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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/25/dragon-reaches-orbit-astronauts-prepare-for-saturday-capture/

Dragon Reaches Orbit, Astronauts Prepare for Saturday Capture

Mark Garcia
Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 7:06 pm


NASA astronaut Christina Koch trains on the robotics workstation inside the cupola to capture the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft.
Dragon's solar arrays have deployed and the spacecraft is safely in orbit following a launch on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket at 6:01 p.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida, carrying more than 5,000 pounds of research, hardware and supplies to the International Space Station. Dragon is scheduled to arrive at the orbiting laboratory Saturday, July 27.


NASA astronauts Nick Hague will grapple Dragon with Christina Koch acting as a backup. NASA's Andrew Morgan will assist the duo by monitoring telemetry during Dragon's approach. The station crew will monitor Dragon vehicle functions during rendezvous. After Dragon capture, ground commands will be sent from mission control in Houston for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the station's Harmony module.


Mission Controllers in Houston watch the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft launch atop the Falcon 9 rocket from Florida on its way to the space station
Mission coverage is as follows:

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• 8:30 a.m. – Dragon rendezvous, grapple and berthing. Capture is scheduled for approximately 10 a.m.
  
• 12 p.m. – Dragon installation to the nadir port of the Harmony module of the station
  

This delivery, SpaceX's 18th cargo flight to the space station under NASA's Commercial Resupply Services contract, will support dozens of new and existing investigations. NASA's research and development work aboard the space station contributes to the agency's deep space exploration plans, including returning astronauts to the Moon's surface in five years.

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• Highlights of space station research that will be facilitated by Dragon spacecraft's arrival are:
• The BioFabrication Facility is designed to print organ-like tissues in microgravity, acting as a stepping- stone in a long-term plan to manufacture whole human organs in space using refined biological 3D printing techniques.
  
• A Goodyear Tire investigation is pushing the limits of silica fillers for tire applications. A better understanding of silica morphology and the relationship between silica structure and its properties could improve the silica design process, silica rubber formulation, and tire manufacturing and performance on the ground.
  
• The Space Tango – Induced Stem Cells investigation will take cells from patients with Parkinson's disease and Multiple Sclerosis to be cultured on the space station to examine cell to cell interactions that occur in neurodegenerative disease.
  
• The Cell Science-02 investigation is comparing the ability of two different bone inducing growth factors, one novel and one currently used in bone healing therapies, to stimulate growth, differentiation and related cellular functions of osteoblast in the microgravity environment.
  

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Начало трансляции захвата Дракона в 12:30 UTC / 15:30 ДМВ 27.07.2019
Начало трансляции пристыковки Дракона в 16:00 UTC / 19:00 ДМВ 27.07.2019

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacex/2019/07/25/spacex-falcon-9-successfully-launches-crs-18/

SpaceX Falcon 9 Successfully Launches CRS-18

Danielle Sempsrott
Posted Jul 25, 2019 at 7:25 pm
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station's Space Launch Complex 40 in Florida on July 25, 2019, at 6:01 p.m. EDT, carrying the company's Dragon spacecraft to the International Space Station on its 18th Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-18) mission.


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CRS-18 will deliver a number of science investigations, supplies and equipment to the orbiting laboratory, including the International Docking Adapter-3 – a new docking adapter that will enable future spacecraft built under NASA's Commercial Crew Program to autonomously attach to the station.


Tune in to NASA TV and the agency's website Saturday, July 27, beginning at 8:30 a.m. EDT to watch Dragon rendezvous, grapple and berthing to the station. When it arrives, NASA astronaut Nick Hague will robotically grapple Dragon, with NASA astronaut Christina Koch serving as backup.


After spacecraft capture – scheduled for approximately 10 a.m. – mission control in Houston will send ground commands for the station's arm to rotate and install it on the bottom of the orbiting laboratory's Harmony module. Dragon will remain at the space station until Aug. 20, when it will return to Earth with research and return cargo.

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https://www.militarynews.ru/story.asp?rid=1&nid=513542&lang=RU

Cargo Dragon вышел на орбиту (версия 2)
26.07.2019 1:19:48
      *** На корабле раскрылись солнечные батареи
       
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Вашингтон. 26 июля. ИНТЕРФАКС - Ракета-носитель Falcon 9 в пятницу по московскому времени вывела на орбиту Земли грузовой космический корабль Cargo Dragon американской компании SpaceX, который 27 июля должен будет состыковаться с Международной космической станцией (МКС), сообщило Национальное управление США по аэронавтике и исследованию космического пространства (NASA).

Ориентировочно в 01:11 мск космический корабль Crew Dragon отделился от второй ступени ракеты-носителя Falcon 9, начав самостоятельный полет. Затем на корабле успешно раскрылись солнечные батареи, которые обеспечат его необходимой для полета энергией, сообщило NASA.

