Progress M-66 (russian: Прогресс М-66, italic=yes), identified by

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as Progress 32P, was a

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spacecraft used to resupply the

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. It was the penultimate flight of the

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11F615A55 spacecraft, using the spacecraft with the

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366.

Launch

Progress M-66 was launched at 05:49 UTC on 10 February 2009, by a

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carrier rocket flying from Site 31/6 at the

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. This was the first time Site 31 had been used for a Progress launch since

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in 1992.

Docking

The spacecraft docked with the '' Pirs'' module of the ISS at 07:18 UTC on 13 February 2009. It undocked at 15:18 UTC on 6 May 2009, to make way for

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. It was deorbited at 14:28:30 UTC on 18 May 2009 following twelve days of free flight, during which it conducted experiments as part of the Plazma-Progress programme. Any debris from Progress M-66 that survived re-entry landed in the

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at around 15:14:45 UTC.

Cargo

Progress M-66 delivered supplies to the International Space Station, including fuel, food and water for the crew, and equipment for conducting scientific research and establishing a 6-man crew capacity aboard the ISS. It also carried a new Orlan-MK

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to replace one of the older Orlan-M suits previously used for EVAs from the station.

References

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Launch

Docking

Cargo

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