A trash-filled ISS Progress 51 resupply craft undocked from the aft-end port of the Zvezda service module Tuesday at 9:58 a.m. EDT. Commander Pavel Vinogradov closed the Russian cargo craft’s hatch Monday after a 6-1/2 week stay at the International Space Station.
The Progress 51 delivered 3.1 tons of food, fuel and equipment for the station crew on April 26. It had launched two days earlier from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. However, after reaching orbit one of its antennas for the KURS automated rendezvous system did not deploy.
As the Progress cargo craft departed, the ship's external cameras focused on navigational sensors on the Zvezda docking port. Imagery was gathered to confirm the sensors were not damaged when the Progress arrived at the station with one of its navigational antennas folded against its side. Those sensors are required for a new cargo ship to dock properly June 15.
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As the Progress cargo craft departed, the ship's external cameras focused on navigational sensors on the Zvezda docking port. Imagery was gathered to confirm the sensors were not damaged when the Progress arrived at the station with one of its navigational antennas folded against its side. Those sensors are required for a new cargo ship to dock properly June 15.
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