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 lifted off from the 31st launch pad of Baikonur. The ship's insertion into the target orbit, its separation from the third stage of the rocket, and the deployment of antennas and solar panels proceeded as 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 for the cosmonauts and components for their New Year's table dishes.
Also on board the space truck are equipment and materials for carrying out various space experiments. These are the "SPLANKH", "Lazma", "Interaction-2", "Separation", "Vampire", "Fulleren", "BTN-Neutron-2" projects, as well as materials for an experiment on 3D printing in space.
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