18-й по счету запуск данного "грузовика" к МКС в рамках коммерческого контракта между NASA и компанией SpaceX был осуществлен с 40-го пускового комплекса на авиабазе на мысе Канаверал в штате Флорида в четверг в 18:01 по восточноамериканскому времени (в пятницу в 01:01 мск).

Первая многоразовая ступень ракеты-носителя Falcon 9 после старта совершила управляемую посадку на площадке на мысе Канаверал. Ранее она уже использовалась при запуске "грузовика".

По сообщению компании SpaceX, данный корабль ранее уже дважды побывал в космосе - в апреле 2015 года и в декабре 2017 года.

Он должен доставить на МКС около 2,3 тонн продовольствия, а также оборудования и материалов для проведения десятков научных экспериментов экипажем станции. В частности, на МКС будет доставлен американский космический биомедицинский 3D-принтер, разработанный американскими компаниями Techshot и nScrypt при содействии NASA. Его планируется использовать в экспериментах по 3D-печати сердечных тканей и органов. Между тем на борту МКС уже используется космический биопечатник российской лаборатории 3D Bioprinting Solutions, совершивший ряд опытов по 3D-печати живыми клетками в условиях микрогравитации.

В настоящее время Cargo Dragon является единственным космическим кораблем для снабжения МКС, который способен возвращать грузы на Землю.

Стыковка "грузовика" с МКС запланирована на 27 июля. Она будет осуществляться путем захвата "грузовика" 17-метровой автоматической рукой-манипулятором Canadarm-2 МКС и последующим присоединением его к американскому сегменту станции - модулю Harmony. "Ловить" корабль будет американский астронавт Ник Хейг. А процесс его непосредственной стыковки со станцией будет осуществляться по командам из Центра управления полетами NASA в Хьюстоне.

Cargo Dragon будет находиться в составе МКС менее четырех недель. 20 августа он будет сведен с орбиты, и его спускаемая капсула приводнится в Тихом океане вблизи Калифорнии. Корабль доставит на Землю результаты экспериментов, проведенных экипажем МКС на орбите, общим весом более 1,5 тонн.

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Запуск грузового корабля Cargo Dragon к МКС должен был состояться еще 22 июля, однако он был дважды отложен, в том числе для тестового прожига двигателей ракеты-носителя и из-за непогоды - в районе старта наблюдался сильный ветер и дожди с грозами.

С 2012 по 2019 годы компания SpaceX осуществила 18 запусков грузовых кораблей Dragon к МКС. Один их окончился неудачей из-за аварии ракеты-носителя Falcon 9. Принадлежащая Илону Маску компания SpaceX имеет контракт с NASA на 20 запусков "грузовика" на сумму $2 млрд.

В настоящее время экипаж МКС состоит из российских космонавтов Алексея Овчинина и Александра Скворцова, американских астронавтов Кристины Кук, Ника Хейга и Эндрю Моргана, а также астронавта ESA Луки Пармитано.

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Дисклэймер: все претензии по тексту - к агентству Интерфакс-АВН

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Ориентировочно в 01:11 мск космический корабль Crew Dragon...

Дисклэймер: все претензии по тексту - к агентству Интерфакс-АВН

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/07/25/iss-daily-summary-report-7252019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 7/25/2019

SpaceX (SpX)-18 Launch Status:

Following yesterday's launch postponement due to unfavorable weather conditions, SpX-18 launched successfully today at 5:01 PM CT fr om Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 40. Dragon capture and berthing are scheduled to occur on Saturday, July 27. SpX-18 Dragon will deliver ~1680 kg of pressurized cargo and ~530 kg of unpressurized cargo to the ISS.

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Photobioreactor:

The crew retrieved two sample syringes and placed them into cold stowage for return on SpX-18. Remaining PBR hardware was removed from the cold stowage and trashed. Today the life support systems that sustain astronauts in space are based on physicochemical processes. The Photobioreactor investigation aims at demonstrating that microalgae (i.e. biological processes) can be used together with existing systems to improve recycling of resources, creating a hybrid life support system. This hybrid approach could be helpful in future long-duration exploration missions, as it could reduce the amount of consumables required from Earth, and will first be tested in space on the ISS.

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NutrISS:

The crew performed the first Bioelectrical impedance Analysis measurement. Long duration spaceflight induces relevant changes in body composition and a loss of body mass. In the Nutrition Monitoring for the International Space Station (NutrISS) investigation, a periodic assessment of body composition (body weight, fat mass, and fat-free mass) during spaceflight aboard the International Space Station (ISS) is carried out using a dedicated bio-impedance analysis device to allow for the measurement of long-term energy balance modification over time. On the basis of this data, it is hypothesized that an adjusted diet maintaining a near-neutral energy balance, and/or increasing protein, intake can lim it microgravity-induced bone and muscle loss of crew members.

