Cygnus NG-10 (CRS-10) - Antares-230 - MARS LP-0A - 17.11.2018 09:01 UTC

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 8:19 - 8 февр. 2019 г.

Cygnus release confirmed. The space station's Canadian-built robot arm has released its grip on the Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft at 11:16am EST (1616 GMT) over Peru. https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/02/08/cygnus-ng10-departure/ ...

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Spaceflight Now‏ @SpaceflightNow 8:27 - 8 февр. 2019 г.

The Northrop Grumman Cygnus cargo craft has completed maneuvers to depart the vicinity of the International Space Station. It will soon head to a higher orbit to begin CubeSat deployments. Full story: https://spaceflightnow.com/2019/02/08/cygnus-ng10-departure/ ...

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/02/08/astronauts-release-u-s-spacecraft-from-station/

Astronauts Release U.S. Spacecraft from Station

Mark Garcia
Posted Feb 8, 2019 at 11:29 am


The Cygnus is pictured moments after its release from the Canadarm2 robotic arm. Credit: NASA TV

Northrop Grumman's Cygnus spacecraft was released from the Canadarm2 at 11:16 a.m. EST and has departed the International Space Station. After an extended mission to deploy several CubeSats in multiple orbits, Cygnus is scheduled to be deorbited on Feb. 25 to enter the Earth's atmosphere and burn up harmlessly over the Pacific Ocean.

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Expedition 58 Flight Engineers Anne McClain of NASA and David Saint-Jacques of the Canadian Space Agency used the station's robotic arm to release the craft, dubbed the "SS John Young", after ground controllers unbolted the cargo vehicle from the Earth-facing port of the Unity module earlier this morning

This Commercial Resupply Services contract mission delivered dozens of new and existing investigations as Expedition 58 contributes to some hundreds of science and research studies. Highlights from the new experiments include a demonstration of 3D printing and recycling technology and simulating the creation of celestial bodies from stardust.

The Refabricator is the first-ever 3D printer and recycler integrated into one user-friendly machine. Once it's installed in the space station, it will demonstrate recycling of waste plastic and previously 3D printed parts already on-board into high-quality filament, or 3D printer "ink." This recycled filament will be fed into the printer as stock to make new tools and parts on-demand in space. This technology could enable closed-loop, sustainable fabrication, repair and recycling on long-duration space missions, and greatly reduce the need to continually launch large supplies of new material and parts for repairs and maintenance. The demonstration, which NASA's Space Technology Mission and Human Exploration and Operations Directorates co-sponsored, is considered a key enabling technology for in-space manufacturing. NASA awarded a Small Business Innovation Research contract valued to Tethers Unlimited Inc. to build the recycling system.

The Experimental Chondrule Formation at the International Space Station (EXCISS) investigation will explore how planets, moons and other objects in space formed by simulating the high-energy, low-gravity conditions that were present during formation of the early solar system. Scientists plan to zap a specially formulated dust with an electrical current, and then study the shape and texture of the resulting pellets.

The Crystallization of LRRK2 Under Microgravity Conditions-2 (PCG-16) investigation grows large crystals of an important protein, leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2), in microgravity for analysis back on Earth. This protein is implicated in development of Parkinson's disease, and improving our knowledge of its structure may help scientists better understand the pathology of the disease and develop therapies to treat it. LRRK2 crystals grown in gravity are too small and too compact to study, making microgravity an essential part of this research.  This investigation is sponsored by the International Space Station U.S. National Laboratory, which Congress designated in 2005 to maximize its use for improving quality of life on Earth.

Cygnus launched Nov. 17, 2018, on an Antares 230 rocket from Virginia Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport's Pad 0A at Wallops, and arrived at the station Nov. 19 for the company's 10th NASA-contracted commercial resupply mission to the station.

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This was the seventh flight of an enhanced Cygnus spacecraft, and the fourth using Northrop Grumman's upgraded Antares 230 launch vehicle featuring new RD-181 engines that provide increased performance and flexibility.

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http://militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=501455

Американский корабль Cygnus отстыковался от МКС
08.02.2019 19:34:16

Вашингтон. 8 февраля. ИНТЕРФАКС-АВН - Грузовой космический корабль "Сигнус" (Cygnus) после почти трехмесячного совместного полета в пятницу отстыковался от Международной космической станции (МКС), сообщило Национальное управление по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства США (НАСА).

Перед отстыковкой от американского сегмента МКС - модуля Harmony - космический грузовик был захвачен 17-метровой рукой-манипулятором Canadarm-2, которая отвела его от станции.

"Сигнус" вывезет с МКС около 2,5 тонны мусора и отходов. Корабль продолжит на орбите автономный полет в течение более двух недель, в ходе которого с его борта будет запущено три исследовательских наноспутника.

25 февраля "Сигнус" должен будет сойти с орбиты и, войдя в плотные слои атмосферы Земли, сгореть над южной частью акватории Тихого океана.

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Northrop Grumman‏Подлинная учетная запись @northropgrumman 8:30 - 8 февр. 2019 г.

Our S.S. John Young #Cygnus successfully departed the @Space_Station on February 8 following its 81 day stay. Cygnus delivered ~7,400 pounds of cargo to astronauts on board and will now go on to deploy a total of 5 CubeSats as a part of its secondary mission. #NorthropGrumman

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 8:19 - 8 февр. 2019 г.

NG-10 Cygnus release!

ARTICLE:

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/02/ng-10-cygnus-departs-iss-3-month-mission/ ...

- By Chris Gebhardt (@ChrisG_NSF)

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Stephen Clark‏ @StephenClark1 8:54 - 8 февр. 2019 г.

Cygnus has departed ISS after a successfully cargo delivery mission. Next up is the deployment of five CubeSats into orbits above and below the station, two more than previous disclosed. 1/2


8:58 - 8 февр. 2019 г.

Three CubeSats will release from NanoRacks deployers — MYSat 1, CHEFSat 2 & KickSat 2. But there are two (three?) more CubeSats aboard not previously publicly disclosed: Quantum Radar -1 & -2, and ULTP-1, both from SEOPS, which developed the Slingshot deployer on Cygnus. 2/2

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NG CRS-10: SS John Young Cygnus departure

SciNews

Опубликовано: 8 февр. 2019 г.

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my first satellite‏ @myfirstsatellit 1 ч.1 час назад


CubeSats deployed both above and below @Space_Station orbit: #CHEFSat and #MySat1 are deployed above #ISS, and after #Cygnus goes below the #ISS to deploy #KickSat2, loaded with #ChipSats

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Space to Ground: Femtosatellites: 02/08/2019

NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 8 февр. 2019 г.

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