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Russian spaceship docks with ISS
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Russian spaceship docks with ISS
Russian cargo spaceship Progress M-06M successfully docked with the International Space Station (ISS) Sunday, two days after missing its first attempt, the mission control said.
The space freighter docked to the port of the Russian Zvezda in automotive mode in its second attempt after Friday's docking was aborted due to a loss of telemetry.
Flight controllers reported the re-supply craft flew past the ISS. The spacecraft was about 2 km from the station when the system received a signal to stop approaching the ISS.
Progress M-06M, launched from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan on a Soyuz-U carrier rocket Wednesday, carries fuel, oxygen, scientific equipment and video and photo equipment to the ISS, as well as food, water and personal items for the 6-men crew of the orbital station.
Progress-series freighters have been the backbone of the Russian space cargo fleet for decades. In addition to their main mission as cargo spacecraft, they are used to adjust the ISS orbit and conduct scientific experiments.
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