Russia launches supply craft to space station
Posted by brandoniswrite on March 13, 2012
Russia’s Soyuz U rocket lifts a cargo craft to space today. (RSA)An unmanned spacecraft filled with fresh supplies, fuel and hardware lifted off a top a Russian rocket today bound for the International Space Station.Clear skies and warm temperatures favored the rocket’s departure from western Kazakhstan.The Progress M-11M supply craft — loaded with nearly 2.6 [...]
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Russian Progress cargo craft docks to space station
Posted by brandoniswrite on March 8, 2012
Progress craft sails to a docking with space station. (NASA)A Russian cargo craft loaded with equipment and supplies successfully docked to the International Space Station today.The 24-foot long spacecraft spent two days traveling up to the orbiting outpost with fresh supplies for the crew of six living and working aboard.Live video sent down by the [...]
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Cargo Craft Undocking Sets Stage for More Arrivals
Posted by brandoniswrite on February 16, 2011
The ISS Progress 41 cargo craft backs away from the International Space Station after undocking Friday morning. Credit: NASA TV The departure of an unpiloted Russian cargo craft Friday set the stage for the arrival of the next supply ship and a final visit from space shuttle Endeavour. The ISS Progress 41 cargo craft, filled [...]
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Cargo Craft Undocking Sets Stage for More Arrivals
Posted by brandoniswrite on November 14, 2010
The ISS Progress 41 cargo craft backs away from the International Space Station after undocking Friday morning. Credit: NASA TV The departure of an unpiloted Russian cargo craft Friday set the stage for the arrival of the next supply ship and a final visit from space shuttle Endeavour. The ISS Progress 41 cargo craft, filled [...]
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Space station crew bids farewell to Japan’s supply craft
Posted by brandoniswrite on September 13, 2010
Space station astronauts release Japan’s cargo craft. (NASA)Astronauts aboard the International Space Station today released a trash-filled Japanese supply craft out into space on course for it’s fiery reentry on Tuesday.Docked with the Earth-facing port on the station’s Harmony node, Japan’s H-II Transfer Vehicle was grappled by a 58-foot robotic arm at 4:11 a.m. EDT.Sixteen [...]
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Russian Soyuz U launches cargo craft to space station
Posted by brandoniswrite on May 20, 2010
A Russian rocket left earth today carrying an unmanned craft loaded with fresh supplies bound for the orbiting International Space Station.The Soyuz U rocket with the Progress M-10M cargo craft lifted-off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in western Kazakhstan on time at 9:05 a.m. EDT (1305 GMT), loaded with 2 1/2 tons of supplies.”The new Progress [...]
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