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Cargo space ship Progress М-64 refueled at Baikonur

The cargo space ship Progress М-64 has been refueled at Baikonur, the agency reports referring the source at the cosmodrome.

Baikonur. May 6. Kazakhstan Today - The cargo space ship Progress М-64 has been refueled at Baikonur, the agency reports referring the source at the cosmodrome.

The experts of the cosmodrome continue pre-starting preparation of the cargo ship Progress М-64.

The enterprises of space branch refueled the cargo space ship Progress М-64 with components of fuel and compressed gases at the filling station of the platform №31.

After refueling the cargo ship will be transported to the assembly-testing house for preparation for assembly with the booster rocket Soyuz- U intended for launch of the cargo ship.

The launch of Soyuz-U with the cargo ship Progress М-64 to the International space station with cargoes for the crew of the 17th expedition will be carried out from a launcher №5 of the platforms № 115 on May, 15 at 02.22 Astana time (00.22 Moscow time).

The cargo ship Progress М-64 will deliver to the International space station about 2.5 tons of cargoes: fuel for maintenance of the station orbit, food, water, scientific equipment, and the materials for the crew of the cosmonauts of the 17th expedition launched to ISS on April 8.

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