As announced on Thursday correspondent a-AVN “from the Russian Mission Control Center (MCC Korolev), M. Tyurin and M. Lopez – Alegria made photographs 20-30 docking node. They were unable to convert antenna “truck” in the closed position. This can create difficulties in removing “Progress” before the flooding of.

situation with antenna will be examined by specialists on Earth.

According to Alexandrov, before exiting into space an hour delay caused by the fact that the cooling system hoses flight suit Mikhail Tyurina was perezhat. ” Cosmonaut “promptly found defective, withdrew from the suit, Ragss hose and continued operation.”

Regarding the antenna cargo spacecraft Progress “, had served as a cause of the situation with the line-ups offsite” truck “with the ISS,” the cosmonaut failed in the closed position but this antenna direct challenge to them and not stood. ” Primary objective was to inspect the antenna, which was made 35 pictures for the expert committee on Earth.

During the break into space Tyurin also conducted an experiment by sending into near-Earth space for a golf ball through an advertising campaign of one of sporting goods manufacturers.

As Alexandrov, launched the ball into open space, will not endanger the safety of the station. “We have conducted ballistics examination, which suggests that the ball would not turn into” space debris, and in no case will face a station design elements, “he said.

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