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martes, 19 de enero de 2016

NASA : First Flower Grown in Space Station's Veggie Facility .- Primera flor cultivada en instalaciones Veggie de la Estación Espacial Internacional

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido información de la Agencia del Espacio NASA, sobre los experimentos que los astronautas a bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional EEI, que han logrado la primera flor de Zinnia en el espacio.

NASA, nos dice: "El 16 de enero, 2016, la Expedición 46 el comandante Scott Kelly compartió fotografías de una flor del zinnia florece en el sistema de crecimiento de las plantas Veggie bordo de la Estación Espacial Internacional. Kelly escribió: "Sí, hay otras formas de vida en el espacio!!!"

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Closeup of zinnia flower with green leaves in VEGGIE growth chamber on space station

On Jan. 16, 2016, Expedition 46 Commander Scott Kelly shared photographs of a blooming zinnia flower in the Veggie plant growth system aboard the International Space Station. Kelly wrote, "Yes, there are other life forms in space! #SpaceFlower #YearInSpace"

This flowering crop experiment began on Nov. 16, 2015, when NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren activated the Veggie system and its rooting "pillows" containing zinnia seeds. The challenging process of growing the zinnias provided an exceptional opportunity for scientists back on Earth to better understand how plants grow in microgravity, and for astronauts to practice doing what they’ll be tasked with on a deep space mission: autonomous gardening. In late December, Kelly found that the plants "weren't looking too good," and told the ground team, “You know, I think if we’re going to Mars, and we were growing stuff, we would be responsible for deciding when the stuff needed water. Kind of like in my backyard, I look at it and say ‘Oh, maybe I should water the grass today.’ I think this is how this should be handled.”

The Veggie team on Earth created what was dubbed “The Zinnia Care Guide for the On-Orbit Gardener,” and gave basic guidelines for care while putting judgment capabilities into the hands of the astronaut who had the plants right in front of him. Rather than pages and pages of detailed procedures that most science operations follow, the care guide was a one-page, streamlined resource to support Kelly as an autonomous gardener. Soon, the flowers were on the rebound, and on Jan. 12, pictures showed the first peeks of petals beginning to sprout on a few buds.

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Last Updated: Jan. 19, 2016

Editor: Sarah Loff

Tags: Expedition 46, Image of the Day, International Space Station (ISS), One-Year Crew, Space Station Research and Technology,

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lunes, 19 de octubre de 2015

NASA : Earth Art From Australia .- El Arte de la Tierra De Australia

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido de la Agencia Espacial NASA, una espectacular fotografía de Australia, enfocada desde la Estación Espacial Internacional, por el astronauta : astronaut Scott Kelly.

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Bright shapes in orange and red on a brown landscape in Australia, photographed from the International Space Station

On Oct. 12-13, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly took a series of seventeen photographs from the International Space Station during a single flyover of Australia. This first photo of the series was posted with the caption, "#EarthArt in one pass over the #Australian continent. Picture 1 of 17. #YearInSpace".
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Last Updated: Oct. 19, 2015

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Tags: Earth, Expedition 45, Image of the Day, International Space Station, Land,

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domingo, 18 de octubre de 2015

NASA : Scott Kelly Becomes U.S. Astronaut to Spend the Most Time in Space .- Scott Kelly se convierte en astronauta estadounidense a pasan más tiempo en el espacio

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido información de la Agencia Espacial NASA, dándonos a conocer que el astronauta Scott Kelly, batirá récord de estadía en el espacio, que lo ha hecho en la Estación Espacial Internacional.

