Progress M-06M (38P) (Soyuz-U launched June 30, 2010)

[Zipi]

Launch time: 15:35 GMT (11:35 am EDT)
Launch site: Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan

A Russian government Soyuz rocket will launch the 38th Progress cargo delivery ship to the International Space Station.

Progress M-06M Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_M-06M
Progress Spacecraft Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progress_(spacecraft)
Russian Spacecraft Tracking Page: http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/model.htm

Soyuz/Progress Launch Animation:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K47QJ63d8EA[/youtube]

Live Coverage from TV Tsenki: http://www.tv-tsenki.com/livechoose.php

Soyuz Launch Vehicle

Soyuz Rocket Family Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz_(rocket_family)
Soyuz-U Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soyuz-U
Astronautix Soyuz Page: http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/soyuz.htm
Samara Space Centre Soyuz-U Page: http://www.samspace.ru/ENG/RN/souz_u.htm
Soyuz-U Cutout Picture: http://www.samspace.ru/images/s-u.jpg
SuzyMcHale's Soyuz Page: http://suzymchale.com/ruspace/rocksoyuz.html
TsSKB-Progress Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TsSKB-Progress (Soyuz launch vehicle manufacturer)
Samara Space Centre Soyuz-ST Assembly Gallery: http://www.samspace.ru/CSDB_Progress/Ko ... 202010.htm

Soyuz launch vehicle belongs to R7 rocket family.

Soyuz-U First Stage:

One RD-108 engine burning LOX/RP1.

NPO Energomarsh RD-107 & RD-108 Page: http://www.npoenergomash.ru/eng/engines/rd107/
Astronautix RD-108 Page: http://www.astronautix.com/engines/rd108.htm

Soyuz-U Boosters: (Stage 0)

Four boosters each having one RD-107A engine burning LOX/RP1.

NPO Energomarsh RD-107 & RD-108 Page: http://www.npoenergomash.ru/eng/engines/rd107/
Astronautix RD-107 Page: http://www.astronautix.com/engines/rd107.htm

Soyuz-U Second Stage:

One RD-0110 engine burning LOX/RP1.

Khrunichev RD-0110 Page: http://www.khrunichev.ru/main.php?id=101&lang=en



Baikonur Kosmodrome

Baikonur Kosmodrome Wikipedia Article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baikonur_Cosmodrome
Russianspaceweb Baikonur Page: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur.html
Russianspaceweb Baikonur Downrange Page: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_downrange.html
Russianspaceweb Baikonur Facilities Page: http://www.russianspaceweb.com/baikonur_facilities.html
Historical Photos from Baikonur Kosmodrome: http://www.buran.ru/htm/baykonur.htm
NASA's Baikonur Page: http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/stati ... konur.html
Google Maps Link: http://maps.google.com/maps?t=h&q=45.96 ... 30341&z=15
Baikonur-info.ru: http://translate.google.com/translate?j ... l=ru&tl=en
(without Google Translation: http://www.baikonur-info.ru/)

 

[Zipi]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

Energia has published a photoreport: http://www.energia.ru/en/iss/iss24/prog ... 06-21.html

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

http://www.energia.ru : June 23, 2010. Baikonur launch site, branch office of S.P.Korolev RSC Energia

At Baikonur launch site the preparations continue for the launch of Progress M-06M cargo vehicle under the International Space Station program.

Progress M-06M transport cargo vehicle was docked with the transfer compartment in the Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Facility.

http://www.federalspace.ru : Progress M-06M Launch Campaign Continues: Upper Composite is under Assembly

:: 24.06.2010

Experts of the space industry are to perform firing incapsulation today. The firing is to cover Progress M-06M.
Progress M-06M is to fly atop Soyuz-U rocket on June 30. The cargo supply vessel is to deliver about 2.5 t onf cargo to the International Space Station.

Roscosmos PAO

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q7YHwbQD49c[/youtube]

 

[Zipi]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

Launch Specs: http://www.mcc.rsa.ru/progress_m06m.htm

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

Rollout :

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9-8xO81P6c[/youtube]

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

www.federalspace.ru : Magic Anti-Radiation Curtain to be Delivered to the ISS

:: 29.06.2010

Progress M-06M cargo supply vehicle scheduled to fly from Baikonur on June 30 will deliver a so-called ‘magic curtain’ to the International Space Station.
The curtain designed by IBMP has special pockets for special wet hygienic towels used by cosmonauts onboard the station. The towels are saturated with hydrogen, carbon, nitrogen, which mitigate space radiation effects. The curtain is equipped with the radiation doze meters. Additional anti-radiation crew protection may be provided by three-layer wet towels on the walls of the cabins, thus mitigating radiation effects for cosmonauts, scientists believe.
Result of Matreshka experiment carried out in the station since 2004 show that the radiation is about two times weaker in the center of the station then near the walls.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

http://www.federalspace.ru : Soyuz-U/Progress M-06M Rollout (photos)

:: 28.06.2010

Yuzhny Space Center PAO

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

About 30 min to launch, stream is alive :
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/livechoose.php

I use this one :
http://www.tv-tsenki.com/live3.php

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

5 min to launch.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

Launched.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

www.federalspace.ru : Soyuz-U rocket designed and produced by TSKB-Progress Space Center lifted off at 19:35 MSK from Baikonur’s pad 1 (Gagarin’s launch pad).

