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Russian cargo ship heads for space station, loaded with 2-and-a-half tons of supplies and equipment – CBS News
The Russian Progress cargo ship blasted off from Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster carrying 2-and-a-half tons of supplies and equipment.
A Russian Progress cargo ship blasted off from Kazakhstan atop a Soyuz booster late Sunday, carrying 2-and-a-half tons of supplies and equipment bound for the International Space Station. Under a gloomy overcast sky, launch from Site 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome came at 11:45 p.m. EST (10:45 a.m. Monday local time) when the Soyuz 2.1a booster’s core stage and strap-on boosters ignited with a rush of flaming exhaust.
Eight minutes and 45 seconds after liftoff, the rocket’s third stage shut down…
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