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ISS supply ship fails to lock on Space station ship finally docks
(about 4 hours later)
A Russian cargo spacecraft has failed to dock properly with the orbiting International Space Station. An unmanned Russian cargo spacecraft has finally linked up with the International Space Station after several hours of docking problems.
Mission controllers said the problem was caused by an antenna on the cargo vehicle, which failed to fold away.Mission controllers said the problem was caused by an antenna on the cargo vehicle, which failed to fold away.
The Progress craft was taking water, food and other supplies to the crew, who are said to be in no danger.The Progress craft was taking water, food and other supplies to the crew, who are said to be in no danger.
A Progress rocket sent up last year had to be docked manually by a crewman after communications failed a few minutes before docking.
A Russian mission control spokesman said that such problems had occurred before.A Russian mission control spokesman said that such problems had occurred before.
"There was some problem with achieving a perfect seal," he said. "We have had such incidents before and it is not something extraordinary." A Progress rocket sent up last year had to be docked manually by a crewman after communications failed a few minutes before docking.
He added that mission control was not currently able to speak to the space station's crew and was waiting for the next communications window to do so. "There was some problem with achieving a perfect seal," the spokesman said. "We have had such incidents before and it is not something extraordinary."
The supply ship was launched from Russia's Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan on Monday.The supply ship was launched from Russia's Baikonur space station in Kazakhstan on Monday.
The current ISS crew - Russian Mikhail Tyurin, American Michael Lopez-Alegria and German Thomas Reiter - have been on board the space station since September.The current ISS crew - Russian Mikhail Tyurin, American Michael Lopez-Alegria and German Thomas Reiter - have been on board the space station since September.