:: 30.06.2010

Soyuz-U rocket designed and produced by TSKB-Progress Space Center lifted off at 19:35 MSK from Baikonur’s pad 1 (Gagarin’s launch pad).
The rocket successfully orbited Progress M-06M cargo vehicle which is to deliver about 2.5 kg of supplies to the International Space Station.
After Progress M-06M separation from the third stage, MCC-M took over control of the vehicle.
The Progress is due to dock to the station on Friday.

Roscosmos PAO

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

SDC : New Robotic Cargo Ship Launches to Space Station

By Tariq Malik
SPACE.com Managing Editor
posted: 30 June 2010
12:43 pm ET



A Russian Soyuz rocket blasted off Wednesday carrying a new robotic cargo ship filled with tons of supplies for astronauts living on the International Space Station.

The Soyuz rocket soared into space at 11:35 a.m. EDT (1535 GMT) from the Central Asian spaceport of Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan carrying the unmanned Progress 38 cargo ship toward the space station. The robotic space freighter will dock at the station on Friday.

"Progress 38, on its way to the International Space Station," said a NASA mission commentator after the flawless launch.

Known in Russia as Progress M-06M, the new Progress 38 spacecraft is packed with nearly 2.5 tons of fresh food, clothes, equipment and other supplies for the space station's six-person crew.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66jl-6QKBjw[/youtube]

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irZJC92vV-0[/youtube]

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

SDC : Russian Cargo Ship Veers Out of Control Near Space Station

By Tariq Malik
SPACE.com Managing Editor
posted: 02 July 2010
01:15 pm ET



This story was updated at 2:11 p.m. ET.

An unmanned Russian cargo ship veered out of control near the International Space Station on Friday, sailing clear past the orbiting lab instead of docking on autopilot, as engineers on Earth struggle to determine what went wrong.

The robotic cargo ship Progress 38 was slated to dock at the space station at 12:58 p.m. EDT (1658 GMT) but lost its navigational lock on the orbiting lab about 28 minutes before the rendezvous.

"The Progress literally flew past the station, but at a safe distance from the outpost," NASA commentator Rob Navias said. "The station crew reported seeing the Progress drift beyond their view, as they worked to reestablish telemetry with the spacecraft."

The six people living aboard the space station – three Americans and three Russians – were never in any danger, NASA officials said.

The Progress 38 spacecraft flew by the space station at a distance of nearly 2 miles (3 km) away, posing no threat of impact. But because of its orbit, there was no second chance to dock the spacecraft by remote control today.

"It's been officially decided that there will be no docking today," Russian flight controllers radioed the station crew.

 

[MeteorWayne]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

Wow, a rare failure. Hope they get it back!

 

[docm]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

One more reason for redundancy (ie: Dragon, Cygnus etc.)

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

One more reason for redundancy (ie: Dragon, Cygnus etc.)

Yes. And please, somebody wake up ESA. If they buy some Soyuz spacecraft, perhaps just for a backup, have them ready in Kourou, it would be very nice, but perhaps too much to hope.

Having SpaceX launches from there would be nice too, btw, might even make sense for heavier payloads.

Anyway, i think there were some other problems with KURS before, but i thought they fixed it ? I definitely hope they can manage to recover that ship, and i know they will do everything possible.

There are about two days more to work on it, perhaps even more, and i guess there will be a lot of coffee drinking ..

Just noticed :
www.spaceflightnow.com : International Space Station supply ship docking aborted

Posted: July 2, 2010;
Updated with plans for Sunday docking

Amid ongoing troubleshooting, the Russians plan to carry out two Progress rocket firings overnight Friday and one on Saturday, setting up a second docking attempt around 12:17 p.m. EDT Sunday. But that assumes engineers identify and resolve the problem that derailed Friday's docking or mission managers get comfortable with making a second try in the absence of a firm fix.

and

http://twitter.com/NASA

Managers are considering a Progress docking July 4 at 12:17pmET/16:17 GMT. Progress will fire engines tonight & tomorrow in preparation.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

And please, somebody wake up ESA. If they buy some Soyuz spacecraft, perhaps just for a backup, have them ready in Kourou, it would be very nice, but perhaps too much to hope.

