Russian Rocket Progress Blasts Off to the Space Station, Watch It Take Off

More than 3,600 pounds (1,633 kg) of cargo, including food, fuel, and various other supplies, will reach the International Space Station in a few days, on the Russian cargo ship Progress MS-17. Russia successfully launched its Progress MS-17 cargo spacecraft on June 29, at 7:27 pm EDT (Eastern Daylight Time), from the Russian space agency Roscosmos Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. A Soyuz rocket was used for lift-off. (continue reading...)