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 Andrew Morgan‏ Подлинная учетная запись @AstroDrewMorgan 15 ч. назад
Pizza night in the Russian Service Module is a wonderful crew-bonding experience. We use tortillas for crust, and get very creative with toppings!

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/08/12/human-research-revealing-space-impacts-as-spacewalk-preps-gear-up/

Human Research Revealing Space Impacts as Spacewalk Preps Gear Up

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 12, 2019 at 11:46 am


Flight Engineer Andrew Morgan works with the BioFabrication Facility that is researching whether the weightless environment of space may support the fabrication of human organs.

The Expedition 60 crew kicked off the workweek exploring stem cells and testing the printing of human tissue on the International Space Station. The astronauts are also gearing up for a spacewalk planned for next week.

Operations continue inside the orbiting lab's new BioFabrication Facility today. Astronaut Nick Hague printed more human tissue samples Monday and stowed them in an incubator to observe and promote their cellular growth.

Flight Engineer Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency set up the Life Science Glovebox in the Kibo laboratory module and researched the properties of stem cells. The space-based  Micro-15 experiment is helping scientists understand stem cell differentiation better than ground-based studies. Results may provide therapeutic insights into ailments affecting humans on Earth and in space.

Early this morning, Parmitano joined NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan for hearing tests. Scientists are measuring how the microgravity environment and the acoustic levels of the station affect a crewmember's hearing before, during and after a mission.

Morgan then partnered up with astronaut Christina Koch in the afternoon to configure spacewalking tools and spacesuit components. Morgan will follow lead spacewalker Nick Hague out of the Quest airlock hatch on Aug. 21 for a six hour and 30 minute spacewalk. The duo will install the International Docking Adapter-3 designed to receive new commercial crew vehicles from Boeing and SpaceX.

Cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Alexander Skvortsov spent their morning learning how the gastrointestinal system adapts to long-term spaceflight. The duo performed ultrasound scans of their gut before and after eating breakfast. Ovchinin then packed gear for return on a future Soyuz landing as Skvortsov checked Russian video and photography gear.

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https://spacenews.com/nasa-planning-to-keep-beam-module-on-iss-for-the-long-haul/

NASA planning to keep BEAM module on ISS for the long haul
by Jeff Foust — August 12, 2019


The Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM), added to the station as a technology demonstration and now used for cargo stowage, is able to remain on the station through 2028. Credit: NASA illustration

ATLANTA — An experimental module added to the International Space Station three years ago to test expandable module technologies has been cleared to remain on the station through the late 2020s.

In a July 30 presentation at the ISS Research and Development Conference here, Nathan Wells, an instrumentation lead for the Bigelow Expandable Activity Module (BEAM) at NASA, said the module's on-orbit performance had exceeded expectations and that it had been cleared to remain on the station to 2028.

"Now it's become more of a core facility," he said of BEAM, which is now being used for stowage to free up volume on the cramped station.

BEAM launched in April 2016 on a cargo resupply mission and was installed on the station in May of that year. NASA originally intended to keep the module on the station for two years to test the effectiveness of BEAM's expandable module technology, then discard it.

In October 2017, though, the agency said that it was extending its agreement with Bigelow Aerospace, who developed the module, to keep the module on the station for at least five more years to conduct additional tests of the module as well as use it to store cargo. "BEAM continues to demonstrate positive performance in space and initial studies have shown that it can be used long-term on the ISS to support the government's needs for on-orbit stowage and for technology demonstrations," NASA said in a procurement filing announcing the contract for the extended mission.

Although the contract doesn't extend through 2028, Wells said than an engineering assessment has cleared it to remain there that long. "Overall, it's been meeting all of our expectations and beyond that."

NASA continues to monitor conditions inside the module, like temperature and radiation, that was part of the original purpose of flying BEAM. Wells noted there had been no noticeable difference in the thermal performance of the module, whose temperatures remain "more benign" than originally predicted, even with the module loaded with about 1,440 kilograms of cargo.

