MOSCOW, Oct. 23 -. RIA Novosti Space Private truck Cygnus ( "The Swan") on Sunday made a docking with the International Space Station (ISS), according to the website of the US Office of Aeronautics and Space Exploration, NASA.
NASA noted that all pre-docking procedure took place in a normal mode and only with a slight delay from the scheduled time. Astronauts have connected a robotic manipulator arm came up to the ISS at a distance of several meters in 14.28 MSK truck."Congratulations to the flight control team on the successful arrival of Cygnus", - message broadcast by NASA ISS crew. Direct docking of the truck to the docking port of the ISS was held at 17.54 MSK.
NASA announced that Cygnus carries more than two tonnes of cargo, including food for astronauts, as well as samples to conduct a number of experiments, including measuring radiation levels on the ISS using a new more precise equipment.
The ship is divided into two sections - the instrument and cargo. Like the Russian, Japanese and European space transportation vehicles, the US "The Swan" - a one-off.
Previous models of this ship was sent to the station with the help of Atlas V produced by the American company United Launch Alliance rocket (ULA). The truck was undocked from the ISS on June 14 for Saffire experiment to study the spread of flame inside the ship and start-up of small satellites, which have become part of a group of devices, leading monitoring weather conditions and track the movement of ship
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