The Space Program's video: Soyuz-2 1a Progress MS-12 Spacecraft Processing Rollout at Baikonur

A Russian Progress cargo freighter is set for liftoff Wednesday from Kazakhstan on top of a Soyuz-2.1a booster to begin an accelerated three-and-a-half-hour pursuit of the International Space Station with food, fuel, water and other supplies. The Soyuz-2.1a rocket is set for liftoff from Launch Pad No. 31 at the Baikonur Cosmodrome at 1210:46 GMT (8:10:46 a.m. EDT; 5:10:46 p.m. Baikonur time) Wednesday. The Progress MS-12 supply ship will carry more than 2,600 pounds (1,200 kilograms) of dry cargo to the space station inside the spacecraft’s pressurized compartment, including scientific equipment, components for the life support system, food, clothing, medical supplies and personal items for the research lab’s six-person crew Video Credit: Roscosmos Прогресс МС-12, Союз-2.1а, пуск