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KSP: the road to #39;Serious #39; part 9 - Mun Rescue/3rd space station module
In this part the Pegasus 3 crew set out to rescue the stranded Pegasus 2 crew in Mun orbit and we add a 3rd part to the Space Station Orbiting Kerbin Additional music by Kevin Macleod and...

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Time lapse Video of Earth From Space : The International Space Station ISS: Flying Around The Globe:
Time lapse of Earth From Space: This video features a series of time lapse sequences photographed by the Expedition 30 crew aboard the International Space Station. This video takes viewers...

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November 12, 2014

Image Caption: NASA astronaut Steve Swanson grows vegetables on the International Space Station in the Veggie facility located in EXPRESS Rack 8 during Expedition 39. Credit: NASA

Provided by Bill Hubscher, International Space Station Program Science Office, NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center

Getting more from less is no clich aboard the International Space Station, its necessity. With six people living, working and conducting science in the space of a single-family house 240 miles above Earth, square footage is at a premium. NASAs EXPRESS Rack helps ensure theres room for research on the orbiting laboratory.

EXPRESS is a multipurpose rack system housing and supporting research. On Oct. 4, EXPRESS Rack 1 marked 100,000 hours of operation. There are eight EXPRESS racks on the station, each filled with multiple studies.

The versatility of EXPRESS is what makes it so valuable to NASA and scientists, said Tara Ruttley, associate program scientist for the space station at NASAs Johnson Space Center in Houston. Not only can it house experiments, but it also provides a customized environment for each, allowing proper working conditions for each investigation. It helps us learn more about living and working in space, which leads to new advances in science and medicine on Earth.

EXPRESS allows investigators to perform research across scientific disciplines by providing common structural interfaces, power, data, cooling, water and other items needed to conduct experiments in space. Since 2001, the racks have housed dozens of investigations leading to ground-breaking science discoveries, Earth benefits and technology innovations that are aiding future space travel.

Its rewarding to see our EXPRESS Rack reach this milestone and continue to play an integral part of space station research, said Annette Sledd, space station office manager at NASAs Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama. The versatility of the racks to provide standard communication interfaces and utilities is key to their success and expanded use in support of station research, technology demonstrations and housing payload support equipment.

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Payloads flown in EXPRESS Racks range from Protein Crystal Growth experiments to the Advanced Astroculture (ADVASC) investigation to refrigerators and incubators, to name just a few examples. One investigation in the racks includes 20 mice and is part of the Rodent Research investigation. The fourth SpaceX cargo resupply service mission delivered the first rodent studies to the station. Studies on the space shuttle indicated rodents make good research models for physiological changes similar to those experienced by humans. The investigation will provide information about changes occurring during spaceflight and could lead to discoveries in basic biology and offer insight into human aging and disease on Earth.

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11/13/2014

The only two radio amateurs on the International Space Station (ISS) were among three crew members who returned to Earth on November 10, and another ham-astronaut won't arrive onboard the ISS until later this month. But an exciting 2015 appears to be in store.

NASA Flight Engineer Reid Wiseman, KF5LKT, and European Space Agency Astronaut Alexander Gerst, KF5ONO, joined Expedition 41 Commander and Russian Cosmonaut Max Suraev on the flight home this week. Traveling in a Soyuz space capsule, the trio touched down safely in Kazakhstan after some 6 months on station. Wiseman and Gerst were active on Amateur Radio during their time on orbit, handling questions from curious Earthlings during Amateur Radio on the International Space Station (ARISS) educational contacts and, in Wiseman's case, his first ARRL Field Day in June an activity he discussed in a recent #askAstro YouTube post.

This was the first mission for both Wiseman and Gerst. While in space, the pair carried out a spacewalk to relocate a failed pump module and configure the station for upcoming additions. Wiseman completed a second spacewalk with fellow NASA astronaut Barry Wilmore, now the ISS Expedition 42 Commander.

According to ARISS, there will be no US Operational Segment hams on the ISS until December 7, and the ARISS Russian team will conduct any school contacts in the interim. European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti, IZ0UDF, heads to the ISS on November 23. She will be the sole radio amateur on orbit until next March. Thats when Cosmonauts Gennady Padalka, RN3DT, and Mikhail Kornienko, RN3BF both space veterans will arrive. A key research focus during Expedition 41 was human health management for long-duration space travel, as NASA and Roscosmos prepare for Kornienko and NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly to remain aboard the ISS for 1 year.

Several call signs are available for use on the ISS. NASA astronauts use NA1SS, while Russian cosmonauts operate under RS0ISS. Other call signs include DP0ISS, OR4ISS, and IR0ISS, available for use by European Space Agency astronauts. UK telecoms regulator Ofcom recently issued the call sign GB1SS for assignment to UK space travelers while aboard the ISS.

NASA Astronaut Kjell Lindgren, KO5MOS, and Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) Astronaut Kimiya Yui, KG5BPH, will head to the ISS next May. Astronauts Tim Kopra, KE5UDN, and Tim Peake, KG5BVI, will be part of a crew increment heading into space a year from now. Peake, who is from the UK, may use the GB1SS call sign.

British pop singer Sarah Brightman is currently scheduled to travel to the ISS in October 2015 for a 10-day visit as a fare-paying "spaceflight participant;" her website has adopted an otherworldly theme. While it is not known if she will participate in any Amateur Radio contacts during her short ISS stay, she apparently would be eligible to do so using GB1SS.

ARISS has announced that the deadline is December 15 for schools and educational institutions and organizations formal and informal to submit proposals to host an Amateur Radio contact with an ISS crew member. ARISS is especially interested in arranging contact events that will draw large numbers of participants and integrate the radio contact into a well-developed educational plan. ARISS anticipates that the ham radio contacts between students and the space station will take place between May 1 and December 31, 2015. The ARRL website has more information.

Contact ARISS with any questions or for additional information. NASA has posted more information on the International Space Station and its crews.

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Astronauts Submerge GoPro In Floating Water In Amazing Video
NASA astronauts aboard the International Space Station captured amazing footage by dunking a GoPro camera in a zero-gravity water bubble. Jen Markham has the fascinating video. Subscribe...

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AP Top Stories Nov. 10 A
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Expedition 41 landing
The Russian Soyuz spacecraft makes its parachute-assisted touchdown in Kazakstan with the Expedition 41 crew after 165 days at the International Space Station.

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28.5.2014 - Take-off for the International Space Station ISS
http://www.hohenstein.com/spacetex On 28.05.2014, the German ESA astronaut Dr. Alexander Gerst set off from the cosmodrome in Baikonur/Kazakhstan on a Soyuz rocket bound for the International Space ...

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Andreas on CAVES photography
Inspired by a recent CAVES video release, ESA astronaut Andreas Mogensen #39;s latest video diary is about CAVES photography - made to look deceptively easy by the videography team that ...

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