There will be testing of Luch-5 system :http://itar-tass.com/kosmos/1743215
A transfer compartment was docked with Progress M-26M cargo vehicle
Quote from: Satori on 02/11/2015 09:54 pmA transfer compartment was docked with Progress M-26M cargo vehicleThere are two vehicle in the 3rd image of the "slide show." One is surrounded by yellow scaffolding, and the other is not. They both look like Progress or Soyuz.In that image, is Progress M-26M the one in the scaffolding? What is the second craft?Thank you,Zubenelgenubi
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 02/11/2015 11:35 pmQuote from: Satori on 02/11/2015 09:54 pmA transfer compartment was docked with Progress M-26M cargo vehicleThere are two vehicle in the 3rd image of the "slide show." One is surrounded by yellow scaffolding, and the other is not. They both look like Progress or Soyuz.In that image, is Progress M-26M the one in the scaffolding? What is the second craft?Thank you,ZubenelgenubiFrom the action in further posts with image attachments, I think I've answered one of my questions--the craft that was surrounded by the yellow scaffolding is Progress M-26M.I'm still can't quite distinguish the adjacent craft as Soyuz or Progress. I can't tell if I'm seeing a Soyuz descent module, or not. Can any of you tell, and how?Zubenelgenubi
Quote from: zubenelgenubi on 02/12/2015 11:39 pmQuote from: zubenelgenubi on 02/11/2015 11:35 pmQuote from: Satori on 02/11/2015 09:54 pmA transfer compartment was docked with Progress M-26M cargo vehicleThere are two vehicle in the 3rd image of the "slide show." One is surrounded by yellow scaffolding, and the other is not. They both look like Progress or Soyuz.In that image, is Progress M-26M the one in the scaffolding? What is the second craft?Thank you,ZubenelgenubiFrom the action in further posts with image attachments, I think I've answered one of my questions--the craft that was surrounded by the yellow scaffolding is Progress M-26M.I'm still can't quite distinguish the adjacent craft as Soyuz or Progress. I can't tell if I'm seeing a Soyuz descent module, or not. Can any of you tell, and how?ZubenelgenubiIt looks like a Progress. For Soyuz the descent module is usually left uncovered.