Alpha Space Test and Research Alliance, LLC (Alpha Space) launched its latest set of MISSE carriers to the International Space Station on Nov. 17, 2018 aboard the Northrop Grumman NG-10 resupply mission.
“This latest launch of carriers marks the company’s first MISSE resupply mission,” stated Mark Gittleman, Alpha Space president and CEO. “Our team integrated and delivered seven MISSE carriers with over 400 unique science and engineering experiments and tests for our customers, which include commercial enterprises, NASA, other government agencies, and educational programs.
Alpha Space expects its first returned carrier to arrive in Feb. of 2019.
“Our next two launches are scheduled for May and November 2019”, shared Gittleman.
http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/119373273At around 02:52 one Dextre arm started the work on MISSE-FF. I suppose, it will deinstall one (ore more, or all) of the at the moment on MISSE-FF installed MSC´s.(Can´t provide a picture, because I´m not on my own computer.)
Doing R&R on a non MSC module. Will also install several MSCs.
https://ria.ru/20181224/1548548239.htmlGoogle translate:Quote“In February of next year, the Canadian manipulator will take a platform with 2.5 tons of batteries, transfer it to a point below the station and send it into free flight. The platform with batteries will become the heaviest garbage ejected from the ISS,” the agency’s source said.According to him, a similar operation on the ISS was done in July 2007, but then the tank with ammonia weighing 640 kilograms was dropped by the American astronaut Clayton Anderson, standing on the Canadian manipulator.At the same time, the source stressed that it was decided not to throw the platform away from a good life.“The platform with the new batteries was delivered to the station by a Japanese cargo ship in September. The replacement of batteries for the ISS was planned for October, but due to the emergency launch of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft, they were postponed to February 2019. The truck, which had to remove the platform with the old batteries, flew away from the station in November, "he said.In this regard, the source continued, NASA decided to throw away the platform with the old batteries using a manipulator. There are no ecological aspects to history: the garbage will burn up in dense layers of the atmosphere, pollution will not arise, the source said.It was reported that on December 21, with the help of a Canadian manipulator, the Japanese scientific equipment, weighing about half a ton, was thrown away from the station with the help of a Canadian manipulator.
“In February of next year, the Canadian manipulator will take a platform with 2.5 tons of batteries, transfer it to a point below the station and send it into free flight. The platform with batteries will become the heaviest garbage ejected from the ISS,” the agency’s source said.According to him, a similar operation on the ISS was done in July 2007, but then the tank with ammonia weighing 640 kilograms was dropped by the American astronaut Clayton Anderson, standing on the Canadian manipulator.At the same time, the source stressed that it was decided not to throw the platform away from a good life.“The platform with the new batteries was delivered to the station by a Japanese cargo ship in September. The replacement of batteries for the ISS was planned for October, but due to the emergency launch of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft, they were postponed to February 2019. The truck, which had to remove the platform with the old batteries, flew away from the station in November, "he said.In this regard, the source continued, NASA decided to throw away the platform with the old batteries using a manipulator. There are no ecological aspects to history: the garbage will burn up in dense layers of the atmosphere, pollution will not arise, the source said.It was reported that on December 21, with the help of a Canadian manipulator, the Japanese scientific equipment, weighing about half a ton, was thrown away from the station with the help of a Canadian manipulator.
Given this news:Quote from: Salo on 12/24/2018 11:22 amhttps://ria.ru/20181224/1548548239.htmlGoogle translate:Quote“In February of next year, the Canadian manipulator will take a platform with 2.5 tons of batteries, transfer it to a point below the station and send it into free flight. The platform with batteries will become the heaviest garbage ejected from the ISS,” the agency’s source said.According to him, a similar operation on the ISS was done in July 2007, but then the tank with ammonia weighing 640 kilograms was dropped by the American astronaut Clayton Anderson, standing on the Canadian manipulator.At the same time, the source stressed that it was decided not to throw the platform away from a good life.“The platform with the new batteries was delivered to the station by a Japanese cargo ship in September. The replacement of batteries for the ISS was planned for October, but due to the emergency launch of the Soyuz MS-10 spacecraft, they were postponed to February 2019. The truck, which had to remove the platform with the old batteries, flew away from the station in November, "he said.In this regard, the source continued, NASA decided to throw away the platform with the old batteries using a manipulator. There are no ecological aspects to history: the garbage will burn up in dense layers of the atmosphere, pollution will not arise, the source said.It was reported that on December 21, with the help of a Canadian manipulator, the Japanese scientific equipment, weighing about half a ton, was thrown away from the station with the help of a Canadian manipulator.Before the partial Federal government furlough, was there any further explanation of this operation will be executed?Also, has there been any thought about the visual magnitude of the discarded platform + batteries, in terms of amateur satellite observation?I remember that amateur astronomers were able to observe the lost tool-bag in orbit over ten years ago.