An unmanned Russian resupply spacecraft carrying an improved navigation system docked early Saturday with the International Space Station, Russian Mission Control said.

Russian cargo vehicle Progress M-21M successfully carried out ISS rendezvous maneuver testing a new “Kurs-NA” docking system. After this maneuver the spaceship retreated to a safe distance from the ISS (less than 100 km) in order to dock with the station on Saturday (November 30).

Roscosmos informed NASA that MLM will not become a part of the ISS in 2014, - the head of Roscosmos Manned Space flight programs Alexey Krasnov told journalists.Earlier MLM was supposed to be launched to the ISS in December 2013.

Progress M-21M space vehicle carrying cargos for ISS crews successfully separated from Soyuz booster’ third stage, - Mission Control centre representative reported.

Soyuz –U booster with progress M-21M cargo vehicle was rolled out from integration building and installed onto the launch pad of Baikonur spaceport, - Roscosmos reports.

The International Space Station is a stronghold of the mankind on the orbit. It goes round the Earth 16 times a day at the height of about 400 km. The ISS is the largest flying object, designed by leading space countries.

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