessary. Photos were taken and placed on a flash card for downlink to the ground. The Vegetable Production System (Veggie) is a deployable plant growth unit capable of producing salad type crops to provide the crew with a palatable, nutritious, and safe source of fresh food and a tool to support relaxation and recreation.

Cimon (MObile companioN): Sound and Camera Check:

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The crew performed a Cimon microphone adjustment and camera view check with the ground in preparation for upcoming Cimon demonstrations. Both the sound and camera checks were deemed successful. The Pilot Study with the Crew Interactive MObile companioN (Cimon) is a technology demonstration project, and an observational study, that aims to obtain the first insights into the effects on crew support by an artificial intelligence (AI), in terms of efficiency and acceptance during long-term missions in space. Spaceflight missions put the crew under a substantial amount of stress and workload, and it is thought that AI could provide operational support to crewmembers.

Robotics On-Board Training (OBT):

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Today the crew performed a self-study training session using the Robotics Onboard Trainer (ROBoT). They exercised Cygnus approach and retreat monitoring, as well as capture, using a simulated Space Station Remote Manipulator System (SSRMS). ROBoT is an on-orbit version of the ground-based Dynamics Skills Trainer (DST) that simulates robotics operations with graphical feedback. Northrop Grumman 10 (NG-10) Antares 230 Rocket is scheduled to launch from Wallops Flight Facility on November 16 at 09:27 GMT and Cygnus capture is planned for November 18 at 09:35 GMT.

TORU Training Session:

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Alexander Gerst and Sergey Prokopev participated in a TORU training session today. During the session the crew practiced working through TORU procedures and expected docking data, prepared for TV coverage and photography, and practiced rendezvous and docking using an onboard simulator. TORU is a manual docking system for Soyuz and Progress spacecraft that serves as a backup to the automatic Kurs System. Today's training was performed in preparation for Progress 71P docking scheduled for November 18.