1 00:00:08,549 --> 00:00:06,150 the progress 53 all of its systems in 2 00:00:09,990 --> 00:00:08,559 excellent shape now less than 700 meters 3 00:00:11,910 --> 00:00:10,000 away from the international space 4 00:00:15,110 --> 00:00:11,920 station you see this view from an 5 00:00:17,349 --> 00:00:15,120 external camera on the progress 53 6 00:00:19,189 --> 00:00:17,359 this resupply ship which first arrived 7 00:00:22,070 --> 00:00:19,199 back at the international space station 8 00:00:24,950 --> 00:00:22,080 last november docked to the aft port of 9 00:00:26,550 --> 00:00:24,960 the zvezda service module undocked once 10 00:00:29,029 --> 00:00:26,560 again early wednesday morning just 11 00:00:31,109 --> 00:00:29,039 before 4 am central time and as you can 12 00:00:33,270 --> 00:00:31,119 see in this view from a camera on the 13 00:00:35,590 --> 00:00:33,280 truss of the international space station 14 00:00:38,790 --> 00:00:35,600 through the u.s ku band communications 15 00:00:41,270 --> 00:00:38,800 system a good view of the progress which 16 00:00:42,869 --> 00:00:41,280 again conducted a two-day sojourn in 17 00:00:45,270 --> 00:00:42,879 which it backed away to a distance of 18 00:00:47,510 --> 00:00:45,280 about 300 miles from the complex 19 00:00:49,990 --> 00:00:47,520 conducted a few burns to move 20 00:00:51,670 --> 00:00:50,000 above the international space station at 21 00:00:53,750 --> 00:00:51,680 a distance of about two and a half miles 22 00:00:55,990 --> 00:00:53,760 above the complex phased behind the 23 00:00:58,709 --> 00:00:56,000 station and then early this morning 24 00:01:01,189 --> 00:00:58,719 began a methodical and automated series 25 00:01:04,390 --> 00:01:01,199 of engine firings to return to the 26 00:01:06,870 --> 00:01:04,400 complex for what is expected to be a 27 00:01:10,190 --> 00:01:06,880 smooth docking 28 00:01:13,429 --> 00:01:10,200 a good view of the progress as it flies 29 00:01:16,230 --> 00:01:13,439 260 statute miles 30 00:01:18,550 --> 00:01:16,240 over morocco near casablanca 31 00:01:21,670 --> 00:01:18,560 moving from southwest to northeast soon 32 00:01:33,830 --> 00:01:21,680 to cross the northern coast of africa 33 00:01:38,069 --> 00:01:35,990 russian flight controllers reporting no 34 00:01:39,429 --> 00:01:38,079 issues everything going 35 00:01:53,350 --> 00:01:39,439 by the book 36 00:01:53,360 --> 00:02:06,230 coffee 37 00:02:09,830 --> 00:02:08,150 progress has reached its final approach 38 00:02:18,150 --> 00:02:09,840 rate of about a tenth of a meter per 39 00:02:18,160 --> 00:02:57,750 now 10 meters separating the two craft 40 00:03:01,509 --> 00:02:59,509 only five meters from docking flight 41 00:03:04,149 --> 00:03:01,519 controllers standing by for contact and 42 00:03:16,949 --> 00:03:04,159 capture completely inaudible moscow 43 00:03:20,710 --> 00:03:19,030 and mikhail you're at two meters and 44 00:03:24,390 --> 00:03:20,720 based on the information we're getting 45 00:03:24,400 --> 00:03:28,550 standing by for contact 46 00:03:33,990 --> 00:03:31,430 contact and capture docking confirmed 47 00:03:36,390 --> 00:03:34,000 and capture confirmed 48 00:03:37,750 --> 00:03:36,400 free drift confirmed the international 49 00:03:39,990 --> 00:03:37,760 space station in free drift 50 00:03:42,149 --> 00:03:40,000 congratulations finally we have one 51 00:03:43,350 --> 00:03:42,159 successful 52 00:03:45,190 --> 00:03:43,360 course 53 00:03:46,390 --> 00:03:45,200 n a test 54 00:03:48,710 --> 00:03:46,400 under our belt 55 00:03:50,789 --> 00:03:48,720 and we'll continue to 56 00:03:52,710 --> 00:03:50,799 work on the rest of this 57 00:03:56,070 --> 00:03:52,720 procedure 58 00:03:58,949 --> 00:03:56,080 docking confirmed at 7 13 a.m central 59 00:04:00,630 --> 00:03:58,959 time 8 13 a.m eastern time 60 00:04:04,390 --> 00:04:00,640 as the international space station and