Progress cargo freighter readied for fast-track space station delivery

A Russian Progress resupply and refueling freighter is set for launch Thursday from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on top of a Soyuz booster. If everything goes according to plan, the cargo carrier will dock with the International Space Station less than three-and-a-half hours later. The Progress MS-11 supply ship is packed with more than 3.7 tons (3.4 metric tons) of propellant, food, hardware, water and breathing air for the space station and its six-person crew, according to a cargo manifest provided by NASA. More

(Source: SpaceFlight Now - Apr 4)