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С Днём космонавтики!

Роскосмос ТВ

11 апр. 2020 г.

Космонавты Олег Скрипочка, Анатолий Иванишин и Иван Вагнер с борта Международной космической станции поздравляют землян с Днём космонавтики.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/WL6_TzsKUvM (1:03)

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/28021/

Корабль «Союз МС-16» причаливает к МКС


Фото: Олег Скрипочка / Роскосмос
Корабль «Союз МС-16» причаливает к МКС. Вид с видеокамеры


Фото: Олег Скрипочка / Роскосмос
Корабль «Союз МС-16» причаливает к МКС


Фото: Олег Скрипочка / Роскосмос
След от полета ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с кораблем «Союз МС-16»


Фото: Олег Скрипочка / Роскосмос
«Медуза» от ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с кораблем «Союз МС-16»

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8224165

12 АПР, 15:28
Скрипочка рассказал, как экипаж МКС отметит День космонавтики
По словам российского космонавта, в честь праздника на борту станции состоится совместный ужин

МОСКВА, 12 апреля. /ТАСС/. Российские и американские члены экипажа Международной космической станции проведут совместный ужин в честь Дня космонавтики. Об этом рассказал космонавт РФ Олег Скрипочка во время Большого космического эфира на "Роскосмос ТВ".

"Сегодня вечером у нас будет совместный ужин. Правда, не очень длинный, потому что у нас идет подготовка к спуску", - сказал Скрипочка.

По его словам, члены экипажа уже поздравили друг друга. Скрипочка отметил, что День космонавтики в этом году экипаж отмечает "ударным трудом". "У нас все дни рабочие, включая субботу и воскресенье", - сказал космонавт.

На борту МКС находятся российские космонавты Олег Скрипочка, Анатолий Иванишин и Иван Вагнер, а также американские астронавты Эндрю Морган, Джессика Меир и Крис Кэссиди.

12 апреля 1961 года ракета-носитель "Восток" вывела на орбиту корабль "Восток-1", на борту которого находился советский космонавт Юрий Гагарин. Выполнив один оборот вокруг Земли, на 108-й минуте полет был завершен, посадка прошла в Саратовской области.

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8224399

12 АПР, 16:28
В Роскосмосе раскрыли детали эксперимента "Вампир"
Его планируют провести на многофункциональном лабораторном модуле "Наука" в 2021 году

МОСКВА, 12 апреля. /ТАСС/. Эксперимент "Вампир" по созданию кристаллов для новейших инфракрасных (ИК) датчиков, которые будут использоваться на спутниках группировки "Сфера", проведут на многофункциональном лабораторном модуле (МЛМ) "Наука" после его запуска к Международной космической станции в 2021 году. Об этом сообщил ТАСС в воскресенье исполнительный директор госкорпорации "Роскосмос" по науке Александр Блошенко.

"В составе нового модуля МЛМ "Наука" предполагаем провести космический эксперимент "Вампир", что расшифровывается как "вращающееся магнитное поле". Эксперимент позволит создать неохлаждаемые матрицы с уникальными техническими характеристиками для инфракрасных датчиков", - рассказал Блошенко.

Он пояснил, что "созданные в результате новые ИК-приборы будут очень нужны в малых аппаратах дистанционного зондирования Земли, группировка которых будет формироваться в рамках программы "Сфера".

В ходе эксперимента предполагается выращивание кристаллов для ИК-датчиков в условиях невесомости во вращающемся магнитном поле. Как пояснил исполнительный директор Роскосмоса, в результате можно получить кристаллы с высокой степенью однородности свойств, чего нельзя сделать в условиях Земли.

Как сообщил в воскресенье ТАСС директор департамента перспективных программ и проекта "Сфера" госкорпорации "Роскосмос" Сергей Прохоров, проект программы будет направлен на утверждение в правительство во втором квартале 2020 года. Он отметил, что "Сфера" будет включать группировки спутников связи, аппаратов для широкополосного доступа в интернет и спутников для дистанционного мониторинга Земли на базе малых аппаратов с ИК-нагрузкой, они будут заниматься мониторингом ЧС.

Запуск МЛМ "Наука" запланирован на 2021 год. Модуль способен вырабатывать кислород на шесть человек, регенерировать воду из урины. С "Наукой" российские космонавты должны получить второй туалет, каюту для третьего члена экипажа, а также европейский манипулятор ERA, который позволит выполнять ряд работ без выхода в открытый космос.