BEAM is also outfitted with sensors to detect impacts from micrometeoroids or orbital debris. One such event was detected in February 2017 that the sensors localized to the zenith section of the module, but was not strong enough to penetrate to an internal "restraint" layer.

Wells and other NASA officials said their certification of BEAM's ability to safely remain on the station only goes through 2028. While there have been discussions about extending the station's life beyond that, including legislation that would authorize an extension through 2030, they said had not done the analysis to determine what were the limiting factors in the lifetime of the module.

The module has demonstrated the performance of expandable, or inflatable, modules in orbit, something that Bigelow Aerospace and others are pursuing for other applications. Bigelow is among the companies interested in developing a commercial module for the ISS using that technology, as well as commercial space stations, using a module called the B330.

Bigelow Aerospace also was a participant of a NASA program, part of its Next Space Technologies for Exploration Partnerships effort, to develop habitation module technologies for use on the agency's lunar Gateway. However, NASA announced July 19 that it planned to award a sole-source contract for the Gateway's hab module to Northrop Grumman after concluding the company was the only one who could develop the module in time to support NASA's goal of a human lunar landing in 2024.

That decision prompted a July 25 statement from Bigelow acknowledging the decision but also looking ahead to future opportunities. "We think the B330 standalone space station would make an excellent low altitude lunar depot," Robert Bigelow, president and founder of Bigelow Aerospace, said in the statement. "Someday if NASA were to give us the green light, we would be very excited to be part of the Gateway program, a future low-level lunar depot program or to even land a lunar base on the moon."

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https://ria.ru/20190812/1557429320.html

Итальянский астронавт станет первым в истории космическим диджеем
МОСКВА, 12 авг - РИА Новости. Итальянский астронавт Лука Пармитано во вторник выступит перед любителями электронной музыки с орбиты, став первым диджеем в космосе, сообщает сайт Европейского космического агентства (ЕКА).
"Во вторник Лука выступит перед любителями музыки на Ибице в рамках космической тематической серии BigCityBeats World Club Dome Cruise Edition. Здесь он дебютирует в качестве первого космического диджея, поделившись своим опытом пребывания на орбите и ценностью музыки как способа связи разных культур непосредственно из модуля Columbus Международной космической станции", - говорится в сообщении.
World Club Dome - фестиваль электронной музыки. Европейское космическое агентство сотрудничает с организаторами фестиваля с 2018 года.
Пармитано отправился на МКС на космическом корабле "Союз МС-13" 20 июля вместе с российским космонавтом Александром Скворцовым и американским астронавтом Эндрю Морганом. Это его второй космический полет.  

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/08/09/iss-daily-summary-report-8092019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/09/2019

Acoustic Diagnostics:

The crew reviewed the big picture words for the upcoming Acoustics Diagnostics investigation. The Acoustic Upgraded Diagnostics In-Orbit (Acoustic Diagnostics) investigation tests the hearing of ISS crew members before, during, and after flight. This study assesses the possible adverse effects of noise and the microgravity environment aboard the ISS on human hearing. The investigation compares the relationship between the detection of otoacoustic emissions, sounds naturally generated from within the inner ear, and hearing loss levels when exposed to noisy environments.

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Biofabrication Facility (BFF):

Following the successful execution of the corrective procedure earlier this week, the crew performed the cassette installation/removal and the syringe swaps in support of the first science print with cells. If successful, the printed tissue will remain in the BFF for a period of time, then be transferred to the thermally-controlled ADSEP (ADvanced Space Experiment Processor). Using 3D biological printers to produce usable human organs has long been a dream of scientists and doctors around the globe. However, printing the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillary structures, has proven difficult to accomplish in Earth's gravity environment. To overcome this challenge, Techshot designed their BFF 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.

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Fluid Science Laboratory/Reference mUltiscale Boiling Investigation (FSL/RUBI) Reconfiguration:

In preparation for the upcoming investigation, the crew performed the RUBI harness configuration and installation. Some difficulties were encountered installing the cables and the ground team is discussing if the current configuration is suitable. Nucleate boiling is a process that is used in many technical applications of heat transfer. Examples are power plants and reactor technology, air conditioning technology as well as chemical and process engineering. The design of new processes and evaporators is significantly hindered by the fact that general methods of calculation are not available yet. The development of such methods requires a better understanding of highly complex and dynamic transport phenomena.

