Orion

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Работает основная парашютная система


На этом аудиотрансляция продолжилась, а видеотрансляция прекратилась - появилась заставка следующей передачи.

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Запись трансляции финального теста парашютной системы Ориона на Мордокниге

https://scontent-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.9040-29/10000000_2118241021827378_7285147514867548160_n.mp4?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InNkIn0%3D&oh=0dabf8cf8894c141445c62e908b3ad71&oe=5B996D9B (24:03)

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 20 мин. назад

ARTICLE: Orion conducts final parachute drop test in a decade-long program -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/09/orion-conducts-final-parachute-drop-test-program/ ...

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Mark Kirasich‏ @MarkKirasich 24 мин. назад

Watched a perfect test on perfect day with @AstroKomrade and the parachute team! Congrats to all for the great work!

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https://ria.ru/science/20180912/1528427151.html

НАСА провело испытания парашютной тормозной системы капсулы "Орион"

18:32 12.09.2018

ВАШИНГТОН, 12 сен – РИА Новости. НАСА в среду успешно провело последние испытания парашютной системы торможения посадочной капсулы будущего межпланетного корабля "Орион".

Тестовая капсула "Ориона" весом 9,5 тонны была сброшена с самолета в штате Аризона на высоте около 10 километров. Трансляцию вел сайт НАСА. Испытание должно было подтвердить работоспособность сложной системы из 11 основных и вспомогательных парашютов в совокупности с пиротехническими зарядами для обеспечения торможения и посадки.

Поскольку "Орион" будет совершать полеты за пределы околоземной орбиты, его посадочная капсула будет входить в земную атмосферу с высокой скоростью — более 9 километров в секунду. Согласно расчетам, корабль могут безопасно "посадить" два главных парашюта и один стабилизирующий. Однако для обеспечения дополнительной надежности, посадочная система состоит из трех главных парашютов и двух стабилизирующих. ...

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Congratulations to the parachute team on a perfect final airdrop test to qualify Orion's parachute system for crew. We apologize for the problem on our live broadcast this morning and hope you take time to watch the full video of the drop test here.

https://video-arn2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t42.9040-2/10000000_2068104783223032_12295494936035328_n.mp4?_nc_cat=0&efg=eyJ2ZW5jb2RlX3RhZyI6InN2ZV9oZCJ9&oh=21e14a9cc168c9abe3c3b8b3aefb4d88&oe=5B99BDDB
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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/nasa-completes-orion-parachute-tests-for-missions-with-astronauts

Sept. 13, 2018

NASA Completes Orion Parachute Tests for Missions with Astronauts

NASA has completed the final test to qualify Orion's parachute system for flights with astronauts, checking off an important milestone on the path to send humans on missions to the Moon and beyond.


An Orion test capsule with its three main parachutes touches down in the Arizona desert Sept. 12.


The evaluation was the final test to qualify Orion's parachute system for flights with astronauts.

Over the course of eight tests at the U.S. Army's Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, engineers have evaluated the performance of Orion's parachute system during normal landing sequences as well as several failure scenarios and a variety of potential aerodynamic conditions to ensure astronauts can return safely from deep space missions.

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"We're working incredibly hard not only to make sure Orion's ready to take our astronauts farther than we've been before, but to make sure they come home safely," said Orion Program Manager Mark Kirasich. "The parachute system is complex, and evaluating the parachutes repeatedly through our test series gives us confidence that we'll be ready for any kind of landing day situation."

The system has 11 parachutes, a series of cannon-like mortars, pyrotechnic bolt cutters, and more than 30 miles of Kevlar lines attaching the top of the spacecraft to the 36,000 square feet of parachute canopy material. In about 10 minutes of descent through Earth's atmosphere, everything must deploy in precise sequence to slow Orion and its crew from about 300 mph to a relatively gentle 20 mph for splashdown in the Pacific Ocean.

The parachute system is the only system that must assemble itself in mid-air and must be able to keep the crew safe in several failure scenarios, such as mortar failures that prevent a single parachute type to deploy, or conditions that cause some of the parachute textile components to fail.

During the final test, which took place Sept. 12, a mock Orion was pulled out from the cargo bay of a C-17 aircraft flying higher than 6.5 miles. The protective ring around the top of Orion that covers the parachute system was jettisoned and pulled away by the first set of Orion's parachutes, then the remaining parachutes were deployed in precise sequence.

Additionally, Orion parachute engineers have also provided considerable insight and data to NASA's Commercial Crew Program partners. The knowledge gained through the Orion program has enabled NASA to mature computer modeling of how the system works in various scenarios and help partner companies understand certain elements of parachute systems. In some cases, NASA's work has provided enough information for the partners to reduce the need for some developmental parachute tests, and the associated expenses.

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Orion will first fly with astronauts aboard during Exploration Mission-2, a mission that will venture near the Moon and farther from Earth than ever before, launching atop NASA's Space Launch System rocket—which will be the world's most powerful rocket. The parachutes for Orion's upcoming uncrewed flight test, Exploration Mission-1, already are installed on the vehicle at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Last Updated: Sept. 13, 2018
Editor: Mark Garcia

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Final Orion Spacecraft Parachutes Test, 12 September 2018

SciNews

Опубликовано: 12 сент. 2018 г

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Final Orion Parachute Test for Missions with Astronauts

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 12 сент. 2018 г.

