Russia's Progress Spacecraft En Route to International Space Station
Spacecraft is carrying three tons of food for astronauts, according to NASA.
— -- Next stop for Russia's Progress 63 spacecraft: the International Space Station.
The spacecraft, which is carrying three tons of food, fuel and supplies for astronauts living at the International Space Station, successfully lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today with help from a Soyuz rocket booster.
It will take two days before Progress reaches the residents at the International Space Station, who will then unload their new treats from the Zvezda Service Module on April 2.
Next up, it will be SpaceX's turn when the company sends its Dragon vessel on a resupply mission for NASA. That launch is set for Friday, April 8, at 4:43 p.m. ET and will mark SpaceX's eighth cargo resupply run, according to NASA.