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Space commemorative cover
or Space Cover.
Cosmodrom : Baikonur
Date of Cancellation: May 30, 1991
Kind of Event : Launch
Launch pad : Baikonur KAZ
habité?/manned?: robot
Mission type : Cargo - Freight
ou?/where?: au sol - ground
autographe?: non - noneDescription : An improved version of cargo freighters used to supply the Mir space station, the Progress M series had greater cargo capacity, a modernized approach/docking system and carried 2 solar panels to generate electrical power. Progress M can fly for 30 days independently and 108 days docked with Mir. Spare propellent in Progress M’s tanks can be transferred to Mir before it is consigned to burn up in reentry. In the past, extra fuel was abandoned with the craft. Future Progress vehicles will carry a recoverable reentry capsule for the speedy return of up to 150 kg of material from Mir to earth.
Progress M-8 docked with Mir on June 1, 1991. Keyword(s) :
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