ISS018-E-009691 (30 Nov. 2008) --- Cosmonaut Yury Lonchakov, Expedition 18 flight engineer, monitors the approach of the Progress 31 supply vehicle at the manual TORU docking system controls in the Zvezda Service Module of the International Space Station. Progress 31 docked to the Pirs Docking Compartment at 6:28 a.m. (CST) on Nov. 30, after a four day flight from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Lonchakov used the TORU system to bring the Progress to its docking port.
Date November 30, 2008