Prošlo je više od nedelju dana otkako je misija Crew‑12 kompanije SpaceX dostavila četiri nova člana posade na Međunarodnu svemirsku stanicu (ISS), vraćajući stanicu na punu posadu od sedam astronauta.
Brzi raspored i razlog hitnosti
Posada je lansirana 13. februara sa Cape Canaveral Space Force Station u Floridi, u kapsuli Crew Dragon na vrhu dvostepenog raketnog sistema Falcon 9. Nakon putovanja dugog oko 34 sata, Dragon se dokovao 14. februara i novosastav posade ušao je u sastav Expedition 74.
Kome su se priključili na stanici
Četvoro novih članova: Jessica Meir, Jack Hathaway, Sophie Adenot (ESA) i Andrey Fedyaev pridružili su se trojici astronauta koji su već boravili na ISS‑u — Chris Williams, Sergey Mikaev i Sergey Kud‑Sverchkov (koji su stigli krajem novembra na letelici Soyuz MS‑28).
Šta rade na stanici
Nakon ulaska i perioda navikavanja na mikrogravitaciju, svih sedam članova nastavilo je sa naprednim naučnim istraživanjima i rutinskim održavanjem stanice. Novi članovi posade provode dane raspakujući se, upoznavajući sa sistemima stanice i preuzimajući istraživačke zadatke koji su planirani za njihov boravak od oko devet meseci.
Medicinska evakuacija i ubrzanje lansiranja
NASA i SpaceX ubrzali su lansiranje Crew‑12 za nekoliko dana zbog neplanirane medicinske evakuacije sa prethodne misije Crew‑11. Jedan član posade Crew‑11 je imao zdravstveni problem na stanici u januaru, nakon čega su sva četvorica astronauta te posade vraćena na Zemlju. NASA nije javno objavila ime pogođene osobe; izveštaji navode da se ta osoba oporavlja nakon povratka sredinom januara.
Dodatne operacije i planovi
Ekspedicija 74 je takođe pripremila Dragon teretni brod kompanije SpaceX za otkvačivanje i povratak na Zemlju, planiran za 26. februar, prema podacima NASA. Tokom narednih nedelja posada će nastaviti primopredaju znanja, sprovođenje eksperimenata i održavanje orbitalne laboratorije.
Kontekst: Misija Crew‑12 je deo NASA‑inog programa Commercial Crew, u okviru kojeg SpaceX obezbeđuje lansirne usluge. NASA istovremeno radi na sertifikaciji Boeingovog svemirskog broda Starliner kako bi narednih godina postojala i druga operativna platforma za prevoz astronauta do ISS‑a.
Izvori: NASA i izveštaj USA TODAY. Autor originalnog teksta: Eric Lagatta.
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