The Progress 47 successfully completed the docking test on its second try, after a first attempt on July 23 was prematurely aborted due to a technical glitch.

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The scheduled trip comes just a little over four months after the project successfully completed a docking test by the unmanned private spacecraft with the International Space Station.

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On June 25th, it collided with an unmanned Progress service vehicle during a test of a new docking technique.

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Before leaving the space station, the Progress 47 spacecraft conducted a test of an upgraded docking system that Russia intends to use on future unmanned Progress and manned Soyuz vehicles.

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After undocking, the crew will attempt to manually dock the ship as a test, since the first docking was performed automatically.

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My fingers are crossed for a successful test on the 16th and a successful docking mission on the 30th.

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