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05/20/2021

The "Science" module is equipped with the European manipulator ERA

At the Baikonur cosmodrome, the program of factory control tests of the Nauka laboratory module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station is being completed. In workshop No. 104 of the assembly and testing building of the site No. 254, specialists from the Energia Rocket and Space Corporation named after SP Korolev (part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) and the European Space Agency completed the technological operations for the final installation of the European Robotic Arm (ERA) manipulator on the body of the new module.

The autonomous relocatable manipulator ERA manufactured by the German company Fokker Space is part of the standard electromechanical maintenance equipment of the Nauka module. As the main manipulator of the Russian segment of the station, it will ensure the installation and removal of target loads on the surface of the station and monitoring the state of the outer surface of the station, as well as remotely controlled movement of astronauts on a portable workstation during spacewalks. In accordance with the work schedule, during the installation of the ERA on the transport fixation units, a high-precision control of the position of the manipulator in the folded configuration and complex tests of the fixing means on the module case were carried out.

Further work on the technical complex will be carried out by specialists from RSC Energia and the Yuzhny Space Center (a branch of the Center for Operation of Ground Space Infrastructure Objects, part of Roskosmos) as part of regular preparation for launch. During this period, it is planned to install solar panels, place the delivered cargo and control weighing of the module, assembly of the space warhead, refueling the module's tanks with propellant components and general assembly of the Proton-M space rocket.

Laboratory module "Science" is a research module of the Russian Segment of the International Space Station, developed by RSC Energia named after S.P. Korolev in cooperation with the State Research and Development Center named after M.V. Khrunichev (part of Roscosmos) in order to expand the functionality of the Russian segment of the ISS.


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Новости. Модуль «Наука» оснащен европейским манипулятором ERA

На космодроме Байконур завершается программа заводских контрольных испытаний лабораторного модуля «Наука» российского сегмента Международной космической станции. В цехе № 104 монтажно-испытательного корпуса площадки № 254 специалисты Ракетно-космической корпорации «Энергия» имени С.П. Королева...
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Новости. На Байконуре началась подготовка стартового комплекса РКН «Протон-М»

На космодроме Байконур продолжаются плановые мероприятия по подготовке к запуску лабораторного модуля «Наука» к Международной космической станции. На площадке № 200 состоялось построение совместного расчета специалистов Космического центра «Южный», после которого начались работы по подготовке...
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At the Baikonur cosmodrome, planned activities are continuing to prepare for the launch of the Nauka laboratory module to the International Space Station. At site No. 200, a joint crew of specialists from the Yuzhny Space Center (a branch of the Center for the Operation of Ground Space Infrastructure Facilities, part of the Roscosmos State Corporation) took place, after which work began on preparing the units and systems of the launch complex for the upcoming launch.

In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection, all events are held in strict compliance with all epidemiological standards. The launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket with the Nauka laboratory module is scheduled for July 2021 from the launcher No. 39 of the site No. 200 of the Baikonur cosmodrome.

The Nauka laboratory module is a research module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, developed by the SP Korolev Rocket and Space Corporation Energia. Korolev (equipment of on-board systems and scientific equipment) in cooperation with M.V. Khrunichev (general design and production, part of the State Corporation Roscosmos) in order to expand the functionality of the Russian segment of the ISS.

The "Science" module was created on the constructive and technological basis of the "Zarya" functional cargo block using the experience of designing a transport supply vehicle for manned scientific stations "Salyut" and modules for retrofitting the orbital complex "Mir". It will be located at the nadir port of the Zvezda service module and is intended for the implementation of the Russian program of scientific and applied research and experiments.

After the commissioning of the new module, the Russian segment will receive additional volumes for the arrangement of workplaces and storage of cargo, placement of equipment for the regeneration of water and oxygen, the conditions for the stay of cosmonauts will improve and become more comfortable, and the safety of the entire ISS crew will also increase.
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According to the sources, the fairing was removed from MLM #Nauka. It took the specialists one day to decide whether they could fix the problem without removing the fairing, and they considered it necessary. The new launch date is not determined yet. https://www.gazeta.ru/science/2021/07/03_a_13696682.shtml
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I talked with the specialists about this issue. They believe, the absence of the thermal-vacuum isolation would most likely not have damaged the sensors, but no one wanted to be responsible if something happened to them.
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#Nauka's missing thermal blankets were not simply forgotten during the installation, but they had not even been manufactured! FIND OUT WHY (and support the practically only surviving independent publication on the Russian space) -> http://russianspaceweb.com/insider-content.html
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Eh... I have been reading his tweets and the comments for a bit. He has an axe to grind. Also you chant get to his articles without paying for them.
 
