Author Topic: SpaceX F9 : CRS SpX-20 : March 6/7, 2020 - UPDATES (Read 90499 times)

centaurinasa · « **Reply #200 on:** 03/24/2020 03:18 pm »

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Tuesday, 3/24 (GMT 084)
...Bartolomeo removal from Dragon trunk (NASA)...

https://blogs.nasa.gov/stationreport/

Seems like the removal will start soon…

https://www.nasa.gov/multimedia/nasatv/iss_ustream.html

Rondaz · « **Reply #201 on:** 03/25/2020 01:41 pm »

The Airbus-built #Bartolomeo platform has just been removed from the CRS-20 Dragon Trunk. This is the first successful step in the sequence of operations to install Bartolomeo on the #Columbus module. We are looking forward to the next steps.

https://twitter.com/AirbusSpace/status/1242795437704261632

Rondaz · « **Reply #202 on:** 03/26/2020 12:23 pm »

This is the colour version of my #ISS flyby. First black and white seemed to go with processing, but colour worked eventually.
This animation is made of 4 of the sharpest frames from tonight. I marked the @spacex Dragon-1 spacecraft (CRS-20) with an arrow.

https://twitter.com/metrolinaszabi/status/1242930322607681537

starbase · « **Reply #203 on:** 03/26/2020 01:33 pm »

Installation planned on March 30.

Source: https://twitter.com/DLR_de/status/1242823255725146117

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #204 on:** 03/28/2020 02:07 pm »

https://www.flickr.com/photos/nasa2explore/49704053408/

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NASA Johnson
The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship

iss062e115307 (March 24, 2020) --- The SpaceX Dragon resupply ship is pictured attached to the International Space Station's Harmony module with the Canadarm2 robotic arm at right.

starbase · « **Reply #205 on:** 03/29/2020 03:53 pm »

Bartolomeo & Dextre parked below Destiny, Dragon in the background

Source: https://twitter.com/iaidiWM/status/1243860293647769601

Rondaz · « **Reply #206 on:** 03/30/2020 04:39 pm »

Space Botany, Biology During Robotics and Spaceship Work

Mark Garcia Posted on March 30, 2020

A U.S. cargo craft is just one week away from departing the International Space Station and returning to Earth packed with science and hardware for analysis. Meanwhile, the Expedition 62 crew is continuing its space biology research as robotics controllers begin installing the new Bartolomeo science platform.

NASA Flight Engineers Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir will be packing the SpaceX Dragon cargo craft the rest of the week before its departure on April 6. The duo will be loading Dragon with experiments and station gear such as spacesuit components for analysis by scientists and engineers on Earth.

Ground controllers will remotely command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release Dragon back into Earth orbit next Monday at 9:52 a.m. EDT. Morgan will be in the cupola monitoring the release activities with NASA TV beginning its live coverage at 9:30 a.m.

Dragon’s final splashdown in the Pacific Ocean a few hours later will not be broadcast on NASA TV. Future Dragon cargo missions will splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/03/30/space-botany-biology-during-robotics-and-spaceship-work/

Rondaz · « **Reply #207 on:** 04/01/2020 09:38 pm »

Science Packing, Robotics Work Ahead of Spaceship Traffic

Mark Garcia Posted on April 1, 2020

A U.S. cargo craft is being packed for its return to Earth next week while robotics controllers get ready to install a new European science platform on the International Space Station. The Expedition 62 crew also continued its ongoing human research activities.

The reusable SpaceX Dragon space freighter is being loaded this week with thousands of pounds of science experiments and station hardware. Robotics controllers will command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to remove Dragon from the Harmony module after its hatch is closed early Monday. Dragon will be released back into Earth orbit Monday at 9:52 a.m. EDT for a splashdown in the Pacific Ocean a few hours later.

NASA Flight Engineers Jessica Meir and Andrew Morgan will wrap up the science packing late Sunday. The duo will be transferring live mice, plant cells and other time-critical research samples into Dragon so scientists can understand how genetic expression changes in space.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/01/science-packing-robotics-work-ahead-of-spaceship-traffic/

centaurinasa · « **Reply #208 on:** 04/02/2020 09:20 am »

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1245467789491609606

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/01/science-packing-robotics-work-ahead-of-spaceship-traffic/

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #209 on:** 04/02/2020 02:03 pm »

https://twitter.com/raul74cz/status/1245713035584507904

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Hazard Area of #CRS20 Dragon C112.3 reentry planned for Monday Apr 06 in window between 19:20-19:50 UTC. Final Pacific splashdown and recovery of final Dragon-1 spacecraft will be approximately 354km south of the Port of LA. bit.do/LHA10

jacqmans · « **Reply #210 on:** 04/02/2020 02:27 pm »

April 02, 2020
MEDIA ADVISORY M20-043

NASA TV to Air U.S. Cargo Ship Departure from Space Station

Filled with more than 4,000 pounds of valuable scientific experiments and other cargo, a SpaceX Dragon resupply spacecraft is set to leave the International Space Station Monday, April 6. NASA Television and the agency’s website will broadcast its departure live beginning at 9:30 a.m. EDT.

Robotic flight controllers at mission control in Houston will issue commands at 9:52 a.m. to release Dragon using the station’s Canadarm2 robotic arm. Expedition 62 Flight Engineer Drew Morgan of NASA will back up the ground controllers and monitor Dragon’s systems as it departs the orbital laboratory.

Dragon will fire its thrusters to move a safe distance from the station, then execute a deorbit burn as it heads for a parachute-assisted splashdown around 3:40 p.m. in the Pacific Ocean, southwest of Long Beach, California. The splashdown will not air on NASA TV.
Dragon launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket March 6 from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and arrived at the space station three days later.

