Druga załoga Axiom wystartowała 21.05. o 21:37:09 z KSC wystrzelona została RN Falcon-9R. Wyniosła ona na orbitę załogowy statek kosmiczny Crew Dragon Freedom F2 do misji
Axiom-2.
Połączy się on z ISS 22.05.2023 o 13:24.
Połączył się on z ISS 22.05.2023 o 13:12
Pierwszy stopień RN (B1080.1) w T+8' 26" wylądował na LZ-1.
http://lk.astronautilus.pl/n230516.htm#05Ax-2 launch and Falcon 9 first stage landinghttps://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1660388229835792384https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1660401510969212929https://twitter.com/planet4589/status/1660404386454020100https://twitter.com/SpaceX/status/1660454558110453760May 21 7:05 PM · May 21, 2023·1,943 Views
F9/Ax-2: Good afternoon; standing by for launch of Axiom Space's 2nd private astronaut mission, sending retired astronaut Peggy Whitson, adventurer John Shoffner and two Saudi astronauts - F-16 pilot Ali Alqarni and biomedical researcher Rayyanah Barnawi - to the ISS
F9/Ax-2: Strapped into the Crew Dragon "Freedom" capsule atop a Falcon 9 rocket, Whitson and company are set for launch from KSC pad 39A at 5:37:09pm EDT (2137 UTC); local weather is expected to be 60% go
F9/Ax-2: The crew just had a weather briefing and is now preparing to suit up; they only have 2 days to get off because of downstream conflicts with other high-priority flights, including 2 ISS resupply missions, EVAs and the 1st piloted flight of Boeing's Starliner capsule
F9/Ax-2: The forecast for Monday hasn't been updated yet, but it was 80 percent no-go yesterday; if Ax-2 isn't off the ground by then, the flight could slip a month or more before it could be worked back into the ISS schedule; fingers crossed the weather cooperates today!
F9/Ax-2: Updated forecast: 75% go for launch; primary concern remains the possibility of electrically charged anvil clouds near the launch site
F9/Ax-2: Crew suit up complete; they're expected to head to the launch pad for boarding momentarily
F9/Ax-2: The crew has walked out of the SpaceX suit-up room at the base of pad 39A; after waving for the cameras, they're riding up to the pad surface in two black Tesla SUVs
F9/Ax-2: The obligatory look at their rocket before heading up the gantry for boarding. Left: Whitson and Shoffner; right: Alqarni and Barnawi
F9/Ax-2: Whitson and Shoffner begin boarding while Alqarni and Barnawi wait their turn
F9/Ax-2: All four Ax-2 crew members are now strapped in; comm checks, seat rotation to launch position complete; leak checks and hatch closure expected shortly
F9/Ax-2: The Crew Dragon side hatch is now closed; after leak checks to verify an airtight seal, the closeout crew will secure the white room and depart the pad
F9/Ax-2: The Crew Dragon hatch is closed and the SpaceX team is leaving the pad; according to SpaceX's mission audio feed, engineers are assessing a "small leak" across an isolation valve in the 1st stage attitude control system to make sure it's acceptable for flight
F9/Ax-2: 1 hour to launch; weather is still go; propellant loading expected to begin at T-minus 35 minutes, or 5:02pm EDT (2102 UTC)
F9/Ax-2: Peggy Whitson reports her crew is go for launch; sounding a bit choked up, she passed along "thanks to the teams that make up our very big family, Axiom Space, NASA and the international space partners and SpaceX. And with that, let's get to work"
F9/Ax-2: SpaceX tells Whitson the attitude control isolation valve will be manually monitored to make sure pressures are within acceptable limits; a final check is expected at T-minus 35 seconds; if pressures are out of limits, a hold will be commanded
F9/Ax-2: Retired from NASA and now director of human spaceflight with Axiom, Ax-2 commander Whitson, 63, is America's most experienced astronaut, logging 665 days and 10 spacewalks during three NASA flights; her 3 crewmates are making their 1st trip to space
F9/Ax-2: This will be the 10th flight of a piloted Crew Dragon capsule, the 2nd Axiom private astronaut mission to ISS, the 3rd non-NASA commercial trip to orbit, the 34th Falcom 9-family launch this year and the 234th overall
