Tag: Progress

  • Russian Progress M-28M completes critical ISS cargo run

    Russian Progress M-28M completes critical ISS cargo run

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    The Russian Progress M-28M cargo ship has successfully arrived at the International Space Station (ISS) following its launch on a Soyuz-U rocket. The mission returned the Progress to flight following a previous failure that exacerbated the Station’s logistical constraints, further impacted by the recent CRS-7 failure. Progress M-28M – Its Importance: This mission is likely…

  • Russia launches cargo ship to station

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION Russia’s Progress M-28M spacecraft blasted off at 0455 GMT (12:55 a.m. EDT) Friday. Credit: NASA TV Recovering from an April failure, Russia successfully launched a Progress cargo ship early Friday loaded with more than three tons of supplies and equipment needed to replenish stockpiles aboard the International Space…

  • Soyuz rocket rolled out for critical ISS cargo launch

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      An eight-ton Russian Progress supply ship packed with nearly three tons of food, water and fuel for the International Space Station is ready for liftoff Friday on a vital mission to resume cargo deliveries to the outpost after back-to-back logistics flights fell short. The Progress M-28M cargo freighter is crammed with propellant to refuel…

  • ISS dodges Minotaur debris via PDAM

    ISS dodges Minotaur debris via PDAM

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    The International Space Station (ISS) conducted a Pre-Determined Debris Avoidance Maneuver (PDAM) on Monday, dodging part of a spent Minotaur rocket body. The space shove was provided by the engines on the docked Progress M-26M spacecraft, with the burn lasting over five minutes – in turn providing some light entertainment to the Station’s crew. PDAM: The…

  • Progress failure probe points to linkage with Soyuz rocket

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    Russian technicians work on the third stage of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket and Progress M-27M spacecraft before their doomed April 28 launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Credit: Energia Russia says a design bug from the pairing of a Progress spacecraft with an upgraded version of the venerable Soyuz launcher led to the loss of…

  • ISS enjoys a reboost after Progress M-26M initially misbehaves

    ISS enjoys a reboost after Progress M-26M initially misbehaves

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    The orbit of the International Space Station (ISS) has been successfully reboosted by the Progress M-26M cargo vehicle on Monday, after aborting the first attempt. The initial reboost attempt occurred just hours before an unrelated Proton-M launch failed, as the Russian space agency struggles to overcome a string of failures that included the recent loss of…

  • Russia delays ISS crew rotation flights

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    STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS & USED WITH PERMISSION NASA astronaut Kjell Lindgren, Russian cosmonaut Oleg Kononenko and Japanese astronaut Kimiya Yui participate in final training exams in Star City, Russia. Credit: NASA/Bill Ingalls Russia is delaying the return to Earth of three space station crew members by about a month in the wake of the failure…

  • Soyuz 2-1A caused Progress M-27M failure and ISS schedule changes

    Soyuz 2-1A caused Progress M-27M failure and ISS schedule changes

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    The failure of the Progress M-27M cargo run to the International Space Station (ISS) was caused by issues with the Soyuz 2-1A third stage, Roscosmos announced on Tuesday. As expected, the resulting fallout of the failure has resulted in schedule changes on the Station’s arrivals and departures board, with the main impact felt by three…

  • Stricken space freighter re-enters atmosphere

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    File photo of a Russian Progress supply ship. Credit: NASA A Russian Progress cargo craft re-entered Earth’s atmosphere over the South Pacific Ocean early Friday after spinning out of control following liftoff April 28 with supplies for the International Space Station. The out-of-control spacecraft fell back to Earth around 0220 GMT Friday (10:20 p.m. EDT…

  • Progress M-27M re-enters over the Pacific as Russia evaluates schedule

    Progress M-27M re-enters over the Pacific as Russia evaluates schedule

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    The doomed Progress M-27M resupply ship has met its fiery demise on Thursday night, following its problematic launch last week. In reaction to the loss, Russian planners are evaluating changes to the near-term schedule, including a slip of Soyuz TMA-15M landing’s to June 11-12, moving Progress M-28M’s launch up to the beginning of July, while…