Rocket Launch Photos: Progress 54 Cargo Ship Makes Space Station Delivery

Soyuz Rocket to Launch Progress 54

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A Russian Soyuz rocket stands poised to launch the unmanned Progress 54 cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Feb. 5, 2014. [See full story.]

Soyuz Rocket Poised to Launch Progress 54

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A Russian Soyuz rocket stands poised to launch the unmanned Progress 54 cargo ship toward the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan on Feb. 5, 2014. [See full story.]

Progress 54 and Soyuz Rocket on Pad

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An unmanned Soyuz rocket carrying the robotic Progress 54 resupply ship stands poised to launch to the International Space Station from Baikonur Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan. Liftoff is set for Feb. 5, 2014. [See full story.]

Progress 54 Spacecraft

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Engineers prepare the unmanned Progress 54 cargo ship for a Feb. 5, 2014 launch to the International Space Station. The spacecraft will launch atop a Soyuz rocket from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. [See full story.]

Russia's Progress Cargo Spacecraft

Karl Tate, SPACE.com Contributor

Russia's unmanned Progress spacecraft are the workhorse delivery ships of the country's space fleet. See how Russia's Progress cargo vehicles work in this Space.com infographic. [See full story.]

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