Last weekend, an operation was carried out at the International Space Station (ISS) to refuel the tanks of the functional cargo block "Zarya". The cargo ship "Progress MS-28" acted as a tanker. 122 kg of fuel and 64 kg of oxidizer were pumped.

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The cargo ship arrived at the ISS on August 17, 2024. It brought about 2.5 tons of various cargo. Currently, Russian cosmonauts, participants of the 72nd long-term expedition - Alexey Ovchinin, Ivan Wagner and Alexander Gorbunov - are working at the ISS.

Meanwhile, preparations are underway at Baikonur to launch the cargo ship "Progress MS-30". It will be sent into space using the "Soyuz-2.1a" launch vehicle on February 28, 2025.

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