RUSSIAN ROCKET MISSION TO ISS
The Russian Progress 67 cargo craft launch ascends to space after a flawless launch Wednesday from Kazakhstan. Credit: Roscosmos
Carrying more than three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the International Space Station crew, the unpiloted ISS Progress 67 cargo craft launched at 5:20 a.m. EDT (3:20 p.m. local time in Baikonur) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
This Progress 67 image show the Russian rocket being transported to the launch pad via rail.
At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 258 miles over the south Atlantic southeast of Uruguay.
Less than 10 minutes after launch, the resupply ship reached preliminary orbit and deployed its solar arrays and navigational antennas as planned. The Russian cargo craft will make 34 orbits of Earth during the next two days before docking to the orbiting laboratory at 7:42 a.m. Friday, June 16.
Beginning at 7 a.m. on Friday, NASA Television will provide live coverage of Progress 67’s arrival to the space station’s Zvezda Service Module.
Watch live on NASA TV and the agency’s website.
To join the conversation about the space station and Progress 67 online, follow @space_station on Twitter.
Written By: Mark Garcia NASA
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