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Russian cargo spacecraft “Progress M-21M” Saturday nominally docked with the International Space Station (ISS), but at the last stage specialists have decided to move to manual docking, which successfully being carried out on the ISS cosmonaut Oleg Kotov. Officially, the reason is not called, it will call the special commission on the investigation results. Media believe that automatic refused.
“Progress M-21M” was launched on November 26 with the help of carrier rocket “Soyuz-U” from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. This ship flew to the ISS is not the new “short” six-hour scheme, since it tested rendezvous system “Course-by.” Media believe that it has a problem and when “progress” had connections to 60 meters.
Commission may be called reason for the transition to manual mode with the docking of “Progress M-21M” from the ISS have until Tuesday, RIA “Novosti” head of the Russian segment of the ISS mission Vladimir Solovyov: “Preliminary causes early to say. likely Monday and Tuesday will be clear what happened “.
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“Course-by” successfully pass the test, the system will be installed not only on cargo ships such as “Progress”, but also manned “Soyuz”.
“Progress” delivered to the ISS food and water for the crew. Truck brought to the station books, gifts, fuel tanks refueling system, medical equipment, clothes, personal hygiene items and equipment for scientific experiments conducted on the ISS. “Progress” also delivered equipment for the U.S. segment of the station, including food and sanitary facilities. The total weight of all cargo is nearly 2.4 tons.
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