Progress docks with ISS
Posted: Thu, Feb 7, 2008, 9:24 PM ET (0224 GMT)
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Thursday with supplies for the station's crew. The Progress M-63 spacecraft docked with the Pirs airlock module on the station at 9:30 am EST (1430 GMT) Thursday, two days after launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, called Progress 28 by NASA, carries 2.5 tons of food, water, and other supplies for the Expedition 16 crew. The launch and arrival of the spacecraft was carefully times to not interfere with the shuttle mission to the station, scheduled for launch later Thursday.
A Progress cargo spacecraft docked with the International Space Station early Thursday with supplies for the station's crew. The Progress M-63 spacecraft docked with the Pirs airlock module on the station at 9:30 am EST (1430 GMT) Thursday, two days after launch from Baikonur, Kazakhstan. The spacecraft, called Progress 28 by NASA, carries 2.5 tons of food, water, and other supplies for the Expedition 16 crew. The launch and arrival of the spacecraft was carefully times to not interfere with the shuttle mission to the station, scheduled for launch later Thursday.
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