F9/Ax-2: TheT-minus 20-minute "big vent" now visible as oxygen vapor streams away from the strongback, an indicator propellant loading is proceeding per the timeline
F9/Ax-2: LIFTOFF! At 5:37:09pm EDT (2137 UTC)
F9/Ax-2: The rocket is putting on a spectacular weekend show for area residents and tourists, arcing away to the northeast directly into the plane of the space station's orbit
F9/Ax-2: The vehicle is supersonic; now past the region of maximum aerodynamic pressure as it accelerates out of the lower atmosphere
F9/Ax-2: 1st stage engine shutdown, stage separation, 2nd stage ignition confirmed; the 1st stage is reversing course to head back for landing at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
F9/Ax-2: Double sonic booms shake the Cape as the 1st stage descends to a picture-perfect touchdown on the power of a single Merlin engine;
this was SpaceX's 43rd touchdown on land (33 in Florida and 10 in California) and its 194th overall
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1660401617743519747F9/Ax-2: 2nd stage engine shutdown confirmed; good orbit; Crew Dragon separation expected in 3 minutes
F9/Ax-2: Crew Dragon separation confirmed; the spacecraft is now flying on its own as it begins an automated rendezvous with the ISS; if all goes well, the capsule will catch up early Monday, moving in for docking at the Harmony module's upper port at 9:24am EDT (1324 UTC)
F9/Ax-2: SpaceX chief engineer Bill Gerstenmaier to the crew: "Thanks for putting your trust in the Falcon 9 team, hope you enjoyed the ride to space. Have a great trip on Dragon. Welcome home to zero G, Peggy." Whitson: "It's good to be here; it was a phenomenal ride!"
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F9/Ax-2: During a brief downlink this evening, the Ax-2 crew beamed down television views inside their Dragon capsule and thanked ground teams for their support; Whitson promptly handed the mic to her crewmates to describe their initial impressions of space
F9/Ax-2: Co-pilot John Shoffner: "As I was looking down, I could see the curvature of the Earth and see that for the first time, and it was such an amazing thing. I realized I was actually here. ... It's an amazing feeling, really enjoying it"
F9/Ax-2: Ali Alqarni: "This moment is historic, not just for me but for every Saudi;" after thanking the Saudi king and crown prince, he added "as I look outside into space I can't help but think this is just the beginning of a great journey for all of us"
F9/Ax-2: Rayyanah Barnawi: "Hello from outer space! It feels amazing to be viewing Earth from this capsule!" She also thanked the king and the crown prince, saying "the future is very bright! I would like you to dream big, believe in yourselves and believe in humanity"
Ax-2: Good morning; the Ax-2 Crew Dragon is closing in on the International Space Station; the approach initiation burn, at a range of 7.5 km, is expected around 7:32am, setting up a docking ~9:10am (1310 UTC)
Ax-2: Approaching the lab from behind and below, the Crew Dragon will pass 400 meters directly below the station before looping up ahead of the lab and continuing on to a point directly above the Harmony module's space-facing port; from there, the ship will move in for docking
Ax-2: A nice view of Crew Dragon Freedom as it moves within about 500 meters of the International Space Station, on the way to waypoint zero 400 meters directly below the ISS
Ax-2: The Crew Dragon is now passing directly in front of the International Space Station, as can be seen on the crew's central screen (below left), heading up to a point directly above the Harmony module's space-facing port
Ax-2: More great views of the ISS as the Crew Dragon continues looping up in front of the outpost
Ax-2: The Crew Dragon is now directly above the Harmony module's zenith port; docking expected in ~15 minutes
Ax-2: Range: <60 meters; all systems go for docking
