Cygnus OA-7 (CRS-7) - Atlas V - Canaveral SLC-41 - 18.04.2017 15:11 UTC

[tnt22]

Прогноз погоды L-4
Atlas V OA-7 L-4 Launch Forecast
 

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tnt22 пишет:

... with the rocket's in-flight steering capabilities employed to guide Cygnus into the station's orbital plane:

Украли-таки метод квази-компланарных орбит, гады:
http://novosti-kosmonavtiki.ru/forum/messages/forum10/topic2964/message1608847/#message1608847

[vogel]

Mission Update - March 20, 2017
NASA, Orbital ATK and United Launch Alliance (ULA) now are targeting launch of Orbital ATK's seventh commercial resupply services mission to the International Space Station no earlier than Monday, March 27. The additional time allows the ULA team to troubleshoot a hydraulic issue discovered on ground support equipment needed for launch. Orbital ATK has contracted with ULA for its Atlas V rocket for the launch service, which will lift off from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is packed with 7,600 pounds of supplies and research for crew aboard the orbiting laboratory. The Atlas V and Cygnus remain secure and continue to undergo processing for launch. The encapsulated Cygnus spacecraft has been mounted to the top of the Atlas V in preparation for launch.

http://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/feature-stories/OA7-Mission-Page/default.aspx?prid=180

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 23 мин.23 минуты назад

The Cygnus slip frees Friday for concentration on US EVA-40. However, watching for impact to Falcon 9 Static Fire and launch dates (SES-10).

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ULA‏Подлинная учетная запись @ulalaunch 12 мин. назад

The additional time for #AtlasV #OA7 allows ULA to troubleshoot a hydraulic issue discovered on ground support equipment needed for launch.

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http://www.spaceflightinsider.com/organizations/ula/launch-oa-7-cygnus-mission-slips-net-march-27/

Launch of OA-7 Cygnus mission slips to NET March 27

Jason Rhian
March 20th, 2017

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The OA-7 Cygnus is prepared for encapsulation inside the Atlas V 401 payload fairing. Encapsulation took place March 17, 2017. Photo Credit: Michael Howard / SpaceFlight Insider

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CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — United Launch Alliance (ULA) needs a bit more time before sending Orbital ATK's S.S. John Glenn OA-7 Cygnus spacecraft on its way to the International Space Station (ISS). This is according to a March 20, 2017, announcement made by ULA on its website. 

ULA needs the additional time to troubleshoot a hydraulic issue that was uncovered on ground support equipment required for launch. It has now set a new no-earlier-than launch date of Monday, March 27, 2017.

When it does take to Florida's skies, it will do so atop an Atlas V 401 rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 41. Cygnus was encapsulated inside the rocket's payload fairing on March 17. The cargo spacecraft is filled with 7,626 pounds (3,459 kilograms) of cargo, crew supplies, and experiments bound for the orbiting outpost.

The Atlas V was scheduled to fly at the opening of a 30-minute window starting at 9 p.m. EDT March 24 (01:00 GMT March 25). As the launch window to the ISS shifts about 23 minutes earlier each day, a March 27 liftoff should occur in a 30-minute window that starts at 7:51 p.m. EDT (23:51 GMT).

Dulles, Virginia-based Orbital ATK has a $1.9 billion agreement with NASA to deliver cargo to the orbiting laboratory under the space agency's Commercial Resupply Services contract.

[tnt22]

Итого, на текущий момент сдвинуты вправо 3 пуска

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 1 ч.1 час назад

Well that was a game of musical chairs for the rockets! Summary: Ariane 5 now March 22. Atlas V now March 27. Falcon 9 now March 29.

[zandr]

https://ria.ru/science/20170321/1490448853.html

Запуск грузовика Cygnus к МКС вновь отложили
ВАШИНГТОН, 21 мар – РИА Новости. Запуск грузового корабля Cygnus компании Orbital ATK к Международной космической станции (МКС) вновь откладывается из-за проблем в наземном оборудовании пусковой системы ракеты-носителя Atlas V, сообщила компания-владелец РН United Launch Alliance (ULA).
"Запуск ракеты с кораблем в рамках седьмой миссии к МКС состоится не раньше 27 марта", — сообщила компания. "Дополнительное время позволит специалистам выявить и устранить проблему в гидравлике наземного оборудования, обнаруженную ранее", — сообщила представитель ULA.
Ранее сообщалось, что старт грузового корабля к МКС состоится в 21 час 24 марта по времени Восточного побережья США (4 мск 25 марта), запуск был перенесен с 19 марта из-за выявленной в ходе предстартовых испытаний, как сообщалось, проблемы с гидравлической системой ускорителя.
По информации НАСА, в ходе предстоящей миссии космический корабль Cygnus доставит на МКС более 3,5 тонн груза. Планируется, что грузовой корабль будет находиться на станции до июня.

