Dragon SpX-13 (CRS-13) – Falcon 9 – Canaveral SLC-40 – 15.12.2017 15:36 UTC

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https://www.iss-casis.org/press-releases/13th-spacex-commercial-resupply-mission-packed-with-space-station-research/

13th SpaceX Commercial Resupply Mission Will Be Packed with Space Station Research
November 20, 2017

KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FL. (November 20, 2017) – The SpaceX Falcon 9 vehicle is slated to launch its 13th cargo resupply mission (CRS-13) to the International Space Station no earlier than December from historic Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. The SpaceX Dragon spacecraft will carry more than a dozen International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory payloads to conduct research across a variety of areas aimed at improving life on Earth. From plant biology, to technology demonstrations aimed at enhancing bone growth, and more efficient treatments for the diabetic community, this launch will bring new innovative concepts through microgravity research. This launch will culminate a robust year of research on the U.S. National Lab, as more experiments than ever before have reached the orbiting laboratory.

Below are highlights of sponsored U.S. National Lab investigations that are part of the SpaceX CRS-13 mission:

Assessing Osteoblast Response to Tetranite™

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Nikolaos Tapinos, Launchpad Medical (Boston, MA)

The goal of this investigation is to explore the ability of Tetranite™, a synthetic bone material capable of adhering bone to metal within minutes to accelerate bone repair. It is well known that microgravity affects bone cell growth and healing, mimicking the symptoms observed in osteoporosis. The investigators seek to evaluate the response of osteoblasts (a bone cell subtype responsible for renewing bones) to Tetranite™. Understanding bone cell-Tetranite™ interactions could provide insight into the post-fracture bone healing response and assist in the development of more effective treatments for patients with osteoporosis. In addition, this cell culture project should provide the basis for follow-on studies of the bone healing response in small rodents.

Hardware Partner: BioServe Space Technologies

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Barley Germination and Malting in Microgravity

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Dr. Gary Hanning, Budweiser (Ft. Collins, CO)

This project will explore the effects of spaceflight on the germination of strains of an important food crop, barley (Hordeum vulgare), including proprietary strains under development. Observing changes in gene expression and germination after exposure to microgravity contributes to knowledge about how different cultivars (plants of the same species that possess genetic differences) that are better prepared to handle Earth-based stress, such as temperature extremes or water scarcity. An important ingredient for Budweiser, barley is also the 4th largest cereal grain grown in the world and is grown in diverse environments. Studying barley in microgravity may reveal new information regarding the germination process and identify key genes that enable some cultivars to survive in stressful environments.

Hardware Partner: Space Tango

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Characterizing Arabidopsis Root Attractions-2

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Dr. Anna-Lisa Paul, University of Florida (Gainesville, FL)

An extension to the CARA project to cover: 1) additional molecular analyses of the CARA samples, analyses that can significantly contribute to GeneLab and have been made possible by new advances in RNA isolation from small sample amounts, and 2) additional ISS imaging of plates (with no sample return) to extend data from the unique LMM imaging capabilities that were revealed by the initial CARA imaging.

Hardware Partner: Zin Technologies, CASIS

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Implantable Glucose Biosensers

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Michail Kastelloizios, Biorasis (Storrs, CT)

This project seeks to improve the accuracy of a wireless, medically implantable continuous glucose biosensor (Glucowizzard™) for day-to-day diabetes management. Slow glucose transport within human tissue (through the capillary walls and surrounding tissue toward the sensing site of the biosensor) can create delays of up to 20 minutes in real-time monitoring of glucose levels. This delay can be detrimental in achieving tight glycemic control, which has been linked to serious secondary complications in patients with diabetes. The International Space Station provides a microgravity environment in which reduced fluid movement allows precise monitoring of the role of diffusion in glucose transport, thus improving the mathematical models that determine the accuracy of the Glucowizzard continuous glucose monitoring biosensor. The World Health Organization projects that the global diabetic population will reach 366 million by 2030. In order to prevent serious health problems, many people with diabetes currently use glucose biosensors that may inaccurately measure their glucose levels prior to self-administering insulin. Biorasis is addressing this critical need by studying fluid movement onboard the International Space Station in order to optimize the Glucowizzard™ continuous glucose monitoring biosensor.