Ax-2: CONTACT and CAPTURE! At 9:12am EDT (1312 UTC); mission control: "soft capture contirmed"
Ax-2: Whitson: "That's the softest docking I've ever had;" the Crew Dragon is now being pulled in by the docking mechanism so 2 sets of six hooks can drive closed, firmly locking ther spacecraft in place with an airtight structural seal
Ax-2: Hard mate confirmed; ISS/Crew 6 astronaut Woody Hoburg to Ax-2 crew: "On behalf of the Expedition 69 crew; Peggy, welcome back; John, welcome to the International Space Station; Ali and Rayyanah, (welcome in Arabic)"
Ax-2: Whitson: "Thank you so much! From the Ax-2 crew, we're really looking forward to working with you guys this week." Hoburg: "Likewise. We'll see you guys very soon"
Ax-2: Whitson to SpaceX mission control: "It was a lovely ride; as I mentioned, it was the softest docking I've ever felt. Very well done." SpaceX to Ax-2: "We do aim for excellence. And on behalf of SpaceX, it's been a pleasure working with you"
Ax-2: The Crew Dragon hatch was opened at 11am EDT (1500 UTC); Peggy Whitson and her crewmates have a few housekeeping chores to finish before they float into the space station for a traditional welcome-aboard ceremony
Ax-2: Peggy Whitson, all smiles, floats into the International Space Station for the fourth time, leading the way for her three commercial crewmates
Ax-2: ISS commander Sergey Prokopyev officially welcomed the Ax-2 crew aboard, saying "congratulations with successful launch and your docking. For me, this is a very great honor to work with Peggy Whitson, the most experienced and decorated astroinaut in the US astronaut corps"
Ax-2: Whitson: "We really are excited to be here. It was a great launch, a great ride, we had a lot of fun on the way up. And we're really excited to get a lot of work done up here. But it's great for me to come back personally, it does feel like home."
Ax-2: ISS astronaut Frank Rubio closed the welcome aboard ceremony, saying "it really feels like the International Space Station up here. This is going to be an awesome week. We're all excited and super happy to have you guys up here"
https://twitter.com/cbs_spacenews/status/1660678318260121602https://twitter.com/SenBillNelson/status/1670429009073537024MISSION STATS:226th launch of a Falcon 9 rocket since 2010
237th launch of Falcon rocket family since 2006
1st launch of Falcon 9 booster B1080
191st SpaceX launch from Florida’s Space Coast
159th launch overall from pad 39A
66th SpaceX launch from pad 39A
10th SpaceX launch with humans on-board
2nd mission for Axiom Space
2nd flight of Dragon Freedom spacecraft (C-212)
11th flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft
32nd Falcon 9 launch of 2023
35th launch by SpaceX in 2023
25th orbital launch based out of Cape Canaveral in 2023
https://spaceflightnow.com/2023/05/21/falcon-9-ax-2-launch-coverage/600th person to orbit Earth lifts off on Ax-2 mission to space stationMay 21, 2023 — The 600th person to enter Earth orbit is now on her way to the International Space Station aboard the second commercial mission to fly there. (...)
As pilot, Shoffner became number 598. AlQarni is number 599, flying as mission specialist 1. As such,
Barnawi, as mission specialist 2, claimed the round number. With Barnawi, only 72 women help comprise the 600-person total. (...)
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052123a-600th-person-earth-orbit-ax2-launch.htmlPiloting Dragon Freedom tonight is veteran airshow pilot, athlete and motorsports endurance racer John Shoffner, with Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) Capt. Ali Al-Qarni and biomedical research scientist Rayyanah Barnawi of Saudi Arabia rounding out the quartet as Mission Specialists. As soon as Ax-2 achieved orbit, Barnawi became the first Saudi woman to enter space and Whitson became the first woman to command a Commercial Crew flight. Al-Qarni is the second Saudi male astronaut, following in the footsteps of Prince Sultan Salman Abdul Aziz Al-Saud, who flew on shuttle Discovery in June 1985.
