The Russian Progress 68 (68P) cargo craft lifted off at 4:46 a.m. EDT today carrying food, fuel and supplies to the Expedition 53 crew. The 68P is taking a two-day journey from its launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to the Pirs Docking Compartment on the International Space Station where it will arrive Monday at 7:09 a.m.
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