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Photos: Russian cargo craft fires away from snow-covered cosmodrome

February 23, 2017 Stephen Clark

Russia’s Progress MS-05 supply ship lifted off Wednesday on top of a Soyuz-U rocket, climbing into orbit from a snow-covered launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on the way to the International Space Station.

Soyuz blasts off on Russian resupply run to International Space Station

February 22, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Russian Soyuz booster blasted off from a snow-covered launch pad in Kazakhstan on Wednesday with nearly 6,000 pounds of fuel, water and supplies for the International Space Station.

Soyuz booster rolls out for launch with space station supply freighter

February 20, 2017 Stephen Clark

A Soyuz rocket and Progress supply ship packed with nearly 3 tons of cargo, provisions and fuel for the International Space Station rolled out to a launch pad at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Monday.