Progress MS-05 cargo freighter pulls into port at ISS

An archive photo of a Progress cargo ship on final approach to dock with the Pirs module of the International Space Station. Photo Credit: NASA

On Feb. 24, 2017, the uncrewed Russian Progress MS-05 resupply spacecraft docked with the International Space Station (ISS). The automated link-up with the Pirsdocking compartment took place at 3:30 a.m. EST (08:30 GMT) while flying over the south Pacific…

Soyuz-U completes swan song with launch of Progress MS-05

The final Soyuz-U rocket launches with the Progress MS-05 cargo ship bound for the International Space Station. Photo Credit: Roscosmos

Lifting off under clear, blue skies in Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the Soyuz-U rocket completed its final launch by sending the Russian Progress MS-05 cargo spacecraft toward the International Space Station (ISS). (more…)

After multiple delays, Progress MS-05 set for launch

The final Soyuz-U rocket is rolled out to the launch pad. The payload, Progress MS-05, will launch to space on Feb. 22, 2017, and spend two days catching up to the International Space Station to dock. Photo Credit: Roscosmos

Russia’s state-run corporation for space activities, Roscosmos, is in the final stages of preparing to launch the Progress MS-05 cargo resupply spacecraft to the…

Progress MS-04 failure investigation prompts 3rd stage engine swaps

A Soyuz rocket launches out of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Photo Credit: NASA

A Russian task force has determined the Dec. 1, 2016, Progress MS-04 failure was due to a fire in the oxidizer pump in the Soyuz carrier rocket’s third stage engine, the RD-0110. This caused the pump to fail and break apart. As a result the third stage engines on the next two Soyuz rockets are being replaced. (mo…