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http://gctc.ru/main.php?id=4952

ЦПК на связи с МКС. Отряд космонавтов поздравил экипаж МКС-62 с Днём космонавтики

12 апреля 2020 | 

Ровно год назад космонавт «Роскосмоса» Олег Кононенко принимал поздравления с Днем космонавтики на борту Международной космической станции. Сегодня же командир отряда вместе со своими коллегами Александром Скворцовым и Алексеем Овчининым, а также с первым заместителем начальника Центра Максимом Харламовым впервые вышли на связь с российской частью экипажа МКС-62 из Центра подготовки космонавтов. Здесь в техническом комплексе по управлению полетом КАСУППС, оснащенном современными средствами коммуникации с космонавтами на станции, коллеги по отряду обменялись поздравлениями, добрыми пожеланиями и словами поддержки.

 

12 апреля общение с теми, кто несет космическую вахту, традиционно осуществляется из Подмосковного Центра управления полетами. Но в настоящее время обстоятельства вносят изменения во многие сферы профессиональной деятельности, но, благодаря новым технологиям и человеческим отношениям, многолетние космические традиции удается не только сохранить, а даже привнести новые.



Источник: Пресс-служба ЦПК, фото ЦПК

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/04/11/station-crew-ready-for-return-to-earth-and-coronavirus/

Station crew ready for return to Earth, and coronavirus
April 11, 2020 | William Harwood

STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION


Expedition 62 crew members Drew Morgan, Oleg Skripochka and Jessica Meir pose inside the International Space Station. Credit: NASA

Nearly seven months aboard the International Space Station may be an extreme case of social distancing and isolation, but astronaut Jessica Meir says she expects to feel more isolated than ever when she returns next week to a planet in the grip of the coronavirus.

"It is quite surreal for us to see this whole situation unfolding on the planet below," Meir told CBS News during an orbital news conference Friday. "The Earth still looks just as stunning as always fr om up here, so it's difficult to believe all the changes that have taken place (since launch).

"It certainly will be very difficult for me to not be able to give some hugs to my family and friends. That's something after being up here for seven months, and being the type of person that I am, that's going to be difficult for me. ... I think that I will actually feel more isolated on the Earth than I did up here, just because that's part of our expected routine up here."

She said the isolation of a long-duration space station flight is offset by the crew's busy schedule, demanding research and the spectacular views of Earth.

But "when you're back in your homes and the kind of isolation that everybody is dealing with right now, and you can see all of those things, or all those people, but you just can't do anything with them or experience them at all, I think that it makes it even more difficult."

"So we'll see how it goes and how I adjust," she said. "But it will, of course, be wonderful to see some family and friends, at least virtually and from a distance for now."

Meir was launched to the station last Sept. 25 aboard the Russian Soyuz MS-15/61S spacecraft along with vehicle commander Oleg Skripochka and United Arab Emirates guest cosmonaut Hazzaa Ali Almansoori. Almansoori spent a week aboard the lab and returned to Earth with another crew.

Skripochka, Meir and physician-astronaut Drew Morgan, launched to the station on another Soyuz last July, have had the station to themselves since Feb. 6 when another three-person crew departed. But on Thursday, they were joined by Soyuz MS-16/62S commander Anatoli Ivanishin, Ivan Vagner and NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy, the station's next long-duration crew.

After a week-long handover, Skripochka, Meir and Morgan plan to undock and land next Friday on the steppe of Kazakhstan.

At touchdown, Meir will have logged 205 days in space, participating in three all-female spacewalks along the way. Morgan's total time off planet will stand at 272 days. He participated in seven spacewalks during his extended mission.

"As an emergency physician, I understand what it's like to be at the doorway of a hospital, or a field hospital, or the frontlines of combat, and that's exactly the situation that physicians and first responders and healthcare workers are finding themselves in across the globe right now," Morgan said.

"I'm very proud to be part of that profession, but I'll have to admit that there's even a little bit of guilt that I am as separated from it as I could be, and will only return to the middle of this in the next week."

Space station astronauts expect changes when they return to Earth after a half year or more in space, but the impact of the coronavirus has been "very hard to fathom."

"Sometimes our news is a little bit delayed and so as we're watching things, we're getting it through the eyes of the news, and talking to our friends and families back home and trying to paint a picture," he said. "It's just hard for us really to understand what has transpired and how life will be different for us when we return to the Earth."

