Russia launched a space transport ship carrying 2.4 tons of cargo to ISS

On June 14, Russia's Progress MS-06 was successfully launched into the world and is heading towards the International Space Station (ISS).

The spacecraft is launched by a full Soyuz-2.1a rocket from Kazakhstan's Baikonur space airport. Spacecraft will fly automatically for 2 days before reaching ISS.

Russia's Flight Control Center said it was Russia's second space transport ship to be launched in ISS this year. The space transport ship was previously launched on February 22.

The Progress MS-06 is expected to remain in the universe with ISS until early December, then will be removed from orbit and dropped into the Pacific Ocean.

The spacecraft is launched with a full Soyuz-2.1a rocket.

Progress MS-06 space transport ship carries about 2.4 tons of cargo, including 620kg of fuel for ISS, 47kg of air, 420 liters of water, 351kg of food for astronauts and some scientific equipment learn.

With an alternate crew of astronauts, astronauts, ISS is located 400 km from Earth operating as a laboratory of biology, life science, material science, as well as Observe the astronomical phenomenon and the motion of the Earth. This space "laboratory" is worth $ 100 billion.

During nearly 20 years of operation, ISS has welcomed 226 people from 15 countries around the world. Experts conducted more than 200 walks in space, about 1,760 research investigations and published more than 1,200 scientific studies.

The control agency hopes to maintain the operation of ISS until 2024 after all countries join the cooperation, except for the European Union (EU), agreed to continue financial support for the project. at least until that point.

ISS flies on Earth orbit at a speed of 28,000 km / h since 1998.