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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #40 on: 05/23/2018 11:55 am »


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Expedition 56/57 Crew Departs to Kazakhastan Launch Site
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #41 on: 05/24/2018 08:28 pm »
https://www.roscosmos.ru/25098/
https://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss56/photo_05-24.html

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TPK "Soyuz MS-09" docked with a transitional compartment
05/24/2018

Today, on May 24, specialists of RSC Energia at the Baikonur cosmodrome successfully completed a complex of technological operations to connect the transport manned spacecraft (SIC) Soyuz MS-09 with a transitional compartment.

Preparation of the spacecraft for launch according to the program of the International Space Station (ISS) is carried out in the spacecraft installation and test facility (MIK KA) at the Baikonur cosmodrome.

According to the schedule for the preparation of the ship for launch on Tuesday, May 29, will be the author's inspection of the ship and the sweeping of the head fairing.
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #43 on: 05/26/2018 10:15 am »
Alexander Gerst and Soyuz rocket

ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst in front of the Soyuz MS-09 rocket at Baikonur cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, that will launch him into space on his second mission to the International Space Station.

The Soyuz launcher delivers millions of horsepower to reach an orbital speed of 28 800 km/h. After the engines ignite, they will propel the crew 1640 km in less than 10 minutes – averaging a 50 km/h increase in speed every second.

Credits: ESA
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #44 on: 05/26/2018 12:14 pm »
Alexander Gerst@Astro_Alex · 25 mei 

11 Tage bis zum Start. Komme mir vor wie eine Fledermaus. Jeden Tag 30 min. So gewöhnt sich mein Körper bereits vor dem Start an einige Effekte der Schwerelosigkeit, und kann z.B. dem Fluidtransfer in die oberen Extremitäten und Kopf besser entgegenwirken.

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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #45 on: 05/28/2018 03:37 pm »
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #47 on: 05/29/2018 06:09 pm »
David Saint-Jacques‏@Astro_DavidS ·

« Cosmonaut Alley » at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. Each tree planted by a space traveler. First on the left is Gagarin’s!

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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #48 on: 05/29/2018 08:19 pm »
NASA Television to Air Return of One Space Station Crew, Launch of Another

Three of the crew members currently aboard the International Space Station are scheduled to end their mission on the orbiting laboratory on Sunday, June 3. A few days later, another trio of space travelers will depart for the station on a launch scheduled for Wednesday, June 6. Live coverage of both the landing and launch will air live on NASA Television and the agency’s website.

In advance of the departure, the traditional change of command ceremony on Friday, June 1, will see Expedition 55 Commander Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos hand over command of the station to NASA’s Drew Feustel for Expedition 56.

Shkaplerov and Flight Engineers Scott Tingle of NASA and Norishige Kanai of the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) will close the hatch to the Soyuz MS-07 spacecraft and undock from the Rassvet module as they head for a parachute-assisted landing on the steppe of Kazakhstan a little more than three hours later. The crew is completing a mission spanning 168 days, with 2,688 orbits of the Earth and a journey of 71.2 million miles. The mission also marks the first spaceflight for Tingle.

After landing, the crew will return by helicopter to the recovery staging city in Karaganda, Kazakhstan, where Tingle and Kanai will board a NASA plane for a flight back to Houston while Shkaplerov returns to his home in Star City, Russia.

At the time of undocking, Expedition 56 will begin formally aboard the station, with Feustel, NASA astronaut Ricky Arnold and Oleg Artemyev of Roscosmos comprising a three-person crew for several days.

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, Serena Auñón-Chancellor of NASA and Alexander Gerst of ESA (European Space Agency) are preparing to launch in the Soyuz MS-09 spacecraft Wednesday, June 6, on a two-day journey to dock to the station.

Coverage of Expedition 55 landing and Expedition 56 launch activities will be as follows (all times EDT):

Friday, June 1

    2:25 p.m. – Change of command ceremony with Anton Shkaplerov handing over station command to NASA astronaut Drew Feustel

Sunday, June 3

    1:30 a.m. – Farewell and hatch closure coverage (hatch closure at 1:55 a.m.)
    4:45 a.m. – Undocking coverage (undocking scheduled for 5:16 a.m.)
    7:15 a.m. – Deorbit burn and landing coverage (deorbit burn at 7:57 and landing at 8:40 a.m.)

Wednesday, June 6

    6:15 a.m. – Soyuz MS-09 launch coverage (launch at 7:12 a.m.)

