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#ULA – UNITED LANUCH ALLIANCE #ATLASV | #OA7 an Orbital- ATK Cygnus – Resupplying for #NASA – international space Station – mission profile

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On least 27th March 2017, “ULA- Untied Launch Alliance” is bound to launch the next resupplying mission to the “NASA- International Space Station”. The upcoming launch, is launching an Orbital- ATK Cygnus resupply Spacecraft… it’s is the seventh Cygnus to resupply, in which previous resupplies were commission in between primary the STS-Space Transportation Systems- Space Shuttle.. Then onwards, the Soyuz-progress, with the new tendership such as SpaceX- Dragon cargo reusable….

The Launch is set to be launch on the east coast, from SLC – Space Launch Complex 41 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.. Current there’s not time specifically for the timing for the launch only it’s date. Currently it’s the Carrier Rocket is ULA- United Launch Alliance Atlas V 401 configuration rocket, primary with the Atlas V first stage, with a centaur secondary stage.. However the launch was expected to go earlier than the 27th March 2017, but an issue arisen to the repairs to the a hydraulic item in relating to the ground support installation with the 27th march date gives them more time to resolve the issues…

The Payload itself, Cygnus OA-7, carries within, is also a part of the CRS-Commercial Resupply Service program. Within the payload is a 3.3 tonnes of supplies also various sorts of research equipment’s, also piggy backing this launch is a the 83 Kilograms of secondary payload in which is CubeSats– a mini version U-Class Spacecraft Satellite in which its construction is based on commercial of the shelf components in which they will be deployed from its mini launcher…..  Part of the Orbital-ATK payload module it also carries the Sapphire three combustion experiment to study flame dynamics in space, also re-entry dynamics studied from the various CubeSats onboard as they are Launched out..

 

#SPACEX #NASA | #CRS-10 Falcon nine reusable first static tests firing from that Historical# NASAKSC Launch Pad 39A…….

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As “Space X- Falcon nine Reusable” is set to return to launch on 18th February 2017, with the return to resupply the International Space Station with the CRS-10 Tenth mission of the Cargo Resupply Servicing number ten…. In preparation for the return to service mission it’s launched from one of the most iconic NASA’s Launch Pads in Space history, that very launch Pad in question is the soon to be remodeled, modified Space Launch Complex pad 39A the very one that seen the many launches from the Apollo Mission towards the Moon, among that it’s the STS- Space Transportation System- Space Shuttle seeing shuttles Columbia, Challenger, Atlantis, Discovery also Endeavor….

In preparations for the upcoming CRS-10 launch, numerous testing had to be done to check out any systems with its new historical launch platform modify for it’s used for the upcoming ultra and Heavy versions of Space X falcon nine variants.. one such testing is the Static test firing of the Falcon Nine’s reusable Merlin cluster Engines to see if all are in working order also its systems..  on 12th  February 2017…..

The Falcon nine reusable, including its CRS-10 payload assemble in the adjacent new constructed horizontal assembly building – HIF- Horizontal integration Facility nearby the SLC-39A is railway out to launch pad among too with the TE- Transporter Erector in the same traditional….. The launch window for CRS-10 is windowed for 1001 Hours morning Eastern Standard Time, in which is 1501 hours Greenwich Time with a ground landing this time instead of a drone ship landing…

#NASA -#ISS | International Space Stations- Fisheye Fly tour through the station in Ultra HD…..

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At first this isn’t a view from inside a Tie Fighter that your flying.. is a view from inside of NASA -International Space Station’s CUPOLA.. 

For this you might want to turn up your resolution and sound levels , given  that if you want to immersive yourself If you feel to distressing yourself this is probably one of the relaxing visuals,  Produced by Harmonic exclusively for “NASA takes you on a tour of the International Space Station”, takes you on a fish eye tour of the throughout the modules of the station the footage was shot in Ultra High Definition 4K video with a fish eye lens for those extreme focusing   depth of field views, taking you first on viewing the amazing portal windows of CUPOLA,  looking below of two recent arrivals, the resupply Cygnus module also the Soyuz MS-02 crew of expedition 49/50  that recently docked in the recent week with timeless views of Earth.

The view takes you inside the station, the unity Module node section, where it’s inter junction connections between the modules of the station, as we fly on the right, are mission patches left behind of the previous expedition mission of the ISS, also the STS program, then as the tour takes shape onto the ZARYA Functional Cargo Block segment, then onwards to the environmental parts of the station where seeing Ammonia Respirators in orange box packaging, in case for Ammonia leakage..  as this connection is the PIRS- Russian for Pier, Docking port for the Soyuz module, also the Progress resupply module spacecraft..

Leading the way heading floating in Zero- or micro gravity, is back to ZARYA, towards the Desinity and the UNITY Module.. Where we see a robotics workshop, also other types of workshops, towards the Harmony module, to the KIBO- the Japanese Logistics Module with it’s own airlock, in which is used to move experiments in and out of the station, heading towards Columbus module where various scientific experiments are performed as we tour further we see the habitation modules where the Astronauts sleep, also the environmental systems are situated then the tour follows back towards the CUPOLA where the seven window observation deck with the breath taking views of Earth..

#NASA – #Soyuz | New Crew heads towards the #ISS – International Space Station- Expedition 49/50….a recap.. !

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If you Just miss today’s Soyuz launch on 19th October 2016.. Here’s a recap of that launch to journey towards the “International Space Station” in which travelling on a Soyuz MS-02 rocket with a Soyuz-FG variant configuration, with Soyuz Commander Cosmonaut Sergey Ryzhikov with two more onboard Cosmonaut Andrey Borisenko of Roscosmos also NASA Astronaut Shane Kimbrough as part of the Expedition 49/50. While Launching at 0805 GMT with a two day orbital interception journey towards the International Space Station so it can test its Various Systems of the new MS-02 rocketry systems….

Launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan for a five month mission on various experiments mission types on the International Space Station arriving after a two day docking with the station’s Poisk module…

#NASA –KENNEDY SPACE CENTER |#HURRCON1- shutdown for the time being due to Hurricane Mathew..

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As of yesterday at “NASA –Kennedy Space Center” is currently shutdown for the time being, due the oncoming Hurricane Mathew that’s bearing towards the lower east coast of Florida, of the United States.. Closed down for the time being in between 1300 hours EDT on 5th as towards 7th October 2016…… currently NASA-KSC has issued a HurrCon One meaning that the direction of the Hurricane Mathew is impending ….

 As of early hours  last night the completion of hurricane preparations at NASA-KSC was fully utilized, as staff was sent homewardly, as also a stationary crew, the Damage Assessment and Recovery Team is standing by to recover and asses what needs to be done after wind levels have drop below the 50 Knots level. As the Hurricane Mathew tropically storms force winds with expectations towards later this evening following the hurricane winds on initially Friday mornings at 0600 hours EDT.. Also The Kennedy Space Center visitor complex is closed for the time being as well till a reopening on 8th or 9th October 2016..……

 However a team of 139 personal from the Kennedy Space Center ride out crew located in Emergency Operations Control Center in Launch control Center at Complex 39 is there to be on standby for the duration of the Path of the Hurricane Mathew to assess what needed to be done.. As it prepares for the tropical force strong winds begins effective hitting the Cape Canaveral tonight as  it braces for the Hurricane on Friday  morning then riding it out wards to its decline expecting  at 1600 hours EDT Friday afternoon.. Currently the storm winds peaks up towards 125 Mph-201 Kph towards wind gust of 150Mph-241Kph….