 Progress M-14M undocked from the ISS.
On April 19, 2012 at 11:04 UTC the Progress M-14M unmanned supply spacecraft was undocked from the Russian "Pirs” module of the International Space Station.
After a series of experiments in physics it will be de-orbited and sunk in a non-navigational area in the Pacific Ocean. The space freighter will conduct the nine-day Radar-Progress experiment, aimed at defining the physical characteristics of the ionosphere environment around the spacecraft, caused by the operations of its liquid propellant engines.
With a record of more than 130 launches since 1978 and only one failure, Progress-family supply space vehicles remain the backbone of the Russian space cargo fleet. In addition to their main mission as cargo spacecraft, they are used to adjust the ISS's orbit and conduct scientific experiments. |
Salyut-7 launch – the 30th Anniversary.
30 years ago on April 19, 1982 the Salyut-7 Soviet orbital space station was launched from Baykonur Cosmodrome. It was operated actively till 1986. The crews of 6 main expeditions performed their missions aboard the Salyut-7.
The station orbited till 1991. It deorbited and burnt down in atmosphere on February 7, 1991.
The Salyut-7 flown cover.
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European ATV-3 spacecraft docked to the ISS.
On March 28, 2012 at 22:31 UTC (on March 29 at 02:31 Moscow time) the European ATV-3 "Edoardo Amaldi” unmanned supply spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. The spacecraft docked to the Russian "Zvezda” ("Star”) module. ATV-3 delivered to the ISS about 6590 kilograms of cargo including fuel, water, food and other necessities.
Named Edoardo Amaldi after an Italian physicist and space pioneer, the ATV-3 will stay at the space station until late summer. Edoardo Amaldi is the third Automated Transfer Vehicle built by EADS Astrium for the European Space Agency.
After Edoardo Amaldi and previous ATV missions in 2008 and 2011, two more European ” unmanned supply spacecraft are under construction for launch in 2013 and 2014. Each mission costs about 4
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Arian rocket orbited ATV-3 spacecraft.
On March 23, 2012 at 04:34 UTC the "Ariane-5ES” rocket-carrier was launched from Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. The rocket orbited the European ATV-3 (Automated Transfer Vehicle) unmanned supply spacecraft named "Edoardo Amaldi”.
Edoardo Amaldi (5 September 1908 – 5 December 1989) was an Italian physicist.
The spacecraft will deliver fresh food, spare parts, propellant, water and breathing air for the six-person crew of the International Space Station (ISS). ATV-3 is to dock with the ISS at 22:51 UTC on March 28. |
Russian cosmonauts performed a spacewalk.
On February 16, 2012 at 14:31 UTC two Russian cosmonauts Oleg Kononenko and Anton Shkaplerov began their spacewalk. They spent 6 hours and 15 minutes outside the International Space Station to move a14-meter crane from the "Pirs” docking module to the "Poisk” scientific module (MIM-2). The space walkers also performed scientific experiments under "Test” and "Vynoslivost” (Endurance) programs. It was the first extravehicular activity (EVA) for the ISS crew this year.
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Russian Progress M-14M spacecraft docked to ISS.
On January 28, 2012 at 00:08 UTC the Russian "Progress M-14M” unmanned supply spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The space vehicle was docked to the Russian "Pirs” (pier) module. The Progress delivered over 2600 kilograms of supplies to the ISS crew. The cargo includes fuel, water and food supplies, as well as scientific equipment.
With a record of more than 130 launches since 1978 and only one failure, Progress-family vehicles remain the backbone of the Russian space cargo fleet. In addition to their main mission as supply space vehicles, they are used to adjust the ISS's orbit and to conduct scientific experiments. |
Russia launched Progress M-14M spacecraft.
On January 25, 2012 at 23:06 UTC (on January 26 at 03:06 Moscow time) the Progress M-14M unmanned supply spacecraft was launched toward the International Space Station (ISS) from Baykonur Cosmodrome. The spacecraft will deliver over 2.6 tons of supplies to the ISS. The cargo includes fuel, water and food supplies, as well as scientific equipment.
The Progress is to dock with the ISS on January 28 at about 00:09 UTC. |
Russian Progress M-13M deorbiting.
On January 25, 2012 at 02:25 UTC the "Progress M-13M” was deorbited. Non-burnt fragments of the spacecraft sank in the South part of the Pacific (51,4 degrees south / 128,2 degrees west) at 03:17 UTC.
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Progress M-13M undocked from ISS.
On January 23, 2012 at 22:09 UTC (on January 24 at 02:09 Moscow time) the Russian "Progress M-13M” unmanned supply spacecraft with the "Chibis-M” micro-satellite undocked from the International Space Station (ISS). The spacecraft undocked from the Russian "Pirs” module in an automated mode.
After undocking the "Progress M-13M” was brought to a higher orbit by switching on its engines. After the two orbit corrections, the "Progress M-13M” was positioned at about 500 km to deploy the "Chibis-M” micro-satellite. |
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