Launch News Progress M-16M atop Soyuz-U on Aug 1/2, 2012

[SiberianTiger]

Hmmm..

in our local newspaper today they wrote such a fast encounter is much more expensive than the traditional one. But of course no background facts for this.

Does your newspaper has got a website? I'd like to have a reference to such info.

Well done!

Can this evolve into direct ascent? Or perhaps a 1-orbit docking?

In the past days, Geminis and Soyuz could do that, so no new achievement for today is here (Apollo ascent stages also reached the CSM in one orbit, I believe). I think, even running a resque mission is no point for trying to get there in one orbit (if you have to hurry this fast, you are likely already late with your help).

 

[Sunhillow]

Does your newspaper has got a website? I'd like to have a reference to such info.

The same article appeared in another paper (from the same publisher company, only another regionalisation) which I found in the web:
http://www.tagblatt.de/Home/nachric...russischen-Raumtransporters-_arid,182425.html

Here is the google translation, not very good but readable:
http://translate.google.de/translat...russischen-Raumtransporters-_arid,182425.html

 

[SiberianTiger]

The same article appeared in another paper (from the same publisher company, only another regionalisation) which I found in the web:
http://www.tagblatt.de/Home/nachric...russischen-Raumtransporters-_arid,182425.html

Here is the google translation, not very good but readable:
http://translate.google.de/translat...russischen-Raumtransporters-_arid,182425.html

It's likely that something was lost in translation: in fact, the "fast" way is pure economy of resources, as people who involved in the activities, say at NK forum.

 

[Cosmic Penguin]

A few not that much seen angles of a Soyuz launch....

 

[orb]

The Progress undocked from ISS today at 12:15:27 UTC.

 

[orb]

Replay of undocking

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