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PK-4 (Plasma Krystall-4):

The crew initiated the 2nd run of the PK-4 experiment and changed the hard drive. Plasma Krystall-4 (PK-4) is a scientific collaboration between the European Space Agency (ESA) and the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), performing research in the field of "Complex Plasmas": low temperature gaseous mixtures composed of ionized gas, neutral gas, and micron-sized particles. The micro-particles become highly charged in the plasma and interact strongly with each other, which can lead to a self-organized structure of the micro-particles: so-called plasma crystals. Experiments in the facility aim to study Transport Properties, Thermodynamics, Kinetics and Statistical Physics, and Non-linear waves and Instabilities in the plasmas.

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VECTION:

The crew completed VECTION Experiment sessions. The objective of the study is to determine to what extent an astronaut's ability to visually interpret motion, orientation, and distance may be disrupted in a microgravity environment, and how it may adapt, and how it may be changed upon return to Earth. Multiple experimental time points inflight and upon return to Earth allows for the adaptation and recovery process to be investigated.

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Velocicalc Airflow Measurement Survey:

In support of monitoring the ISS InterModule Ventilation (IMV) health, the crew used the Velocicalc device and measurement aids to measure the air flow exiting and entering outlets throughout the USOS modules. In addition to flow rate measurement, inspections were performed in select locations.

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Space to Ground: Gateway to the Future: 07/26/2019

 NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 26 июл. 2019 г.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/07/26/station-gets-ready-to-receive-dragon-cargo-craft-saturday-morning/

Station Gets Ready to Receive Dragon Cargo Craft Saturday Morning

Mark Garcia
Posted Jul 26, 2019 at 11:54 am


The last SpaceX Dragon cargo craft to visit the space station is pictured in the grips of the Canadarm2 robotic arm moments before its release on June 3, 2019.

The SpaceX Dragon space freighter is on its way to the International Space Station following a Thursday launch from Florida. The six-member Expedition 60 crew will be waiting for the commercial cargo craft's arrival Saturday morning.

Dragon will rendezvous with the station Saturday morning reaching a point about 10 meters from the station. Flight Engineer Nick Hague will then command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to grapple the resupply ship about 10 a.m. EDT. Fellow NASA astronaut Christina Koch will back him up inside the cupola as NASA Flight Engineer Drew Morgan monitors Dragon's approach and rendezvous. NASA TV begins its live capture and installation coverage Saturday at 8:30 a.m.

The three NASA astronauts continued robotics training today and practiced techniques to capture the commercial space freighter. The trio conducted simulation capture runs on a computer today preparing for a variety of Dragon approach and rendezvous scenarios.

Dragon is delivering over 5,000 pounds of science experiments, crew supplies and vehicle hardware. This includes the International Docking Adapter-3 for installation during an upcoming spacewalk on the Harmony module's space-facing Pressurized Mating Adapter.

The Dragon-capturing trio later joined new crewmates Luca Parmitano and Alexander Skvortsov in the afternoon reviewing the spacecraft's payload configuration. They will be unpacking time-critical research samples for stowage in station science freezers and incubators to analyze microgravity's effect on biology.

Station Commander Alexey Ovchinin started Friday briefing his three newest crewmembers, who have been in space six days, on emergency hardware locations and procedures. The veteran cosmonaut then packed obsolete gear and trash inside a Russian resupply ship that is departing on Monday.

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Cees Bassa‏ @cgbassa 5 ч. назад
The @SpaceX Dragon #CRS18 cargo space craft is approaching the International Space Station. Here's an all sky image from Dwingeloo taken just now. The Dragon is about 90 seconds behind the ISS. Both ISS and Dragon passed the sky from right to left in this 15 second exposure.

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 Luca Parmitano‏ Подлинная учетная запись @astro_luca 25 июл.
The first picture of #SoyuzMS13, approaching the #ISS, captured by @Astro_Christina! Inside, Alexander 'Sansanech' Skvortsov, @AstroDrewMorgan and I are busy with the docking checks. #MissionBeyond

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 Luca Parmitano‏ Подлинная учетная запись @astro_luca 19 ч. назад
As Soyuz #MS13 closes in, the details of its spartan, technological beauty make a stark contrast to the blackness of space. #MissionBeyond

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Трансляция встречи Дракона-18

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Ловцы

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~100 м

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Что называется, не ждали! Дракон пришел раньше расчетного времени, большинство комментаторов всё еще ждёт 12:30 UTC/

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Ну, или НАСА начало трансляцию раньше...

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В прицеле...

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 William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 3 мин. назад
F9/CRS-18: Good morning; the SpaceX Dragon capsule launched Thursday from Cape Canaveral is running about 40 minutes ahead of schedule in the final stages of its rendezvous with the International Space Station; NASA TV coverage is underway

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Вид с камеры манипулятора

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