russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today
Arab Today, arab today
Last Updated : GMT 06:49:16
Arab Today, arab today

Russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures

Arab Today, arab today

Arab Today, arab today Russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures

International Space Station
Moscow - AFP

An unmanned Russian cargo ship successfully docked with the International Space Station on Sunday following a string of failed attempts to resupply the orbital laboratory.

"The transport cargo ship Progress M-28M has docked with the... Russian segment of the ISS at 10:11am Moscow time (0711GMT)," the Russian federal space agency (Roscosmos) said in a statement.

The ship is carrying more than 2,300 kilos of oxygen, fuel, food, and scientific equipment, as well as personal packages for the international crew of three.

Russian cosmonauts Gennady Padalka and Mikhail Kornienko and US astronaut Scott Kelly are part of the Expedition 44 currently in space, to be joined by three more people later this month.

Commander Padalka is scheduled to return to Earth in November while Kornienko and Kelly are part of a year-long mission which will not go home until March next year.

"Crew reports, 'Feels like Christmas in July'," the official ISS Twitter account posted after the docking.
"Third time is the charm, as they say," Kelly chuckled on his Twitter blog, referring to the series of accidents that undermined previous cargo missions.

The Progress' arrival comes just one week after the explosion of a US Falcon 9 rocket launched by SpaceX which was supposed to deliver expensive gear to the unmanned Dragon capsule.

A previous launch of the Progress in April also ended badly, as Russian flight control lost communication with the ship and could do nothing but watch it slowly descend and burn up in the atmosphere.

Last year also marked the loss of the US Cygnus cargo carrier, whose Antares rocket exploded shortly after liftoff in October.

NASA had said the ISS was well-stocked through October even before the Progress arrived, but the industry has still been reeling after three accidents in a row.

 

arabstoday
arabstoday

Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures

 



Name *

E-mail *

Comment Title*

Comment *

: Characters Left

Mandatory *

Terms of use

Publishing Terms: Not to offend the author, or to persons or sanctities or attacking religions or divine self. And stay away from sectarian and racial incitement and insults.

I agree with the Terms of Use

Security Code*

russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures russian cargo ship docks at space station after string of failures

 



GMT 07:02 2017 Monday ,27 November

Nissan GT-R/C races at Silverstone

GMT 10:06 2015 Saturday ,27 June

Chevrolet lifts lid on 2016 Camaro Convertible

GMT 18:51 2018 Friday ,26 October

Four Palestinians killed by Israeli gunfire

GMT 03:14 2016 Wednesday ,28 December

Kiir: National dialogue will end civil war in S. Sudan

GMT 03:07 2017 Monday ,19 June

Syrian army declares ceasefire in Deraa

GMT 09:00 2014 Tuesday ,02 December

Jewels no money can buy on show in Florence

GMT 18:59 2017 Friday ,08 December

Morocco summons UNSC permanent members' envoys

GMT 10:00 2017 Thursday ,06 April

We are trying to re-raise Egyptian cotton value

GMT 21:43 2017 Tuesday ,07 March

Singer George Michael died of natural causes
Arab Today, arab today
 
 Arab Today Facebook,arab today facebook  Arab Today Twitter,arab today twitter Arab Today Rss,arab today rss  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube  Arab Today Youtube,arab today youtube

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

Maintained and developed by Arabs Today Group SAL.
All rights reserved to Arab Today Media Group 2025 ©

arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday arabstoday arabstoday
arabstoday
بناية النخيل - رأس النبع _ خلف السفارة الفرنسية _بيروت - لبنان
arabstoday, Arabstoday, Arabstoday