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Orion Spacecraft‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Orion 5 дек.

The Orion team completed two successful tests of the Crew Module Uprighting System (CMUS) off the coast of Galveston, Texas, Dec. 1-3. CMUS turns Orion right side up if the capsule lands upside down or turns over when it returns to Earth.

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Orion Spacecraft‏Подлинная учетная запись @NASA_Orion 8:36 - 13 дек. 2018 г.

Good morning from the @northropgrumman test area in Promontory, Utah. The team is getting ready to test the abort motor for Orion's Launch Abort System. Join us on http://facebook.com/nasaorion  for a live broadcast of the test at 11 am MST.

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Live test of the abort motor for Orion's Launch Abort System at the Northrop Grumman test site in Promontory, Utah.

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Launch Abort Motor Test for NASA's Orion Spacecraft

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Опубликовано: 13 дек. 2018 г.

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 4 мин. назад

Success! Earlier today, we completed the second qualification test for the @NASA_Orion launch abort motor. The motor fired for 5 seconds with a force of just under 370,000 pounds and will help protect @NASA_SLS astronauts in the event of an emergency. #NorthropGrumman

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Профиль для первого пилотируемого полёта EM-2 поменяли

Связка ICPS (верхняя ступень, скрученная с Delta IV) + Orion сначала выводятся на орбиту   180 км x 2200 км

Затем ICPS выводит Orion на эллиптическую орбиту  205 км x 109 800 км, где астронавты маринуются аж 42 часа

В перигее, Orion уже своими двигателями уходит в полёт вокруг Луны..

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/plan-d-nasa-updates-em-2-baseline/

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Затем ICPS выводит Orion на эллиптическую орбиту 205 км x 109 800 км , где астронавты маринуются аж 42 часа

Не маринуются, а качественно прожариваются в радиоактивных поясах Земли.

Впрочем, эта схема уже давно рассматривалась в качестве возможной.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/kennedy/2018/12/20/motors-arrive-for-flight-safety-test-of-orion-launch-abort-system/

Motors Arrive for Flight Safety Test of Orion Launch Abort System

Bob Granath
Posted Dec 20, 2018 at 9:28 am


The two of three motors for Orion's Launch Abort System (LAS) are shown inside the Launch Abort System Facility, or LASF, at NASA's Kennedy Space Center. Designed and built by NASA and Lockheed Martin, the jettison motor is on the left with the abort motor on the right. The motors arrived on Sept. 10, 2018, and are being stored in the LASF during processing for a full-stress test of the LAS called Ascent Abort-2.
Photo credit: NASA/Frank Michaux

Launch Abort System, or LAS, motors are being assembled and checked out at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for an upcoming test for the Orion spacecraft designed to send astronauts on trips to the Moon, and support human exploration to Mars.

Orion is designed to launch atop the agency's Space Launch System (SLS) rocket that will take astronauts into deep space. Before flying astronauts, the Ascent Abort-2 (AA-2) flight test will help verify that the LAS can pull astronauts to safety in the event of a problem during launch.
The crew escape system will be attached to the top of the spacecraft.

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This illustration depicts the Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test scheduled for April 2019. An integral part of ensuring safe spaceflight, Orion's Launch Abort System, or LAS, is a state-of-the-art crew escape system is attached to the top of the spacecraft. It can propel the crew module away from the rocket in milliseconds should a life-threatening event arise during launch.
Photo credit: NASA

According to Carlos Garcia of Orion Production Operations at Kennedy there are three motors on the LAS- the abort, attitude control and jettison motors. The abort motor can propel the crew module away from the rocket in milliseconds should there be an issue with SLS on the pad or during launch. The attitude control motor would steer the spacecraft during the maneuver. The jettison motor will pull the LAS away from the crew module, allowing Orion's parachutes to deploy with the spacecraft safely landing in the ocean.

The abort and jettison motors for the test arrived on Aug. 27 and Sept. 10, 2018 respectively, and the attitude control motor was delivered Dec. 15.

"As the motor segments come in, we align and mate them to the motor truss assembly," Garcia said. "We're working on the electrical connections now."

All are being checked out and processed in the Launch Abort System Facility, or LASF, prior to final assembly.

"Once the LAS assembly and checkout are complete, we'll do a soft mate to the Orion crew module mock-up," Garcia said. "That test will help us make sure everything is working as intended."


