Cygnus NG-13 (CRS-13) - Antares-230+ - MARS LP-0A - 09.02.2020, 22:39 UTC

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Есть подтверждение завершения 2-й фазы стягивания - 16 замков зафиксированы, Лебедь полностью пришвартован к МКС


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Трансляция установки Лебедя-13 завершена


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Установка (пришвартовка) Лебедя-13 завершена в 14:16 ДМВ.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/02/18/cygnus-cargo-craft-attached-to-station-for-three-month-stay/
ЦитироватьCygnus Cargo Craft Attached to Station for Three-Month Stay

Mark Garcia
Posted Feb 18, 2020 at 6:27 am


Feb. 18, 2020: International Space Station Configuration. Three spaceships are parked at the space station including the U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft and Russia's Progress 74 resupply ship and Soyuz MS-15 crew ship.

After its capture this morning at 4:05 a.m. EST, the Northrop Grumman Cygnus spacecraft was bolted into place on the International Space Station's Earth-facing port of the Unity module at 6:16 a.m. At the time of installation, the space station was flying over south of New Zealand.

The spacecraft's arrival brings more than 7,500 pounds of research and supplies to space station. Here are some of the scientific investigations:

Better Tissue and Cell Culturing in Space

Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility, offers investigators a quick-turnaround platform to perform sophisticated microgravity biology experiments. Such experiments are critical for determining how microgravity affects human physiology and identifying ways to mitigate negative effects. The platform can work in multiple configurations, allowing investigators to tailor the facility to their needs.

Mochii

The Mochii investigation provides an initial demonstration of a new miniature scanning electron microscope (SEM) with spectroscopy. Mochii will demonstrate real-time, on-site imaging and measurements of micro- and nanostructures aboard the space station. This capability could accelerate answers to many scientific inquiries and mission decisions and serve the public as a powerful and unique microgravity research platform.

Examining Bone Loss in Microgravity

Crew members experience bone loss in orbit, stemming from the lack of gravity acting on their bones. OsteoOmics investigates the molecular mechanisms that dictate this bone loss by examining osteoblasts, cells in the body that form bone, and osteoclasts, which dissolve bone. A better understanding of these mechanisms could lead to more effective prevention of astronaut bone loss during space missions.

Fighting Bacteria with Phages

Phage Evolution examines the effects of microgravity and radiation exposure on phage and bacterial host interactions, including phage specificity for a bacterial host and host resistance to specific phages. A better understanding of the effects of microgravity and cosmic radiation on bacteriophages and hosts could result in significant developments for phage technology, ultimately helping protect the health of astronauts on future missions.

(Do Not) Light My Fire

The Spacecraft Fire Experiment-IV (Saffire-IV) investigation examines fire development and growth in different materials and environmental conditions, fire detection and monitoring, and post-fire cleanup capabilities. It is part of a series of fire investigations conducted in the Cygnus resupply vehicle after its departure from space station, eliminating exposure of humans or occupied spacecraft to fire danger.

The Cygnus NG CRS-13 spacecraft for this space station resupply mission is named in honor of U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert Lawrence, the first African American astronaut selected by any program, specifically chosen for the Air Force's Manned Orbital Laboratory Program in June 1967. Lawrence died in an F-104 Starfighter aircraft accident at Edwards Air Force Base, California six months later at the age of 32.

This is the second time two Cygnus spacecraft will be in flight at the same time, as the NG-12 vehicle remains in orbit after departing from the station on Jan. 31.

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https://www.interfax.ru/world/695805
Цитировать14:38, 18 февраля 2020
Американский грузовик Cygnus состыковался с МКС

Москва. 18 февраля. INTERFAX.RU - Американский грузовой космический корабль Cygnus во вторник успешно состыковался с Международной космической станцией (МКС). Об этом сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (НАСА).

Операция по присоединению грузовика к американскому сегменту станции - модулю Unity была завершена в 14:16 по Москве, отметили в Центре управления полетами НАСА в Хьюстоне (штат Техас).

