Russian Progress MS-Cargo Spacecraft to Be Launched December 21

The launch of Russian spacecraft Progress-MS is scheduled for December 21, 2015 from Baikonur, according to Roscosmos.

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The State Commission chaired by the Russian Federal Space Agency Roscosmos announced on Saturday the Russian Progress —MS cargo spaceship will be launched on December 21.

"The launch of Progress-MS is scheduled for December 21, 2015 from Baikonur," the space agency said in a statement.

Initially, the launch of the spaceship was scheduled for November 21, but the experts insisted on conducting additional checks.