His advice to friends and family struggling with isolation is to try "thinking about how your actions affect the actions of others. It's something we do all the time up here and are constantly evaluating to make sure that we're respectful of others at all times. And that can be very tough to do when you're living for a long time in close quarters."

Skripochka plans to turn over command of the space station to Cassidy next week. A former Navy SEAL making his third spaceflight, Cassidy said he and his two Russian crewmates were in strict quarantine starting in March. While quarantine is standard practice in the weeks leading up to launch, Cassidy said nothing was left to chance this time around.

"This mission, it does feel different, I will tell you, leaving Earth amidst the global crisis and the shutdown, worldwide quarantine. We knew as a crew we were going to be in quarantine ... but we didn't know the whole rest of the world was going to join us."

From the first week of March after he had flown to Moscow for final training, "I did not come in contact with anyone other than those immediate people involved with the launch preparation," he said. "And those people were also in the same quarantine as I was. And we were really strict about it.

"There was virtually no interaction between us as a crew and the outside population," he added. "Now, anything's possible, we know lots of cases wh ere people have thought they were good to go, but it snuck into their world. But I really think that's almost zero percent chance for our crew."

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/8227033

13 АПР, 07:06
Состав аптечки космонавтов не изменился из-за пандемии коронавируса
В Институте медико-биологических проблем РАН подчеркнули, что контроль за здоровьем прибывших на МКС космонавтов достаточно полный без дополнительных мер

МОСКВА, 13 апреля. /ТАСС/. Специалисты не стали менять состав аптечки космонавтов в связи с пандемией коронавируса. Об этом сообщили ТАСС в пресс-службе Института медико-биологических проблем (ИМБП) РАН.

В четверг на корабле "Союз МС-16" на Международную космическую станцию (МКС) прилетели российские космонавты Анатолий Иванишин и Иван Вагнер, а также американский астронавт Крис Кэссиди.

"Состав аптечки не менялся", - сказали в институте, пояснив, что дополнительного контроля за здоровьем прибывших на МКС членов экипажа не планируется, так как "он и так полный". В ИМБП также отметили, что российский космонавт Олег Скрипочка и американские астронавты Эндрю Морган и Джессика Меир, которые возвращаются на Землю 17 апреля, не будут применять иммуномодуляторы перед посадкой, для них предусмотрен "просто карантин в профилактории".

Подготовка и первый пилотируемый пуск в 2020 году прошли на фоне пандемии коронавируса. Инфекцией в мире заразились более 1,7 млн человек, зафиксировано более 110 тыс. летальных исходов. Экипаж "Союза МС-16" был на карантине в течение полутора месяцев перед полетом. Из-за коронавируса для них вводили ряд ограничений. В частности, были отменены традиционные мероприятия, а близкие и родные не смогли прилететь на Байконур, чтобы проводить их.

Ранее Иванишин высказал мнение, что МКС в ближайшие несколько месяцев станет самым безопасным местом во время пандемии коронавируса на Земле.

17 апреля на "Союзе МС-15" на Землю вернутся Скрипочка, Меир и Морган. С момента посадки для них наступит режим обсервации. Как уточнили ТАСС в Центре подготовки космонавтов (ЦПК), его выполнение обеспечат специалисты ЦПК, Федерального медико-биологического агентства (ФМБА) и Института медико-биологических проблем РАН.

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/28381/

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Космический урок совместно со Школьной цифровой платформой

Роскосмос ТВ

13 апр. 2020 г.

ТВ Роскосмос совместно со Школьной цифровой платформой ПАО Сбербанк в День космонавтики провели космический урок в рамках которого состоялся сеанс связи с Международной космической станцией.  На прямую линию выходили ведущие из Телестудии Роскосмоса -- вице-президент Сбербанка Марина Ракова и лётчик-космонавт, Герой России Фёдор  Юрчихин. А зрителями были тысячи школьников по всей России, которым удалось в прямом эфире задать вопрос космонавтам, находящимися на борту МКС

https://www.youtube.com/embed/TO0swYROVoo?feature=oembed (1:20)

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#СпасибоВрачам: обращение космонавтов

Roscosmos Media

13 апр. 2020 г.

