This included the transfer of supplies, via Progress spacecraft, and crew changeovers.

However it was aborted after equipment aboard the Progress spacecraft failed a self-test.

It was the first time a Progress spacecraft had failed to reach orbit.

The first, which used eight of the Progress spacecraft's attitude control thrusters, was carried out on 15 September 2010.

It was also the last Progress spacecraft to make two dockings with any Station as of 2009.

The Progress spacecraft subsequently raised its orbit, and manoeuvred to rendezvous with the space station.

The crew spent much of the following week unloading the Progress spacecraft.

Full containers were transferred to Progress spacecraft for disposal.

It was the last Progress spacecraft to be launched on a Soyuz-U2.

It was the third time this week the Progress spacecraft had tried to join with Mir.