Russian cargo ship lifts off with holiday goodies for space station

An unmanned cargo-carrying spacecraft launched on its way toward the International Space Station on Monday for a post-Thanksgiving Day docking with the orbiting lab. The unmanned Russian Progress 53 ship launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 3:53 p.m. ET, loaded up with tons of food, fuel and other supplies — including some holiday goodies for the space station's Expedition 38 crew. The International Space Station passed directly over the launch pad four minutes before the Progress launched to space. The vessel is scheduled to dock with the orbiting outpost on Friday. More

(Source: NBC News - Nov 27)