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“The un-piloted ISS Progress 54 cargo craft launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on February 5, bound for the International Space Station to deliver almost three tons of food, fuel, supplies and experiment hardware for the Expedition 38 crew. The new Progress lifted off on time from Baikonur at 11:23 a.m. EST (10:23 p.m. Baikonur time), reaching its preliminary orbit less than nine minutes later. A series of carefully choreographed engine firings were planned to enable the resupply vehicle to reach the station just four orbits, or six hours later for a linkup to the Pirs Docking Compartment. The Pirs port was vacated on February 3 with the undocking of the old ISS Progress 52 cargo ship that will be deorbited on February 11 to burn up in the Earth\’s atmosphere.”
Credit: NASA/Roscosmos
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