Russian freighter re-docks with ISS

July 29th, 2012 - 9:11 pm ICT by IANS  

Moscow, July 29 (IANS) A Russian cargo spacecraft has successfully re-docked with the International Space Station (ISS) early Sunday after a failed attempt five days ago.

The unmanned Progress M-15M, which arrived at the ISS in April, undocked from the centre last Monday to conduct tests, but first re-docking attempt failed due to technical problems, Xinhua reported.

Progress freighters have been the backbone of the Russian space cargo fleet for decades.

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