RUSSIA's space programme upped the world standard for 'express delivery' by shipping three tonnes of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) in three hours, 48 minutes - breaking the record for fastest space cargo mission to orbit, reports New York's Air Cargo World
RUSSIA's space programme upped the world standard for 'express delivery' by shipping three tonnes of food, fuel and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) in three hours, 48 minutes - breaking the record for fastest space cargo mission to orbit, reports New York's Air Cargo World. The 'Progress 70' spacecraft, propelled by an old Soviet-era Soyuz booster, departed on the 140,000 kilometres (86,000 miles) roundtrip from Kazakhstan.
Six-man Expedition 56, comprised of three Americans, two Russians and one German crew members, launched last month and is set to return in October. The group is studying the behaviour of atoms in extreme conditions and conducting tests that could 'expand navigation capabilities and prepare for future travel far from Earth,' said an ISS statement.
