{"id":4208,"date":"2019-07-19T18:06:27","date_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/alcowepcom22.necoram.com\/tyui5\/astronomy_astronomia\/nasa-tv-covers-station-crew-launch-live-saturday-on-apollo-50th\/4208\/"},"modified":"2019-07-19T18:06:27","modified_gmt":"2019-07-19T22:06:27","slug":"nasa-tv-covers-station-crew-launch-live-saturday-on-apollo-50th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zobi.alcowep.com\/bourtagshdrevxnls658739\/nasa-tv-covers-station-crew-launch-live-saturday-on-apollo-50th\/","title":{"rendered":"NASA TV Covers Station Crew Launch Live Saturday on Apollo 50th"},"content":{"rendered":"

NASA TV Covers Station Crew Launch Live Saturday on Apollo 50th<\/h2>\n

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The Expedition 60 crew (left) is launching 50 years to the day Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped foot on the Moon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, teams are making final preparations for the launch of NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan<\/a>, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos to the International Space Station<\/a>. Their journey to the station will begin with a lift off at 12:28 p.m. EDT Saturday (9:28 p.m. in Baikonur), 50 years to the day that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the Moon in a giant leap for humanity.<\/p>\n

Live launch coverage will begin Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The three will join NASA astronauts Nick Hague<\/a>, Christina Koch<\/a> and Expedition 60 Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos.<\/p>\n

The Expedition 60<\/a> crew will spend more than six months conducting about 250 science investigations in fields such as biology, Earth science, human research, physical sciences, and technology development. Work on the unique microgravity laboratory advances scientific knowledge and demonstrates new technologies, making research breakthroughs that will enable long-duration human and robotic exploration of the Moon and Mars<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Some of the investigations they will conduct are sponsored by the\u00a0U.S. National Laboratory<\/a>\u00a0on the space station, which Congress designated in 2005 to maximize its use for improving quality of life on Earth. Highlights of upcoming investigations the crew will facilitate on the orbiting laboratory in the unique microgravity environment include the growth of moss<\/a> aboard the station, a platform to attempt successful printing<\/a> of biological tissues and bio-mining<\/a> in space.<\/p>\n

Below is the crew\u2019s launch timeline in EDT:<\/p>\n

Saturday, July 20<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

3:28:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a09:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew wakeup at Cosmonaut Hotel
\n6:28:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a06:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew departs Cosmonaut Hotel
\n6:43:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Batteries installed in booster
\n7:13:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew arrives at Site 254
\n7:28:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a05:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Tanking begins
\n7:58:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew suit up
\n8:23:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a04:05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Booster loaded with liquid Oxygen
\n8:58:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew meets family members on other side of the glass
\n9:23:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03:05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0First and second stage oxygen fueling complete
\n9:28:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew walkout from 254 and boards bus for launch pad
\n9:33:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02:55\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew departs for launch pad (Site 1)
\n9:53:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02:35\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew arrives at launch pad (Site 1)
\n10:03:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a02:25\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Crew boards Soyuz; strapped in to the Descent module
\n10:53:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01:35\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Descent module hardware tested
\n11:08:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01:20\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hatch closed; leak checks begin
\n11:28:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Launch vehicle control system prep; gyro activation
11:30:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:58:21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NASA TV LAUNCH COVERAGE BEGINS<\/em><\/strong>
\n11:43:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:45:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pad service structure components lowered
\n11:44:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:44:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Clamshell gantry service towers retracted
11:45:00am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:43:21\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0NASA TV: Crew prelaunch activities B-roll played<\/em><\/strong>
\n11:51:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:37:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Suit leak checks begin; descent module testing complete
\n11:54:21am\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:34:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Emergency escape system armed
\n12:13:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:15:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Suit leak checks complete; escape system to auto
\n12:18:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:10:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Gyros in flight readiness and recorders activated
\n12:21:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:07:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Pre-launch operations complete
\n12:22:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:06:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Launch countdown operations to auto; vehicle ready
\n12:23:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:05:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Commander\u2019s controls activated
12:23:53pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:04:28\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0ISS flies directly over the Baikonur Cosmodrome<\/em><\/strong>
\n12:24:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:04:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Combustion chamber nitrogen purge
\n12:25:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:03:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Propellant drainback
\n12:25:38pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:02:43\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Booster propellant tank pressurization
\n12:26:51pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:01:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ground propellant feed terminated
\n12:27:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:01:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Vehicle to internal power
\n12:27:46pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:35\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0First umbilical tower separates<\/p>\n

Auto sequence start<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:27:51pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:30\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Ground umbilical to third stage disconnected
\n12:28:06pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:15\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Second umbilical tower separates
\n12:28:09pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:12\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Launch command issued<\/p>\n

Engine Start Sequence Begins<\/strong><\/p>\n

12:28:11pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:10\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Engine turbo pumps at flight speed
\n12:28:16pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:05\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Engines at maximum thrust
12:28:21pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0:00:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LAUNCH OF SOYUZ MS-13 TO THE ISS<\/em><\/strong>
12:37:06pm\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0+8:45\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a03RD STAGE SHUTDOWN; SOYUZ ORBITAL INSERTION<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

For launch coverage and more information about the mission, visit:\u00a0https:\/\/blogs.nasa.gov\/spacestation\/<\/a>.\u00a0Get space station news, images and features via social media on Instagram at:\u00a0@iss<\/a>, ISS<\/a> on Facebook, and on Twitter @Space_Station<\/a> and @ISS_Research<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Get The Details…<\/a><\/p>\n

Mark Garcia <\/p>\n

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NASA TV Covers Station Crew Launch Live Saturday on Apollo 50th<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Expedition 60 crew (left) is launching 50 years to the day Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin first stepped foot on the Moon. <\/p>\n

At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, teams are making final preparations for the launch of NASA astronaut Andrew Morgan<\/a>, Luca Parmitano of ESA (European Space Agency) and Alexander Skvortsov of the Russian space agency Roscosmos to the International Space Station<\/a>. Their journey to the station will begin with a lift off at 12:28 p.m. EDT Saturday (9:28 p.m. in Baikonur), 50 years to the day that astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin stepped on the Moon in a giant leap for humanity.<\/p>\n

Live launch coverage will begin Saturday at 11:30 a.m. on NASA Television and the agency\u2019s\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The three will join NASA astronauts Nick Hague<\/a>, Christina Koch<\/a> and Expedition 60 Commander Alexey Ovchinin of Roscosmos.<\/p>\n

The Expedition 60<\/a> crew will spend more than six months conducting about \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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