CST-100

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Christian Davenport ‏@wapodavenport  2 ч.2 часа назад  
Helmet on!
 
 
  Christian Davenport ‏@wapodavenport  2 ч.2 часа назад  
Boeing's Chris Ferguson discusses the company's new space suit on wapo's facebook live.
 

[Salo]

Boeing Defense Подлинная учетная запись ‏@BoeingDefense
Thanks for joining us! See more and check out the spacesuit features on #Boeing's expanded spaceflight page. http://www.boeing.com/features/2017/01/space-suit-01-17.page ...

Suit Up The Starliner spacesuit is revealed publically for the first time
January 25, 2017 in Space, Defense
 
https://players.brightcove.net/800000612001/a7975ab0-d4c3-4514-a6c3-d7bfff0667c5_default/index.html?videoId=5285340800001

Future passengers on the CST-100 Starliner spacecraft now know what they'll be wearing as they travel to and from low-Earth orbit destinations, like the International Space Station. The new "Boeing Blue" spacesuits were designed to provide crew members with functionality, comfort and protection.
The Starliner spacesuit provides greater pressurized mobility and is about 40 percent lighter than previous suits. Its innovative layers will keep astronauts cooler as well. The touchscreen-friendly gloves allow astronauts to interact with the capsule's tablets while the boots are breathable and slip resistant. Zippers in the torso area will make it easier for astronauts to comfortably transition from sitting to standing. In addition to protecting astronauts during launch and the return to Earth, the suit also helps connect astronauts to ground and space crews through the communications headset within the helmet. The suit's hood-like soft helmet sports a wide polycarbonate visor to give Starliner passengers better peripheral vision throughout their ride to and from space.
"Spacesuits have come in different sizes and shapes and designs, and I think this fits the Boeing model, fits the Boeing vehicle," said Chris Ferguson, Boeing director of Starliner Crew and Mission Systems and a former NASA astronaut.
For more pictures and videos go to the Starliner page.
 
Chris Ferguson wears the brand new spacesuit from Boeing and David Clark.
 Boeing

[silentpom]

наружу вылазить можно?

[Alex_II]

silentpom пишет:
наружу вылазить можно?

Вряд ли - это спасательный скафандр, типа нашего "Сокола", только посовременнее...

[Max Andriyahov]

наружу вылазить можно?

на Земле - пожалуйста.

[PIN]

silentpom пишет:
наружу вылазить можно?

На турбо-солярий быстро переходящий в барбекю. Для верности нужно еще потемнее ткань снаружи сделать.

[triage]

Фото внутри макета при освещении нового скафандра

 https://www.nasa.gov/feature/new-spacesuit-unveiled-for-starliner-astronauts


 http://www.space.com/35453-boeing-new-spacesuit-starliner-capsule-gallery.html

[Floppy Disk]

[Salo]

https://arstechnica.com/science/2017/01/sources-neither-boeing-nor-spacex-likely-ready-to-fly-crews-until-2019/

[Salo]

http://spaceflightnow.com/2017/02/01/astronauts-will-ride-on-starliner-capsules-in-boeing-blue-spacesuits/

Astronauts will ride on Starliner capsules in 'Boeing Blue' spacesuits             
 February 1, 2017 Stephen Clark
 
Boeing has unveiled a new lightweight spacesuit, fitted with zippers, breathable stitching and plenty of Velcro, to protect NASA astronauts on trips to the International Space Station aboard the company's CST-100 Starliner capsule.
The "Boeing Blue" garment will shield astronauts as they ride inside the CST-100 spacecraft during launch and landing. The environment inside the capsule will be pressurized and climate-controlled, so crews will take off the spacesuits during quieter parts of the ride to and from the space station.
But following the practice during space shuttle missions, pilots and passengers will wear the suits during more hazardous parts of the trip, according to Chris Ferguson, director of Starliner crew and mission systems at Boeing.
Ferguson, a former astronaut, dubbed it the "get us home suit" because it is not designed for spacewalks.
"We needed a suit that's air tight, could withstand the pressure differential, could get the crew down from an extreme situation, whether it was a fire or a cabin leak," Ferguson said.
Boeing revealed the spacesuit, designed by David Clark Company of Massachusetts, during a Facebook Live event last week in partnership with the Washington Post.
The 12-pound (5-kilogram) Starliner pressure suit is lighter than the space shuttle's 30-pound (14-kilogram) launch and entry suit. Ferguson said the new suit is also cooler for astronauts wearing it.
"This is a lighter-weight fabric, it's breathable," Ferguson said. "You can actually stand very comfortably, even in a hot room, and not get overheated quickly."
 