Ранее сблизившийся с МКС корабль в 12:05 по Москве был захвачен с помощью 17-метровой руки-манипулятора Canadarm-2, которой управлял американский астронавт Эндрю Морган. Последующая подводка корабля Cygnus дистанционной рукой-манипулятором к станции и сам процесс пристыковки осуществлялся по командам с Центра управления полетами НАСА в Хьюстоне.

Cygnus доставил на МКС около 3,5 тонн груза, в том числе продовольствие, а также оборудование и материалы для проведения десятков научных исследований.

Корабль, в частности, привез на станцию мобильную космическую лабораторию для проведения экспериментов по выращиванию тканей и клеток в космосе, изучению последствий воздействия микрогравитации на потерю костной массы, а также бактерии кишечной палочки для опытов по производству биотоплива.

Cygnus также привез экипажу МКС различные лакомства, в том числе твердые сыры, шоколад и свежие фрукты.

Как сообщалось, запуск американского грузовика к МКС с помощью ракеты-носителя Antares был проведен 15 февраля с космодрома НАСА Уоллопс, который размещается на одноименном острове у атлантического побережья американского штата Вирджиния.
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Александр Репной

Всё-таки улетел и уже состыковал с МКС. Поздравляю с успрешной стыковкой! Ну а когда теперь расстыковка и сведение с орбиты? Или пока ещё не определено?
ЛА с 2003 года.
"Я рос с мыслью о том, что круче работы астронавта ничего не бывает..."© Дэйв Браун, астронавт NASA, миссия STS-107.

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#328
Есть какая информация по расходу топлива на борту "грузовика"? После выхода на орбиту в баках должно быть около 828 кг "гарючки" (практически как у Прогресса в нем 880 кг). Вес корабля по моим прикидкам около 7611 кг (если считать груз на МКС равным 3633 кг). Сколько он должен потратить топлива при оптимальном движении к станции? Задачка для интересующихся.

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ЦитироватьАлександр Репной написал:
Всё-таки улетел и уже состыковал с МКС. Поздравляю с успрешной стыковкой! Ну а когда теперь расстыковка и сведение с орбиты? Или пока ещё не определено?

См #311
Цитировать"Грузовик" пробудет в составе МКС около трех месяцев - до 11 мая. После расстыковки со станцией Cygnus выведет на орбиту малые спутники, а на его борту планируется устроить пожар для изучения условий распространения огня в невесомости.

25 мая по командам с ЦУПа NASA в Хьюстоне Cygnus будет сведен с орбиты и сгорит в плотных слоях атмосферы. Корабль заберет с собой со станции мусор и отходы общим весом около 2,5 тонн.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2020/02/18/cygnus-freighter-delivers-new-british-made-antenna-to-international-space-station/
ЦитироватьCygnus freighter delivers new British-made antenna to International Space Station
February 18, 2020 | Stephen Clark


A Northrop Grumman Cygnus supply ship was captured using the space station's robotic arm at 4:05 a.m. EST (0905 GMT) Tuesday. Credit: NASA TV / Spaceflight Now

A commercial Cygnus cargo freighter arrived at the International Space Station Tuesday two-and-a-half days after launching fr om Virginia's Eastern Shore, delivering a new British-made high-speed communications antenna and more than 7,000 pounds of other experiments and equipment.

Astronaut Drew Morgan, working at a control station aboard the space station, used the research outposts's Canadian-built robotic arm to capture the Cygnus spacecraft at 4:05 a.m. EST (0905 GMT) Tuesday while the cargo freighter hovered less than 40 feet (12 meters) below the complex.

Ground teams later took control of the robot arm to berth the Cygnus spacecraft to the Earth-facing port of the station's Unity module, wh ere it is scheduled to remain attached until May 11, then the ship will detach and depart. The freighter will perform a flame combustion experiment in orbit before re-entering the atmosphere and burning up, disposing of the space station's trash.

