MOSCOW
Russia’s MS-16 Progress cargo spacecraft has successfully reached the Russian section of the International Space Station (ISS), the country’s space agency said Wednesday.
The docking was done using a remote control mode instead of a planned automatic mode due to the movement of cargo from the threshing axis, Roscosmos said in a statement.
The cargo delivered to the station consisted of 600 kilograms (1,323 pounds) of reversible engine, 420 liters of drinking water of Rodnik system, 40.5 kilograms (89 pounds) of compressed gases with additional nitrogen sources, as well as approximately 1,400 kg (3,086 pounds) of various equipment and materials for space tests, clothing and fresh food for crew members.
The unmanned cargo spacecraft would also carry a repair kit to put a seal on board the ISS and a gear for a detailed air leak inspection.
Currently, the Expedition 64 operates at the ISS that includes Russian cosmonauts Sergei Ryzhikov and Sergei Kud-Sverchkov, U.S. astronauts Kathleen Rubins, Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker, and the Japanese astronaut Soichi Noguchi.
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