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What is this huge, red, blinking light structure on Earth seen from the ISS in this video?

The video ESA video Progress launch timelapse seen from space is of course striking for many reasons. However there is a strange, blinking light structure on Earth that's quite puzzling! I've added a ...
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How is the docking hatch on the Progress/ATV opened?

Normally during the Progress or ATV hatch opening procedure the crew inside the ISS turn a handle to unseal the SSVP drogue cover which they then pull inward, revealing the Progress docking probe and ...
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What is different from the R-7 that launched Sputnik, to the Soyuz launcher used for Soyuz/Progress launches?

One of the very interesting things about the Soviet (and now Russian) space program is how some things seem almost eternal. The first Sputnik launch was on an R-7 ICBM, modified for space launch. If ...
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Is this ginormous porthole a permanent feature of the ISS or "just passing through"?

This tweet from Expedition 51/52 astronaut Jack Fischer admires the great view straight down from the ginormous Russian porthole of the Progress cargo vehicle on the ISS. I don't really understand ...
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On Mir, did they ever move a Soyuz at the front end, to a side docking port using Lyappa?

On Mir, the docking module was at the front end of the station. It technically had 6 ports (one was used to connect to Mir itself, so 5 exposed). In general the docking node had one active port ...
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