[triage]

Что-то месяц переносов.... 
ULA наверное теперь будет поменьше заявлять что только у них в CRS нету переносов.
Занятно сейчас читать одну из озвученных причин пересаживания на Атлас.

[Pirat5]

лучше уж так, чем бабахнуться. В худшем варианте тогда перенос на полгода-год.

[tnt22]

The FAA‏Подлинная учетная запись @FAANews 4 мин. назад

@FAANews approved a license for @ULALaunch #AtlasV O-A7 rocket launch to the @Space_Station. Learn more at http://bit.ly/2nEb3mN 
 

ULA, TransportationGov, FAA Safety Briefing and 2 others">2 others

https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/ast/licenses_permits/media/License%20No.%20LLS%2017-098.pdf на 8-ми стр., от 2017-02-02

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March 21, 2017
 
 Cygnus Packed with Experiments to Support Future Exploration
 
By Bob Granath
NASA's Kennedy Space Center, Florida

The International Space Station serves as the world's leading orbital laboratory where crews conduct cutting-edge research and technology development. A crucial resupply line of spacecraft keeps work going that will enable human and robotic exploration of destinations beyond low-Earth orbit.

The next mission to the orbiting outpost will be Orbital ATK's seventh commercial resupply services (CRS-7) mission. Liftoff is scheduled for no earlier than March 27, 2017, fr om Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Staton. The recent date change allows the launch team additional time to troubleshoot a hydraulic issue discovered on required ground support equipment.

Cygnus consists of a pressurized cargo module for crew supplies, scientific experiments and equipment, together with an associated service module providing solar power and propulsion.

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When members of the space station's Expedition 50 crew opens the hatch, they will be greeted with a sign noting the spacecraft was named in honor of John Glenn.


 On Feb. 7, 2017, in the Space Station Processing Facility at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians and engineers load thousands of pounds of supplies, equipment and scientific research materials aboard a Cygnus spacecraft's pressurized cargo module for the Orbital ATK CRS-7 mission to the International Space Station.
Credits: NASA/Bill White
 
The spacecraft will launch on a United Launch Alliance Atlas V. The booster and Centaur upper stage for the mission arrived at Port Canaveral, Florida, Feb. 6. From the port, the launch vehicle was transported to the hangar at the Atlas Spaceflight Operations Center, located south of pad 41. After the Atlas V completed final testing in that facility, it was moved to the Vertical Integration Facility for stacking.

The Orbital ATK Cygnus pressurized cargo module arrived at the Space Station Processing Facility (SSPF) at NASA's Kennedy Space Center Jan. 9. The Cygnus service module arrived shortly thereafter.


 The first stage of the United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket is lifted on Feb. 22, 2017, inside the Vertical Integration Facility at Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The rocket is being prepared for Orbital ATK's seventh commercial resupply mission, CRS-7, to the International Space Station.
Credits: United Launch Alliance

In the SSPF, technicians and engineers loaded supplies, equipment and scientific research materials aboard a Cygnus PCM. Once mated to its service module, the spacecraft was transported to the Payload Hazardous Servicing Facility for propellant loading and final stowage of supplies.
After the Cygnus was encapsulated in its payload faring, it was transported to pad 41 to be mated atop the Atlas booster for final launch preparations.

When Orbital ATK CRS-7 arrives at the space station, Expedition 50 Commander Shane Kimbrough of NASA and Flight Engineer Thomas Pesquet of ESA (European Space Agency) will capture Cygnus with the station's robotic arm. After receiving ground commands, the arm will rotate and install Cygnus on the bottom of the station's Unity module.

The space station crew will unpack the Cygnus and begin working with the experiments that include the following:

Genes in Space II

It is well known the rigors of spaceflight induce changes within the human body. The Genes in Space II experiment is designed to study one such change, a shift in the dynamics of telomeres, critical protective caps on the tips of chromosomes. A chromosome is a packaged and organized structure containing most of the DNA, or deoxyribonucleic acid, of a living organism -- the instructions each cell in an organism on Earth needs to live. The shortening of telomeres over time, as an individual ages, is natural, but stresses -- such as those experienced by astronauts -- can lead to deviations in regulation of telomere length, which has been implicated in a variety of diseases. This investigation seeks to determine whether telomeric DNA can be measured during spaceflight.


