Russia launches "Progress MS-31" cargo spacecraft.

On the 3rd, the Russian State Space Corporation announced that Russia launched the "Progress MS-31" cargo spacecraft from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to deliver supplies to the International Space Station. The Russian State Space Corporation stated that at 22:32 Moscow time on the 3rd, the "Progress MS-31" cargo spacecraft was launched into orbit by the "Soyuz-2.1a" carrier rocket, successfully entering its planned orbit. The spacecraft is scheduled to dock with the International Space Station on the 6th and stay in orbit for 167 days. The "Progress MS-31" spacecraft is delivering over 2.6 tons of cargo to the International Space Station, including equipment and supplies for station maintenance and repairs, experimental devices, fuel, drinking water, and food needed for the station.