NASA, nos dice: "Justo antes de los 15 años de presencia humana continua en la Estación Espacial Internacional el 2 de noviembre de 2015, el astronauta estadounidense y comandante de la Expedición 45 actual tripulación, de Scott Kelly, está batiendo récords de vuelo espacial. El viernes 16 de octubre, Kelly comienza su día 383a vivir en el espacio, superando el récord de astronauta estadounidense Mike Fincke de 382 días acumulativos. Kelly se romperá otro récord 29 de octubre en su día consecutivo 216a en el espacio, cuando superará récord astronauta Michael López-Alegría para el vuelo espacial de un solo largo por un estadounidense. López-Alegría pasó 215 días en el espacio como comandante de la tripulación de la Expedición 14 en 2006.En este 12 de julio la fotografía, Kelly es visto dentro de la Cúpula, un módulo especial que proporciona una visión de 360 grados de la Tierra y la estación espacial. Por cada día adicional que pasa en órbita como parte de su misión de un año, Kelly se sumará a su historial y para nuestra comprensión de los efectos de la larga duración del vuelo espacial.Kelly tiene previsto regresar a la Tierra el 3 de marzo de 2016, momento en el cual él habrá compilado 522 días totales que viven en el espacio durante cuatro misiones."

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly in the Cupola of the International Space Station with blue water of Earth visible through window

Just before the 15th anniversary of continuous human presence on the International Space Station on Nov. 2, 2015, U.S. astronaut and commander of the current Expedition 45 crew, Scott Kelly, is breaking spaceflight records. On Friday, Oct. 16, Kelly begins his 383rd day living in space, surpassing U.S. astronaut Mike Fincke’s record of 382 cumulative days. Kelly will break another record Oct. 29 on his 216th consecutive day in space, when he will surpass astronaut Michael Lopez-Alegria’s record for the single-longest spaceflight by an American. Lopez-Alegria spent 215 days in space as commander of the Expedition 14 crew in 2006.

In this July 12 photograph, Kelly is seen inside the Cupola, a special module which provides a 360-degree viewing of the Earth and the space station. On each additional day he spends in orbit as part of his one-year mission, Kelly will add to his record and to our understanding of the effects of long-duration spaceflight.

Kelly is scheduled to return to Earth on March 3, 2016, by which time he will have compiled 522 total days living in space during four missions.

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Last Updated: Oct. 16, 2015

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Tags: Image of the Day, International Space Station, One-Year Crew,

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domingo, 27 de septiembre de 2015

NASA : The Nile at Night .- El Río Nilo en la noche

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., recientemente la astronauta Scott Kelly, fotografió al Río Nilo en la noche desde la Estación Espacial Internacional; el 22 de septiembre del 2,015.

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The Nile river and Red Sea at night photographed from the International Space Station.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, recently past the halfway mark of his one-year mission to the International Space Station, photographed the Nile River during a nighttime flyover on Sept. 22, 2015. Kelly (@StationCDRKelly) wrote, "Day 179. The #Nile at night is a beautiful sight for these sore eyes. Good night from @space_station! #YearInSpace."

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Last Updated: Sept. 25, 2015

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Tags: Earth, Expedition 45, Image of the Day, International Space Station, One-Year Crew,

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sábado, 26 de septiembre de 2015

NASA : Clear Skies Over the United States .- Cielos claros sobre los Estados Unidos

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., El 17 de septiembre de 2015, astronauta de la NASA Scott J. Kelly capta imágenes y vídeo desde la Estación Espacial Internacional durante una paso elevado de la mañana de los Estados Unidos. Compartir con sus seguidores de redes sociales, Kelly escribió: "Un cielo despejado en gran parte de los EE.UU. de hoy. #GoodMorning DeSpace_Station! #YearInSpace."

Martes, 15 de septiembre marcó el punto medio de la misión de un año a la estación espacial para Kelly y el cosmonauta ruso Mijail Kornienko. El promedio de la expedición de la Estación Espacial Internacional tiene una duración de cuatro a seis meses. Investigación habilitado por la misión de un año ayudará a los científicos a entender mejor cómo el cuerpo humano reacciona y se adapta a largo duración del vuelo espacial. Este conocimiento es fundamental ya que la NASA mira hacia misiones humanas más profundo en el sistema solar, incluyendo desde y hacia Marte, que podría durar 500 días o más.

