Ship was successfully launched following a string of failed resupply missions
Russia's Progress M-28M cargo ship is seen on the launch pad shortly before the blast off at the Russian-leased Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on July 3, 2015. The ship takes off for the International Space Station (ISS) after a series of high-
Baikonur, Kazakhstan: An unmanned Russian cargo ship bound for the International Space Station (ISS) was successfully launched from Kazakhstan’s Baikonur Cosmodrome on Friday, following a string of failed resupply missions.
Russian television broadcasted the launch of the Progress M-28M ship, which departed from the Kazakh steppes in a cloud of white smoke.The vessel, which is transporting nearly three tonnes of food supplies and scientific materials, is expected to arrive at ISS on Sunday, the Russian Federal Space Agency said.
( Source : PTI )
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