NASA astronaut Suni Williams tries on the CST-100 Starliner spacesuit. Williams is one of four astronauts sel ected by NASA to train for the first missions on Boeing and SpaceX commercial crew craft. Credit: Boeing

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Astronauts that flew on the space shuttle wore bright orange "pumpkin" suits, also supplied by David Clark Company, while Boeing is going with blue suits. NASA introduced pressure suits for shuttle crews in the aftermath of the Challenger accident, and astronauts originally trained with blue models, before eventually flying with orange suits when the shuttle launched again in 1988.
"It feels good to be walking around in Boeing Blue," Ferguson said. "Spacesuits have come in different sizes, shapes and designs, and I think this fits the Boeing model, fits the Boeing vehicle."
Changes from the space shuttle's launch and entry suit include the replacement of a metallic neck ring and rigid helmet with a zipper and a hood-like helmet. The gloves will allow astronauts to use touchscreen tablets in flight and easily flip switches inside the CST-100 cockpit.
Engineers designed the suit's communications cap with a built-in cranial helmet with padding to protect against impacts, Ferguson said.
The suit's polycarbonate visor maintains its shape regardless of pressure, improving crews' peripheral vision, and seams underneath the suit's shoulder covers ensures ease of mobility, according to Boeing.
Built-in boots on the Starliner suits are also less bulky than the flight boots used by shuttle astronauts.
"Believe it or not, I'm actually very comfortable," said Monica Hopkins, a Boeing propulsion engineer who tried on the Starliner spacesuit during last week's Facebook Live event. "My visual of everything is very good, and I have good mobility with anything that I would need to do."
NASA awarded contracts to Boeing and SpaceX in 2014 to complete development of commercial spaceships to ferry astronauts to and fr om the space station. Boeing's CST-100 Starliner will lift off on United Launch Alliance Atlas 5 rockets and return to parachute-assisted, airbag-cushioned landings on the Western United States.
Boeing plans a pad abort test of a CST-100 capsule at White Sands, New Mexico, next January. An unpiloted test flight in Earth orbit should follow in June 2018, then a Boeing test pilot and a NASA astronaut will strap into a CST-100 Starliner spaceship for an orbital demonstration flight in August 2018.
Regular crew rotation services should begin in December 2018.
The Washington Post asked Ferguson, whose last mission was as commander of the final shuttle mission in 2011, if he will fly on the CST-100 Starliner, a subject of speculation among industry insiders and space enthusiasts.
"There are no plans for that now, but if Boeing asked, it would be hard to say no," Ferguson said, adding that he still has a desire to fly in space again.

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[zandr]

https://ria.ru/space/20170203/1487164375.html

Часть деталей космического корабля для МКС распечатают на 3D-принтере
РИА Новости. Часть деталей перспективных космических кораблей Boeing CST-100 Starliner, полеты на которых к МКС планируется начать в 2018 году, будет изготовлена на 3D-принтерах, сообщает компания-производитель Oxford Performance Materials (OPM).
"OPM была выбрана компанией Boeing для производства элементов конструкции космического корабля Boeing CST-100 Starliner с применением технологий 3D-печати. Компания начала поставку деталей для установки", — говорится в сообщении на сайте OPM.

Контракт НАСА на строительство пилотируемых космических кораблей получили компании Boeing и SpaceX в 2014 году. Ранее планировалось, что обе компании начнут испытания в пилотируемом режиме до конца 2017 года, по последним данным, они состоятся не раньше середины 2018 года. В январе сообщалось, что НАСА может зарезервировать три места в российском пилотируемом космическом корабле "Союз" в 2019 году для обеспечения запусков к МКС в случае задержки отправки своего корабля, но официального подтверждения этому еще не было.

Boeing будет собирать корабли CST-100 Starliner на заводе во Флориде и готовить к полетам в ангаре, который раньше использовал для подготовки своих шаттлов НАСА. Корабль Starliner может вместить экипаж из семи человек.

Ранее сообщалось о том, что НАСА профинансирует тестовый полет корабля и до шести космических миссий к МКС. Затраты на это составят до 4,2 миллиарда долларов.