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Multi-purpose Small Payload Rack (MSPR) Reconfiguration:

The crew performed a test sample removal and reconfiguration of the Fluorescence Microscope. The MSPR is a multipurpose payload rack system used in the JEM. It has two workspaces and a worktable that can be used for wide fields of space environment utilization including science and educational missions.

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SPHERES Zero Robotics Dry Run and Competition:

The crew supported the dry run and student competition for the 2019 middle School Summer Program. The completion went very well and numerous tests were successfully performed. The middle school teams could be heard cheering several times in the background. The premise of this ZR session is for one SPHERES satellite to retrieve a damaged SPHERES satellite from a virtual debris field in low Earth orbit. ZR allows middle school and high school students develop code to achieve the goals of the competition. The algorithms are tested by the SPHERES team and the best designs are selected for the competition to operate the SPHERES satellites on board the ISS.

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Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

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The crew performed the following preparations for the International Docking Adapter (IDA)3 EVA currently planned no earlier than August 21:

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• Completed maintenance cycle on all helmet lights, Pistol Grip Tool (PGT) batteries and Rechargeable EVA Battery Assemblies (REBAs).
  
• Verified Simplified Aid for EVA Rescue (SAFER) functionality.
  
• Tool configuration
  

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Compound Specific Analyzer-Combustion Products (CSA-CP) Maintenance:

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The crew performed this regularly scheduled maintenance to replace battery packs in all CSA-CPs and zero calibrate the units.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/08/13/crew-gets-ready-for-next-spacewalk-and-new-spaceships/

Crew Gets Ready for Next Spacewalk and New Spaceships

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 13, 2019 at 11:18 am


NASA astronaut Nick Hague conducts science operations for the Cell Science-02 bone healing and tissue regeneration experiment.

The International Space Station will soon see U.S., Russian and Japanese spaceships arriving and departing over the next several weeks. Meanwhile, the Expedition 60 crew is staying focused on an upcoming spacewalk while continuing ongoing microgravity research.

Next week's spacewalkers, NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan, are reviewing their procedures and practicing their maneuvers on a computer today. The duo will exit the station Aug. 21 and install the station's second commercial crew vehicle docking port, the International Docking Adapter-3, to the Harmony module's space-facing port.

Morgan wrapped up his day setting up experiments designed by middle and high school students researching a variety of space phenomena. Luca Parmitano of the European Space Agency continued exploring stem cell differentiation. Christina Koch of NASA serviced and replaced hardware that fuels experiments inside the Combustion Integrated Rack.

Cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Alexander Skvortsov worked during the morning tearing down a Russian atmosphere purification unit. The duo then moved on to cardiopulmonary research before winding down the day with exercise.

The next spacecraft to launch to the orbiting lab will be an unpiloted Soyuz MS-14 crew ship on Aug. 22. It will lift off fr om the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a test of its upgraded 2.1a Soyuz booster. The new Soyuz will automatically dock to the Poisk module two days later wh ere it will stay until Sept. 6.

Russia will launch its next crewed mission Sept. 25 aboard the Soyuz MS-15 spacecraft. Cosmonaut Oleg Skripochka will lead the six-hour flight to the station with NASA astronaut Jessica Meir and Spaceflight Participant Hazzaa Ali Almansoori.

SpaceX is planning to retrieve its Dragon resupply ship on Aug. 27 when it splashes down in the Pacific Ocean after its release from the Harmony module. Dragon will return to Earth with several thousand pounds of completed science experiments for analysis and station hardware for servicing.

Finally, Japan's resupply ship, the H-II Transfer Vehicle-8 (HTV-8), is scheduled to blast off to the station Sept. 10 (U.S. time) from the Tanegashima Space Center. It will arrive at the station Sept. 14 for a robotic capture and installation to the same Harmony port Dragon will vacate at the end of the month. HTV-8's scheduled liftoff date comes exactly 10 years after the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launched its first HTV cargo freighter to the space station.

