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Progress returns Soyuz to flight

Sunday, October 30, 2011 19:41
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Russia’s Progress M-13M (45P) cargo craft is now on orbit, heading to a Wednesday docking with the International Space Station (ISS). Flying for the first time since the identical Soyuz-U rocket configuration was lost in a launch failure in August, the successful Sunday morning liftoff was crucial, not just for the supplies aboard the Progress (including the first two Apple iPads in space) but to clear the way for Soyuz crew flights to resume next month, keeping the ISS manned.



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