Progress supply ship launched to station
An unmanned Russian Progress supply ship was successfully launched Wednesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, the first step in a two-day voyage to the International Space Station.
The Progress spacecraft being prepped for launch at
the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
(Photo: Roscosmos and Energia)
Liftoff occurred on time at 11:35 a.m. EDT and if all goes well, the craft will complete an automated rendezvous and docking at the aft port of the Zvezda command module around 12:58 p.m. Friday.
The cargo craft is loaded with 1,918 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen, 220 pounds of water and 2,667 pounds of experiment equipment, spare parts and other supplies.
The Progress spacecraft being prepped for launch at
the Baikonur Cosmodrome.
(Photo: Roscosmos and Energia)
Liftoff occurred on time at 11:35 a.m. EDT and if all goes well, the craft will complete an automated rendezvous and docking at the aft port of the Zvezda command module around 12:58 p.m. Friday.
The cargo craft is loaded with 1,918 pounds of propellant, 110 pounds of oxygen, 220 pounds of water and 2,667 pounds of experiment equipment, spare parts and other supplies.