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Biomining in Space

 NASA Johnson

Опубликовано: 13 авг. 2019 г.

As humans plan expeditions to places such as the Moon and Mars, biomining could offer a way to obtain needed materials on other planetary bodies rather than bringing them from Earth. However, microbes and rocks interact differently outside of Earth's gravity, potentially affecting output from extraterrestrial biomining. A new investigation on the International Space Station is studying how microbes grow on and alter planetary rocks in microgravity and simulated Martian gravity.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/08/12/iss-daily-summary-report-8122019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/12/2019

Acoustic Diagnostics:

The crew completed a questionnaire and used an Acoustic Monitor to measure the ambient background noise to detect otoacoustic emissions (OAEs) which are caused by the motion of the inner ear sensory hair cells as they energetically respond to auditory stimulation. The investigation tests the hearing of ISS crew members before, during, and after flight. This study assesses the possible adverse effects of noise and the microgravity environment aboard the ISS on human hearing. The investigation compares the relationship between the detection of otoacoustic emissions, sounds naturally generated fr om within the inner ear, and hearing loss levels when exposed to noisy environments.

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BioFabrication Facility (BFF):

The crew performed the cassette installation/removal and the syringe swaps in support of the second science print with cells. The printed tissue will remain in the BFF until it is transferred to the thermally-controlled ADvanced Space Experiment Processor (ADSEP). The BFF is dedicated to manufacturing human organs and tissues in space, primarily for use by patients on Earth. Besides printing tissue, the BFF also can help maintain the health of deep space exploration crews by producing food and personalized pharmaceuticals on demand.

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CASIS PCG 19:

The crew transferred 3 vials to the MELFI. Each vial had been incubating at different temperatures for two weeks. This investigation seeks to understand the stability of monoclonal antibody formulations in microgravity. When these formulations degrade and exceed their shelf life, they must be discarded. This leads to increased cost and reduces the areas of the world wh ere the formulations can be offered to patients. By storing formulations in microgravity, it may be possible to see additional processes that lead to degradation. Researchers hope that an understanding of the degradation process could lead to methods of slowing the degradation down.

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Micro-15:

The crew injected media into the culture bags and placed the bags into SABL for incubation. The goal of this investigation is to better understand the effects of gravity on the differentiation of mammalian cells using 3-D cultures of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Past flight experiments and ground-based simulations have demonstrated that microgravity influences gene expression, cell proliferation, and differentiation in stem cells but the mechanism behind these observations is not clearly understood. This study investigates how exposure to microgravity fundamentally alters cell regulation and how these changes can affect the timing, progression, and outcomes of cell differentiation.

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Materials Science Laboratory (MSL):

The crew swapped the MSL gas supply drawer and performed successful leak checks. The MSL is used for basic materials research in the microgravity environment of the ISS. The MSL can accommodate and support diverse Experiment Modules. In this way many material types, such as metals, alloys, polymers, semiconductors, ceramics, crystals, and glasses, can be studied to discover new applications for existing materials and new or improved materials.

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Space Acceleration Measurement System-II (SAMS-II):

The crew cleaned the SAMS RTS/Drawer1 and RTS/Drawer2 screens. SAMS-II is an ongoing study of the small forces (vibrations and accelerations) on the ISS resulting from the operation of hardware, crew activities, dockings and maneuvering. Results generalize the types of vibrations affecting vibration-sensitive experiments and structural life of ISS. Investigators and Structural Analysts seek to better understand the vibration environment on the ISS using SAMS-II data and assessing station loads and dynamics.

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Standard Measures:

The crew completed a Body Survey using the Data Collection Tool on an SSC and collected body samples and stowed samples MELFI. The aim of the investigation is to ensure consistent capture of an optimized, minimal set of measures from crewmembers until the end of the ISS Program in order to characterize the adaptive responses to and risks of living in space.  Among other things, the ground teams perform analyses for metabolic and chemistry panels, immune function, microbiome, etc. These measures populate a data repository to enable high-level monitoring of countermeasure effectiveness and meaningful interpretation of health and performance outcomes, and support future research on planetary missions.

