Russias Progress 73 freight craft is envisioned leaving the International Space Station after undocking from the Pirs docking compartment. Packed with trash, the spacecraft was deorbited a couple of hours later on and burned up securely over the Pacific Ocean. Credit: NASA
Roscosmos Progress spacecraft are a series of uncrewed cargo spacecraft developed by the Soviet Union (and later on operated by its successor state, Russia) to provide the spaceport station programs with which the nation was involved. They were specifically developed to deliver materials to the Salyut and later on the Mir area stations, and now serve the International Space Station.
These spacecraft have actually played an essential role in supporting long-duration human spaceflight by making sure that spaceport station remain stocked with the necessary materials and fuel.
The Progress 85 freight craft is envisioned from the International Space Station approaching the Zvezda service module for a docking. Credit: NASA TV
An uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 85 spacecraft came to the International Space Stations aft port of the Zvezda service module at 11:45 p.m. EDT. The spacecraft introduced on a Soyuz rocket at 9:08 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 22 (6:08 a.m. Baikonur time on August 23) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Progress is providing nearly 3 tons of food, fuel, and products to the International Space Station for the Expedition 69 crew.
The spacecraft will remain at the orbiting lab for around six months, then undock for a devastating however safe re-entry into Earths environment to get rid of trash loaded by the team.
By NASA
August 25, 2023
