Russia has sent another Progress cargo ship into space: this is the Progress MS-29.
Today at 15:22 Moscow time, the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the cargo ship took off from the 31st площадки of Baikonur. The launch of the ship into the target orbit, its separation from the third stage of the rocket, the deployment of antennas and solar panels - is normal.
Docking with the ISS station will take place on November 23 at 17:36 Moscow time. Progress MS-29 will deliver about 2,500 kg of various cargo to the International Space Station. Among them are 869 kg of fuel for refueling, 420 kg of drinking water and 43 kg of compressed nitrogen, plus New Year's gifts to cosmonauts and components for their New Year's table dishes.
The space truck also contains equipment and materials for various space experiments. These are the "СПЛАНХ", "Лазма", "Взаимодействие-2", "Сепарация", "Вампир", "Фуллерен", "БТН-Нейтрон-2" projects, as well as materials for an experiment on 3D printing in space.
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