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Microgravity Experiment Research Locker Incubater (MERLIN) 2:

On Saturday, the MERLIN2 unit was powered off by a Utility Interface Panel (UIP) Circuit Breaker (CB) trip on the Galley Rack. Contents of MERLIN 2 were moved following a circuit breaker trip. Engineering teams will meet to discuss a forward troubleshooting plan.

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International Docking Adapter (IDA)3 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

In preparation for the IDA3 EVA currently planned for no earlier than August 21, the crew completed the following:

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• D5 camera configuration and setup
  
• EVA tool configuration
  

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Waste Hygiene Compartment (WHC) Piping Remove & Replace (R&R):

Today the crew attempted to replace the WHC piping between the Dose Pump and the Pump Separator. During the R&R, the crew experienced an issue mating the connection between the WHC piping and the Urine Receptacle at the Insert Filter location. The crew attempted both spare WHC piping units on board, an old Urine Receptacle hose as well as multiple insert filters with the same result. The crew described the issue as the connector on the new WHC piping was slightly too small for the Urine Receptacle connection. Based on the troubleshooting and descriptions provided, ground teams directed the crew to reinstall the old WHC piping and triple bag the two spare WHC piping units. The current, old WHC piping that was reinstalled expired today. Teams agreed with the forward plan to reinstall and run on the expired WHC piping until a forward plan for installing a new WHC piping unit is determined.

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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-tv-to-air-us-spacewalk-briefing-on-space-station-docking-port-install

Aug. 13, 2019
MEDIA ADVISORY M19-084

NASA TV to Air US Spacewalk, Briefing on Space Station Docking Port Install


NASA astronauts Christina Koch (center top) and Nick Hague (suit with red stripe on legs) conduct a spacewalk March 29 to swap batteries and install adapter plates on the International Space Station's Port-4 truss structure.
Credits: NASA

Experts from NASA will preview an upcoming spacewalk with two American astronauts outside the International Space Station to complete the outfitting of docking ports during a briefing at 2 p.m. EDT Friday, Aug. 16, at the agency's Johnson Space Center in Houston.

Live coverage of the briefing will air on NASA Television and the agency's website.

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Participants in the briefing are:

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• Kirk Shireman, International Space Station program manager
  
• Scott Stover, NASA spacewalk flight director
  
• Alex Kanelakos, lead spacewalk officer
  

Expedition 60 Flight Engineers Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan of NASA will begin their planned six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk from inside the Quest airlock about 8:20 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 21. Live NASA Television coverage will begin at 6:30 a.m. The duo will assist in the installation of International Docking Adapter-3 (IDA-3) to Pressurized Mating Adapter-3 on the space-facing side of the station's Harmony module.

IDA-3 will provide a second docking port to the International Space Station to accommodate the future arrivals of Boeing CST-100 Starliner and SpaceX Crew Dragon  commercial crew spacecraft. The docking port was launched to the station last month on a SpaceX Dragon on the company's 18th commercial cargo resupply services mission to the station. IDA-2 was installed to the forward end of the Harmony module in the summer of 2016.

NASA's commercial crew partnership with Boeing and SpaceX will restore launches of American astronauts from American soil on American rockets and maximize the time U.S. crews can dedicate to scientific research and technological advances aboard the orbiting laboratory to enable the agency's ambitious goals for the Artemis lunar exploration program and future missions to the Moon and Mars.

The spacewalkers also will install a new high definition television camera on the station's starboard truss as part of an ongoing upgrade of the station's external cameras.

Hague will be extravehicular crew member 1 (EV1) wearing the spacesuit with the red stripes, and Morgan will be extravehicular crew member 2 (EV2) wearing the suit with no stripes.

The spacewalk will be the 218th in support of station assembly, maintenance and upgrades and the fifth outside the station this year. It will be the third spacewalk for Hague and the first for Morgan.