Обращение экипажа Международной космической станции к российским врачам и соотечественникам.

https://www.youtube.com/embed/aekE2tOGSpM (1:02)

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 Дмитрий Рогозин‏ @Rogozin 2 ч. назад

А сейчас космонавты Олег Скрипочка, Иван Вагнер и Анатолий Иванишин обращаются со словами поддержки и благодарности к главному врачу больницы в Коммунарке Денису Проценко

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/04/10/iss-daily-summary-report-4102020/

ISS Daily Summary Report - 4/10/2020

STP-H5 (Space Test Program) ICE (Innovative Coatings Experiment) photos:

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The crew took several still camera photos of the ICE strip from the Cupola and JEM Window locations. These photos are used to document the current state of the ICE experiment once per quarter. The harsh radiation and extreme temperatures of space can corrode the paint and coatings that protect spacecraft exteriors, potentially damaging a spacecraft's hull. Optical coatings are also important for robotic and human navigators, who would rely on specialized markings to capture or repair spacecraft. The ICE experiment, one the thirteen on STP-H5, exposes a set of eight new and two reference coatings to the low Earth orbit environment. Visual and photographic observations are made periodically to evaluate the optical and color stability of each of the coatings relative to the reference standard.

Transparent Alloys:

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Following a successful series of science runs, the crew removed and stowed the Transparent Alloys hardware from the MSG. Transparent Alloys is an ESA research project on Material Science performed in the Microgravity Science Glovebox (MSG). A set of 5 experiments takes place in Transparent Alloys to improve the understanding of melting-solidification processes in plastics, which usually serves to gain experience on physical phenomena involved in metallic alloy processing. Of the 5 experiments, the experiment series recently completed was the Solidification along an Eutectic Path in Ternary Alloys (SETA) investigation. Its goals are the observation of the microstructure formation to analyze different aspects, and the improvement and validation of numerical simulations of the eutectic microstructure formation in a ternary alloy.

ISS Emergency Hardware Familiarization Onboard Training (OBT):

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The crew completed the Emergency Hardware OBT which is designed to familiarize the crew with the locations of equipment and the positions of valves used in emergencies as well as practice communication from the Russian Segment (RS) modules in case of emergency.

Waste and Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Pre-Treat Tank Remove and Replace (R&R):

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Today the crew R&R'd the Pre-Treat Tank as part of nominal WHC preventative maintenance. Each tank contains five liters of pre-treat solution, a mix of acid, chromium oxide, and water, used for toilet flushing and required for nominal WHC operation.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/13/new-trio-adapts-to-station-life-crewmates-prep-for-earth-return/

New Trio Adapts to Station Life, Crewmates Prep for Earth Return

Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 13, 2020 at 1:23 pm


NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Chris Cassidy pose in front of the state flag of Maine inside the Kibo laboratory module. Both astronauts' home state is Maine.

Three new crewmembers are getting used to life aboard the International Space Station. Meanwhile, the Expedition 62 trio is getting ready for its return Earth on Friday.

Three NASA astronauts and three Roscosmos cosmonauts have been working together on the orbiting lab since April 9 when the Expedition 63 crew docked to the station's Poisk module. U.S. astronaut Chris Cassidy is leading Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner during their 195-day mission.

They will be familiarizing themselves with station systems and getting up to speed with science work over the next several days. Cassidy put on virtual reality goggles this morning for an experiment monitoring how he visually interprets motion, orientation and distance in microgravity. Ivanishin and Vagner were researching space biology and technology studies today, as they get used to their new orbiting home 260 miles above Earth.

Expedition 62 Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan with Commander Oleg Skripochka will complete their station mission on Friday when they return to Earth. They are packing their Soyuz MS-15 crew ship and reviewing landing procedures this week. They are also familiarizing themselves with the conditions they will experience upon reentering Earth's atmosphere and feeling gravity for the first time in months.

Skripochka will hand over station control to Cassidy on Wednesday at 4:55 p.m. EDT during the Change of Command Ceremony live on NASA TV. The Expedition 62 crew will undock in the Soyuz vehicle on Thursday at 9:53 p.m. They will shoot through the atmosphere in the Soyuz descent module and parachute to a landing in Kazakhstan at 1:17 a.m. (11:17 a.m. Kazakh time).

