posted 11-21-2024 08:12 AM               

Progress MS-29 launches to space station

The 90th Progress cargo spacecraft to head for the International Space Station, Progress MS-29 is now on its way, having launched on Thursday (Nov. 21) at 7:22 a.m. EST (1222 GMT or 5:22 p.m. local time) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.

The resupply ship reached its preliminary orbit and deployed solar arrays and navigational antennas to begin a two-day, 34-orbit journey to the space station.

The Progress will dock to the space-facing port of the Poisk mini-research module at 9:36 a.m. EST (1436 GMT) on Saturday (Nov. 23).

On board, the Progress is carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 72 crew.

posted 11-23-2024 10:02 AM               

Progress docks to space station

The Progress MS-29 spacecraft docked to the space-facing port of the International Space Station's Poisk mini-research module on Saturday (Nov. 23) at 9:31 a.m. EST (1431 GMT).

posted 11-24-2024 04:36 PM               

On Nov. 23, the unpiloted Progress MS-29 resupply spacecraft successfully docked to the International Space Station’s Poisk module. After opening the Progress spacecraft's hatch, the Roscosmos cosmonauts noticed an unexpected odor and observed small droplets, prompting the crew to close the Poisk hatch to the rest of the Russian segment.

Space station air scrubbers and contaminant sensors monitored the station’s atmosphere following the observation, and on Sunday (Nov. 24), flight controllers determined air quality inside the space station was at normal levels.

There are no concerns for the crew, and as of Sunday afternoon, the crew is working to open the hatch between Poisk and Progress while all other space station operations are proceeding as planned.