Hardware Partner: Space Tango

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Implantable Nanochannel System for Delivery of Therapeutics for Muscle Atrophy (Rodent Research-6)

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Dr. Alessandro Grattoni, Houston Methodist Research Institute (Houston, TX)

An implantable drug delivery system that circumvents the need for daily injections will be tested in a rodent model with microgravity-induced muscle atrophy. Specifically, the drug formoterol, used in the management of asthma and other medical conditions, will be administered by controlled release from a nanochannel implant to achieve a constant and reliable dosage. If successful, this system could serve as a more reliable and accurate technology for drug delivery. In collaboration with Novartis and NanoMedical Systems, this validated system may rapidly translate into a commercial product. Sarcopenia, or muscle wasting, is a condition that affects more than 50% of the geriatric population, however therapeutics used to treat this condition are limited to physical activity or generic hormones. The most commonly used pharmaceutical intervention for sarcopenia is formoterol, but administrating these drugs requires a daily injection, which can be inconvenient. This collaboration between The Houston Methodist Research Institute, Novartis, and NanoMedical Systems plans to develop an implantable device that will safely administer formoterol over a long period of time, without patients needing a daily injection, improving quality of life.

Hardware Partner: BioServe Space Technologies

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Optical Fiber Production in Microgravity

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Michael Snyder, Made In Space (Mountain View, CA)

High-performance optical fiber is used extensively for the manufacture of efficient and compact ultraviolet, visible, and infrared fiber lasers due to its low intrinsic loss, wide transparency window, and small phonon energy. This technology enables advances in many different sectors, including medical devices such as laser scalpels and endoscopes, sensors for the aerospace and defense industry, and telecommunications applications. The optical fiber ZBLAN has the potential to far exceed the performance of other fibers in common use. Despite this, the terrestrially produced fiber suffers from physical impurities which contribute to light scattering and absorption loss, reducing performance. Microgravity has been shown to significantly reduce these imperfections, and production of fibers in space may enable not only improved materials but also new frontiers for manufacturing in space.

Hardware Partner: Made In Space

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SPHERES Tether Slosh

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Dr. Hans-Juergen Zachrau, AIRBUS DS Space Systems (Webster, TX)

This project will use existing SPHERES hardware to examine the active steering of a passive liquid-containing body in space. The Tether–Slosh experiment combines features of both the Tether–Demo and SPHERES–Slosh experiment into a single investigation utilizing hardware available on‐board International Space Station to conduct the experiment. By placing an acceleration sensor from Airbus DS into the Slosh tank and using an already certified WISENET sensor package, this experiment makes extensive use of resources already on International Space Station to generate data that will inform models for the automated steering of passive objects including disabled satellites. The small satellite market is projected to be valued at $5.32 billion by 2021; software that remotely enables the re-positioning of passive objects in LEO has the potential to expand small satellite use and accelerate satellite market development.

Hardware Partner: AIRBUS DS Space Systems

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Zaiput Flow Technologies – Galactic Grant

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Andrea Adamo, Zaiput Flow Technologies (Boston, MA)

This experiment will explore the effects of microgravity on a device for the continuous separation of immiscible liquids as part of continuous flow chemistry approaches. Continuous flow chemistry, the process of performing chemical reactions in a tube or pipe, has many advantages over batch chemistry for some applications, including faster reaction times, separation of reactants from products, quick reaction optimization, easy scale-up, and the integration of typically separate processes. While common separation methods rely on liquid sedimentation, this system has the unique characteristic of relying on surface forces to accomplish liquid-liquid extraction. To serve the needs of chemical production, the device needs to be scaled-up, which requires understanding the effect that gravity and length scales have on the flow path as it relates to separation efficiency.

