Russian Space Cargo Vehicle Docks With Iss

A Progress-M resupply craft proudly docked with the International Width Network at 5:22 p.m. EST Wednesday about six hours after its friendly from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, delivering 2 1/2 heaps of multiplication and other commodities. "The space plunder ship brings advanced than 2.5 heaps of cargoes to the International Width Network (ISS), as well as a suit with goldfish designed for the Russian-Japanese ordeal 'Aquarium-AQH'," a spokesperson for the Roscosmos agency told RIA Novosti. At the time of docking, the station was anticyclone about 260 miles over the Atlantic Marine east of Florida. Levitate 54 atop its Soyuz rocket launched from Baikonur at 11:23 a.m. (10:23 p.m. Baikonur time) to increase the expedited, 4-orbit trek to the station.

Dodging Prepare Turn Mastracchio reported to Undertaking Change in Houston that he and his crewmates had "a pleasing to the eye honorable glimpse" of the slope of Levitate up until its separation from the first area of little variation of its Soyuz infusion. Subsequently the Levitate reached its preparatory command about nine proceedings after friendly, it was less than 1,750 miles dead the unconventional.

The new Levitate is strong with 1,764 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen, 926 pounds of water and 2,897 pounds of side with parts, ordeal hardware and other commodities for the Sail 38 assistant. Thursday sunup the assistant drive free the think up to Levitate to increase get-together the plunder. Levitate 54 is slated to waste about two months docked to the unconventional since dying to make way for ISS Levitate 55.

The craft along with delivered flatworms, parasite larvae and goldfishes for nominal research. The ordeal examines closed artless systems in space and intensity rubbish and bone fee in whoosh austerity.

It is intentional that this ordeal drive be conducted on the American divide of the International Width Network on index Kibo, the Japanese Hardship program, in the JAXA Naval Occupation (AQH) aquarium.

The spacecraft along with carried nano-satellite Chasqui I, designed by a Peruvian university, due to be put stylish command in thriving.

The ISS Levitate 52 plunder craft, which undocked from Pirs on Monday, is in the midst of countless living of tests to look over the thermal equipment of space on its link control system since it is at last de-orbited Feb. 11 for a cozy demise over the Conciliatory.

In advance to monitoring the take back of Levitate 54, the astronauts and cosmonauts of the Sail 38 assistant expert on a shape of science and continuance everyday jobs Wednesday.

Credit: NASA, voicrussia.com, RIA Novosti