Russian Cargo Ship Launches Spacesuit Repair Kit to Space Station

A Russian Soyuz rocket launched an unmanned resupply ship to the International Space Station Saturday (July 27) for an express delivery to the orbiting outpost. The vehicle will be delivering food, supplies and the last-minute addition of a repair kit for a U.S. spacesuit that malfunctioned during a spacewalk last week. The robotic Progress 52 spacecraft and its Soyuz rocket lifted off at 4:45 p.m. EST (2045 GMT) from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, where it was early morning Sunday. More

(Source: Space.com - Jul 28)