Unmanned spacecraft Progress successfully connected with ISS Station

Unmanned aerial spacecraft Progress (Progress) M-28M successfully connected to the International Space Station (ISS) yesterday, July 5, after several failed launches by both Russia and the US.

Russian spacecraft successfully connected to the ISS Station

A week earlier, the US spaceX's Falcon 9 rocket rocket exploded when it was launched into orbit, destroying all supplies and scientific experiments intended for delivery to the ISS Station.

Russian Pregress M-28M.

Russian spacecraft carries supplies for crews on the ISS , including astronaut Scott Kelly and Mikhail Kornienko. Kelly and Kornienko were on ISS for a year to study the impact of living a long time in space on the human body and mind.

In a post on Twitter, Kelly seems relieved to receive supplies for the first time since April 14.

The ISS station did not receive supplies, including experiments as well as water purification equipment in the supply ship SpaceX's Falcon 9 that exploded in orbit last week.

The Progress spacecraft had also failed after being launched into orbit in April and falling into the Pacific Ocean. If the mission of the Progress M-28M fails, the crew on the ISS will have to wait until mid-August to receive supplies with the Japanese ship.

Last week, the US Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) announced that the crew on ISS had enough supplies at least until October. However, failure in resupply missions is the source of tension. Besides, everyone wants new items.

As planned, three new crew members will be taken to ISS on the Russian Soyuz on July 22. This ship will also bring the current crew back to Earth later.