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| ISS crew receives Christmas delivery | ISS crew receives Christmas delivery |
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| A Russian cargo vehicle carrying food and supplies has docked with the International Space Station - just in time for Christmas. | A Russian cargo vehicle carrying food and supplies has docked with the International Space Station - just in time for Christmas. |
| It launched on Monday from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. | It launched on Monday from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. |
| The Progress 62P vehicle docked automatically with the Pirs compartment of the ISS at 10:27 GMT on Wednesday, after its two-day transit. | The Progress 62P vehicle docked automatically with the Pirs compartment of the ISS at 10:27 GMT on Wednesday, after its two-day transit. |
| Once the crew completes leak checks, the hatches will be opened, allowing them to unload the cargo. | Once the crew completes leak checks, the hatches will be opened, allowing them to unload the cargo. |
| On Monday, British astronaut Tim Peake helped out with a spacewalk designed to fix a component ahead of the Progress craft's arrival. | |
| US crew members Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra moved a "rail car" on the outside of the ISS a few inches away from the position where it had stalled, so it could be latched in place before the Progress vehicle arrived. | US crew members Scott Kelly and Tim Kopra moved a "rail car" on the outside of the ISS a few inches away from the position where it had stalled, so it could be latched in place before the Progress vehicle arrived. |
| Mr Peake arrived at the ISS on 15 December in a Soyuz spacecraft to begin a six-month mission aboard the orbiting outpost. | Mr Peake arrived at the ISS on 15 December in a Soyuz spacecraft to begin a six-month mission aboard the orbiting outpost. |
| He is the first UK astronaut to fly into space since Helen Sharman spent a week on the Mir space station. | He is the first UK astronaut to fly into space since Helen Sharman spent a week on the Mir space station. |
| According to the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), the unmanned Progress cargo ship was carrying 2,436kg of supplies, including propellant, oxygen, water, and food. | According to the Russian Space Agency (Roscosmos), the unmanned Progress cargo ship was carrying 2,436kg of supplies, including propellant, oxygen, water, and food. |
| This Progress craft recently underwent an upgrade. It features a new command and telemetry system and an improved version of the Kurs radar. | This Progress craft recently underwent an upgrade. It features a new command and telemetry system and an improved version of the Kurs radar. |
| Kurs is the system used to determine the relative positions of the craft and the ISS during rendezvous and docking. | Kurs is the system used to determine the relative positions of the craft and the ISS during rendezvous and docking. |
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