Friday, June 8

    8:15 a.m. – Docking coverage (docking scheduled for 9:07 a.m.)
    10:30 a.m. – Hatch opening and welcome coverage

A full complement of video of the crew’s prelaunch activities in Baikonur will air on NASA TV in the days preceding launch.

The crew members of Expedition 56-57 will continue work on hundreds of experiments in biology, biotechnology, physical science and Earth science aboard the International Space Station, humanity’s only permanently occupied microgravity laboratory.

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter at:

https://instagram.com/iss

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https://www.twitter.com/Space_Station
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #49 on: 05/30/2018 12:53 pm »
The horizons mission to the International Space Station is scheduled to begin on 6 June 2018

Countdown for Alexander Gerst - 50 experiments for his new mission are 'made in Germany'
 
30 May 2018


•Approximately 50 experiments for the upcoming horizons mission by German ESA astronaut Alexander Gerst come from Germany
•The experiments are designed as contributions to solutions for global societal challenges such as health, the environment and climate change, as well as digitalisation, Industry 4.0, energy and future mobility
•Focus: Aerospace, society, climate change, digitalisation, Industry 4.0, robotics

How can artificial intelligence (AI) help astronauts do their work in space, and what can be learned for its application on Earth? How do living cells behave in a microgravity environment? What does an extended period in space do to an astronaut's immune system? How can melting processes on the International Space Station (ISS) be used to improve industrial casting processes on Earth? What can be learned about climate change from studying animal migration patterns? Fifty German experiments, coordinated and controlled by the German Aerospace Center (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt; DLR) will be conducted during Alexander Gerst's upcoming ISS mission: 'horizons – Knowledge for Tomorrow'. These experiments are designed to provide answers to numerous questions of scientific and societal relevance.

When Gerst, Germany's European Space Agency (ESA) astronaut, sets off for the ISS on 6 June 2018 to spend his second six months in a microgravity environment – probably until 12 December 2018 – he will once again be working on the largest international technology project of all time. Leading spacefaring nations – the United States, Russia, Japan, Europe and Canada – are collaborating in this scientific laboratory to develop solutions to global challenges faced by society, including health, the environment and climate change, as well as digitalisation, Industry 4.0, energy and future mobility. "Alexander Gerst's mission will strengthen Germany as a hub of science and innovation and will make the Federal Republic one of the most intensive users and largest beneficiaries of the scientific systems on board the International Space Station. Space and space research are crucial to our modern society, as they offer many solutions to crucial challenges. Space is in demand, be it in navigation – for instance the Galileo system – in digitalisation and Industry 4.0, in environmental monitoring, and to acquire a better understanding of climate change," emphasises Walther Pelzer, DLR Executive Board Member and Head of the DLR Space Administration in Bonn. The Space Administration manages the German contributions to the ISS and hence Gerst’s horizons mission.



horizons – Knowledge for Earth

When Alexander Gerst conducts research on the ISS, science does not just take place in space, explains Volker Schmid, horizons Mission Manager at the DLR Space Administration: “The experiments were designed on Earth. The hardware and software were developed and built here. Samples come from terrestrial laboratories, and many of them will return there for evaluation after the experiments on the ISS. In turn, the knowledge acquired through this research drives innovation on Earth – also in Germany.” Around 1000 scientists, engineers and programme managers across Germany are working to ensure the success of the horizons mission – at DLR, in German universities and research institutions, as well as in industry.

horizons – Knowledge for health, the environment and climate change

The ISS provides outstanding facilities to study human physiology, as well as the cells of human beings, animals and plants, in a microgravity environment. For example, the FLUMIAS microscope will enable the first direct visualisation, magnification and 3D modelling of living cells in microgravity. Myotones will break new ground by monitoring the fundamental biomechanical characteristics of skeletal muscles to analyse the changes brought about by the absence of gravity. The topics addressed by other German experiments include immune system and genetic responses to microgravity. "This research will help us acquire a better understanding of diseases like cancer, immunodeficiency, muscular atrophy and bone loss, to name just a few. The insights obtained in this way will enable the development of innovative medicines and therapies that improve life on Earth," explains Markus Braun, Head of Microgravity Research and Life Sciences at the DLR Space Administration. Environment and climate conditions can also be researched from the ISS. For instance, animals have a keen perception of climate changes and a 'sixth sense' for imminent natural disasters such as volcanic eruptions and earthquakes. In the ICARUS project, tiny transmitters attached to small animals such as bats, or birds, transmit data on their migratory patterns to the ISS. Researchers can analyse this information, for example to draw conclusions about climate change and the global migration of animals on Earth.