07/08/2021

The launch of the "Science" module is scheduled for July 21

In accordance with the decision of the State Commission, the launch of the Proton-M launch vehicle with a new laboratory module Nauka from launch pad No. 200 of the Baikonur cosmodrome is scheduled for July 21, 2021 at 17:58:21 Moscow time. Reserve dates - July 22 and 23. Its flight to the International Space Station will last 8 days, and docking to the nadir port of the Zvezda service module is scheduled for July 29, tentatively at 16:26 Moscow time.

In this regard, undocking of the Progress MS-16 transport cargo vehicle together with the Pirs docking module, whose place on the ISS will be taken by the Nauka module, is scheduled for July 23 (subject to the Nauka launch on July 21). Entry into the dense layers of the atmosphere and further flooding of the non-combustible structural elements of the ship and the module will occur in the non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean 4 hours after undocking.

At the Baikonur cosmodrome at this time, the Nauka module is being routinely prepared for the upcoming launch. The remarks identified earlier have been eliminated. At the moment, the space warhead is at the refueling and neutralization station - this is the most important operation of the final stage of preparation for launch.

The Nauka laboratory module is a research module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, developed by the S.P. Korolev (equipment of on-board systems and scientific equipment) in cooperation with M.V. Khrunichev (general design and production, part of the State Corporation Roscosmos) in order to expand the functionality of the Russian segment of the ISS.

The Science module will be located at the nadir port of the Zvezda service module and is intended for the implementation of the Russian program of scientific and applied research and experiments. After the commissioning of the new module, the Russian segment will receive additional volumes for the arrangement of workplaces and storage of cargo, placement of equipment for the regeneration of water and oxygen, the conditions for the stay of cosmonauts will improve and become more comfortable, and the safety of the entire ISS crew will also increase.

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Новости. Запуск модуля «Наука» запланирован на 21 июля

В соответствии с решением Государственной комиссии пуск ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» с новым лабораторным модулем «Наука» со стартовой площадки № 200 космодрома Байконур запланирован на 21 июля 2021 года в 17:58:21 по московскому времени. Резервные даты — 22 и 23 июля. Его полет к Международной...
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09:28 08.07.2021

Roscosmos and NASA have named different launch times for the Nauka module to the ISS

MOSCOW, July 8 - RIA Novosti. " Roskosmos " and NASA called different time of the launcher "Science" to the ISS , the materials published on the website of the US agency.

"July 21st ... The launch is scheduled for 10.58 am ET," it said.

According to Roskosmos, the launch of the Proton-M rocket from Baikonur is scheduled four minutes earlier - at 17.54 Moscow time.

According to the state corporation, the docking of the module to the ISS is planned for July 29 at 16.26 Moscow time, but NASA also indicates a different time here - 16.25.

Before the arrival of Nauka, the Pirs module will be undocked from the station on the 23rd. "Roskosmos" in its message does not give the undocking time, but, according to NASA, it is planned at 15:45 Moscow time.

Since 2002, Pirs has been used as an additional mooring port for manned and cargo spacecraft of the Soyuz and Progress type and to provide spacewalks from the Russian segment of the ISS.

In "Science" there is a sleeping place for an astronaut, a toilet, systems for the regeneration of oxygen from water and water from urine, workplaces for conducting experiments. It is also equipped with an airlock for carrying out the scientific equipment outside the station and the European remote manipulator ERA.

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НАСА и "Роскосмос" не "состыковались" по времени запуска модуля "Наука"

"Роскосмос" и НАСА называют разное время запуска модуля "Наука" к МКС, следует из материалов, опубликованных на сайте американского агентства. РИА Новости, 08.07.2021
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Regarding the above they have been updated and times now agree.
 
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News. Nauka module launch scheduled for July 21

In accordance with the State Commission decision, the Proton-M carrier rocket with the new Nauka laboratory module is scheduled to launch from Site 200 of the Baikonur cosmodrome on July 21, 2021 at 14:58:21 UTC. Reserve dates: July 22 and 23. Its flight to the International Space Station will...
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Nauka module launch scheduled for July 21
July 08, 2021, 05:08 GMT

In accordance with the State Commission decision, the Proton-M carrier rocket with the new Nauka laboratory module is scheduled to launch from Site 200 of the Baikonur cosmodrome on July 21, 2021 at 14:58:21 UTC. Reserve dates: July 22 and 23. Its flight to the International Space Station will take 8 days, and docking to the nadir port of the Zvezda service module is scheduled for July 29, expected at 13:26 UTC.

In this regard, undocking of the Progress MS-16 cargo vehicle with the Pirs docking module is scheduled for July 23 (subject to the Nauka launch on July 21). Four hours after undocking, the Progress is to enter the dense layers of the atmosphere and non-combustible structural elements of the ship and the module will sink in the non-navigable area of the Pacific Ocean.

