ROSCOSMOS - Russian Vehicles patch.
June 3, 2022
Image above: The Progress 81 cargo craft launches on time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the space station. Image Credit: NASA TV.
The uncrewed Russian Progress 81 is safely in orbit headed for the International Space Station following launch at 5:32 a.m. EDT (2:32 p.m. Baikonur time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Progress MS-20 launch
The resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned on its way to meet up with the orbiting laboratory and its Expedition 67 crew members.
Three Tons of Cargo Approaching Station Today
Image above: The Progress 76 resupply ship approaches the space station for a docking in July of 2020. Image Credit: NASA TV.
Progress will deliver almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station.
Progress MS-20 docking
The uncrewed Russian Progress 81 launched on a Soyuz rocket at 5:32 a.m. EDT (2:32 p.m. Baikonur time) Friday, June 3, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Progress Cargo Craft Docks to Station after Two Orbits
Image above: Five spaceships are parked at the space station including the SpaceX Dragon Freedom; the Cygnus space freighter; the Soyuz MS-21 crew ship; and the Progress 80 and 81 resupply ships. Image Credit: NASA.
An uncrewed Russian Progress 81 spacecraft arrived at the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module at 9:02 a.m. EDT, two orbits after launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Progress is delivering almost three tons of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station for the Expedition 67 crew.
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https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-highlight-climate-research-on-cargo-launch-sets-tv-coverage
Related links:
ROSCOSMOS: http://www.roscosmos.ru/
(Website unavailable since the start of the war in Ukraine)
Space Station Research and Technology: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/overview.html
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Image (mentioned), videos, Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia/NASA TV/SciNews.
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