horizons – Knowledge for digitalisation, Industry 4.0, energy and mobility

Digitalisation means change. This is noticeable through the constant developments in everyday life – smartphones are becoming more 'intelligent' and connecting with household devices like refrigerators or washing machines in the Internet of Things. Voice assistants support people in their daily work. This kind of digital assistance system – developed by the DLR Space Administration, Airbus and IBM and named CIMON – will be used on the ISS. This seventh crewmember is a flying, smart astronaut assistant, equipped with artificial intelligence (AI) and will help the astronauts with their daily work. Robots are not just in operation on the ISS. During his mission, Alexander Gerst will issue instructions to an Earth-based humanoid robot at DLR in Oberpfaffenhofen, enabling it to solve tasks largely autonomously. Both of these projects are designed to drive innovation for applications in robotic industrial production, medicine, nursing and education.

In addition, the German ESA astronaut will use the Soft Matter Dynamics/CompGran experiment to study the behaviour of granular materials on the ISS. The insights gained will be used to improve industrial processes and systems on Earth. He will also analyse the behaviour of plasma to advance technological progress in the production of semiconductors, modern propulsion systems, valves and shock absorbers. Melting tests in the electromagnetic levitator (EML) on the ISS are designed to improve industrial casting processes for high-tech materials on Earth. Among other things, this research will make aircraft and road vehicles lighter and therefore help to save fuel and energy – for tomorrow’s clean mobility. Longer-term tests on ultra-cold atoms in a new, unique laboratory – the NASA Cold Atoms Lab – will drive the development of state-of-the-art chip technology, miniaturised laser modules and high-precision clocks and sensors that will make satellite navigation even more accurate.

horizons – Knowledge for the younger generation

The younger generation needs to be encouraged to get involved –without them there will be no future. The horizons mission provides an ideal opportunity to inspire young people to take an interest in space and thus in science and high-tech professions in general. For this purpose, DLR has created an entire 'Education Package' for Alexander Gerst’s mission. Among its contents is a Time Capsule that will be dispatched to the ISS. Teaching materials have been created in cooperation with prestigious partners such as the German Physical Society (Deutsche Physikalische Gesellschaft; DPG), the Klett MINT publishing house and 'Jugend forscht', a German youth science competition. There are also plans for a space show. Two competitions for young scientists have been initiated – 'Earth Guardians' and 'High-flyers' Children and adolescents from 14 different schools and three DLR_School_Labs will also make radio contact with the ISS for a live question and answer session with Gerst.

Live streaming of DLR's horizons launch event will begin on 6 June at 13:11 CEST.

https://www.youtube.com/user/DLRde/live

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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #50 on: 05/31/2018 12:27 pm »
https://twitter.com/Astro_Alex/status/1002150941938933760

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5 Tage bis zum Start. Letzte Kontrolle des Raumschiffs #SoyuzMS09 bevor es auf der Trägerrakete montiert wird. Sieht gut aus, alle Knöpfe noch dran. @AstroSerena #horizons (Danke @Astro_DavidS fürs Foto)
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« Reply #51 on: 05/31/2018 12:29 pm »
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5 days until launch. Last check of the space ship #SoyuzMS09 before it will be mounted on the rocket. She looks great, ready for launch. #Horizons @AstroSerena (thanks Sergey for the photo)
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #52 on: 05/31/2018 12:31 pm »
https://twitter.com/Astro_Alex/status/1002153377059491840

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L-5 Days: Final assembly of the launch vehicle stages starts today. 26 Million horse power almost ready to go. #SoyuzMS09 #horizons @AstroSerena
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« Reply #53 on: 05/31/2018 12:34 pm »
https://twitter.com/Astro_Alex/status/1002155139443122176

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Frage ans @DFB_Team - was haltet ihr von unserer Speziallackierung? ;) #SoyuzMS09
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #54 on: 05/31/2018 12:40 pm »
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The business end of a rocket that accelerates from 0 to 915mph in under 2 minutes. I will not be standing this close when they fire the engines on June 6th, taking the crew from earth to space in 8 minutes and 48 seconds!
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« Reply #55 on: 05/31/2018 12:43 pm »
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Simply one word...wow! Got to see our rocket today and imagine the power. L-6 days and counting...
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Re: Soyuz-FG - Soyuz MS-09 - June 06, 2018
« Reply #56 on: 05/31/2018 12:50 pm »
РОСКОСМОС. ВТОРАЯ ТРЕНИРОВКА В ТПК «СОЮЗ МС-09»:
https://www.roscosmos.ru/25126/

https://www.energia.ru/ru/iss/iss56/photo_05-31.html
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