Russia’s Progress cargo spacecraft was the first space cargo freighter designed and built for the sole-purpose of topping off food, water and fuel for off-word outposts.

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The design is derived from the Soyuz and it is launched on a Soyuz rocket. It is not reusable and it does not come back down to Earth safely; it burns up in the atmosphere after use.

Over 160 Progress missions have resupplied stations such as Salyut 6, Salyut 7, Mir and the International Space Station.

The Progress design has been upgraded over the decades to be able to send more cargo up and weigh less for launch. On occasion, special variants have been used to send small modules up to space stations, such as the two docking ports currently on the ISS called Pirs and Poisk.

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