For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

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Last Updated: Aug. 13, 2019
Editor: Sean Potter

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 7 мин. назад
ARTICLE:
Dextre begins RRM3 tasks to test robotic refueling of spacecraft -

https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2019/08/dextre-rrm3-tasks-test-robotic-refueling-spacecraft/ ...

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По данным  https://spaceflight.nasa.gov/realdata/sightings/SSapplications/Post/JavaSSOP/orbit/ISS/SVPOST.html уточнены времена начала и длительности коррекций 15 августа

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  IMPULSIVE TIG (GMT)   M50 DVx(FPS)      LVLH DVx(FPS)      DVmag(FPS)
   IMPULSIVE TIG (MET)   M50 DVy(FPS)      LVLH DVy(FPS)      Invar Sph HA
   DT                    M50 DVz(FPS)      LVLH DVz(FPS)      Invar Sph HP
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   227/05:57:52.433          -0.9               1.8              1.8    
   N/A                        0.8               0.0              224.2  
   000/00:09:44.866           1.4              -0.1              222.4  
   
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   000/00:09:44.748           1.3              -0.0              223.5  коррекция должна быть проведена 15 августа 2019 дважды:
- в 05:57:52.433 UTC (227/05:57:52.433) импульсом длительностью 585 с (00:09:44.866);
- в 08:59:52.374 UTC (227/08:59:52.374) импульсом длительностью 585 с (00:09:44.748).

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Expedition 60 ESA PAO Stockholm Culture Festival August 13, 2019

 NASA Video

Опубликовано: 13 авг. 2019 г.

SPACE STATION ASTRONAUT DISCUSSES LIFE IN SPACE WITH SWEDISH AUDIENCE

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/6762580

14 АВГ, 16:44
Орбиту МКС скорректируют дважды 15 августа для подготовки к запуску "Союза" с "Федором"

В результате минимальная высота над поверхностью Земли составит 415 км, а максимальная - 428,7 км

МОСКВА, 14 августа. /ТАСС/. Специалисты российского Центра управления полетами (ЦУП) проведут 15 августа два маневра по 585 секунд каждый по коррекции орбиты Международной космической станции (МКС). Об этом сообщили в среду ТАСС в пресс-службе ЦНИИмаш (головной научный институт Роскосмоса, в ведении которого находится ЦУП).

"Первая коррекция пройдет в 08:53 мск. Двигатели будут работать в течение 585 секунд, приращение скорости составит 0,58 м/с. Повторное включение двигателей ожидается в 11:53 мск. Двигатель будет работать 585 секунд. Также приращение скорости составит 0,58 м/с", - сказали в институте.

В результате маневра минимальная высота над поверхностью Земли составит 415 км, а максимальная - 428,7 км, уточнили в ЦНИИмаш.

Как пояснили в институте, "операция будет проведена для формирования баллистических условий для выведения, сближения и стыковки с МКС космического корабля "Союз МС-14".

"Союз МС-14", как ожидается, отправится к МКС 22 августа. На его борту на станцию прибудет человекоподобный робот "Федор", созданный компанией "Андроидная техника" и Фондом перспективных исследований по техническому заданию МЧС. Этот робот получил имя Skybot F-850, где F обозначает принадлежность к семейству роботов "Федор".

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 Kristen Facciol‏ @kfacciol 4 ч. назад
We just finished #RRM3 ops and it was awesome and I'm so excited and even though I've been awake all night I'm not tired because it was just the best thing ever! This is one of the hardest things we do and it just feels so good to have been a part of it! #SPACEROBOTS

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To add some perspective... we used > 20 m of robotics, commanded from the ground, using less than ideal cameras, on a remote ISS worksite, with changing lighting conditions, to ins ert an adapter that can perform cryo transfer in to a tiny hole (and then some!).