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-landing-of-nasa-astronauts-meir-morgan-crewmate-skripochka

April 13, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-046

NASA TV to Air Landing of NASA Astronauts Meir, Morgan, Crewmate Skripochka


NASA Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir flank Expedition 62 Commander Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos for a playful portrait in the weightless environment of the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA

NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan, who has spent nine months living and working on the International Space Station, will join fellow NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and Oleg Skripochka of the Russian space agency Roscosmos for a scheduled return to Earth on Friday, April 17.

Live coverage of their Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft's undocking and station departure will begin at 6 p.m. EDT Thursday, April 16, on NASA Television and the agency's website. Coverage of the deorbit burn and landing will begin at 12 a.m. Friday, April 17.

Soyuz and station hatches will be closed at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 16, and the trio will undock fr om the aft port of the station's Zvezda service module at 9:53 p.m. A deorbit burn at 12:22 a.m. Friday, April 17, will put the Soyuz on course for a parachute-assisted landing at 1:17 a.m. (11:17 a.m. Kazakhstan time) on the steppe of Kazakhstan, southeast of the remote town of Dzhezkazgan.

A change of command ceremony, which will see newly arrived astronaut Chris Cassidy of NASA accept station command from Skripochka, will air live at 4:55 p.m. Wednesday, April 15, on NASA TV and the agency's website.

At the time of undocking, Expedition 63 will begin aboard the station, with Cassidy and Roscosmos cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner comprising a three-person crew until the planned arrival of NASA's Bob Behnken and Doug Hurley aboard the SpaceX Crew Dragon on the Demo-2 flight test, becoming the first astronauts to launch from American soil to the space station since 2011.

Morgan's 272-day mission began on July 20, 2019, with launch aboard the Soyuz MS-13 spacecraft, along with Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Alexander Skvortsov of Roscosmos. His flight spanned Expeditions 60-62, a total of 4,352 Earth orbits and a journey of 115.3 million miles. During his first spaceflight, he contributed to hundreds of experiments in biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development. He also conducted seven spacewalks, totaling 45 hours and 48 minutes, four of which were to improve and extend the life of the station's Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer as it looks for evidence of dark matter in the universe.

Meir and Skripochka, who launched on the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft on Sept. 25, 2019, will land with Morgan after 205 days in space, 3,280 orbits of Earth and a trip of 86.9 million miles. During her first spaceflight, Meir conducted the first three all-woman spacewalks with crewmate Christina Koch of NASA, totaling 21 hours and 44 minutes. Skripochka is completing his third spaceflight for a cumulative 536 days in orbit.

After landing, the crew will return by Russian helicopters to the recovery staging city in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, wh ere they will split up. Morgan and Meir will board a NASA plane located in the adjacent city of Kyzlorda, Kazakhstan, for a flight back to Houston. Skripochka will board a Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center aircraft in Baikonur to return to his home in Star City, Russia.

Full NASA TV coverage is as follows (all times EDT):

Wednesday, April 15:

4:55 p.m.: Space station change of command ceremony, during which Chris Cassidy will accept command from crewmate Oleg Skripochka of Roscosmos.

Thursday, April 16:

6 p.m.: Farewell and Soyuz hatch closure coverage (hatch closure at 6:30 p.m.)

9:30 p.m.: Soyuz undocking coverage (undocking scheduled for 9:53 p.m.)

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Friday, April 17:

12 a.m.: Soyuz deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 12:22 a.m. and landing at 1:17 a.m.)

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Last Updated: April 13, 2020
Editor: Sean Potter

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/04/13/iss-daily-summary-report-4132020/

ISS Daily Summary Report - 4/13/2020

Standard Measures (SM):

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The crew performed their saliva collection and insertion into MELFI. The aim of the SM investigation is to ensure consistent capture of an optimized, minimal set of measures from crewmembers until the end of the ISS Program in order to characterize the adaptive responses to and risks of living in space. Among other things, the ground teams perform analyses for metabolic and chemistry panels, immune function, microbiome, etc.

Vection:

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The crew setup the appropriate hardware, performed the Vection science session, stowed the hardware and transferred to the session data to the ground. The principal investigator confirmed the data is on the ground and looks good.  Vection is made up of 3 tasks that test how orientation perception, motion processing, and depth perception are affected by long duration 0g and return to 1g. The objective of the study is to determine to what extent an astronaut's ability to visually interpret motion, orientation, and distance may be disrupted in a microgravity environment, and how it may adapt, and how it may be changed upon return to Earth. Multiple experimental time points inflight and upon return to Earth allows for the adaptation and recovery process to be investigated.

