Dragon SpX-16 (CRS-16), GEDI, RRM3 - Falcon 9 - Canaveral SLC-40 - 05.12.2018 18:16 UTC

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https://www.nasa.gov/social/experience-the-launch-of-the-spacex-crs-16-mission

Nov. 2, 2018

Experience the Launch of the SpaceX CRS-16 Mission

Social media users are invited to register to attend the launch of the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) in Florida. This launch, currently targeted for no earlier than Tuesday, Dec. 4, will be the next commercial cargo resupply services mission to the International Space Station.

If your passion is to communicate and engage the world via social media, then this is the event for you! Seize the opportunity to be on the front line to blog, tweet or Instagram everything about SpaceX's 16th mission to the space station. In addition to supplies and equipment, the Dragon spacecraft will deliver several science investigations to the station.

Last Updated: Nov. 2, 2018
Editor: Brittany Brown

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Robotic Refueling: Paving the Way for Exploration

NASA Goddard

Опубликовано: 21 нояб. 2018 г.

One small box of technology is getting NASA one step closer to future exploration missions. The Robotic Refueling Mission 3, or RRM3, will prove technologies to transfer and store common consumables, like spacecraft fuel, in space.

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NASA has its eyes on human exploration, including venturing forward to the Moon and Mars. First, the agency must develop and perfect the technologies and capabilities needed for these missions.

Affixed to the International Space Station, RRM3 will use a suite of three tools and the station's robotic handyman, Dextre, to transfer and store cryogenic propellant (e.g., liquid methane). These capabilities have applications ranging from in-situ resource utilization to solar electric propulsion to maintaining long-term life support systems.

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RRM3 is set to launch to the Space Station onboard SpaceX's 16th commercial resupply services mission. Once installed to the exterior of the station, the transfer and storage technologies will be put to the test.

RRM3 builds on the first two phases of International Space Station technology demonstrations that tested tools, technologies and techniques to refuel and repair satellites in orbit. It is developed and operated by the Satellite Servicing Projects Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, under direction of NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate.

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Mapping Carbon in 3-D

NASA Goddard

Опубликовано: 7 нояб. 2018 г.

NASA's new laser instrument, the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation, or GEDI, has advanced laser technology that will reveal the makeup of remote forest ecosystems around the globe. GEDI will soar above Earth at 17,150 miles per hour onboard the International Space Station. Its measurements of the height of leaves, branches, trees, and shrubs below its path will help scientists map the structure of forests and better understand how ecosystems are storing or releasing carbon.

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https://gedi.umd.edu/gedi-is-ready-for-launch/

GEDI IS READY FOR LAUNCH

November 13, 2018



The GEDI instrument has been fully integrated into the Dragon trunk of SpaceX-16 and is now scheduled for launch on December 4th. The instrument successfully went through environmental testing in September. This testing simulates launch and space-like conditions, and included vibrational, acoustic, electromagnetic and thermal vacuum testing.

Other tests were also performed to ensure GEDI's readiness for on-orbit commissioning. Throughout all testing the GEDI instrument showed excellent and stable performance and a green light was given on Monday October 1st, after which the team proceeded with planning GEDI's shipment.
After GEDI successfully completed the final pre-shipment review, which took place on October 11th and 12th, the instrument was shipped to the Kennedy Space Center and arrived in great condition. The instrument was handed over to SpaceX on October 22nd, four days ahead of schedule, and was subsequently integrated in the Dragon capsule of the SpaceX CRS 16 Falcon 9 rocket. GEDI subsequently passed a critical, KDP-D/E on November 7th. GEDI is now fully ready for it's scheduled launch and will soon be joining NASA's ambitious ICESat-2 lidar mission on orbit, marking a milestone in the observation of the Earth's surface using laser altimetry.

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Watch NASA's latest release on the GEDI mission:

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/goddard/2018/nasa-to-launch-new-refueling-mission-helping-spacecraft-live-longer-and-journey-farther

Nov. 20, 2018

NASA to Launch New Refueling Mission, Helping Spacecraft Live Longer and Journey Farther

NASA will lay the foundation for spacecraft life extension and long duration space exploration with the upcoming launch of Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3), a mission that will pioneer techniques for storing and replenishing cryogenic spacecraft fuel.

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One small box of technology is getting NASA one step closer to future exploration missions. The Robotic Refueling Mission 3, or RRM3, will prove technologies to transfer and store common spacecraft fuels in space.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Scientific Visualization Studio
This video is public domain and can be downloaded from the Scientific Visualization Studio.


RRM3 fluid transfer module with the external tool pedestal affixed to the top during a tool fit check in Greenbelt, Maryland.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Gunn

The third phase of an ongoing technology demonstration, RRM3 will attach to the International Space Station and build on two previous missions — RRM and RRM2. These first two phases practiced the robotic tasks of removing caps and valves on spacecraft, leading up to the act of replenishing fuel, but stopped short of cryogenic fluid transfer.

Cryogenic fluid can serve as a very potent fuel. As a propellant, it produces a high thrust or acceleration, allowing rockets to escape the gravitational force of planetary bodies. As a coolant, it keeps spacecraft operational and can prolong their lifespan by years.

