An unmanned Russian cargo ship Progress M-28M launched a Soyuz-U rocket from Baikonur in Kazakhstan has successfully docked with the worldwide Space Station (ISS).
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In April, the Russian space agency lost control of its cargo ship en route to the ISS and was forced to abandon it.
The ship is carrying more than 2,300 kilos of oxygen, fuel, food, and scientific equipment, as well as personal packages for the worldwide crew of three. The book will showcase how research aboard the global Space Station (ISS) is helping improve lives on the Earth while advancing NASA’s ambitious human exploration goals.
“”””People who are either too tall or too short need not apply to become an astronaut. Nasa pilots must come within a height range of 5’1″ and 6’2″ and mission specialists (those astronauts with duties that generally do not include flying) must be between 4’9″ and 6’3”.
In late June, an unmanned SpaceX rocket carrying a supply capsule exploded shortly after liftoff from Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA reassurances aside, The Verge reports that NASA astronaut Scott Kelly was very relieved to see the cargo arrive safely this time, tweeting “Third time’s the charm!”
This supply mission has been long-awaited by the US-Russian crew as the two previous supply missions ended up in failure. Luckily, none of the cargo ships carried human crew, but the explosions led to hundreds of thousand dollar losses in food and other goods needed by the station. “They’ve done a tremendous job of balancing all the consumables on orbit”.
NASA had said the ISS was well-stocked until October even before the Progress arrived, but the industry has still been reeling after three accidents in a row. A couple of the astronauts onboard are part of a program known as the One Year Crew. They’re living on the space station for about a year to explore the effects of long-term space flight on the human body.
“I take many types of pictures but the worldwide Space Station is a wonderful target and one I’ve wanted to capture for a long time”, O’Donnell said in a statement.
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The station orbits about 250 miles (400 kilometers) above Earth. The station measures 357 feet from end to end and is larger than a six-bedroom house.
