jeudi 25 juillet 2013

Progress M-18M in free flight










ROSCOSMOS - Russian Vehicles patch.

26.07.2013

July 26, 2013 at 00.44 Moscow time on logistics vehicle (THC), Progress M-18M undocked from the docking module Pirs (DC1) of the Russian Segment (RS) of the International Space Station (ISS). In accordance with the autonomous flight of THC at 03.53 MSK is scheduled to begin a set from orbit for further flooding.

Progress M cargo spacecraft in free flight

Running THC Progress M-18M to the ISS using the carrier rocket Soyuz-U was carried out on February 11 this year After 6 hours TGC docked to the station. He delivered to the ISS more than 2,600 pounds of cargo. As a part of the space station truck spent 5 months and 14 days.

ROSCOSMOS Press Release: http://www.federalspace.ru/main.php?id=2&nid=20230

Image, Text, Credits: Press Service of the Russian Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos PAO)/ ROSCOSMOS/ NASA / Translation: Orbiter.ch Aerospace.

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