1994 Jan 31 - Nation: Russia. - Mir News 207: Progress-M21 docked to the Mir-space station Program: Mir. Flight: Mir EO-15, Mir LD-4.
On 30.01.94 at 0356 UTC (03 hrs 56 mins 14 secs) the freighter Progress-M21 docked to the aft (Kvant) docking port of the Mir-complex. Afanasyev did not have to use the TORU for the Progress-M21 approached and docked automatically with the system Kurs. During the pass in orb. 45452 (0520 UTC) checks of the airseal proved that all was in good order and Afanasyev opened the hatch to the freighter at 0524 UTC. During the next passes the crew reported their satisfaction about the state of the Progress-M21: all was clean and fresh and the people on earth had taken good care for the cargo. Chris v.d. Berg, NL-9165/A-UK3202
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