https://www.americaspace.com/2023/05/21/long-awaited-ax-2-mission-launches-heads-to-space-station/ https://twitter.com/Axiom_Space/status/1660373661352599552https://www.nasaspaceflight.com/2023/05/axiom-2-mission/2)
Prywatna misja na ISS wystartowała m.in. z polskim sprzętem do badania mózgu22.05.2023
Część misji Ax-2 stanowi projekt naukowy Nebula, którego celem jest zbadanie fizjologicznych reakcji organizmu na lot kosmiczny, a zwłaszcza - na warunki mikrograwitacji. W ramach projektu przewidziano badanie przepływu krwi do mózgu, jego aktywności elektrycznej, ocena nadciśnienia śródczaszkowego poprzez nieinwazyjne badanie źrenicy oka i monitoring zmian w nerwie wzrokowym. Badania te mają znaczenie w kontekście przyszłego, długotrwałego przebywania człowieka w przestrzeni kosmicznej i opracowania nowych, nieinwazyjnych metod monitoringu organizmu.
W trakcie misji ma być wykorzystany sprzęt do badania aktywności mózgu - bezprzewodowy system fNIRS "Photon Cap", przystosowany do warunków lotów kosmicznych, opracowany przez polską firmę neurotechnologiczną Cortivision.
https://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C96724%2Cprywatna-misja-na-iss-wystartowala-min-z-polskim-sprzetem-do-badania-mozguhttps://naukawpolsce.pl/aktualnosci/news%2C96724%2Cprywatna-misja-na-iss-wystartowala-min-z-polskim-sprzetem-do-badania-mozguZmieniamy historię lotów kosmicznych! Polacy jako pierwsi w historii lotów kosmicznych badają właśnie teraz w kosmosie mózgi kosmonautów! Badania mają przyczynić się do odpowiedzi na fundamentalne pytania o to, jak działa ludzki mózg. Mają niezwykle ważny wymiar. 21 maja w kosmos z Houston w USA wraz z misją Ax-2 przy współpracy z NASA poleciał polski spektoroskop podczerwieni - urządzenie do badania mózgów kosmonautów w oparciu o przepływ tlenu w korze mózgowej. Polskie urządzenie które mają na głowie kosmonauci to wirtuozeria neurotechnologii. Urządzenie takie nigdy nie było w kosmosie. Gdy o czymś myślimy, odpowiadająca za to część mózgu potrzebuje więcej tlenu. To mierzy właśnie urządzenie przy braku grawitacji. Brak grawitacji wpływa na nasz mózg podobnie, jak proces starzenia. Tak Polacy z firmy reprezentowanej przez Wojtka Broniatowskiego chcą odpowiedzieć na pytania, na które dziś nie udało się nikomu odpowiedzieć w tym, jak proces starzenia wpływa na nasz mózg. Obejrzyjcie pierwszy wywiad z człowiekiem, który wraz z zespołem Polaków wpływa na historie lotów kosmicznych!
Urządzenie zostało stworzone przez zespół naukowców z Lublina z firmy neurotechnologicznej CortiVision. Kosmonauci mając na głowie polskie urządzenie wykonują szereg czynności. Są to zadania typu czytanie tekstu na głos, bilateral finger tapping czy zadania związane z ekspozycją kosmonautów na wizualne bodźce, jak wizualna migająca szachownica.
Co ciekawe, nasi naukowcy pokonali konkurencję z najlepszych ośrodków akademickich świata. Co jeszcze ciekawsze, stworzyli firmę neurotechnologiczną bez zbycia poza Polskę nawet jednego udziału w firmie, a jej siedziba cały czas znajduje się w Lublinie. Oddziały lubelskiej firmy naukowej znajdują się dzisiaj już w Australii, Nowej Zelandii, Korei Południowej, Indiach, Hong Kongu, Francji i Kanadzie. Polska firma staje się jedną z ważniejszych na świecie z obszaru neurotechnologii.
Z wielką dumą udostępniam rozmowę z Wojtkiem. Gratuluję Całemu Waszemu zespołowi!!
Polecam cały wywiad na This Is IT
https://twitter.com/kawecki_maciej/status/1663429321204154376https://twitter.com/RozekTom/status/1665660533696077824
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