The Russian unmanned Progress M1-5 spacecraft

The Russian unmanned Progress M1-5 spacecraft carrying nearly 2,700 kg. of propellant to deorbit the 140-ton Mir space station was launched on Jan. 24 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome. A different Progress M-43 spacecraft that had been docked to Mir's aft port was undocked on Jan. 25 to clear the way...

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