The Russian Progress ballistic capsule launched without incident last night , carrying three tons of solid food , fuel , and supply to the International Space Station . Less than a daytime afterthe unexpected Antares rocket explosion , it ’s reassuring to have a successful cargo run .
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Top image : procession 57 on approach to dock with the International Space Station . Image deferred payment : NASA
The Progress 57 condensation launch on a Russian Soyuz roquette out of Baikonur Cosmodrome , Kazakhstan on October 29 , 2014 , carrying freight and crew supplies to the International Space Station . The capsule will remained docked to the station for approximately six month .
The capsule was carryingassorted food , fuel , and supplies for the station :
Russian#ISScargoship safely in place toward#ISSwith :
1,940 lb propellant48 lbs oxygen57 lbs air926 lbs water2,822 lbs supplies
— NASA ( @NASA)October 29 , 2014
While the astronaut have enough supply to last them until spring even if all subsequent cargo run had been disrupt , it feels adept to have a clean , predictable launching after the Antares disaster .
Not every day is easy . Yesterday was a problematical one.#sunrisepic.twitter.com / gfDB4Noelh
— Reid Wiseman ( @astro_reid)October 29 , 2014
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