Hardware Partner: Space Tango

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"This launch culminates an impressive year of research onboard the International Space Station and the U.S. National Laboratory," said CASIS Director of Operations Ken Shields. "We thank our launch partners and NASA for the continued support as we look to many more fruitful years of International Space Station utilization and the mounting discoveries that will come from this incredible research facility."

To learn more about these investigations and other station research, visit www.spacestationresearch.com.

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Pirat5 пишет:
б/у-шный Дракон, б/у-шная ступень.
.... и б/у-шная площадка

И все это под No 13 !!?  

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2017/11/22/dragon-to-make-resupply-run-to-international-space-station/

или

https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2017/11/22/dragon-to-make-resupply-run-to-international-space-station/

Bob Granath
Posted on November 22, 2017

Dragon to Make Resupply Run to International Space Station


The Canadarm 2 reaches out to grapple a SpaceX Dragon cargo spacecraft and prepare it to be pulled into its port on the International Space Station. Dragon was installed on the Harmony module where remained for the next five weeks.
Photo credit: NASA

Next Commercial Resupply Services Mission: SpaceX CRS-13
Launch Time and Date: 2:53 p.m. EST, Monday, Dec. 4, 2017
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 cargo and material to support science investigations aboard the space station.
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: https://go.nasa.gov/2mMUdSY

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https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/news/resupply_critical_science_to_ISS

Nov. 21, 2017

NASA to Send Critical Science, Instruments to Space Station

​SpaceX is scheduled to launch its Dragon spacecraft into orbit for its 13th commercial resupply mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Dec. 4 for NASA. Dragon will lift into orbit atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida carrying crew supplies, equipment and scientific research to crew members living and working aboard the station.

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This science-heavy flight will deliver investigations and facilities that study and/or measure solar irradiance, materials, orbital debris and more.

Here are some highlights of research that will be delivered to the station:

Testing Alternative Fibers

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Optical Fiber Production in Microgravity (Made in Space Fiber Optics), a U.S. National Lab investigation sponsored by the Center for the Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), demonstrates the benefits of manufacturing fiber optic filaments in a microgravity environment.

This investigation will attempt to pull fiber optic wire from ZBLAN, a heavy metal fluoride glass commonly used to make fiber optic glass. When ZBLAN is solidified on Earth, its atomic structure tends to form into crystals. Research indicates that ZBLAN fiber pulled in microgravity may not crystalize as much, giving it better optical qualities than the silica used in most fiber optic wire. Results from this investigation could lead to the production of higher-quality fiber optic products both in space and on Earth.

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Tracking Earth's Sunshine from Space

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NASA's Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor, or TSIS-1, will measure the sun's energy input to Earth. Various satellites have captured a continuous record of this solar energy input to Earth since 1978. TSIS-1 sensors advance previous measurements with three times the accuracy, enabling scientists to study the sun's natural influence on Earth's ozone layer, atmospheric circulation, clouds, and ecosystems. These observations are essential for a scientific understanding of the effects of solar variability on the Earth system.


A close-up view of TSIS-1 as deployed on the space station ExPRESS logistics carrier (ELC)-3. The TSIS-1 Thermal Pointing System (TPS) is deployed above the ELC after installation in order to provide sufficient clearance to track the sun each orbit with a two-axis gimbal.
Credits: NASA/LASP

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Monitoring Orbital Debris

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The Space Debris Sensor (SDS) will directly measure the orbital debris environment around the space station for two to three years. Mounted on the exterior of the station, this one square meter sensor uses dual-layer thin films, an acoustic sensor system, a resistive grid sensor system and a sensored backstop to provide near-real-time impact detection and recording. Research from this investigation could help lower the risk to human life and critical hardware by orbital debris.


