Video: Watch Russian spacecraft leave for the International Space Station

Thursday 25 April 2013 10:18 BST

The Progress 51 rocket launched on Wednesday

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An unpiloted Russian spacecraft carrying cargo for the International Space Station launched yesterday, carrying 1,000kg of spare parts, equipment and hardware.

The craft, which launched from Kazakhstan, is due to dock at the space station on Friday morning and will replace a similar waste-filled craft which left the station earlier this month.

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