Russia launches Progress MS-26 cargo spaceship into orbit

STORY: Russia launches Progress MS-26 cargo spaceship into orbit SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 15, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 16, 2024 LENGTH: 00:01:32 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: SCIENCE/TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the Progress MS-26 cargo spaceship (source: Roscosmos) STORYLINE: A Russian Soyuz-2.1a rocket carrying the Progress MS-26 cargo spaceship blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan and reached the designated orbit as planned, the Russian space corporation Roscosmos said on Thursday. Roscosmos said that the MS-26 lifted off at 06:25 Moscow time (0325 GMT), reached its designated orbit, separated from the third stage of the rocket, and deployed its antennas and solar panels in a normal mode. The docking of the Progress MS-26 to the Zvezda service module of the Russian segment of the International Space Station (ISS) is scheduled for Saturday at 09:12 Moscow time (0612 GMT). The cargo ship will deliver 2,518 kg of supplies to the station. Among the cargo, there are consumables for a new scient