WATCH: Russian rocket carrying food, water & fuel for astronauts on International Space Station launches from Baikonur Cosmodrome

Russia Space rocket

A Russian space freighter taking fuel, water, food, and oxygen to the International Space Station was launched from a Soyuz carrier rocket early on Wednesday morning, blasting off from the Baikonur space center in Kazakhstan.

The vessel, named Progress MS-17, is now en route to the Space Station, where it will dock and provide supplies for the crew of Expedition 65. The trip will take two days, and Progress MS will remain attached to the artificial satellite for a few months.

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