By RIA Novosti
Moscow : Russia’s Progress M-59 space cargo ship will be undocked from the International Space Station (ISS) Aug 1 and de-orbited into the Pacific, a representative of Mission Control said.
“The flight of the Progress M-59 cargo ship as part of the ISS is nearing completion and its undocking from the station is planned for Aug 1, at 6.02 p.m. Moscow time (2.02 p.m. GMT),” he said Friday.
In addition, Mission Control is preparing another cargo ship, Progress M-61, for launch to the ISS in line with the ISS flight programme.
“The launch of the Progress M-61 ship is scheduled for Aug 2, at 9.33 p.m. Moscow time (5.33 p.m. GMT) and its docking with the ISS for Aug 5, 10.40 p.m. Moscow time (6.40 p.m. GMT),” the representative said.
Mission Control had Tuesday said that it had successfully adjusted the ISS’s orbit in preparation for the docking of the US space shuttle Endeavour.
The launch of the NASA STS-118 mission is targeted for Aug 8. It will be the 22nd flight to the ISS and the first flight for Endeavour since 2002.