Station?s Orbit Raised; Cargo Transfers for Expedition 27 Crew

The International Space Station increased its orbit Friday morning using the thrusters of the docked ?Johannes Kepler? Automated Transfer Vehicle-2. The burn began at 2 a.m. EDT and lasted 14 minutes and 43 seconds. The reboost puts the complex at the correct altitude for the docking of the Soyuz TMA-21 and space shuttle Endeavour.

Commander Dmitry Kondratyev unloaded supplies from inside the ISS Progress 41 resupply vehicle. He also packed the resupply vehicle with unneeded items and tr [...]

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