Photographic documentation of a Micro Meteor Orbital Debris strike one of the window's within the space station's Cupola. The Space Debris Sensor will measure the orbital debris environment for 2-3 years to provide impact detection and recording.
Credits: NASA


Mounted on the exterior of the International Space Station, the Space Debris Sensor (SDS) collects information on small orbital debris.
Credits: NASA

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Self-assembling and Self-replicating materials

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The Advanced Colloids Experiment- Temperature-7 (ACE-T-7) investigation involves the design and assembly of 3-D structures from small particles suspended in a fluid medium, structures that are vital to the design of advanced optical materials and electronic devices. Future space exploration may use self-assembly and self-replication to make materials and devices that can repair themselves on long duration missions.

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Combatting muscular breakdown

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The Rodent Research-6 (RR-6) investigation will examine a drug compound and drug delivery system designed to combat muscular breakdown in space or other times of disuse. The implanted drug delivery chip will administer a compound meant to maintain muscle in a variety of disuse conditions, including microgravity. The results from the RR-6 investigations will not only help researchers to understand how to better maintain a healthy body structure in the absence of gravity, but will also increase our understanding of muscle-related diseases, disorders and injuries.

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These investigations will join many other investigations currently happening aboard the space station.

Follow @ISS_Research for more information about the science happening on station.

Jenny Howard
International Space Station Program Science Office
Johnson Space Center

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Last Updated: Nov. 22, 2017
Editor: Michael Johnson

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 21 мин. назад

SLC-40's comeback closing in. At least one visual sighting of the new TEL being rolled out and erected at the pad (likely for fit checks). Big test will be the Static Fire for CRS-13 next week. TEL certainly appears to be on track to support!

[Pirat5]

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[Атяпа]

А что, если использовать вместо "б/у-шный Дракон, б/у-шная ступень" определения "испытанный Дракон, испытанная ступень"? 

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Атяпа пишет:
А что, если использовать вместо "б/у-шный Дракон, б/у-шная ступень" определения "испытанный Дракон, испытанная ступень"?

Я бы сказал "проверенный". Такой не боится и тринадцати чёрных кошек!

[sas]

Просветите по стратегическим горизонтам с американскими КК.

Фактически сейчас получается, что принять грузовик можно только манипулятором, т.е. в лавке должен кто-то быть!
Учитывая опыт Аполлона, стыковаться пилотируемые будут руками, без всяких импортозамещенных "курсов"? (у Аполло с Скйлабом же ничего не было для поиска-сближения?)
Т.е. на необитаемую станцию американцы обязательно попадут? А для безлюдной станции грузовик не нужен, кроме случая сведения с орбиты

[BlackMokona]

Фактически сейчас получается, что принять грузовик можно только манипулятором, т.е. в лавке должен кто-то быть!

Как будто манипулятором с кораблям управлять нельзя.

[sol]

ATV на автомате умеет

[triage]

ATV кажется стыковался к российскому сегменту.

А в чем проблема если нет необходимости. Кто-то любил вручную сажать шаттл, кто-то сейчас стыковать грузовики. Так и так кажется в DSG в первых этапах манипулятора нету.

[m-s Gelezniak]

BlackMokona пишет:

Фактически сейчас получается, что принять грузовик можно только манипулятором, т.е. в лавке должен кто-то быть!

Как будто манипулятором с кораблям управлять нельзя.

С Зимли.

[m-s Gelezniak]

Для стыковки аля АТВ нужен как минимум переходник на амереканском сегменте.
Плюс поъём орбиты с АС организовать труднее. Но с этим вопросрм лучше к Рейдеру. Могу чегото не знать.
А без этого пилотажка на МКС бесмысленна. Собственно как и просто существование МКС.

[m-s Gelezniak]

Впрочем если на американский стык "фланец" поставить крышку с конусом системой выравнивания и стягивания то... .