On Aug. 3, 2018, in High Bay 4 of the Vehicle Assembly Building at NASA's Kennedy Space Center, technicians with Jacobs check the alignment during stacking of the aeroshells for Orion's Launch Abort System (LAS) rocket. The aeroshells are being prepared for a full-stress test of the LAS, called Ascent Abort-2 Flight Test, or AA-2.
Photo credit: NASA/Kim Shiflett

For AA-2, a test version of Orion equipped with 284 sensors will launch atop a booster provided by Northrop Grumman from Space Launch Complex (SLC) 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station. The test booster is being processed in the space center's Vehicle Assembly Building and later will be transported to SLC 46.

"After the LAS is mated to Orion, the combination will be moved to the Cape for mating to the booster," Garcia said.

Targeted for May 2019, AA-2 will test an LAS abort under the highest aerodynamic loads it would experience in flight. The booster will accelerate to 31,000 feet, traveling at more than 1,000 miles an hour. The LAS abort motor then will ignite, pulling the crew module away from the booster.

The jettison motor separates the LAS from the crew module. The AA-2 test will conclude as data recorders are jettisoned for retrieval in the Atlantic Ocean.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 28 мин. назад

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Crewed Orion spacecraft passes critical design review -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2018/12/crewed-orion-passes-critical-design-review/ ...

- Superb 3,000 word feature article by Philip Sloss outlining the CDR and the path forward.

(Lead render by Nathan Koga @kogavfx)

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Короче,
первый пилотируемый полёт EМ-2 -   сентябрь 2022.
Может, успеют к 50-летнему юбилею "Аполлона-17". Хотя наврядли.  

Странно, что хотят просто облёт петлёй вокруг Луны. Это шаг назад по сравненю с ЕМ-1, который выходит на вытянутую орбиту вокруг Луны.

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Из-за этого лядского шат-дауна, перестали обновляться твиттеры по  Orion-у и SLS
Сцуки....

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Агрегатеый отсек второго лётного Ориона для пилотируемого полёта вокруг Луны
https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1083358696246255616

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 21 мин. назад

FEATURE ARTICLE:

NASA working to minimize shutdown impact to Springtime Orion abort test -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/02/nasa-minimize-shutdown-impact-springtime-orion-abort-test/ ...

- By Philip Sloss

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Пипец сколько проблем, аж волосы дыбом встают пока читаешь... И всё это можно разрулить? Эт вам не мультики в павильоне сымать, да уж...
NASA Safety Panel: Significant Challenges Remain for SLS & Orion Programs

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Northrop Grumman @northropgrumman · 13 февр.

The launch abort motors, manufactured at our Promontory, Utah facility for @NASA_Orion, have been integrated at @NASAKennedy in preparation for the upcoming Ascent Abort-2 flight test. Learn more below! #NorthropGrumman

Orion Spacecraft @NASA_Orion · 12 февр.

Launch Abort System motors for Ascent Abort-2 flight test are integrated at @NASAKennedy. AA-2 will verify Orion's LAS can steer crew module and astronauts inside to safety in the event of issue with the launch vehicle during flight. More info here: https://www.nasa.gov/sites/default/files/atoms/files/aa2_fact_sheet.pdf...

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Human Spaceflight @esaspaceflight · 23 ч

We have power!

The Initial Power On for @NASA_Orion's European Service Module & Crew Module Adapter went well @NASAKennedy and coolant was loaded into the spacecraft's thermal systems. Thermal control system tests to run this week.

 #ForwardToTheMoon http://blogs.esa.int/orion/2019/02/13/powered-for-valentines/ ...

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Orion Spacecraft @NASA_Orion · 2 ч

@NASA is targeting June 12 as the launch date for Orion's Ascent Abort-2 test, a critical milestone for human missions to the Moon! The test will show Orion's Launch Abort System can carry a crew to safety in case of an emergency during launch.

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https://www.nasa.gov/feature/small-samples-with-big-mission-on-first-orion-flight-around-the-moon

Feb. 15, 2019

Small Samples with Big Mission on First Orion Flight Around the Moon

The first mission with the NASA's Orion spacecraft will be uncrewed, but there will be several small biological passengers on the yourney around the Moon to help pave the way for future human explorers


The Biological Research in Canisters (BRIC) system will be used by the sel ected proposals. This image shows a BRIC-100VC with petri dish rack ins ert (left) and conical tube configuration (right).