The Northrop Grumman-owned spacecraft is named the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., in honor of the first African American selected as an astronaut in a U.S. space program.

"Congratulations to the entire NASA and Northrop Grumman teams on another successful vehicle capture," Morgan radioed from the space station. "The Cygnus NG-13 vehicle ... is named in honor of U.S. Air Force Maj. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., and as the first African American to be selected as an astronaut by a national space program, Robert defined possible against the odds when he was selected for the Air Force's Manned Orbiting Laboratory project in 1967."

Lawrence died in a training accident in 1967 before he flew in space, and the MOL program was canceled by the military in 1969.

"It's our honor to welcome the S.S. Robert H. Lawrence, Jr., aboard the ISS," Morgan said.

The S.S. Robert H. Lawrence launched Saturday from Wallops Island, Virginia, on top of a Northrop Grumman Antares rocket. The mission marks the 13th resupply flight to the space station by Northrop Grumman under two multibillion-dollar commercial cargo transportation contracts with NASA.

Astronauts planned to open hatches and begin unpacking the 7.445 pounds (3,377 kilograms) of cargo inside the Cygnus freighter's pressurized module, made in Italy by Thales Alenia Space.

One of the items stowed inside is a new communications antenna developed by the European Space Agency to be installed on a spacewalk later this year outside the station's European Columbus lab module.

The new antenna will transmit and receive data in Ka-band, allowing data transfer speeds as fast 50 megabits per second for a downlink and 2 megabits per second for uplink, according to ESA.


The communications antenna for the Columbus module on the International Space Station undergoes testing prior to launch. Dubbed ColKa for 'Columbus Ka-band antenna', the upgraded system will allow astronauts and researchers to benefit from a direct link with Europe at home broadband speed. Credit: ESA

Called ColKa — short for Columbus Ka-band antenna — the new addition to the space station will allow European scientists higher data downlink and uplink speeds without relying in busy U.S. Tracking and Data Relay Satellites. The new system will also be able to transfer high-definition video between the space station and Earth.

ESA is building out its own satellite data relay network called EDRS. Two EDRS relay nodes launched into geostationary orbit more than 22,000 miles (nearly 36,000 kilometers) over the equator in 2016 and 2019, providing near-global coverage.

The EDRS satellites will beam the data relayed from the space station to a ground site in Harwell, England, for dissemination to the Columbus control center in Germany and science teams across Europe.

The antenna was built by MDA Space and Robotics Ltd. in the United Kingdom.

"This is the first major industrial contribution from the UK to the ISS, and it will revolutionize the ability of scientists in the UK and Europe to access the results of their experiments," said Graham Turnock, CEO of the UK Space Agency. "This is yet another example of the UK economy benefiting, through investment, jobs and new skills, from our continued collaboration with the European Space Agency."

Officials say the ColKa antenna is a pathfinder for further ESA space communications projects, such as a deep space data relay antenna that could be mounted on the NASA-led Gateway station in lunar orbit.

Other payloads delivered to the station Tuesday by the Cygnus spacecraft include biological experiments and three small satellites sponsored by the U.S. military and NASA.

Here's a breakdown of the cargo manifest provided by NASA:
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  • 3,501 pounds (1,588 kilograms) of vehicle hardware
  • 2,129 pounds (966 kilograms) of scientific investigations
  • 1,570 pounds (712 kilograms) of crew supplies
  • 179 pounds (81 kilograms) of spacewalk equipment
  • 66 pounds (30 kilograms) of computer resources
A scanning electron microscope built by Voxa, a Seattle-area company that aims to miniaturize and reduce the cost of nano-imaging technology, was among the items packed aboard the Cygnus spacecraft.

Electron microscopes work by scanning electron beams over a target to create an image, telling scientists about the material's physical characteristics and composition. A conventional scanning electron microscope can cost $1 million.

Christopher Own, facility manager and CEO of Voxa, says his company's unit costs around $65,000, and the price could come down if it is mass-produced.