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/2019/08/13/iss-daily-summary-report-8132019/

ISS Daily Summary Report – 8/13/2019

Advanced Combustion via Microgravity Experiments (ACME):

The crew configured the ACME Chamber for s-Flame by partially reinstalling the chamber ins ert to replace the igniter tip, then reinstalled the chamber insert, replaced the fuel controller, and closed the Front End Cap and rack doors. The ACME experiment series includes five independent studies of gaseous flames. The primary goals of ACME are to improve fuel efficiency and reduce pollutant production in routine fuel combustion activities on Earth.  Its secondary goal is to improve spacecraft fire prevention through innovative research focused on materials flammability.

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Bio-Monitor:

A crewmember donned the BioMonitor garment and headband and connected the data unit to the bio-monitor application for a 72-hour session. Although the ISS is equipped with health and life sciences research tools, the existing instrumentation for continuous and simultaneous recording of several physiological parameters is lacking. To address this issue, the Bio-Monitor Commissioning activity tests the Bio-Monitor facility; a wearable garment capable of monitoring relevant physiological parameters for up to 48 hours in a non-invasive and non-interfering way. The physiological parameters which can be monitored consist of heart rate, respiration rate, ECG (Electrocardiogram), skin temperature, peripheral blood oxygen saturation, etc.

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Micro-15:

The crew completed a media change ops session. The goal of this investigation is to better understand the effects of gravity on the differentiation of mammalian cells using 3-D cultures of induced pluripotent stem (iPS) cells. Past flight experiments and ground-based simulations have demonstrated that microgravity influences gene expression, cell proliferation, and differentiation in stem cells but the mechanism behind these observations is not clearly understood. This study investigates how exposure to microgravity fundamentally alters cell regulation and how these changes can affect the timing, progression, and outcomes of cell differentiation.

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NanoRacks Module-9:

The crew performed Ops Session #3 by deactivating and/or shaking designated Mixture Tubes. NanoRacks-National Center for Earth and Space Science Education-Gemini (SSEP Mission 13) (NanoRacks-NCESSE-Gemini) includes 41 microgravity experiments designed by students in grades 5 through 12 and college. The experiments range from examinations of water filtration and purification to synthetic soil production, rust formation, antibiotic effectiveness, growth and development of microacquatic organisms, and growth of plant, fungi, and bacteria. Each was chosen from more than 3,000 entries submitted by more than 23,000 U.S., Canadian, and Brazilian students. The experiments use NanoRacks MixStix, miniature laboratories activated by space station crew and eventually returned to the student teams on Earth for analysis.

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Mobile Servicing (MSS) Operations:

Yesterday, Robotics Ground Controllers powered up the MSS and se t up for Robotic Refueling Mission 3 (RRM3) Tech Demo operations, which begin tonight and will conclude on Thursday. The results of this series of tests will be used to demonstrate potential satellite refueling techniques for future use.

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Emergency On-Board Training (OBT):

All six crewmembers reviewed training material in preparation for tomorrow's Emergency scenarios (depressurization, toxic atmosphere, and fire) OBT session.

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International Docking Adapter (IDA)3 Extravehicular Activity (EVA) Preparations:

The crew performed the following in preparation for the IDA3 EVA scheduled for August 21:

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• Verified functionality of EMU glove heaters and the EMU TV is receiving power from the Rechargeable EVA Battery Assembly (REBA)
  
• Configured Dynamic Onboard Ubiquitous Graphics (DOUG) software to receive and display real time SSRMS joint angle telemetry from a PCS laptop
  
• Reviewed procedure for 4-hour in-suit and EVA campout pre-breathe protocols
  
• Reviewed EVA procedures
  

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https://tass.ru/kosmos/6762977

14 АВГ, 17:55
На МКС отправят партию тульских пряников

В пресс-службе правительства Тульской области уточнили, что в пряниках будет фруктовая начинка. Кроме того, в состав десерта входит мед

МОСКВА, 14 августа. /ТАСС/. Партия тульских пряников будет доставлена на Международную космическую станцию (МКС). Инициатива отправки пряников в космос принадлежит главе Тульской области Алексею Дюмину, сообщили журналистам в пресс-службе правительства региона в среду.