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Lights of the United States at night photographed from the International Space Station with HTV cargo vehicle in foreground

On Sept. 17, 2015, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly captured images and video from the International Space Station during an early morning flyover of the United States. Sharing with his social media followers, Kelly wrote, "Clear skies over much of the USA today. #GoodMorning from @Space_Station! #YearInSpace."

Tuesday, Sept. 15 marked the midpoint of the one-year mission to the space station for Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko. The average International Space Station expedition lasts four to six months. Research enabled by the one-year mission will help scientists better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight. This knowledge is critical as NASA looks toward human missions deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars, which could last 500 days or longer.

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Last Updated: Sept. 18, 2015

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Tags: Earth, Expedition 45, Image of the Day, International Space Station, One-Year Crew,

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lunes, 22 de junio de 2015

NASA : Tropical Storm Bill From the International Space Station .- Tormenta tropical Bill, vista desde la Estación Espacial Internacional

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido información de la Agencia Espacial NASA; de una espectacular vista captada desde la Estación Espacial Internacional de una tormenta tropical llamada Bill; la fotografía fue captada por el astronauta : astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), y corresponde su ubicación en el Golfo de México

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Earth from space with tropical storm visible above and space station's robotic arm below

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly (@StationCDRKelly), currently on a one-year mission to the International Space Station, took this photograph of Tropical Storm Bill in the Gulf of Mexico as it approached the coast of Texas, on June 15, 2015. Kelly wrote, "Concerned for all in its path including family, friends & colleagues."

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Last Updated: June 22, 2015

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Tags: Earth, Expedition 44, Hazards, Hurricanes, Image of the Day, International Space Station

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viernes, 3 de abril de 2015

NASA : Year in Space Starts for One American and One Russian .- Año en el espacio comienza por un estadounidense y un ruso

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido información de la Agencia Espacial NASA, que fue todo un éxito el envío de la Expedición 43 a la Estación Espacial Internacional, cuyos tripulantes : Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, center, and Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos , los dos primeros permanecerán un año en la Estación Espacial.

The Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft is seen as it launches to the International Space Station with Expedition 43's NASA Astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonauts Mikhail Kornienko and Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) onboard Friday, March 27 (Saturday, March 28 Kazakh time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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Three crew members representing the United States and Russia are on their way to the International Space Station after launching from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:42 p.m. EDT Friday (1:42 a.m., March 28 in Baikonur).

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend about a year living and working aboard the space station to help scientists better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to the harsh environment of space.

NASA astronaut Scott Kelly gives a thumbs-up from inside the Soyuz TMA-16M taking him and Expedition 43 crewmates Mikhail Kornienko, and Gennady Padalka of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) to the International Space Station after a successful launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

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“Scott Kelly’s mission is critical to advancing the administration’s plan to send humans on a journey to Mars,” said NASA Administrator Charles Bolden. “We’ll gain new, detailed insights on the ways long-duration spaceflight affects the human body.”

Launching with Kelly and Kornienko was cosmonaut Gennady Padalka, who will spend a standard six-month rotation on the station. The trio is scheduled to dock with the station at 9:36 p.m., about six hours after launch. NASA Television coverage of docking will begin at 8:45 p.m. Hatches are scheduled to open at about 11:15 p.m., with coverage starting at 10:45 p.m.

Expedition 43 crew members Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, center, and Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos wave farewell as they board the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft ahead of their launch to the International Space Station.

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NASA/Bill Ingalls

The arrival of Kelly, Kornienko and Padalka returns the station's crew complement to six. The three will join Expedition 43 commander Terry Virts of NASA, as well as flight engineers Samantha Cristoforetti of ESA (European Space Agency) and Anton Shkaplerov of Roscosmos, who have been aboard the complex since November.

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NASA astronaut Scott Kelly and Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko will spend nearly twelve months conducting important human research studies that will provide new insights into how the human body adjusts to weightlessness, isolation, radiation and stress of long-duration spaceflight.

