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October 12, 2017
Image above: The Progress 68 resupply rocket stands at it launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Image Credit: Roscosmos.
Launch of the Russian Progress 68 cargo craft has been scrubbed for today. The next launch attempt will be no earlier than Saturday Oct. 14 at 4:46 am EDT (2:46 p.m. local time in Baikonur).
Rollout of Soyuz-2.1a with Progress MC-07 (68P). Video Credit: Roscosmos
Following a 34-orbit, two-day trip, Progress 68 would arrive at the Pirs Docking Compartment of the International Space Station for docking on Monday, Oct. 16. Roscosmos technicians in Baikonur are analyzing the cause of the scrubbed launch.
Related articles:
Roscosmos Press Release: http://en.roscosmos.ru/20699/
NASA to Televise International Space Station Cargo Ship Launch, Docking
https://www.nasa.gov/press-release/nasa-to-televise-international-space-station-cargo-ship-launch-docking-0
Related links:
Expedition 53: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/expeditions/expedition53/index.html
Space Station Research and Technology: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/research/index.html
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
Images (mentioned), Video (mentioned), Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia.
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