An Orion test capsule was dropped from a C-17 aircraft at an altitude of more than six miles to verify the spacecraft's complex system of 11 parachutes, cannon-like mortars, and pyrotechnic devices work in sequence to slow the capsule's descent for a safe landing on Earth. This test and a series of others have evaluated Orion's parachute performance during normal landing sequences, several failure scenarios, and a variety of potential aerodynamic conditions, to ensure the safe return of astronauts from deep space missions. It occurred Sept. 12 at the U.S. Army Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona, and was the final test to certify the system for missions with crew.

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Final Orion Parachute Test for Missions with Astronauts (Aerial views)

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 12 сент. 2018 г.

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K. Scott Piel‏ @spiel2001 16 ч. назад

Okay.. So, it was the booster for the #Orion Ascent Abort-2 test that we saw being transported at @NASAKennedy today.

For those who are interested, here is a rendered video of what the AA2 test will look like: https://youtu.be/6HK9G7feXEk 

@nasa #SLS #MPCV #Space @SpaceflightNow – NASA KSC - OSB II

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http://www.esa.int/Our_Activities/Human_Spaceflight/Orion/Orion_s_first_Service_Module_integration_complete

ORION'S FIRST SERVICE MODULE INTEGRATION COMPLETE



18 September 2018
Last week at the Airbus integration hall in Bremen, Germany, technicians installed the last radiator on the European Service Module for NASA's Orion spacecraft marking the module's finished integration.

ESA's European service module will provide power, water, air and electricity to NASA's Orion exploration spacecraft that will eventually fly beyond the Moon with astronauts. The European Service Module is now complete for Orion's first mission that will do a lunar fly-by without astronauts to demonstrate the spacecraft's capabilities.


Working on Orion European Service Module-1

Much like closing the bonnet on a car, with the radiators in place technicians can no longer access the internals of the European service module, symbolically ending the assembly and integration of the module that will fly further into our Solar System than any other human-rated spacecraft has ever flown before.

Technicians worked 24 hours a day in three shifts to complete the service module's assembly which is now going through the last stages of its extensive testing. Engineers will put the module through its paces with functional tests that include checking the newly installed radiators and testing the propulsion system with its intricate pipelines that deliver fuel and oxidiser to the spacecraft's 33 engines.


View fr om below: Orion European Service Module-1

Once complete the service module will be packed and flown to NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida, USA. Orion's solar wings will be shipped separately, also from Bremen. In the USA the module will be stacked together with NASA's Crew Module Adaptor and Crew Module, the first time the complete spacecraft will be on display.

More tests await the Orion spacecraft at NASA's Plum Brook facility wh ere it will be put in the world's largest vacuum chamber to simulate spaceflight as well as being subjected to acoustic tests to simulate the intense vibrations Orion will endure when launched on the world's largest rocket, NASA's Space Launch Systems.

Second module getting ready

Meanwhile technicians in Bremen are not resting as work on the second European Service Module is already well under way. The structure is complete and over 11 km of cables are being meticulously placed in preparation for the computers and equipment that will keep astronauts alive and well for the second Orion mission called Exploration Mission-2.


Orion European Service Module-2 wiring

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 3 мин. назад

ARTICLE: Fits checks and transport runs ahead of AA-2 test -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/09/fits-checks-transport-ahead-aa-2-test/ ...

(Thanks to @Cygnusx112 for spotting and grabbing pics).

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Human Spaceflight‏Подлинная учетная запись @esaspaceflight 25 сент.

Ready for service: the European Service Module providing @NASA_Orion with power, propulsion and more has been fully integrated @AirbusSpace in Bremen . Next steps: more tests and a trip to @NASAKennedy. More in our #ImageOfTheWeek https://www.esa.int/spaceinimages/Images/2018/09/Ready_for_service ...

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 1 ч. назад

Awaiting the start of an ESA/NASA press conference at #IAC2018 where they're expected to announce the completion of the service module for the EM-1 Orion mission and plans to deliver it to the US for testing and integration.


1 ч. назад

Juckenhöfel: first service module ready for delivery. Work already started on second and third service modules.
#IAC2018


59 мин. назад

Mike Hawes, Lockheed Martin: if Airbus is ready to ship the service module, are we ready to receive it? Crew module is essentially done, other than swapping out some avionics boxes.
#IAC2018


57 мин. назад

Hawes: when we get the service module, we have 404 days to turn over combined Orion spacecraft for launch preparations. Everyone on Orion team at Lockheed knows that number.
#IAC2018


56 мин. назад

Nico Dettmann, ESA: planning to ship service module on October 29, although it could slip by about a week.
#IAC2018


53 мин. назад

Juckenhöfel: making improvements to the second service module, like reducing mass and slight design upgrades.
#IAC2018


50 мин. назад

NASA's Kirasich: if we get the EM-1 service module in November, we'll be on track for launch by June 2020.
#IAC2018


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Kirasich: service module is neck-and-neck with core stage of the SLS regarding the EM-1 critical path; which is on the path depends on the day of the week.
#IAC2018

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https://spacenews.com/first-orion-service-module-ready-for-shipment-to-the-u-s/

First Orion service module ready for shipment to the U.S.
by Jeff Foust — October 3, 2018


Technicians perform final work on the service module for the Orion EM-1 mission at an Airbus factory in Bremen, Germany. Credit: ESA/A. Conigli

BREMEN, Germany — The first European-built service module for NASA's Orion spacecraft is finally ready to be shipped to the United States for final preparations before a scheduled mid-2020 launch.

