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Russian cargo ship launched to International Space Station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship has launched successfully with a load of supplies for the International Space Station

Via AP news wire
Monday 15 February 2021 10:33 GMT
Kazakhstan Russia Space Station
Kazakhstan Russia Space Station

An unmanned Russian cargo ship launched successfully Monday with a load of supplies for the International Space Station

The Progress MS-16 cargo ship blasted off as scheduled at 9:45 a.m. (0445 GMT) from the Russia-leased Baikonur launch facility in Kazakhstan and reached a designated orbit en route to the station.

It is carrying water, propellant and other supplies and is set to dock at the space outpost on Wednesday.

The space outpost is now operated by NASA's Kate Rubins, Michael Hopkins, Victor Glover and Shannon Walker; Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency astronaut Soichi Noguchi; and Russian Space Agency Roscosmos' Sergey Ryzhikov and Sergey Kud-Sverchkov.

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