Space station gets restocked
2004-08-14 08:51
Moscow - The Russian space resupply vessel, Progress, docked on Saturday with the orbiting International Space Station (ISS), taking fresh food, water, fuel and family letters to the two crew members, reported Itar-Tass news agency.
The docking took place without incident, the report said.
All resupply and crew transport links between Earth and the ISS depend solely on Russia as the US space shuttle fleet has been grounded since the disintegration on reentry of the shuttle Columbia in February 2003.
US astronaut Michael Finke and Russian cosmonaut Gennady Padalk have been orbiting aboard the ISS since April 21 and are due to remain in space until October.