{"id":13982,"date":"2018-02-17T00:31:34","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:31:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-russian-cargo-freighter-blasts-off-from-snow-covered-launch-pad\/"},"modified":"2018-02-17T00:31:34","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T16:31:34","slug":"photos-russian-cargo-freighter-blasts-off-from-snow-covered-launch-pad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-russian-cargo-freighter-blasts-off-from-snow-covered-launch-pad\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Russian cargo freighter blasts off from snow-covered launch pad"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Russian Progress supply ship launched Tuesday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, firing into orbit from a snow-covered pad to haul three tons of fuel, water and equipment to the International Space Station.<\/p>\n

The Progress MS-08 supply cargo craft lifted off at 0813:33 GMT (3:13:33 a.m. EST; 2:13:33 p.m. Baikonur time) Tuesday aboard a Soyuz-2.1a booster. Once in orbit, the automated ship completed a radar-guided rendezvous with the space station Thursday with an on-target docking.<\/p>\n

The launch was delayed two days after a last-minute abort kept the Soyuz rocket on the ground Sunday.<\/p>\n

Read our full story for details on the mission.<\/p>\n

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