Ekhm ..

spaceflightnow.com : Europe, Canada eye extra Soyuz for station access

BY STEPHEN CLARK
SPACEFLIGHT NOW

Posted: July 1, 2010

European and Canadian space officials are in talks with Russia to purchase dedicated Soyuz capsules to ferry their astronauts to the International Space Station.

 

[EarthlingX]

Re: June 30, Soyuz-U - Progress M-06M (38P)

http://www.spaceflightnow.com : Freighter's docking problem traced to interference

Posted: July 3, 2010

BY WILLIAM HARWOOD
STORY WRITTEN FOR CBS NEWS "SPACE PLACE" & USED WITH PERMISSION

Russian engineers believe electrical interference caused an approaching unmanned Progress supply ship to abort its approach to the International Space Station Friday, officials said Saturday. Subsequent tests showed the cargo craft is in good health and that its automated rendezvous system is working normally, clearing the way for a second docking attempt around 12:10 p.m. EDT Sunday

Russian engineers have concluded the abort was triggered by interference between the KURS automated rendezvous system and a television transmitter that is part of a backup manual docking system, known as TORU, that was activated around the time of the abort. The result of the interference was a "cancel dynamic operations" command that prompted the Progress flight computers to abort the automated approach.

It is not yet clear why the interference issue cropped up during this approach, but Russian engineers told their NASA counterparts that the Progress spacecraft performed normally in the face of conflicting commands, executing a safe abort and standing by for additional instructions.

 

[JonClarke]

It always amazes me how the media can turn something like

the Progress spacecraft performed normally in the face of conflicting commands, executing a safe abort and standing by for additional instructions.

into

An unmanned Russian cargo ship veered out of control

 

[MeteorWayne]

I don't know how you could be amazed, since it has been clear for a while the media doesn't understand the first thing about science

Unfortunately, it's just business as usual

 

[EarthlingX]

http://www.nasa.gov : ISS Progress 38 Docks with Station

The ISS Progress 38 cargo resupply ship successfully docked to the aft end of the International Space Station’s Zvezda service module at 12:17 p.m. EDT Sunday. The docking was executed flawlessly by Progress’ Kurs automated rendezvous system.

The Progress spacecraft carries 1,918 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen, 220 pounds of water and 2,667 pounds of experiment equipment, spare parts and other supplies to the station. It launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on June 30. An attempted docking Friday, July 2, was aborted when telemetry between the Progress and the space station was lost about 25 minutes before its planned docking.

The most likely cause of Friday’s aborted docking was traced to the activation of the TORU “Klest” TV transmitter, which created interference with TORU itself, causing a loss of the TORU command link between Progress and the International Space Station that triggered the abort of the Progress docking. TORU was not activated for today’s docking. The TORU TV system is designed to provide a view of Zvezda's docking target to station Commander Alexander Skvorstov, if he had to operate a joystick in the service module to dock Progress manually.

The Expedition 24 crew members monitored the arrival of the spacecraft. The crew will enjoy an off-duty day Monday in observance of the U.S. Independence Day holiday.

SDC : Russian Supply Ship Docks at Space Station on 2nd Try

By Tariq Malik
SPACE.com Managing Editor
posted: 04 July 2010
12:51 pm ET



An unmanned Russian cargo ship that missed its first chance to dock at the International Space Station last week tried again Sunday – this time successfully linking up with the orbiting lab.

The Progress 38 cargo ship docked flawlessly at 12:17 p.m. EDT (1617 GMT) while flying without the safety net of a remote control system that allows cosmonauts inside the space station to take command of incoming supply ships using a joystick should they veer off course.

The successful docking comes two days after the Progress 38 cargo ship's first failed docking attempt on Friday, in which the spacecraft sailed clear past the space station after aborting its delivery run.

"No doubt a sigh of relief on the part of the Russian control team," NASA commentator Rob Navias said in a NASA TV broadcast after today's smooth docking.

The orbital rendezvous occurred 220 miles (354 km) above Earth as both spacecraft flew over the borders of China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia and Russia. The Progress 38 supply ship launched Wednesday and delivered 2.5 tons of new equipment, fresh food and other supplies for the space station's six-person crew.

"Congratulations on the successful Progress docking," flight controllers at Russia's Mission Control center near Moscow told the station crew.

 

[newtons_laws]

I don't know how you could be amazed, since it has been clear for a while the media doesn't understand the first thing about science

Unfortunately, it's just business as usual

Rule #1 of journalism: Never let the facts get in the way of a good story!
:roll:

2nd attempt at docking successful (as expected)

 

[JonClarke]

I don't know how you could be amazed, since it has been clear for a while the media doesn't understand the first thing about science

Unfortunately, it's just business as usual

I wish (not for the first time) there was a sarcasm emoticon....