A Russian cargo craft carrying a new docking module has successfully hooked up with the International Space Station after a two-day space journey.
In this photo provided by the Roscosmos Space Agency Press Service, the Soyuz rocket blasts off from the launch pad at Russia's space facility in Baikonur, Kazakhstan, Wednesday, Nov. 24, 2021. A Russian rocket blasted off successfully on Wednesday to deliver a new docking module to the International Space Station. The Soyuz rocket lifted off as scheduled at 6:06 p.m.
MOSCOW — A Russian cargo craft carrying a new docking module successfully hooked up with the International Space Station Friday after a two-day space journey. Progress is also delivering 700 kilos of various cargoes to the space station and is expected to undock from the station on Dec. 22.
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