ISS Cosmonauts successfully guide Progress Cargo Craft during manual flying Exercise

July 1, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 2052 Views Progress MS

The Progress MS cargo spacecraft was taken for a spin on Friday, undocking and backing away from the International Space Station and brought back in for re-docking under manual control as part of a test of the remote-controlled rendezvous system.

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Progress MS set for Manual Undocking – Re-Docking Test on Friday

June 30, 2016January 29, 2017 Patrick Blau 2458 Views Progress MS

The Progress MS spacecraft, currently docked to the International Space Station, will back away from its Pirs docking port on Friday before closing in again for a re-docking to test out a new manual control system installed on ISS.

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Progress Cargo Craft Docked to ISS suffers Fluid Leak

May 24, 2016January 28, 2017 Patrick Blau 2405 Views E, Progress MS

The Progress MS cargo spacecraft currently docked to the International Space Station suffered what is suspected to be a leak in one of its fluid tanks.