September 8 - Progress M-54 launch

[Chris Bergin]

Nothing happening here:
http://www.energia.ru/english/index.html

[anik]

Chris Bergin - 8/9/2005  5:56 PM

Nothing happening here:
http://www.energia.ru/english/index.html

1. Baikonur Cosmodrome
09/08/2005

At 17:07:54 Moscow Time the Soyuz-U/Progress M-54 Rocket and Space Complex was launched from Baikonur cosmodrome.
The launch objective is to deliver necessary cargoes to the International Space Station (ISS) to continue operation of the Orbital Complex and create habitation and working conditions for the crew under the ISS Mission Program and the Russian Side's commitments under the ISS Project.

http://www.energia.ru/english/index.html

2. Space station cargo craft launched by Soyuz rocket
BY JUSTIN RAY

http://www.spaceflightnow.com/news/n0509/08progress19p/

3. NASA Space Station Status Report 8 September 2005

http://www.spaceref.com/news/viewsr.html?pid=18013

[Chris Bergin]

I'll slip it into an ISS story today

[anik]

http://www.energia.ru/english/energia/iss/iss11/progress-m-54/photo_09-08.html

[anik]

From Spaceflight Now:

Unmanned cargo craft safely docks to station

The International Space Station received a supply shipment from Earth today when a Russian cargo freighter successfully docked to the outpost. The linkup occurred at 10:42 a.m. EDT (1442 GMT) while flying 220 miles over Central Asia. The Progress is carrying food, water, air, thruster fuel and equipment for the station and its resident crew.