Veggie PONDS (Passive Orbital Nutrient Delivery System):

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The crew reviewed the On-Board Training (OBT), inspected/took imagery of the Veggie PONDS plant growth units, and watered them as needed. It has previously been noted that germination has been delayed or has not occurred at all in the various PONDS units in the on-going experiment session. 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.

Food Consolidate:

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Crew performed a food consolidation to reorganize Node 1 to make room for the transfer of food items from the Permanent Multipurpose Module (PMM) to Node 1 for the newly arrived USOS crewmember.  These crew provisions were delivered on various vehicles including NG-13 and SpX-20. Unused items and United States Crewed Vehicle (USCV) food provisions removed from the food pantry were stowed in the PMM.

Soyuz Descent Drill:

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In preparation for their departure from the ISS on Thursday evening, the 61S Crew completed a nominal descent and landing drill today. During this training, the crew was inside their Soyuz spacecraft reviewing and practicing undock and landing procedures.

ISS Crew Handover:

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61S crew continued handover to 62S crew including on-orbit practices and lessons learned related to ISS systems and payloads. They also reviewed topics that are not limited to a particular module or scheduled activity as well as those that are usually scheduled as separate activities. This will allow the crew to be on the same page regarding various onboard techniques.

Waste & Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Routine Maintenance:

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Today, the crew replaced the receptacle and filter in the WHC. Upon replacing the components, the crew performed a successful functionality test of the unit. Routine maintenance allows for continuous hardware operation and minimizes the possibility of a functional failure. Periodic checks during this maintenance verifies the equipment is operating within specification.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/14/human-research-crew-departure-preps-aboard-busy-station/

Human Research, Crew Departure Preps aboard Busy Station

Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 14, 2020 at 7:18 pm


NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir participate in Earth photography activities inside the Destiny laboratory module.

The six crewmembers aboard the International Space Station continued advanced space research today promoting health for humans on and off Earth. The crew will split up at the end of the week when the Expedition 62 trio undocks and returns to Earth.

Scientists are looking at how human muscles adapt to microgravity for the Myotones space biology study. NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy began the first of his four sessions for the human research experiment today. He marked muscle points on his skin then used a specialized device to measure his muscles' biochemical properties. The research could prepare astronauts for longer space missions and help people on Earth with muscle conditions.

His two crewmates, Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner, are getting used to life on the orbiting lab while maintaining Russian station hardware. The cosmonauts are deactivating communication systems in the new Soyuz MS-16 crew ship and getting up to speed on their complement of space research.

NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan contributed to different experiments today as they complete their final week in space. Meir collected her saliva samples for microbial analysis then documented her thoughts about the station's food menu. Morgan cleaned and closed out life science hardware that housed live mice that returned to Earth on the last SpaceX Dragon cargo mission.

The two astronauts are also getting ready to end their mission with Commander Oleg Skripochka and return to Earth on Friday. The trio is packing the Soyuz MS-15 crew ship with cargo and personal items. They will undock Thursday at 9:53 p.m. EDT and parachute to landing in Kazakhstan less than three-and-half hours later.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/15/crew-nears-departure-ahead-of-busy-space-traffic/

Crew Nears Departure Ahead of Busy Space Traffic

Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 15, 2020 at 1:08 pm


NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy (left) will assume station command from Russian cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka (right) today.

Three Expedition 62 crewmembers are getting ready to head home before U.S., Russian and Japanese spaceship traffic ramps up. Meanwhile, human research activities continue full speed ahead aboard the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Chris Cassidy will assume command and control of the orbiting lab today at 4:55 p.m. EDT during the Change of Command ceremony live on NASA TV. Commander Oleg Skripochka will turn the keys over to Cassidy before leaving the station on Thursday at 9:53 p.m. EDT when Expedition 63 officially begins.

Cassidy will stay onboard the station until October with Russian cosmonauts Anatoly Ivanishin and Ivan Vagner. This is third station mission for Cassidy and Ivanishin while Vagner is beginning his first.

Skripochka is returning to Earth with NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan inside the Soyuz MS-15 crew ship. The trio will parachute to landing in Kazakhstan on Friday at 1:16 a.m. (11:16 a.m. Kazakh time). Morgan will have lived in space for 272 days while Meir and Skripochka will have orbited Earth for 205 days.

