Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Sat, Jun 29, 2002, 12:34 PM ET (1634 GMT)
An unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday. The spacecraft, known as Progress 8 by NASA and Progress M-46 by the Russians, docked with the aft port of the station's Zvezda service module at 2:23 am EDT (0623 GMT) Saturday, three days after launch from Baikonur. The spacecraft is carrying 2.5 tons of cargo for the three-person Expedition Five crew, including food, equipment, and other supplies. An automated system was used to dock the Progress to ISS; Russian officials on Friday denied rumors in the Russian media that the automated system had failed and that the docking would have to be done manually.
An unmanned Progress cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station early Saturday. The spacecraft, known as Progress 8 by NASA and Progress M-46 by the Russians, docked with the aft port of the station's Zvezda service module at 2:23 am EDT (0623 GMT) Saturday, three days after launch from Baikonur. The spacecraft is carrying 2.5 tons of cargo for the three-person Expedition Five crew, including food, equipment, and other supplies. An automated system was used to dock the Progress to ISS; Russian officials on Friday denied rumors in the Russian media that the automated system had failed and that the docking would have to be done manually.| <<previous article | next article>> |
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