The ProgressM-28M rocket lifted off at just before 8:00 a.m. local time (12:00 a.m. ET / 5:00 a.m. GMT) and appeared to be on track to reach a low-Earth orbital path.
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Russian rocket takes off to resupply ISS after 2 previous missions failed
03 July 2015
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An uncrewed Russian rocket lifted off in Kazakhstan on Friday on a resupply mission to the International Space Station.
The two previous missions, one by Russia and one by U.S. private company SpaceX, were unsuccessful due to launch failures that resulted in the destruction of the rockets.
The ProgressM-28M rocket lifted off at just before 8:00 a.m. local time (12:00 a.m. ET / 5:00 a.m. GMT) and appeared to be on track to reach a low-Earth orbital path.
The ProgressM-28M rocket lifted off at just before 8:00 a.m. local time (12:00 a.m. ET / 5:00 a.m. GMT) and appeared to be on track to reach a low-Earth orbital path.