NASA wants to test the Mochii microscope, named for the Japanese dessert, in orbit to see if the device could help scientists analyze biological samples, perform materials science experiments, and take detailed pictures of contaminants and particles that could affect the performance of equipment aboard the space station.

It sometimes takes months to get a sample back to Earth for analysis in ground-based labs. SpaceX's Dragon capsule is the only vehicle capable of returning large amounts of cargo to the ground intact.

A microscope like the Mochii device on the space station could allow scientists to analyze samples soon after they are gathered. What's more, the microscope can be operated remotely by researchers on the ground.

"When we came up with the concept, we thought what about the dessert mochii," Own said. "It's small, cute and absolutely delicious. Everybody will want one."

Astronauts will install the microscope inside the Japanese Kibo laboratory module on the space station, and the device will go through testing to see if it meets specifications.

"The expectation, provided that the experiments are successful up there, is to leave it up there and give it to the wider community to use," Own said.

Fresh fruit, vegetables and cheese were also loaded into refrigerators on the Cygnus spacecraft for the trek to the space station.

Small satellites hitch ride to space on Cygnus

Three small satellites are hitched a ride to the International Space Station aboard the Cygnus supply ship.

Two of the miniature spacecraft are sponsored by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA. Another was developed at NASA's Ames Research Center in California.

The Red-Eye 2 microsatellite is the second in a series of Red-Eye satellites developed by DARPA. The Red-Eye satellites aim "to develop and demonstrate technologies that increase the utility of low-cost microsatellites," according to NASA.

The first Red-Eye satellite launched to the station aboard a SpaceX Dragon cargo ship last year, then was released from the NanoRacks Kaber deployer in June 2019.

"Red-Eye will demonstrate lightweight, low-power, gimballed inter-satellite communications links appropriate for the class of satellites approximately 100 kg (220 pounds) in size," NASA wrote in a summary of the experiment. "Red-Eye will also demonstrate new attitude control components, onboard processors, and software-defined radios."

Two CubeSat-class satellites are also aboard the Cygnus supply ship for release from the space station's smaller satellite deployer.

The Deformable Mirror, or DeMi, spacecraft is about the size of a small suitcase. Developed at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the deformable mirror instrument will demonstrate technologies that could be used on future space telescopes making high-contrast observations of exoplanets around bright stars. Such precision observations, which will use coronagraphs to blot out the light of the star, require the use of deformable mirrors inside the telescope that can be adjusted using internal actuators, according to MIT.

The deformable mirrors "can correct image plane aberrations and speckles caused by imperfections, thermal distortions, and diffraction in the telescope and optics that would otherwise corrupt the wavefront and allow leaking starlight to contaminate coronagraphic images," MIT scientists wrote in a summary of the demonstration.

DARPA is funding the DeMi experiment, and Aurora Flight Sciences is managing the mission.

NASA's TechEdSat 10 nanosatellite is the next in a line of experimental CubeSats developed at the Ames Research Center in California. According to NASA, the TechEdSat 10 spacecraft will function as a high temperature, accurate deorbit reentry nanosatellite.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/02/19/cygnus-open-for-business-as-new-science-starts/
ЦитироватьCygnus Open for Business as New Science Starts
Mark Garcia
Posted Feb 19, 2020 at 3:47 pm

The Cygnus space freighter is open for business at the Unity module where it will stay for the next three months. The Expedition 62 crew has begun unloading over three tons of science, supplies and station hardware delivered Tuesday to replenish the orbital lab.

NASA astronauts Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan opened Cygnus' hatch a few hours after its capture and installation Tuesday morning. Afterward, the duo entered the vehicle and began unpacking and setting up over a ton of new science new experiments. The critical research is being stowed in station science freezers, activated in research racks and readied for upcoming operations.

Meir removed science freezers containing research samples from Cygnus and installed them in EXPRESS racks aboard the station. She also began reviewing operations for the just-delivered OsteOmics-02 study to prevent bone loss on Earth and in space.

