A Russian Soyuz rocket launches into space carrying the unmanned Progress 48 cargo ship on a first-ever 6-hour flight to the International Space Station on Aug. 1 EDT in 2012. The rocket launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Central Asia.
The robotic Russian Progress 48 supply ship is pictured as it approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 1, 2012.
The unmanned Russian Progress 48 spacecraft arrives at the International Space Station on Aug. 1, 2012. The cargo ship docked to the space station roughly six hours after it launched into orbit.
The robotic Russian Progress 48 cargo ship approaches the International Space Station on Aug. 1, 2012.
The unmanned Russian supply ship Progress 48 is raised into launch position ahead of its Aug. 1, 2012 EDT launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, Central Asia. The Progress 48 capsule will attempt to launch and deliver tons of cargo to the International Space Station in a single day in a first-ever test.
The Russian Progress 48 supply ship is prepared for its Aug. 1, 2012 launch. The spacecraft will launch and dock with the International Space Station in an unprecedented test flight.
This NASA TV graphic depicts the launch profile for Russia's Progress 48 cargo ship to the International Space Station on Aug. 1 EDT, 2012.
An infographic profile of the Progress cargo ship used to service the International Space Station.
The view from Russia's Mission Control Center just after the successful launch of the unmanned Progress 48 cargo ship toward the International Space Station on Aug. 1 EDT, 2012. The mission marked the first ISS-bound flight to launch and dock on the same day.