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 http://www.reuters.com/article/us-boeing-space-exclusive-idUSKBN15I1HW

Exclusive: Boeing's space taxis to use more than 600 3D-printed parts

Boeing Co has hired a small company to make about 600 3D-printed parts for its Starliner space taxis, meaning key components in the United States manned space program are being built with additive manufacturing.
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"What really makes it valuable to NASA and Boeing is this material is as strong as aluminum at significantly less weight," he said. Boeing said the weight savings on Oxford's parts is about 60 percent compared with traditional manufacturing.

Boeing is building three Starliner capsules under a $4.2 billion NASA contract. Entrepreneur Elon Musk's SpaceX is building a competing capsule under a $2.6 billion NASA contract.

Oxford has already shipped parts for the Starliner. The plastic it uses, known as PEKK, also resists fire and radiation, according to Oxford. Boeing declined to say how much of the capsule Oxford's parts represent.
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[vadimspb]

Вот непростой вопрос.В отличие от "Федерации", которая несëт на своëм корпусе: антенны радиосвязи,антенны Курса,датчики ИКВ и.т.д , на CST-100 ничего подобного не видно.  Что "Боингом" найдены новые методы стыковки с МКС?.

[Alex_II]

Albert пишет:
Вот непростой вопрос.В отличие от "Федерации", которая несëт на своëм корпусе: антенны радиосвязи,антенны Курса,датчики ИКВ и.т.д , на CST-100 ничего подобного не видно.

А вы где-то видите CST-100  в сборе? Может фотографией тогда поделитесь?

[vadimspb]

лучше,вообще не отвечать ,чем вопросом на вопрос.

[Alex_II]

Albert пишет:
лучше,вообще не отвечать ,чем вопросом на вопрос.

Это еще почему?

[Patron]

Albert пишет:
Вот непростой вопрос.В отличие от "Федерации", которая несëт на своëм корпусе: антенны радиосвязи,антенны Курса,датчики ИКВ и.т.д , на CST-100 ничего подобного не видно. Что "Боингом" найдены новые методы стыковки с МКС?.

На Starliner установлена лидарная аппаратура, по аналогии с Dragon (Crew Dragon), Cygnus, Dream Chaser. Отрабатывалась в некоторых миссиях  шатллов на МКС. Упоминание было на blogs.nasa.gov May 10, 2016: "...McArthur, who flew as a mission specialist on STS-125 and captured the Hubble Space Telescope with the shuttle's robotic arm, visited Advanced Scientific Concepts in Santa Barbara, California, on April 7 where she surveyed the 3D Flash Light Detection and Ranging sensors the company is making. The LIDAR gear will let Starliner crews see the station in all conditions in space during a mission. The next day, McArthur visited Qual-Pro Corp in Gardena, California, where engineers are making the circuit boards that will allow Starliner systems to communicate with each other..."

[vadimspb]

спасибо за ответ.LIDAR это наверное только на финишной прямой.?

[Patron]

Albert пишет:
спасибо за ответ.LIDAR это наверное только на финишной прямой.?

Да. Участок дальнего сближения по GPS (Absolute Nav); ближний участок с помощью радара, лидара и RGPS; 250-300 метров по радару и лидару; 50-250 метров с помощью оптики, лидара и УКВ; 0-50 метров с помощью оптики и лидара. В инете много инфы на тему применения лидаров для сближения и стыковки с МКС, начиная с 2007 года и по н.в.

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http://spacenews.com/nasa-developing-contingency-plan-for-commercial-crew-delays/?utm_content=bufferc0d31&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter.com&utm_campaign=buffer

Boeing's CST-100 Starliner is currently scheduled to have its certification review in the fourth quarter of 2018, after an uncrewed flight test in June 2018 and a crewed flight test in August 2018. That review is at least 14 months behind the original schedule in Boeing's contract.
While both companies state they are making good progress on their vehicles after encountering a range of technical issues, NASA is less confident in their ability to remain on their revised schedule. "The Commercial Crew Program is tracking risks that both contractors could experience additional schedule delays and its own analysis indicates that certification is likely to slip into 2019," the GAO report stated.
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Boeing's top risks, according to the GAO report, include obtaining adequate information about the capsule's parachute system and getting data on the design of Russian-built RD-180 engines used by the CST-100's launch vehicle, the Atlas 5. The engine data is needed by NASA to verify the engine meets human certification requirements, but access to the data is restricted.