Morgan retrieved a variety of research hardware from Cygnus and began integrating and activating them in station systems. The new Mobile SpaceLab, a tissue and cell culturing facility, was installed and powered up on an EXPRESS rack.
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Цитировать Dave Dickinson@Astroguyz 6:32 PM - Feb 23, 2020

It's down. The Antares upper stage booster that launched Cygnus #NG13 recently re-entered this morning at 1:20 UT +/- 7 minutes over the Pacific under daytime skies: https://aerospace.org/reentries/antares-rocket-body-id-45177 ...




Jonathan McDowell✔@planet4589 6:35 PM - Feb 23, 2020

The Antares second stage from the NG-13 launch reentered over the Pacific Ocean around 0120 UTC on Feb 23.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/15/crew-nears-departure-ahead-of-busy-space-traffic/
ЦитироватьCrew Nears Departure Ahead of Busy Space Traffic
Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 15, 2020 at 1:08 pm
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... The U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft will finish its station cargo mission on May 11 when the Canadarm2 robotic arm removes it from the Unity module and releases it back into space. ...

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/22/station-ramps-up-for-spacex-crew-and-global-cargo-missions/
ЦитироватьStation Ramps Up for SpaceX Crew and Global Cargo Missions
Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 22, 2020 at 12:48

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Meanwhile, the U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft is being readied to end its stay attached to the station's Unity module on May 11. Cassidy and Ivanishin packed trash and discarded gear inside Cygnus today for a fiery disposal in the atmosphere above the Pacific Ocean.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/28/cygnus-prepped-for-departure-during-station-science-and-upkeep/
ЦитироватьCygnus Prepped for Departure During Station Science and Upkeep
Mark Garcia
Posted Apr 28, 2020 at 12:41 pm


The U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus resupply ship is pictured as the International Space Station orbited above the Pacific Ocean.

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The U.S. Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman is being readied for its robotic release from the orbiting lab's Unity module. Commander Chris Cassidy reviewed procedures and set up hardware that will deploy small experimental satellites from the outside of Cygnus after its departure on May 11. Cygnus will removed from Unity and released by the Canadarm2 robotic arm completing its 83-day stay at 12:10 p.m. EDT.
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11 мая с.г. в 16:10 UTC / 19:10 ДМВ

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Трансляция отделения Лебедя-13 от МКС запланирована на 11 мая 2020 г.

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Начало трансляции 11 мая с.г. в 15:45 UTC / 18:45 ДМВ

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2020/04/28/iss-daily-summary-report-4282020/
ЦитироватьISS Daily Summary Report – 4/28/2020

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SlingShot:
The crew performed a partial setup of the Slingshot payload in order to allow ground commanding to test the WIDAR communication link through Wallops ground site using the Cygnus spacecraft. Unfortunately, the data cables did not connect properly and the task was aborted. Ground teams are discussing a forward plan to get a data connection in order to proceed with the test at a later date. SEOPS' SlingShot is a small satellite deployment system that fits inside the Cygnus spacecraft's Passive Common Berthing Mechanism (PCBM). SlingShot can accommodate up to 18 satellites that are deployed post Cygnus unberth.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/05/04/cygnus-readied-for-departure-crew-trains-for-medical-emergency/
ЦитироватьCygnus Readied for Departure, Crew Trains for Medical Emergency
Mark Garcia
Posted May 4, 2020 at 3:33 pm


Four spaceships are attached at the space station including the U.S. Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft and Russia's Progress 74 and 75 resupply ships and Soyuz MS-16 crew ship.

A U.S. cargo craft is one week away from completing its mission at the International Space Station. ...

On Monday May 11, the Cygnus space freighter from Northrop Grumman will complete its mission attached to the station's Unity module. Cygnus will serve a dual purpose after its departure as it takes out the trash and deploys a set of CubeSats for a variety of space research.

Commander Chris Cassidy is setting up a small satellite deployer, called the SlingShot, that will be installed on the hatch of Cygnus before its departure. The tiny satellites will test space communication technologies and advanced GPS mapping techniques.
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