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June 14, 2017
Image above: The Russian Progress 67 cargo craft launch ascends to space after a flawless launch Wednesday from Kazakhstan. Image 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.
At the time of launch, the International Space Station was flying about 258 miles over the south Atlantic southeast of Uruguay.
Russian Resupply Ship Launches to the International Space Station
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: http://www.nasa.gov/live
International Space Station (ISS): https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/main/index.html
ROSCOSMOS website: http://en.roscosmos.ru/
Image (mentioned), Video (Roscosmos), Text, Credits: NASA/Mark Garcia.
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