Meanwhile, at the Baikonur Cosmodrome, routine preparations of the Nauka module are underway for the upcoming launch. The issues identified earlier have been resolved. Currently, the ascent unit is at the fueling and neutralization station, the most important operation of the final prelaunch preparation stage.

The Nauka Laboratory Module is a research module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station, developed by RSC Energia together with Khrunichev Center (part of Roscosmos) meant to expand the functionality of the Russian segment of the International Space Station.

The Nauka module was created on the constructive and technological basis of the Zarya Functional Cargo Block employing the experience of designing a transport supply vehicle for the Salyut crewed scientific stations and modules for retrofitting the Mir orbital complex. The Nauka module will be located at the nadir port of the Zvezda Service Module and is intended for the implementation of the Russian program of scientific and applied research and experiments.

After the commissioning of the new module, the Russian segment will receive additional volumes for the workplaces and storage of cargo, places for water and oxygen regeneration equipment, improve the conditions of cosmonauts’ stay, as well as increase the safety of the entire ISS crew.
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July 13, 2021
MEDIA ADVISORY M21-081
NASA TV to Air Launch of Space Station Module, Departure of Another

NASA will provide live coverage of a new Russian science module’s launch and automated docking to the International Space Station, and the undocking of another module that has been part of the orbital outpost for the past 20 years. Live coverage of all events will be available on NASA Television, the NASA app, and the agency’s website.

The uncrewed Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM), named Nauka, the Russian word for “science,” is scheduled to launch at 10:58 a.m. EDT (7:58 p.m. Baikonur time) Wednesday, July 21 on a three-stage Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Live launch coverage will begin at 10:30 a.m.

Two days later, on Friday, July 23, the uncrewed ISS Progress 77 spacecraft will undock from the Russian segment of the station while attached to the Pirs docking compartment. With Pirs attached, Progress 77 is scheduled to undock at 9:17 a.m. Live coverage of undocking will begin at 8:45 a.m. A few hours later, Progress’ engines will fire in a deorbit maneuver to send the cargo craft and Pirs into a destructive reentry in the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean. Deorbit and reentry will not be covered on NASA TV.

After Nauka completes eight days in free-flight to allow Russian flight controllers to evaluate its systems, the 43-foot long, 23-ton module will automatically link up to the port on the Earth-facing side of the Russian segment station, vacated by the departure of Pirs. Docking is scheduled for 9:25 a.m. Thursday, July 29, with live coverage begining at 8:30 a.m.

Nauka will serve as a new science facility, docking port, and spacewalk airlock for future operations. Pirs has been part of the space station since September 2001, functioning as a docking port for Russian visiting spacecraft and an airlock for Russian spacewalks.

For more than 20 years, astronauts have continuously lived and worked on the space station, testing technologies, performing science, and developing the skills needed to explore farther from Earth. Through NASA’s Artemis program, the agency will send the first woman and the first person of color to the Moon’s surface, and eventually expand human exploration to Mars. Inspiring the next generation of explorers – the Artemis Generation – ensures America will continue to lead in space exploration and discovery.

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07/14/2021 09:17

Russian crew members of the 65th long-term expedition to the International Space Station are preparing the Pirs module for undocking from the Russian segment of the ISS. Subject to the launch of the Proton-M carrier rocket with the Nauka module on July 21, 2021, the Pirs undocking is scheduled for July 23.

Roskosmos cosmonauts Oleg Novitsky and Petr Dubrov, together with specialists from the Main Operational Control Group of the Russian segment of the station (RSC Energia named after SP Korolev, part of the State Corporation Roscosmos), carried out work on the separation of the hydraulic circuit, switching for the control of the docking compartment through the Progress MS-16 transport cargo vehicle, and also checked the docking unit and its systems. Then the crew took readings from all systems and assemblies of the module.

The Pirs docking module, which will be replaced by the new multipurpose laboratory module Nauka, is planned to be undocked by the Progress MS-16 cargo vehicle from the International Space Station on July 23 at 16:17 Moscow time. Its flooding in the Pacific Ocean will occur after about 4 hours.

The Pirs module was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome on September 15, 2001. The means of delivery and integration of the docking compartment into the ISS was a specialized cargo ship, created on the basis of the Progress M transport cargo vehicle. On September 17, it was successfully docked to the nadir port of the Zvezda service module of the ISS Russian Segment. Since then, it has been used as an additional berthing port for manned and cargo spacecraft of the Soyuz and Progress series, as well as to provide spacewalks under the Russian program.

The docking compartment "Pirs" consists of a sealed hull and installed equipment, service systems and structural elements that provide spacewalks. Outside, the body is closed with anti-meteorite protection panels 1 mm thick and screen-vacuum thermal insulation.

