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Russian Progress M-02M cargo spacecraft successfully launched

Baikonur, Kazakhstan - It carries resupplies for the International Space Station

Russian Progress M-02M spacecraft took off yesterday evening at 6:37 GMT from Baikonur cosmodrome, in Kazakhstan, for its resupply mission to the International Space Station (ISS). The success of the launch and of the separation from the carrier Soyuz-U rocket has been confirmed by a Russian space agency (Roscosmos) spokesman. Docking is scheduled for 7:12 pm GMT on May 12. Among the 2,259 kg of...

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Rome, Italy, 05/08/2009 14:06
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