Russian Soyuz-U rocket lifts off to ISSOctober 31, 2012 - 15:56 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - A Russian Progress class space freighter has reached transitional orbit on its six-hour journey to the International Space Station, after blasting off atop a Soyuz-U rocket, a spokesman for Mission Control outside Moscow said on Wednesday, Oct 31, according to RIA Novosti. The Soyuz-U rocket carrying the Progress-M-17M cargo spacecraft lifted off from the Baikonur Space Center in Kazakhstan at 11:41 am Moscow time (07:35 GMT). “The spacecraft is scheduled to dock automatically with the ISS at 5:40 pm on Wednesday,” the spokesman said. Progress-M-17M is delivering just under 2.4 metric tons of supplies, including fuel components, oxygen, food, water and scientific equipment, to the crew of six aboard the orbital station. Top stories Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in Moscow on April 22 to hold talks with Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". Partner news | Putin congratulates Pashinyan’s birthday Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on his birthday on June 1. Opposition motorcade en route to Gyumri for large rally A motorcade of protesters headed by Archbishop Bagrat Galstanyan is heading to the city of Gyumri. Ruling MPs, Foreign Minister talk Armenia-Azerbaijan processes MOs from the ruling Civil Contract party met with the Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan in the Armenian parliament. Russia: Armenia’s frozen membership weakens CSTO position in Caucasus A Russian envoy said any step that could alienate the CSTO member states from each other is “deeply wrong”. |