Besides these uses, the ability to resupply cryogenic fuel in space could minimize the amount of fuel spacecraft are required to carry from Earth's surface, making it possible to travel farther into space for longer periods of time.

Liquid oxygen is another type of cryogenic fluid, used for astronaut life support systems. Having the ability to efficiently store and replenish this type of oxygen could facilitate astronauts' capacity to embark on long duration human exploration missions and live on other planets.

"Any time we get to extend our stay in space is valuable for discovery," said Beth Adams Fogle, RRM3 mission manager in NASA's Technology Demonstration Missions program office at Marshall Spaceflight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. "RRM3's ability to transfer and store cryogenic fluid could alter our current fuel constraints for human exploration."

Another possibility is mining water on the Moon in order to separate it into its individual elements, hydrogen and oxygen — both of which can be converted into cryogenic propellants. RRM3 technologies will establish methods for transferring and storing these resources to refuel spacecraft on exploration missions, laying the groundwork for what could one day be lunar gas stations.


Spacewalking astronauts successfully transfer the RRM module from the Atlantis shuttle cargo bay to a temporary platform on the ISS's Dextre robot for RRM Phase 1 and 2.
Credits: NASA


The ability to replenish and store cryogenic fluid can help with exploration. Here are some ways technologies demonstrated by RRM3 could be used at the Moon and Mars.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center
Download infographic as PDF

Beyond the Moon, carbon dioxide in the Martian atmosphere also has the potential of being converted to liquid methane, a cryogenic fluid. RRM3 techniques could then be applied to refuel departure rockets from Mars.

As useful as cryogens are, their extremely low boiling points make storing them in space difficult, because they boil off over time. RRM3 will not only transfer cryogenic fluid, but store 42 liters of cryogen without fluid loss for six months — enough to maintain spacecraft instruments for years. 

"Any time you try something for the first time, there is an element of risk," said Jill McGuire, project manager for RRM3. "We hope our technology demonstration helps drive down the risk of refueling in space for future exploration and science missions."


Matt Ashmore, an engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, performs a fit check of RRM3's three external tools (from left to right: cryogen servicing tool, VIPIR2, multi-function tool 2). After RRM3 is installed to the outside of International Space Station the Dextre robotic arm will mount the pedestal and tools, pre-assembled by astronauts on the space station.
Credits: NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center/Chris Gunn

NASA engineers built on lessons learned from RRM and RRM2 to design next-generation hardware. During RRM3 mission operations, the space station's Dextre robotic arm will carry out tasks using a suite of three primary tools.

The task sequence begins with the multi-function tool 2, which operates smaller specialized tools to prepare for the fluid transfer. Next, the cryogen servicing tool uses a hose to connect the tank filled with liquid methane to the empty tank. To monitor the process, the Visual Inspection Poseable Invertebrate Robot 2 (VIPIR2) utilizes a state-of-the-art robotic camera to make sure tools are properly positioned.

"We learn by doing," said Ben Reed, deputy director of the Satellite Servicing Project Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland. "Pioneering new technologies is hard, but when we get it right the payoffs are big."

RRM3 is developed and operated by the Satellite Servicing Projects Division at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and managed by the Technology Demonstration Missionsprogram within NASA's Space Technology Mission Directorate. RRM3 is scheduled to launch to the space station on SpaceX's 16th Commercial Resupply Services mission.

For more information about RRM3, visit: https://sspd.gsfc.nasa.gov/RRM3.html

By Isabelle Yan
NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, Greenbelt, Md.

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Last Updated: Nov. 26, 2018
Editor: Rob Garner

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/11/27/dragon-set-to-deliver-supplies-to-international-space-station-4/

Dragon Set to Deliver Supplies to International Space Station

Bob Granath
Posted Nov 27, 2018 at 8:21 am

Commercial Resupply Services Mission: SpaceX CRS-16
Launch: 1:38 p.m. EST, Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018
Lift Off: Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida
Launch Vehicle: SpaceX Falcon 9, 230 feet-tall
Spacecraft: Dragon, 20 feet high, 12 feet-in diameter
Payload: Dragon will deliver supplies and payloads, including materials to directly support dozens of the science and research investigations that will occur during the space station's Expeditions 57 and 58.
Return to Earth: After about one month attached to the space station, Dragon will return with results of earlier experiments, splashing down in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Baja California.
Payloads on Board: Includes the Robotic Refueling Mission 3, or RRM3, and the Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation lidar, or GEDI.

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Emre Kelly‏Подлинная учетная запись @EmreKelly 13:25 - 26 нояб. 2018 г.

Shifting gears from InSight for a moment: Launch Hazard Area issued for 12/4 liftoff of #SpaceX Falcon 9 from CCAFS on CRS-16. Instantaneous launch at 1338 ET (1838 UTC). Booster will return to LZ-1, so expect sonic booms this time.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 12:02 - 27 нояб. 2018 г.

Static Fire will be second half of the week now (still fine per the launch date).

