Russia successfully launched a Soyuz 2-1A from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, carrying the Progress MS-18 freighter at 0000:32 GMT on 28 October. Progress MS-18 is a resupply vessel going to the International Space Station (ISS) carrying 1490 kg of general supplies, 560 kg of fuel, 420 litres of drinking water and 43 kg of compressed air.
Update on 1 November 2021: The Progress MS-18 spacecraft docked to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module of the ISS at 0131 GMT on 30 October 2021.
A fiery lift-off in the Kazakh-night as the Progress MS-18 mission begins. Courtesy of Roscosmos via YouTube
Phil Hylands contributed to this article.