Some of the scientific investigations Dragon will return to Earth include:

Generating a nutritional meal

Planning ways to supply food for a multi-year mission on the Moon or Mars may require making food and nutrients in space. BioNutrients demonstrates a technology that enables on-demand production of nutrients needed during long-duration space missions. Although designed for space, this system also could help provide nutrition for people in remote areas of our planet.

Toward printing human organs in space

Biological printing of the tiny, complex structures found inside human organs, such as capillaries, is difficult in Earth’s gravity. The BioFabrication Facility (BFF) attempts to take the first steps toward the printing of human organs and tissues in microgravity. The facility may also help maintain the health of crews on deep space exploration missions by producing food and personalized pharmaceuticals on demand.

Helping the heart

The Engineered Heart Tissues (EHTs) study looks at how human heart tissue functions in space. It uses unique 3D tissues made from heart cells derived from human induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (hiPSCs), essentially adult stem cells. Researchers expect significant differences in function, structure and gene expression between EHTs in microgravity and those on the ground. Understanding these differences could help them find ways to prevent or mitigate problematic changes on future long-duration missions.

Biofilm festival

Samples from the Space Biofilms investigation, which examines microbial species and their formation of biofilms, are returning on Dragon. Biofilms are collections of one or more types of microorganisms – including bacteria, fungi and protists – that grow on wet surfaces. Better control of biofilms may help maintain crewed spacecraft and protect the health and safety of crew members as well as help prevent the introduction of Earth-based microbes to planetary bodies on which humans land.

These are just a few of the hundreds of investigations providing opportunities for U.S. government agencies, private industry and academic and research institutions to conduct microgravity research that leads to new technologies, medical treatments and products that improve life on Earth. Conducting science aboard the orbiting laboratory will help us learn how to keep astronauts healthy during long-duration space travel and demonstrate technologies for future human and robotic exploration beyond low-Earth orbit to the Moon and Mars.

For almost 20 years, humans have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station, advancing scientific knowledge and demonstrating new technologies, making research breakthroughs not possible on Earth that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration into deep space. As a global endeavor, 239 people from 19 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,800 research investigations from researchers in 108 countries.

Get breaking news, images and features from the space station on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter.

Rondaz · « **Reply #211 on:** 04/02/2020 02:52 pm »

The @SpaceX #Dragon resupply ship leaves the station and returns to Earth Monday with over 4,000 pounds of science and hardware. Live
@NASA TV coverage begins at 9:30am ET.

https://twitter.com/Space_Station/status/1245724815274770433

Rondaz · « **Reply #212 on:** 04/03/2020 02:12 pm »

ISS Daily Summary Report – 4/02/2020

SpX-20 Preparation for Unberth/Release: Several activities on the plan were in preparation for SpX-20 unberth and release. The crew installed a single stowage locker, transferred the Mobile Spacelab payload onto Dragon and completed Dragon release and departure proficiency training. Currently, SpX-20 is scheduled to unberth on April 6th.

Completed Task List Activities:

SpX-20 Cargo Operations

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #213 on:** 04/03/2020 09:16 pm »

https://twitter.com/space_station/status/1246173986175750148

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The @SpaceX #Dragon's departure from the station has been rescheduled to Tuesday, April 7. @NASA TV coverage begins at 8:45am ET.

Rondaz · « **Reply #214 on:** 04/04/2020 12:40 am »

It’s time for Dragon to head home. On April 7, a @SpaceX Dragon capsule is scheduled to undock from the @Space_station, bringing samples, hardware and data from completed investigations back to Earth.Check out some of the investigations returning:

https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1246178613906604032

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #215 on:** 04/04/2020 08:17 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1246490660691218436

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Departure! Recovery ship NRC Quest is en-route to the splashdown location for the CRS-20 Dragon.

Splashdown will occur ~815km south of Los Angeles at about 3:40pm EDT on Tuesday, April 7th. Second map thanks to @Raul74Cz

Rondaz · « **Reply #216 on:** 04/06/2020 04:01 pm »

Tomorrow, 4/7, scientific samples are coming back to Earth aboard a Dragon spacecraft. Episode 6 of NASA Explorers: Microgravity shows what this journey is like for the research aboard.Watch: The research coming home on Dragon: https://go.nasa.gov/2wcDo9N

https://twitter.com/ISS_Research/status/1247166649050042368

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #217 on:** 04/06/2020 04:23 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacexfleet/status/1247180900284149760

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Recovery ship NRC Quest has arrived at the splashdown location for the CRS-20 Dragon.

Splashdown is expected at about 3:40pm EDT tomorrow.

FutureSpaceTourist · « **Reply #218 on:** 04/06/2020 07:21 pm »

https://twitter.com/spacex/status/1247242544364138496

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Having delivered ~4,500 pounds of critical cargo and supplies last month, Dragon will depart the @space_station tomorrow at about 6:12 a.m. PDT

Rondaz · « **Reply #219 on:** 04/06/2020 09:14 pm »

Station Gets Ready to Send off Cargo Ship and Welcome New Crew

Mark Garcia Posted on April 6, 2020

NASA astronauts Andrew Morgan and Jessica Meir are loading the final critical research samples aboard the SpaceX Dragon resupply ship today. Dragon will splashdown in the Pacific Ocean carrying live mice, plant cells and other biological samples for analysis on Earth. Dragon is also packed with station hardware including spacesuit components for servicing and inspection.

Morgan will be monitoring departure activities when ground controllers command the Canadarm2 robotic arm to release Dragon on Tuesday at 9:15 a.m. EDT. This will end a 29-day stay at the Harmony module. Live NASA TV coverage begins at 8:45 a.m.

https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2020/04/06/station-gets-ready-to-send-off-cargo-ship-and-welcome-new-crew/