 Orbital ATK's Cygnus cargo spacecraft is captured using the Canadarm2 robotic arm on the International Space Station on Oct. 23, 2016. This was Orbital ATK's fifth commercial resupply flight to the station. The Cygnus for Orbital ATK CRS-7 will be captured in the same manner.
Credits: NASA

Biomolecule Sequencer

The Biomolecule Sequencer investigation is designed to determine if it is possible to establish the order of base pairs in a section of DNA while in Earth orbit. A space-based DNA sequencer could identify microbes, diagnose diseases and understand crew member health and potentially help detect DNA-based life elsewh ere in the solar system.

As part of the Biomolecule Sequencer experiment in August 2016, DNA was successfully sequenced in microgravity for the first time by NASA astronaut Kate Rubins during Expedition 48. Sequencing DNA in space may allow astronauts to diagnose an illness, or identify microbes growing in the space station and determine whether or not they represent a health threat.

Saffire III

The Cygnus spacecraft will spend approximately four months attached to the space station. Cygnus will remain until June 21, 2017, when the spacecraft will depart. On June 28, it will return through a controlled destructive re-entry into Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

But even the re-entry will offer an opportunity for further research. The third Spacecraft Fire Experiment, or Saffire III, will provide a unique environment for studying fires in microgravity. After Cygnus separates from the station a flame will be lit. The ignition is controlled from a ground station that will activate a hot wire, beginning an experiment that lasts about two-and-a-half hours. These experiments will advance capabilities for flammability tests and provide a testbed for the technology development for devices that detect gases and particulates from a fire, as well as scrub the atmosphere after a fire so it is safe for the crew.


 NASA Astronaut Kate Rubins established the order of base pairs in a section of DNA in space for the first time using the Biomolecule Sequencer investigation during Expedition 48 in August 2016.
Credits: NASA
 
Transformative capabilities and cutting-edge technologies such as those being launched aboard Orbital ATK CRS-7 are examples of expertise being developed, tested and flown today to support human exploration beyond the moon and ultimately, to Mars.
 
 
Last Updated: March 21, 2017
Editor: Bob Granath

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http://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/feature-stories/OA7-Mission-Page/default.aspx?prid=180
 http://www.orbitalatk.com/news-room/feature-stories/OA7-Mission-Page/Documents/FS001_17_OA_7485%20Cygnus_OA-7.pdf
   

 https://www.nasa.gov/content/commercial-resupply-media-resources
 https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/orbital_atk_crs-7_mission_overview.pdf

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 https://twitter.com/torybruno/status/843857517868285952
Getting ready for the next double load of cargo to ISS #OA7

 http://www.ulalaunch.com/atlas-v-to-launch-oa7-for-orbital-atk-nasa.aspx?title=Atlas+V+to+Launch+OA-7+for+Orbital+ATK+and+NASA
 http://www.ulalaunch.com/uploads/docs/Mission_Booklets/AV/av_oa7_mob.pdf

[tnt22]

45-е космокрыло выпустило извещение об опасных зонах на 2017-03-27 и 2017-03-28
http://www.patrick.af.mil/Portals/14/documents/Launch%20Hazard%20Area%20Maps/2%235%2027%20Mar%2017%20LHA.pdf?ver=2017-03-21-145515-020
 

[tnt22]

Military Flight‏ @Military_Flight 12 ч. назад

ULA #AtlasV to lift-off Monday at 7:49 pm EDT, from Cape Canaveral AFS sending @OrbitalATK #Cygnus supply craft on 59-hr trip to #ISS. #OA7

[Nilk]

Блин, нравятся мне эти "новые космические частники", запускают свой грузовик на ракете стоимостью 150 млн $, а NASA исправно за это всё безобразие платит, красота. Крутой такой бизнес по перекачиванию бюджетных средств в карманы людей из Orbital и ULA.

[George]

Nilk пишет:
"новые космические частники", запускают свой грузовик на ракете стоимостью 150 млн $, а NASA исправно за это всё безобразие платит, красота.

НАСА всегда это делало. Вся космическая промышленность США частная.

[tnt22]

Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 4 мин назад

Atlas V launch with OA-7 Cygnus now postponed indefinitely. Second issue: Booster hydraulic line problem. http://forum.nasaspaceflight.com/index.php?topic=41564.msg1657412#msg1657412 ...