Successful Progress spacecraft launch is good news for the ISS

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The Progress cargo spacecraft (Image: NASA)

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Lift off of the previous Progress cargo mission in August 2011 (Photo: RSC-Energia)

A Progress spacecraft in orbit (Photo: NASA)

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The future of the International Space Station (ISS) became more secure today when the Russian space agency, Rosocosmos carried out a successful launch of an unmanned Progress spacecraft. The 15,718 lb (7,130 kg) cargo ship carried its three tons of supplies into orbit and successfully deployed its solar arrays without incident. This launch confirms that the Soyuz-U launch vehicle is once again safe to carry the manned spacecraft needed to ferry crews to the ISS.

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