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Virts, Cristoforetti and Shkaplerov will return home in May. At that time, Padalka will take command of Expedition 44, becoming the first person to command four station crews. Padalka will return in September, while Kelly and Kornienko will remain aboard until March 2016.

The one-year mission will focus on seven key areas of human research. Functional studies will examine crew member performance during and after the 12-month expedition. Behavioral studies will monitor sleep patterns and exercise routines. Visual impairment will be studied by measuring changes in pressure inside the human skull. Metabolic investigations will examine the immune system and effects of stress.

Physical performance will be monitored through exercise examinations. Microbial changes in the crew will be monitored, as well as the human factors associated with how the crew interacts aboard the station. Each of these key elements carries a potential benefit for populations here on Earth, from functional improvements for patients recovering from a long period of bed rest to improving the monitoring of immune functions of people on Earth with altered immunity.

Data from Kelly and Kornienko’s 342-day expedition will be used to determine whether there are ways to further reduce the risks on future long-duration missions necessary for deep space missions.

In tandem with the one-year mission, Kelly’s identical twin brother, former NASA astronaut Mark Kelly, will participate in a number of comparative genetic studies, including the collection of blood samples as well as psychological and physical tests. This research will compare data from the genetically identical Kelly brothers to identify any subtle changes caused by spaceflight.

The tests will track any degeneration or evolution that occurs in the human body from extended exposure to a microgravity environment. These new twin studies are a multi-faceted national cooperation between universities, corporations and government laboratory expertise.

Expedition 43 will perform scientific research in several other fields, such as astrophysics and biotechnology. Among the planned experiments are a study of meteors entering Earth’s atmosphere and testing of a new synthetic material that can expand and contract like human muscle tissue. The crew members also are scheduled to greet a host of cargo spacecraft during their mission, including the sixth SpaceX commercial resupply flight and a Russian Progress resupply mission. Each flight will carry several tons of food, fuel, supplies and research. No spacewalks are planned during Expedition 43.

The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology and human innovation that demonstrates new technologies and makes research breakthroughs that are not possible on Earth. The space station has been continuously occupied since November 2000. In this time, it has received more than 200 visitors and a variety of international and commercial spacecraft. The space station remains the springboard to NASA's next giant leap in exploration.

For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit:

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For more information about this mission to the space station, visit:

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For more information about the research on this mission, visit:

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To follow activities on orbit, visit the space station Facebook page at:

http://www.facebook.com/ISS

Follow the crew members and the station on Twitter at:

http://www.twitter.com/nasa_astronauts

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http://www.twitter.com/Space_Station

Follow Kelly and the station on Instagram at:

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https://instagram.com/stationcdrkelly/

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NASA : Boarding the Soyuz Spacecraft on Launch Day.- Abordando a la la nave espacial Soyuz el día del lanzamiento

Hola amigos: A VUELO DE UN QUINDE EL BLOG., hemos recibido información de la Agencia Espacial NASA, sobre los integrantes de la Expedición 43, que serán transportados por la the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft , y la tripulación será : Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, center, and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos . Quienes irán a la Estación Espacial Internacional.

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Boarding the Soyuz Spacecraft on Launch Day

Expedition 43 Russian cosmonaut Mikhail Kornienko of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos), top, NASA astronaut Scott Kelly, center, and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalka of Roscosmos wave farewell as they board the Soyuz TMA-16M spacecraft ahead of their launch to the International Space Station, Friday, March 27, 2015 in Baikonur, Kazakhstan.

Kelly and Kornienko will spend a year in space and return to Earth on Soyuz TMA-18M in March 2016. Most expeditions to the space station last four to six months. By doubling the length of this mission, researchers hope to better understand how the human body reacts and adapts to long-duration spaceflight. This knowledge is critical as NASA looks toward human journeys deeper into the solar system, including to and from Mars, which could last 500 days or longer.

The Soyuz is set to lift off at 3:42 p.m. EDT, Friday, March 27 on a six-hour, four-orbit flight to the station.

Image Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls

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