Tuesday, September 12, 2017

The Guardian today: No 10 faces backlash from Labour and unions over public sector pay cap lift

View in browser
the guardian today
Wednesday 13 Sep 2017
The Guardian logo
Headlines More »
Jeremy Corbyn says Tories are trying to divide and rule workers as prison officers and police dismiss pay rises as insufficient
Most viewed in last 24 hours More »
Despite leaks and a hiccup during a demo of its new Face ID unlocking feature, analysts say this year's launch puts Apple in an 'extraordinarily strong' position
Sport More »
Comment is free More »
Culture More »
Business More »
Technology More »
Travel More »
Life and style More »
The Guardian
Football Comment is free Environment

Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396

NASA Digest, Vol 52, Issue 8


  September 13, 2017 
RELEASE 17-077
Three New Crew Members Arrive at International Space Station
oyuz MS-06 spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joe Acaba and Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos
The Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft carrying NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba and cosmonaut Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos is seen on the right approaching the International Space Station on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017. The spacecraft docked to the station at 10:55 p.m. EDT.
Credits: NASA Television
 

Expedition 53 Flight Engineers Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba of NASA and Soyuz Commander Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2017 (Wednesday, Sept. 13, Kazakh time) (Sept. 12, U.S. time), and arrived at the International Space Station at 10:57 p.m. to begin their 5.5-month mission aboard the station.

Credits: NASA/Bill Ingalls

After a six-hour flight, NASA astronauts Mark Vande Hei, Joe Acaba and Alexander Misurkin of Roscosmos arrived at the International Space Station at 10:55 p.m. EDT Tuesday, Sept. 12, where they will continue important scientific research.

The three crewmates launched aboard the Soyuz MS-06 spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 5:17 p.m. (3:17 a.m. Baikonur time Wednesday), orbited Earth four times, and docked at the space station. The hatches between the spacecraft and station will open at 12:40 a.m. Wednesday.

The arrival of Vande Hei, Acaba and Misurkin restores the station's crew to six, as they join Expedition 53 Commander Randy Bresnik of NASA and Flight Engineers Sergey Ryazanskiy of Roscosmos and Paolo Nespoli of ESA (European Space Agency.) The new Expedition 53 crew members will spend more than four months conducting approximately 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences and technology development.

Bresnik, Ryazanskiy and Nespoli are scheduled to remain aboard the station until December, and Vande Hei, Acaba and Misurkin are slated to return in February 2018.

This marks the first long-term increase in crew size on the U.S. segment from three to four, allowing NASA to maximize time dedicated to research. Highlights of upcoming investigations include demonstrating the benefits of manufacturing fiber optic filaments in a microgravity environment, a new study looking to slow or reverse muscle atrophy in astronauts during spaceflight, and exploring the ability of a synthetic bone material that adheres bone to metal within minutes to accelerate bone repair.

The crew members also are scheduled to receive Orbital ATK's next commercial resupply mission in November, delivering several tons of research, supplies and vehicle hardware.

For more than 16 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. A global endeavor, more than 200 people from 18 countries have visited the unique microgravity laboratory that has hosted more than 2,100 research investigations from researchers in more than 95 countries.

Follow Mark Vande Hei and Joe Acaba on their space mission at:

https://twitter.com/Astro_Sabot

and

https://twitter.com/AstroAcaba  

Get breaking news, images and features from the station on Instagram and Twitter:

https://instagram.com/iss

and

https://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

 

Press Contacts

Kathryn Hambleton
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
kathryn.hambleton@nasa.gov

Dan Huot
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
daniel.g.huot@nasa.gov

 


The Guardian today - Australia edition

View in browser


the guardian today - Australia edition
Wednesday 13 Sep 2017
The Guardian logo
Headlines More »
The Australian actor is awarded huge sum, plus interest and costs, at the supreme court in Melbourne
Sport More »
Culture More »
Comment is free More »
Life and style More »
Technology More »
Science More »
Environment More »
Video More »
Most viewed in last 24 hours More »
Posters and leaflets seen by Guardian readers show how elements of the no campaign mix appeal to religious tradition with extreme scares
The Guardian
Sport Culture Comment is free
Guardian News & Media Limited - a member of Guardian Media Group PLC. Registered Office: Kings Place, 90 York Way, London, N1 9GU. Registered in England No. 908396