Two docking nodes - active and passive - are located along the longitudinal axis of the Pier. The active docking station is designed for tight connection with the Zvezda service module. The passive docking station located on the opposite side of the compartment is designed for hermetic connection with transport ships of the Soyuz and Progress types.

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Новости. Модуль «Пирс» готовят к расстыковке

Российские члены экипажа 65-й длительной экспедиции на Международную космическую станцию готовят к отстыковке модуль «Пирс» от российского сегмента МКС. При условии пуска ракеты-носителя «Протон-М» с модулем «Наука» 21 июля 2021 года, расстыковка «Пирса» запланирована на 23 июля.
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I call this the boomerang effect :p https://ria.ru/20210716/roskosmos-1741616585.html

US wants to buy new rocket engines RD-181M from Russia.

MOSCOW, July 16 - RIA Novosti. The Roscosmos enterprise, NPO Energomash , was allowed to negotiate with the American company Orbital Sciences on the supply of RD-181M rocket engines to the States . The government decree was published on the official portal of legal information.

The proposal was made earlier by Roscosmos. They want to use the RD-181M liquid-propellant rocket engine in the Antares launch vehicle, which delivers cargo to the International Space Station and launches research and commercial spacecraft.

As noted in the order, a contract for the supply of a new engine can be concluded if a number of conditions are met: including after receiving guarantees from the American side that Antares missiles with Russian engines will not be used "to launch military payloads."

There is no information on the RD-181M engine on the Energomash website.

Previously, Russia supplied the United States with two engines - RD-180 and RD-181. The RD-180 engine is used in the first stage of the Atlas-5 rocket. In total, according to Energomash, 122 engines have been sent to the States since 1999, of which 93 have already been used.

The last batch of Russian RD-180 rocket engines was delivered to the United States in April. Washington told RIA Novosti that it intends to end the operation of Atlas missiles with RD-180s in the mid-2020s. To replace Atlas, they create a Vulcan rocket with American BE-4 engines from Blue Origin.

The RD-181 engine is placed on the first stage of the Antares rocket (two each). In total, 22 engines have been delivered to the United States since 2015, of which 18 have already been used.
 
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На МАКС-2021 представят прототип нового скафандра для космонавтов

На авиакосмическом салоне МАКС-2021 представят новый прототип перспективного аварийно-спасательного скафандра "Сокол-М" для экипажа будущего российского... РИА Новости, 19.07.2021
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"MOSCOW, July 19 — RIA Novosti. At the maks-2021 aerospace show, a new prototype of the promising Sokol-M rescue suit for the crew of the future Russian manned spacecraft Orel will be presented, the general director-general designer said in an interview with RIA Novosti. Scientific and Production Enterprise "Zvezda" Sergey Pozdnyakov.

After the air show, the prototype will go to design and development tests, he said.

AT MAKS-2019, the previous version of the spacesuit was demonstrated, in which a sealed zipper was used. In the improved prototype, a new method of connection was implemented - a rigid ring that separates the upper and lower parts of the space suit."
 
The FSB considered it a threat to foreigners obtaining data on Roscosmos

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В ФСБ посчитали угрозой получение иностранцами данных о "Роскосмосе"

Федеральная служба безопасности подготовила проект перечня сведений, получение которых другими странами может быть использовано против России. В частности, в... РИА Новости, 20.07.2021
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Cosmonauts Pyotr Dubrov and Oleg Novitskiy, meanwhile, worked to transfer equipment for disposal to the Progress 77 cargo craft, which is set to undock — along with the Pirs Docking Compartment — from the International Space Station on Friday, July 23. A few hours later, Progress’ engines will fire in a deorbit maneuver to send the cargo craft and Pirs into a destructive re-entry in the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

Replacing Pirs, a module that has been part of the orbital outpost for the past 20 years, is the Multipurpose Laboratory Module (MLM) named Nauka, the Russian word for “science.” The MLM is scheduled to launch on Wednesday, July 21, on a three-stage Proton rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
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Simulation and Station Maintenance Preface a Busy Week for the Crew

As the week kicked off, the Expedition 65 crew members spent much of their Monday fine-tuning procedures in anticipation of Wednesday’s port-relocation activity, which will free up the Harmony’s forward port for the docking of Boeing’s CST-100 Starliner spacecraft to the International Space Station.
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US government okays deal to buy Russian rocket engines, Roscosmos reports

Earlier, the Russian government backed the talks on a contract for the delivery of Russian-made RD-181M rocket engines produced by Energomash (within Roscosmos) to the US-based Orbital Sciences LLC
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The US government has approved a deal to purchase Russian-made RD-181M space rocket engines produced by the Energomash Research and Production Association, Russia’s State Space Corporation Roscosmos Spokesman Vladimir Ustimenko announced on Tuesday.

Angara and Amur next?
 

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