A Russian cargo ship arrived at the International Space Station on Friday at 9:02 a.m., a typically routine mission that carries significance amid Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
A photo from the space agency shows a Russian craft in action.
At 5:32 a.m., the Russian Progress 81 was launched into the sky. Three tons of food, fuel and supplies are on their way to the United States.
According to Space.com, Friday's mission to the International Space Station is Russia's first since invading Ukraine.
Russia may leave the International Space Station within a year, according to the head of Russia's space agency.
The International Space Station is a partnership between five space agencies and fifteen countries. The United States and the Soviet Union cooperated in space during the Cold War.
The launch stirred some controversy, as the ship wore the flags of Russian-backed rebel states. The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Federov, said on Tuesday that the presence of the flags was symbolic of the break from progress in the Donbas region.
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