NASA The Progress 86 cargo craft, carrying nearly three tons of food #international #space #nasa

NASA The Progress 86 cargo craft, carrying nearly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the Expedition 70 crew aboard the station, successfully launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 4:25 a.m. EST this morning.

The uncrewed cargo craft will spend two days in orbit before automatically docking to the station’s Poisk module at 6:14 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 3.

Tune in for live coverage of rendezvous and docking on NASA TV and the agency’s website beginning at 5:30 a.m. Sunday.

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