Roscosmos is set to launch its Progress MS-23 spacecraft to the International Space Station on Wednesday. Liftoff, atop a Soyuz-2.1a rocket, is scheduled for 12:56 UTC (6:56 p.m. local time), from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. Progress MS-23 is the latest in a long series of uncrewed Progress cargo spacecraft which Russia uses to deliver supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). It is the 23rd flight of the Progress MS vehicle and is also designated Progress 84P by NASA – which signifies that it is the 84th Progress cargo delivery mission to the ISS. This number includes missions flown by earlier versions of the Progress vehicle. When Progress MS-23 docks with the Poisk module later on Wednesday, it will be joining Progress MS-22 at the station. Launched on Feb. 9, this vehicle is currently docked at the aft port of the Zvezda module. Onboard Progress MS-23 is more than 2,500 kg of cargo. This includes 600 kg of propellant for refueling the ISS; 630 kg of drinking water, and 40 kg of pressurized gases. The remaining 1,290 kg consists of research equipment and tools, consumables and kits for scientific experiments, clothing, food, and hygiene products to support the work…
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Russia to launch Progress MS-23 resupply mission to space station
