Progress cargo spacecraft to be launched Dec 21

Progress cargo spacecraft to be launched Dec 21
by Staff Writers
Moscow (Sputnik) Nov 18, 2015

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The State Commission chaired by the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos announced on Saturday the Russian Progress-MS cargo spaceship will be launched on December 21.

"The launch of Progress-MS is scheduled for December 21, 2015 from Baikonur," the space agency said in a statement.

Initially, the launch of the spaceship was scheduled for November 21, but the experts insisted on conducting additional checks.

Source: Sputnik News

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