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Space commemorative cover
or Space Cover.
Cosmodrome / Location : Baikonur
Date of Cancellation: May 30, 1991
Event Type : Launch
Launch Pad / Location : Baikonur (KAZ)
Manned / Robotic Mission : Robotic
Mission Objective/Type : Cargo / Freight
ou?/where?: au sol - ground
autographe?: non - noneDescription : An improved version of cargo freighters used to supply the Mir space station, the Progress M series had greater cargo capacity, a modernized approach/docking system and carried 2 solar panels to generate electrical power. Progress M can fly for 30 days independently and 108 days docked with Mir. Spare propellent in Progress M`s tanks can be transferred to Mir before it is consigned to burn up in reentry. In the past, extra fuel was abandoned with the craft. Future Progress vehicles will carry a recoverable reentry capsule for the speedy return of up to 150 kg of material from Mir to earth.
Progress M-8 docked with Mir on June 1, 1991. Keyword(s) :
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