Progress M-64 Launch May 14/15, 2008

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The craft is in station keeping position.

 

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Fly-around to align with a nadir port is under way. A nice view of the docked ATV from here.

 

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Aligning with the nadir FGB docking compartment is completed. Range 155 m. Station Keeping has begun.

 

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The spacecraft and the station are about to cross the Earth terminator to the night side.

 

[Notebook]

Nice pictures.

N.

 

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The Progress is cleared to dock, approach reinitiated. Range 140 m.

 

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Range 65 m, speed 0.35 m/s, the headlights are on

 

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Range 10 m, speed 0.15 m/s

 

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There's a smooth contact and capture.

 

[DaveS]

CONTACT AND CAPTURE! Capture came at 2139:21 UTC.

 

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Docking probe retracted, hard dock achieved. This concludes the story.