"В Туле по инициативе губернатора Алексея Дюмина кондитерская фабрика "Ясная Поляна" испекла первую партию уникальных пряников для отправки на Международную космическую станцию (МКС). Это совместный проект правительства Тульской области и госкорпорации "Роскосмос", - говорится в сообщении.

Пряник полностью ручной работы, по традиции тульских мастеров он содержит натуральный мед и фруктовую начинку, уточняет пресс-служба.

Партия пряников была отправлена в Москву для подготовки и последующей отправки специальным бортом на космодром Байконур.

Спойлер

Тульская кондитерская фабрика "Ясная поляна" образована в 1973 году, также входит в холдинг, является ведущим производителем кондитерских товаров Тульской области, выпускает свыше 100 наименований изделий.

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 Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 11 мин. назад
SNC selected ULA as the launch vehicle provider for the Dream Chaser spacecraft's six NASA missions to the ISS. The Dream Chaser will launch aboard ULA's Vulcan Centaur rockets for its cargo resupply and return services to the space station, starting in 2021.

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 Sierra Nevada Corporation‏ Подлинная учетная запись @SierraNevCorp 15 мин. назад
We are thrilled to share we have selected @ulalaunch to be the launch provider for our Dream Chaser® spacecraft's six @NASA missions to the @Space_Station! The Dream Chaser will launch aboard ULA's #VulcanCentaur rockets for its cargo resupply missions starting in 2021.

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Chris B - NSF‏ @NASASpaceflight 5 мин. назад
SNC's John Curry notes all six missions will be berthed to Node 2 Nadir. Dream Chaser can do docking, but the option was taken to be berthed.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2019/08/14/robotics-supporting-exploration-briefers-talk-friday-about-spacewalk/

Robotics Supporting Exploration; Briefers Talk Friday About Spacewalk

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 14, 2019 at 3:32 pm


Expedition 60 Flight Engineer Christina Koch of NASA photographs Earth landmarks through the station's "window to the world," the seven-windowed cupola.

The Expedition 60 crew is busy conducting space research everyday inside the International Space Station. While they work, scientists and engineers on Earth can remotely control and observe experiments attached to the outside of the orbiting lab.

Researchers today concluded a run of the external Robotic Refueling Mission 3 experiment. Robotics controllers on the ground remotely guided the Dextre robotic hand, attached to the Canadarm2 robotic arm, and tested cryogenic refueling techniques in space. Refueling and repairing satellites and spacecraft supports NASA's objective of sending humans to the Moon, Mars and beyond.

Back inside the space station, the astronauts continued supporting human research activities. NASA astronauts Nick Hague and Andrew Morgan joined ESA (European Space Agency) astronaut Luca Parmitano for eye exams at the end of the day. Morgan also serviced a variety of science freezers holding experiment samples for analysis. Parmitano continued researching stem cell differentiation for the Micro-15 experiment.

Hague and Morgan are also getting ready for a spacewalk on Aug. 21. The duo spent a couple of hours Wednesday configuring spacewalking tools and tethers they will use next week. The spacewalkers' mission is to install a second commercial crew vehicle docking port, the International Docking Adapter-3, on top of the Harmony module. Briefers will discuss the spacewalk details on NASA TV beginning Friday at 2 p.m. EDT.

All six crewmembers, including NASA astronaut Christina Koch and cosmonauts Alexey Ovchinin and Alexander Skvortsov, participated in an emergency simulation during the afternoon. The station crew practiced the activities necessary to contain emergencies such as pressure and chemical leaks or a fire.

Two reboosts will occur overnight tonight to set up the correct phasing for the uncrewed Soyuz MS-14 34-orbit rendezvous next week and landing Sept. 6. The Soyuz and its 2.1a booster are scheduled to roll out to the Site 31 launch pad on Monday.

In Louisville, Colorado, Sierra Nevada Corporation announced the selection of United Launch Alliance as launch provider for the Dream Chaser spacecraft. Dream Chaser is scheduled to begin missions to transport cargo to and from the International Space Station in late 2021.