At a press conference during the 69th International Astronautical Congress here Oct. 3, representatives of NASA, the European Space Agency and companies involved in the program said the first European Service Module, the "powerhouse" of the Orion spacecraft, should be shipped fr om a nearby Airbus factory late this month.

"We're planning to ship on the 29th of October," said Nico Dettmann, head of ESA's Exploration Development Group. Some final testing of the service module could delay that shipment by up to a week, he said, "but we're very confident that we'll ship on the 29th."

The service module will be shipped to the Kennedy Space Center, wh ere it will be mated to the Orion crew module already there and undergo more testing in preparation for launch on the Space Launch System. That crew module is effectively complete, said Mike Hawes, vice president and Orion program manager at Lockheed Martin, other than some work replacing avionics boxes. "The U.S. team is ready," he said.

Development of the service module suffered extensive delays because of technical problems that at one point required Lockheed to provide some technicians to Airbus, the prime contractor for the module, to help speed things along.

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"The first one always carries the character of being the first of its kind," said Oliver Juckenhöfel, vice president of on-orbit services and exploration at Airbus. He said the company is incorporating lessons learned from the first service module for future modules, as well as design improvements and other changes to reduce its mass.

Some of those changes will need to reflect the fact that, unlike the uncrewed Exploration Mission (EM) 1 flight that the first service module was built for, future Orion missions will be crewed. "For the EM-1 mission, we had certain cases which allowed us to waive requirements because there was no crew on board," Dettmann said. "There was a strict obligation to fix it for EM-2."

The service module has been one of the items pacing the overall development of EM-1, along with the core stage of the SLS. "Right now we're about neck-and-neck" with the SLS core stage in terms of what element is on the critical path to launch, said Mark Kirasich, NASA Orion program manager.

Delivery of the service module in the coming weeks, though, would keep the mission on track for a 2020 launch. "If we get the service module by November, we're working to target a June 2020 launch date for EM-1," said Kirasich.

Airbus has already started construction of the second and even the third service modules, Juckenhöfel said. Development of the later service modules involves a complex set of deals for ESA, including contracts with Airbus and agreements with NASA, as well as support from ESA's member states.

David Parker, ESA's director of human and robotic exploration, said the ESA Council gave approval in June to start procurement on the third service module. "We're in the process of a commercial procurement at the moment with Airbus, waiting for a proposal to come in," he said. "Long-lead items are already under contract, so that's off and running."

The fourth service module will be included in the package of proposals ESA's member states will consider at the next ministerial meeting in late 2019. In the long term, Parker said ESA is considering a block buy of several more service modules beyond the fourth. By that point in the module's development, he noted, the design should be stable, making such a deal feasible.

At the same time, Parker said ESA has "ongoing discussions" with NASA on a deal to provide those service modules. The first two service modules were provided by ESA in exchange for ISS logistics services. That future agreement, he said, could be part of a broader exploration package that will also include European contributions to the lunar Gateway.

Such an agreement could include provisions for ESA astronauts to fly on future Orion missions. "The aspiration is obviously there to get a European astronaut" on a mission, he said

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/5648997

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NASA планирует запустить пилотируемый корабль Orion в 2022 году

Также в 2022 году планируются летные испытания силовой и двигательной установки

ТАСС, 8 октября. Американское аэрокосмическое агентство NASA до 2022 года планирует запустить беспилотный и пилотируемый корабли Orion. Об этом в понедельник сообщила представитель NASA Лори Глейз.

"Согласно программе исследований NASA, в 2020 году планируется полет корабля Orion (в беспилотном варианте - прим. ТАСС), в 2022 году должен полететь пилотируемый Orion. Также в 2022 году планируются летные испытания силовой и двигательной установки", - сказала Глейз, выступая на 9-м Московском международном симпозиуме по исследованиям Солнечной системы.

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По ее словам, в 2022 году также будет реализована программа деятельности среднеразмерных посадочных аппаратов и планетарных роботов-вездеходов.

В 2028 году планируется запуск нового аппарата для исследования поверхности Луны ("advanced exploration lander" ).

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 6 ч. назад

We recently moved the static test motor for @NASA_Orion Launch Abort System to its test stand in preparation for a December firing. The motor will pull @NASA_Orion away from @NASA_SLS in the event of an emergency on the pad or during ascent #NorthropGrumman