The crew collected blood, saliva and urine samples today before stowing them in a science freezer. Scientists on the ground will analyze the samples for markers indicating the effects of microgravity on humans. The orbital residents also contributed to nutrition studies today to understand the crew's appetite for the station's food menu and the health impacts of their space diet.

The next spaceship to visit the station is planned for April 24 when Russia's Progress 75 space freighter launches for a docking to the station's Zvezda service module. The U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft will finish its station cargo mission on May 11 when the Canadarm2 robotic arm removes it from the Unity module and releases it back into space. Japan is targeting May 20 for the launch of its HTV-9 Kounotori resupply ship when it will begin a five-day trip to the orbital lab.

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Возможно, 2020-04-19 запланирована очередная коррекция орбиты МКС коротким импульсом для приёма "Прогресс МС-14". По предварительным баллистическим расчётам https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit/ISS/SVPOST.html

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  IMPULSIVE TIG (GMT)   M50 DVx(FPS)      LVLH DVx(FPS)      DVmag(FPS)
   IMPULSIVE TIG (MET)   M50 DVy(FPS)      LVLH DVy(FPS)      Invar Sph HA
   DT                    M50 DVz(FPS)      LVLH DVz(FPS)      Invar Sph HP
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   110/05:09:32.740           1.1              -3.0              3.0    
   N/A                       -2.8               0.2              228.6  
   000/00:01:01.479           0.4              -0.1              222.2  коррекция должна быть проведена 19 апреля 2020 в 05:09:32.740 UTC (110/05:09:32.740) импульсом длительностью 61.5 с (00:01:01.479).
Прим. Параметры коррекции (дата, время, длительность импульса) в дальнейшем могут быть изменены (уточнены).

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/04/14/iss-daily-summary-report-4142020/

ISS Daily Summary Report - 4/14/2020

Food Physiology:

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The crew performed saliva collections in support of the Food Physiology investigation. The Integrated Impact of Diet on Human Immune Response, the Gut Microbiota, and Nutritional Status During Adaptation to Spaceflight (Food Physiology) experiment is designed to characterize the key effects of an enhanced spaceflight diet on immune function, the gut microbiome, and nutritional status indicators. These factors are interlinked, but diet is the only one that can be easily and meaningfully altered on Earth or during flight. This investigation aims to document the effect of dietary improvements on human physiology and the ability of those improvements to enhance adaptation to spaceflight.

Myotones (Muscle Tone in Space):

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The crew reviewed the big picture words, set up the appropriate hardware, performed the skin marking, and the Myotones science session. 7 muscles, 2 tendons and 1 fascia area are were studied. These targets were either known to be affected by atrophy during extended inactivity periods, or they were used as a control. The Myotones investigation observes the biochemical properties of muscles during long-term exposure to the spaceflight environment. Results from this investigation are expected to provide insight into principles of human resting muscle tone, which could lead to the development of new strategies for alternative treatments for rehabilitation both on Earth and for future space missions.

Probiotics:

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The crew performed sampling and questionnaire activities for the ongoing Probiotics investigation. Some species of harmful bacteria such asSalmonella grow stronger and more virulent in the microgravity environment of space. At the same time, the human immune system is weaker in space, leading to increased health risks. The objective of the Probiotics investigation is to study the impact of continuous consumption of beneficial bacteria (probiotics) on immune function and intestinal microbiota in astronauts in a closed microgravity environment. The results of this investigation may be used to support improvements in crew members' intestinal microbiota and their immune function on long-duration space missions.

ISS Crew Handover:

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61S crew continued handover to 62S crew, including on-orbit practices and lessons learned related to ISS systems and payloads. They also reviewed topics that are not limited to a particular module or scheduled activity as well as those that are usually scheduled as separate activities. This will allow the crew to be on the same page regarding various onboard operations techniques.

Portable Emergency Provisions (PEPS) Inspection:

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Today, the ISS crew performed the periodic Portable Emergency Provisions (PEPS) Inspection that included inspecting and photographing the Portable Breathing Apparatus (PBA), Pre-Breath Masks, and the Quick Don Mask (QDM) and Harness. The PEPS inspection is designed to ensure the ISS emergency equipment is in good working order.

Crew Quarters (CQ) Clean:

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A USOS crewmember cleaned the Deck Crew Quarters today. During this activity, the crew cleaned behind panels, intake and exhaust ducts, fans and airflow sensors as required.

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