[zandr]

https://profibeer.ru/beer/29809/

Budweiser отправит пивоваренный ячмень на МКС

Весной на конференции SXSW компания AB InBev объявила, что собирается варить пиво на Марсе. Пока полёты на Красную планету остаются делом далёкого будущего, компания уже делает первый шаг к амбициозной цели.
Бренд Budweiser проведет эксперименты с пивоваренным ячменем совместно с Центром космической науки CASIS, который управляет американской лабораторией на Международной космической станции, и компанией Space Tango — экспертом по полезной нагрузке.
4 декабря с мыса Канаверал стартует грузовой корабль SpaceX, который, помимо прочего, доставит на МКС 20 зерен пивоваренного ячменя того сорта, который обычно используется для пива Budweiser. Зерна пробудут на орбите месяц — за это время астронавты прорастят их и отправят обратно на Землю. Это даст ученым информацию, которая может быть полезна не только для пивоварения на Марсе, но и для земного сельского хозяйства и соложения.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-highlight-science-on-next-resupply-mission-to-space-station

Nov. 22, 2017
MEDIA ADVISORY M17-138

NASA to Highlight Science on Next Resupply Mission to Space Station


A SpaceX Dragon is seen berthed to the Earth-facing side of the International Space Station. The company is launching its 13th commercial resupply mission to station for NASA no earlier than Dec. 4 carrying thousands of pounds of cargo and research to the crew living and working aboard the orbiting laboratory.
Credits: NASA

NASA will host a media teleconference at 1 p.m. EST Wednesday, Nov. 29, to discuss a number of science investigations and instruments launching to the International Space Station on the next SpaceX commercial resupply mission.

SpaceX is targeting no earlier than Dec. 4 for the launch of its Dragon spacecraft on a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida.

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Kirt Costello, deputy chief scientist for the International Space Station Program at NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, and Mike Roberts, deputy chief scientist at the Center of Advancement of Science in Space (CASIS), will kick off the call with an overview of the research and technology aboard Dragon. Also participating in the briefing will be:
 

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• Andrew Rush, president and chief executive officer, Made in Space, will discuss its Fiber Optics payload, which will test manufacturing fiber optic filaments in a microgravity environment. This could lead to production of higher-quality fiber optic products both in space and on Earth.
• Brian Hess, chief executive officer, and Grayson Allen, chief financial officer, both of LaunchPad Medical, will discuss an investigation using synthetic bone material to accelerate bone repair.
• Dong Wu, project scientist at the NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center in Greenbelt, Maryland, and Peter Pilewskie, lead scientist at the University of Colorado, Boulder, will discuss NASA's Total and Spectral Solar Irradiance Sensor (TSIS), a new instrument launching to station that will measure the Sun's energy input to Earth.
• Joseph Hamilton, principal investigator, NASA's Johnson Space Center in Houston, will discuss the Space Debris Sensor, an external tool which will measure the orbital debris environment around the space station.
• Yasaman Shirazi, mission scientist at NASA's Ames Research Center in Silicon Valley, California, will discuss an investigation testing drug delivery systems for combatting muscle breakdown in microgravity.
  

To participate in the teleconference, media must contract Cheryl Warner at 202-358-1100 or cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov by 5 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 28, for dial-in information.
Audio of the teleconference will be streamed live online at:

https:// www.nasa.gov/live

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Cheryl Warner
 Headquarters, Washington
 202-358-1100
cheryl.m.warner@nasa.gov

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Last Updated: Nov. 22, 2017
Editor: Katherine Brown

[Salo]

sas пишет:
Учитывая опыт Аполлона, стыковаться пилотируемые будут руками, без всяких импортозамещенных "курсов"?

Драгон в точку захвата приходит без экипажа. Какая проблема стыковаться к стыковочному узлу?
IDA-2 на PMA-2 уже поставили.

sas пишет:
у Аполло с Скйлабом же ничего не было для поиска-сближения?

И как стыковались, если не было?

[m-s Gelezniak]

Ну чего? Летим или нелетим.

[Pirat5]

ждём зажиг в ночь 29-30 ноября