Прогресс МC-08 (№438) – Союз-2-1А – Байконур 31/6 – 13.02.2018 11:13 ДМВ

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https://www.roscosmos.ru/24712/

ЦУП. ГРУЗОВОЙ КОРАБЛЬ «ПРОГРЕСС МС-08» ПРИСТЫКОВАЛСЯ К МКС
15.02.2018 13:39

Транспортный грузовой корабль (ТГК) «Прогресс МС-08» 15 февраля 2018 года в 13:38 мск успешно пристыковался к Международной космической станции (МКС). Стыковка корабля осуществлена к стыковочному узлу российского служебного модуля «Звезда».

Сближение транспортного корабля с МКС проходило по двухсуточной схеме. Стыковка выполнялась в автоматическом режиме под контролем специалистов Главной оперативной группы управления полётом российского сегмента МКС в Центре управления полётами (ЦУП) и российских космонавтов Александра МИСУРКИНА и Антона ШКАПЛЕРОВА.

Пуск ракеты-носителя «Союз-2.1а» с транспортным грузовым кораблем (ТГК) «Прогресс МС-08» состоялся 13 февраля 2018 года в 11:13:33 мск с космодрома БАЙКОНУР.

ТГК «Прогресс МС-08» доставил на Международную космическую станцию около двух с половиной тонн различных грузов, в числе которых топливо, воздух, оборудование для поддержания станции в рабочем состоянии, посылки и средства для обеспечения жизнедеятельности членов экипажа.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/02/15/russian-resupply-ship-delivers-three-tons-of-cargo/

Russian Resupply Ship Delivers Three Tons of Cargo

Mark Garcia
Posted Feb 15, 2018 at 5:55 am


The Progress 69 resupply ship is pictured just moments from docking to the space station.

Traveling about 250 miles over the east of the Philippines, the Progress 69 Russian cargo spacecraft docked to the aft end of the service module of the International Space Station at 5:38 a.m. EST.

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William Harwood‏ @cbs_spacenews 36m ago

69P/MS08: Contact and capture! The Progress docking probe engaged the capture mechanism in the Zvezda module's docking port at 5:38am as the two spacecraft were flying 252 miles above the western Pacific southeast of the Philippines

31m ago

69P/MS08: Hooks and latches have engaged to pull the Progress in for a "hard mate," setting the stage for leak checks to verify a tight seal

30m ago

69P/MS08: Hatches will be opened later today, giving the station crew access to begin unloading cargo and supplies; the spacecraft is carrying 1,940 lbs of propellant, 48 lbs of oxygen, 53 lbs of air, 926 lbs of water and 3,128 lbs of dry cargo

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Docking of Progress MS-08 to the International Space Station

Space Videos

Published on 15 Feb 2018

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Progress MS-08 docking to the ISS

SciNews

Published on 15 Feb 2018

The Progress MS-08 spacecraft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module of the International Space Station on on 15 February 2018, at 10:38 UTC.

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https://spaceflightnow.com/2018/02/15/progress-supply-ship-docks-with-international-space-station/

Progress supply ship docks with International Space Station
February 15, 2018 Stephen Clark


The Progress MS-08 supply ship approaches the International Space Station during Thursday's rendezvous and docking. Credit: NASA TV

Russia's Progress MS-08 cargo carrier glided to an automated radar-guided link-up with the International Space Station on Thursday with three tons of fuel, water, supplies and experiments.

The unpiloted cargo freighter docked with the station's Zvezda service module at 1038 GMT (5:38 a.m. EST) Thursday as the complex sailed 252 miles (405 kilometers) in altitude east of the Philippines.

A few minutes later, hooks at the docking interface closed to create a firm seal between the Progress MS-08 spaceship and the space station. Cosmonauts Alexander Misurkin and Anton Shkaplerov, who monitored the Progress spacecraft's approach in case they had to take over manual control, planned to open hatches and begin unloading the supply ship later Thursday.

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The docking Thursday came two days after the Progress MS-08 supply ship blasted off fr om the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket.

Russian officials originally intended for the refueling and resupply freighter to make an expedited three-and-a-half hour rendezvous with the space station, but a last-minute abort during a countdown Sunday forced engineers to bypass that plan.

Rendezvous profiles by Progress resupply missions and Soyuz crew ferry craft typically run six hours or two days, and Russian officials wanted to demonstrate a quicker approach sequence with Progress MS-08 that could eventually be applied to flights with cosmonauts and astronauts.

But the fast-track three-and-a-half hour rendezvous profile, which would take place over roughly two orbits of the Earth, is only feasible if the vehicle visiting the space station lifts off when the outpost is nearly overhead the launch site. Such an alignment was available Sunday, but the fortuitous orbital mechanics were not duplicated during Tuesday's launch opportunity.

The Soyuz rocket deployed the Progress supply ship in orbit less than nine minutes after launch Tuesday, and the Russian freighter conducted a series of engine burns to fine-tune its path toward the space station, setting up for Thursday's final rendezvous guided by the ship's Kurs radar.

Among the experiments stowed inside the Progress MS-08 spacecraft's pressurized compartment is an antenna package to track the movements of small animals across the globe.

Called Icarus, the project aims to reveal changes in migratory routes, animal connections and other animal behavior. The antenna delivered to the station Thursday will be installed outside the space station on a spacewalk later this year, and a computer launched on a Russian Progress mission in October will help process the signals coming from tracking units tagged to animals on Earth.

