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Breaking-News >> TodayHistory On October 18, 2009, the Russian "Progress M-03M" cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station
On October 18, 2009 (September 1, 2009 lunar calendar), the Russian "Progress M-03M" cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station. Chart: The Russian cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station. After 3 days and nights of autonomous flight, the Russian "Progress M-03M" cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the International Space Station on October 18, 2009. Lenkin, a spokesperson for the Russian Ground Flight Control Center, said on the same day that at 5:41 Moscow time on October 18, 2009 (9:41 Beijing time on the 18th), the cargo spacecraft successfully docked with the docking module of the International Space Station, and the whole process was completed in an automatic state. The astronauts will also check the sealing and pressure data of the docking module, which will last about four hours, before the astronauts begin unloading cargo from the cargo spacecraft, Lenkin said. The Progress M-03M cargo spacecraft was launched on Oct. 15 by a Russian Soyuz-U carrier rocket from the Baikonur launch site in Kazakhstan. The spacecraft delivered about 2.5 tons of food, water, fuel, equipment and personal belongings provided by the astronauts' families to the International Space Station. To keep the astronauts in good psychological condition, experts also stored a large number of photos from the Russian International Aerospace Exhibition in August on CD-ROM and included them in the spacecraft's cargo along with several recently published automotive magazines. " Progress M-03M "spacecraft is the third new cargo spacecraft launched by Russia. Equipped with an advanced digital control system that runs faster, this series of cargo spacecraft is lighter than previous cargo spacecraft, carries more cargo, and docks with the space station more accurately. At present, in addition to the" Progress M-03M "cargo spacecraft, there are two Russian manned spacecraft docking with the International Space Station, namely" Soyuz TMA-15 "and" Soyuz TMA-16 "spacecraft. Comments: Exploration of the space world is an eternal dream of mankind News raw data sources → https://www.abtool.cn/today_detail/1gaz.html 17WorldNews[2025.09.12-01:46] 访问:79
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