{"id":15621,"date":"2016-04-01T00:34:39","date_gmt":"2016-03-31T16:34:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp-productionenv-bjg9h2g2bgg5b8aa.southeastasia-01.azurewebsites.net\/news\/photos-progress-supply-launch-viewed-from-space-station\/"},"modified":"2016-04-01T00:34:39","modified_gmt":"2016-03-31T16:34:39","slug":"photos-progress-supply-launch-viewed-from-space-station","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/starpath.global\/news\/photos-progress-supply-launch-viewed-from-space-station\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Progress supply launch viewed from space station"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts living on the International Space Station captured amazing views of a Soyuz rocket streaking into orbit from Kazakhstan with nearly 3 tons of supplies destined for the massive research complex.<\/p>\n<p>Sailing more than 250 miles over Central Asia, the station crew recorded photos of the Soyuz rocket speeding above cities and barren badlands downrange from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it blasted off at 1623:57 GMT (12:23:57 p.m. EDT).<\/p>\n<p>The Progress MS-02 cargo craft separated from the Soyuz rocket\u2019s third stage about 8 minutes, 45 seconds later. Docking with the outpost\u2019s Zvezda service module is set for approximately 1800 GMT (2 p.m. EDT) Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Read our full story for details on what the Progress MS-02 supply ship is carrying.<\/p>\n<p>The images below were tweeted by NASA astronaut Tim Kopra and European Space Agency flight engineer Tim Peake, members of the space station\u2019s Expedition 47 crew. Other images posted here include a video of the launch provided by the Russian space agency and still photos from RSC Energia, the prime contractor for Russia\u2019s human spaceflight program.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14004\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14004\" style=\"width: 677px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14004\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6MzQSWsAEQq7N.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"&quot;#Progress 63P flying (way) over a city in western Asia.&quot; Credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra\" width=\"677\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6MzQSWsAEQq7N.jpg-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6MzQSWsAEQq7N.jpg-large-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6MzQSWsAEQq7N.jpg-large-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 677px) 100vw, 677px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14004\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201c#Progress 63P flying (way) over a city in western Asia.\u201d Credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14005\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14005\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14005\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6GSCWWIAEi6GM.jpg-large.jpeg\" alt=\"&quot;Amazing to watch Progress 63P launch from #Baikonur #Kazakhstan - supplies to #ISS.&quot; Credit: NASA\/Tim Copra\" width=\"676\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6GSCWWIAEi6GM.jpg-large.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6GSCWWIAEi6GM.jpg-large-300x200.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Ce6GSCWWIAEi6GM.jpg-large-768x512.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14005\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cAmazing to watch Progress 63P launch from #Baikonur #Kazakhstan \u2013 supplies to #ISS.\u201d Credit: NASA\/Tim Kopra<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14006\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14006\" style=\"width: 676px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-14006\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/peake_prog_ms02.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;So cool to watch #Progress ride into orbit today...right beneath us! Docking Sat night to #ISS.&quot; Credit: NASA\/ESA\/Tim Peake\" width=\"676\" height=\"377\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/peake_prog_ms02.jpg 1004w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/peake_prog_ms02-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/peake_prog_ms02-768x428.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14006\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">\u201cSo cool to watch #Progress ride into orbit today\u2026right beneath us! Docking Sat night to #ISS.\u201d Credit: NASA\/ESA\/Tim Peake<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"678\" height=\"381\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/MNf5vzzIhyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14007\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14007\" style=\"width: 675px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14007\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-01.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"675\" height=\"449\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-01.jpg 675w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-01-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 675px) 100vw, 675px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14007\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14008\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14008\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14008\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-02.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-02.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-02-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-02-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14008\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14009\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14009\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14009\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-03.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-03.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-03-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-03-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14009\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14010\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14010\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14010\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-04.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-04.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-04-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14010\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_14011\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14011\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14011\" src=\"http:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-05.jpg\" alt=\"Photo credit: Energia\" width=\"1000\" height=\"665\" srcset=\"https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-05.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/spaceflightnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/photo_03-31-05-768x511.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-14011\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Energia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><b><i>Email the author.<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Follow Stephen Clark on Twitter: @StephenClark1.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Astronauts living on the International Space Station captured amazing views of a Soyuz rocket streaking into orbit from Kazakhstan with nearly 3 tons of supplies destined for the massive research complex. 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