NASA's Space Biology Programsel ected four space biology investigations that will look at the nutritional value of seeds, DNA repair of fungi, adaptation of yeast, and gene expression of algae to help researchers better understand how biological systems are affected by a deep space environment in preparation for human missions to the Moon, and eventually Mars. The common theme to these investigations is to study DNA damage and protection fr om radiation, for Moon missions, wh ere radiation exposure will be roughly twice what it is on the International Space Station.

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Orion will launch on the Space Launch System (SLS) rocket from the modernized spaceport at the agency's Kennedy Space Center in Florida for its maiden mission around the Moon and back over the course of about three weeks. Researchers will use this uncrewed flight test as an opportunity to study effects from the combined environment of space radiation and microgravity. Beyond low-Earth orbit, cosmic radiation is trapped in the Van Allen Belts that are part of Earth's magnetosphere and can be dangerous to humans and other living organisms, as well as sensitive electronics. The Moon is about 250,000 miles from the Earth, which is about 1,000 times more than the distance fr om Earth to the International Space Station, and offers a true deep space radiation environment outside the Van Allen Belts.

The experiments will be carried in a container stored in the crew compartment of the Orion capsule for the duration of the mission as it passes through the Van Allen Belts on the way out to the Moon and again on the way back to Earth. All specimens will be returned to the researchers for post-flight analyses after the spacecraft splashes down in the Pacific Ocean.

NASA selected investigators fr om four institutions. When fully implemented, the awards will total ~$1.6 million in fiscal years 2019-2022. The awardees are as follows:

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• Federica Brandizzi, Ph.D.,  Michigan State University
  Life beyond Earth: Effect of space flight on seeds with improved nutritional value
  This study will characterize how spaceflight effects nutrient stores in plants seeds with the goal of gaining new knowledge that will help increase the nutritional val ue of plants grown in spaceflight.
• Timothy Hammond, Ph.D.,  Institute For Medical Research, Inc.
  Fuel to Mars
  This research will include studies with the photosynthetic algae, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii, to identify important genes that contribute to its survival in deep space.
• Zheng Wang, Ph.D., Naval Research Laboratory
  Investigating the Roles of Melanin and DNA Repair on Adaptation and Survivability of Fungi in Deep Space
  Researchers will be using the fungus Aspergillus nidulans to investigate radioprotective effects of melanin and the DNA damage response."
• Luis Zea, Ph.D.,  University of Colorado, Boulder
  Multi-Generational Genome-Wide Ыeast Fitness Profiling Beyond and Below Earth's van Allen Belts
  This investigation will use yeast as a model organism to identify genes that help organisms adapt to the conditions of both deep spaceflight on the EM-1 mission, and of Low Earth Orbit on the ISS.
  

NASA awarded these grants under the NASA Research Announcement NNH18ZTT001N-EM1 "Appendix A: Orion Exploration Mission-1 Research Pathfinder for Beyond Low Earth Orbit Space Biology Investigations" which is part of the Research Opportunities in Space Biology (ROSBio) Omnibus. The Space Biology Program is managed by the Space Life and Physical Sciences Research and Applications Division in NASA's Human Exploration and Operations Mission Directorate at the agency's headquarters in Washington, D.C.

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Last Updated: Feb. 15, 2019
Editor: Carlyle Webb

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Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 8:35 PDT - 11 мар. 2019 г.

The FY20 budget proposal is out. Some notes to follow. http://bit.ly/2J8d06s 

http://bit.ly/2J8d06s  --> https://www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/budget-fy2020.pdf

Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 8:36 PDT - 11 мар. 2019 г.

The budget funds "the SLS and Orion crew capsule to support a first uncrewed test launch in the early 2020s" [which sounds like a slip from 2020...]

Jeff Foust‏ @jeff_foust 8:37 PDT - 11 мар. 2019 г.

It defers work on the Block 1B version of the SLS (which uses the Exploration Upper Stage), and instead desires an "annual cadence" of Block 1 SLS missions. Gateway components will be launched "on competitively procured vehicles."

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 9 ч. назад

FEATURE ARTICLE:
Lockheed Martin assembling EM-2 structures for NASA's first crewed Orion flight -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/03/lockheed-assembling-em-2-structures-nasas-crewed-orion/ ...

- By Philip Sloss.

Lead Render by Nathan Koga (@kogavfx) for NSF L2

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