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/27/russian-u-s-spaceships-get-ready-for-launch-ahead-of-spacewalk/

Russian, U.S. Spaceships Get Ready for Launch Ahead of Spacewalk

Mark Garcia
Posted Nov 27, 2018 at 4:29 pm

In a replay similar to the weekend before Thanksgiving, two rockets on the opposite sides of the world are poised to launch one day after another to replenish the International Space Station with a new crew and cargo.

Three new Expedition 58 crew members are preparing to blast off to the space station on a Russian Soyuz crew ship early next week. The following day, SpaceX will launch its Dragon cargo craft to the orbital lab atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
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The SpaceX Dragon is targeted to begin its ascent to space from the launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center on Dec. 4. Dragon will orbit Earth for two days loaded with new science before it is captured with the station's Canadarm2 and installed to the Harmony module.

Back in space, three Expedition 57 crew members are getting ready for the arrival of both spacecraft while staying focused on microgravity science and spacewalk preparations.

Commander Alexander Gerst and Flight Engineer Serena Auñón-Chancellor trained for next week's Dragon rendezvous and capture on a computer today...

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NOTAM (2-я ст РН F9)

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F3192/18 - ROCKET LAUNCH WILL TAKE PLACE
FLW RECEIVED FROM GOVERNMENT OF UNITED STATES OF AMERICA:
HAZARDOUS OPS WILL BE CONDUCTED FOR ATMOSPHERIC RE-ENTRY AND
SPLASHDOWN OF LAUNCH VEHICLE FALCON-9 CRS-16 AND PARTICIPATING
SUPPORT ACFT WI THE FOLLOWING AREAS:
S33 49 E90 53
S31 31 E92 20
S43 04 E115 08
S48 44 E138 14
S50 11 E163 00
S52 56 E163 00
S53 56 E157 53
S53 37 E135 38
S48 02 E111 41
S38 29 E96 28 TO BEGINNING. SFC - UNL, PRI RE-ENTRY 04 1910-1952 BACKUP RE-ENTRY
05 1847-1929, 04 DEC 19:10 2018 UNTIL 05 DEC 19:29 2018. CREATED: 22 NOV 00:49
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lnm07482018.pdf, стр 4

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Raul‏ @Raul74Cz 7:17 - 28 нояб. 2018 г.

#SpaceX Mission 1404 #CRS16 Launch Hazard Areas based on issued NOTMAR/NOTAMs. LZ-1 booster landing. Upper stage reentry south of Australia. https://goo.gl/JYk1ey 

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2018/11/27/iss-daily-summary-report-11272018/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 11/27/2018

SpaceX 16 (SpX-16) Dragon On-Board Training (OBT):
The crew reviewed Dragon Robotics procedures and participated in a conference with ground specialists in support of SpX-16 Dragon arrival. Using computer based training, the crew reviewed the Dragon mission profile, rendezvous crew procedures, and the crew interfaces for monitoring and commanding Dragon. SpX-16 Dragon launch is currently scheduled for December 4 with capture and berthing planned for December 6.

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James Dean‏Подлинная учетная запись @flatoday_jdean 11:53 - 28 нояб. 2018 г.

SpaceX's CRS-16 cargo mission to ISS will feature a new Falcon 9 booster and reuse the Dragon that flew CRS-10 in early 2017.

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SpaceX CRS-16: Science payload onboard Dragon spacecraft

SciNews

Опубликовано: 28 нояб. 2018 г.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket is scheduled to launch the CRS-16 Dragon spacecraft from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, on 4 December 2018, at 18:38 UTC (13:38 EST). The cargo Dragon spacecraft will be loaded with supplies, equipment and scientific research for the crew aboard the International Space Station. Among the experiments: Global Ecosystem Dynamics Investigation (GEDI), Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3), Molecular Muscle investigation, Growth of Large, Perfect Protein Crystals for Neutron Crystallography (Perfect Crystals), SlingShot cost-effective commercial satellite deployment system, MARVEL 'Guardians of the Galaxy' Space Station Challenge.

Credit: NASA

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/11/28/station-crews-ramping-up-for-busy-december/

Station Crews Ramping Up for Busy December

Mark Garcia
Posted Nov 28, 2018 at 6:05 pm

December is shaping up to be a heavy traffic period at the International Space Station. Two crews will swap places before Christmas and a U.S. spaceship will deliver new supplies and science. A Russian spacewalk is also planned for a crew vehicle inspection.
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Monday and Tuesday are launch days for a new crew and a cargo delivery. ...

The very next day, the SpaceX Dragon commercial resupply ship will launch on its 16th mission to the orbital laboratory with a variety of new science experiments at 1:38 p.m. Dragon will orbit Earth for two days before reaching a point about 10 meters fr om the station wh ere it will be captured with the Canadarm2 robotic arm.

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Tom McCool‏ @Cygnusx112 38 мин. назад

The #Falcon9 being used for #CRS16 is vertical on the pad in anticipation of the static fire schedule for today. The launch is Tuesday at 1:38pm EST.
#SpaceX @NASASpaceflight

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