"Icarus is a global collaboration of research scientists that are interested in life on the globe, and once we put together all the information on mobile animals, then we have a different and new understanding of life on Earth," said Martin Wikelski, lead scientist on the Icarus project, director of the Max Planck Institute of Ornithology, and professor the University of Konstanz in Germany.

The Progress freighter also carries experimental radiators mounted on the ship's exterior. The devices will help engineers test the performance of a new thermal control system that could be used on future space missions, according to RussianSpaceWeb.com.

The robotic cargo capsule is packed with 3,064 pounds (1,390 kilograms) of equipment, scientific hardware, food and supplies for the orbiting lab's six-person crew, plus 1,962 pounds (890 kilograms) of propellant for the station, 926 pounds (420 kilograms) of water, 53 pounds (24 kilograms) of compressed air and 48 pounds (22 kilograms) of compressed oxygen.

The two-day launch delay — and four-day slip in the Progress's arrival at the station — pushed back a planned spacewalk by astronauts Mark Vande Hei and Norishige Kanai from Thursday to Friday.

Vande Hei and Kanai will head outside the station on a planned six-and-a-half hour spacewalk to bring in latching end effector, or hand, removed from robotic arm in October for return to Earth on a future SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The spacewalkers will relocate another end effector replaced last month to a long-term storage position, wh ere it will be available as a spare.

The Progress MS-08 supply ship is slated to remain at the space station until late August, when it will detach and re-enter Earth's atmosphere, burning up on descent.

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http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/progress_mc08.htm

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Anton Shkaplerov‏ @Anton_Astrey 42m ago

"Прогресс" уверенно причалил к станции в автоматическом режиме, но, как видите, мы с Сашей были готовы в любой момент взять управление кораблем в свои руки. А теперь время поработать космическими "грузчиками" // A process of docking of Progress MS cargo spacecraft with the ISS

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Транспортный грузовой корабль (ТГК) «Прогресс МС-08» 15 февраля 2018 года в 13:38 мск успешно пристыковался к Международной космической станции

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Russian Progress Cargo Craft Docks to the International Space Station

NASA Video

Published on 15 Feb 2018

Following its two-day journey to the International Space Station, the Progress 69 cargo craft automatically docked to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 5:38 a.m. EST while traveling about 250 miles over the east of the Philippines.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/08/06/cosmonauts-get-suits-ready-for-next-spacewalk-as-rest-of-crew-relaxes/

Posted Aug 6, 2018 at 12:53 pm

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The next spacecraft due to leave the station is Russia's Progress 69 (69P) resupply ship on Aug. 22 packed with trash and discarded gear. It launched Feb. 13 and arrived two days later loaded with over three tons of food, fuel and supplies. The 69P will deorbit on Aug. 29 after a week of engineering tests for a fiery but safe disposal over the Pacific Ocean.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/08/13/station-gears-up-for-spacewalk-during-advanced-science-work/

Station Gears Up for Spacewalk During Advanced Science Work

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 13, 2018 at 1:07 pm

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Cosmonauts Oleg Artemyev and Sergey Prokopyev are loading a Progress 69 (69P) cargo craft with trash ahead of its departure next week. The 69P delivered over three tons of food, fuel and supplies in February. The spacecraft will undock on Aug. 22 for a fiery disposal over the Pacific Ocean one week later after a series of engineering tests.
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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/08/20/global-science-cargo-and-spacewalk-duties-take-place-on-station-today/

Global Science, Cargo and Spacewalk Duties Take Place on Station Today

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 20, 2018 at 1:14 pm
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Russia's Progress 69 (69P) cargo craft loaded with trash is poised for its undocking Wednesday at 10:16 p.m. EDT from the aft port of the Zvezda service module. The 69P will orbit the Earth for seven more days of engineering tests before it deorbits over the Pacific Ocean for a fiery but safe disposal.
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02:16 UTC 2018-08-23

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/08/22/russian-ship-taking-out-trash-after-day-of-biology-studies/

Russian Ship Taking Out Trash After Day of Biology Studies

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 22, 2018 at 1:04 pm

A Russian cargo ship is packed and ready for departure tonight from the International Space Station after a six-month stay.

Russia's Progress 69 (69P) cargo craft will undock from the Zvezda service module tonight at 10:16 p.m. EDT packed with trash and discarded hardware. It will orbit Earth for seven more days of engineering tests before finally reentering Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean for a fiery, but safe destruction. The 69P arrived in February delivering over three tons of food, fuel and supplies for the Expedition 54 crew.

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https://blogs.nasa.gov/spacestation/2018/08/22/russian-cargo-ship-leaves-station-after-six-month-stay/

Russian Cargo Ship Leaves Station After Six-Month Stay

Mark Garcia
Posted Aug 22, 2018 at 10:54 pm


The Russian Progress 69 (69P) resupply ship approaches the aft end of the Zvezda service module where it docked Feb. 15, 2018.

Loaded with trash, the Russian Progress 69 cargo craft undocked from the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 9:16 p.m. CDT, 10:16 p.m. EDT, completing a six-month delivery run to the International Space Station.

The unpiloted Progress will move to a safe distance from the orbital laboratory for a week's worth of engineering tests by Russian flight controllers before it is commanded to deorbit next Wednesday night. It will then burn up harmlessly in the Earth's atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean.

The next Progress cargo ship to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Progress 71, is scheduled in late October.