Russia launches Progress 96 with 3 tons of cargo to the space station (video)

Russia launched a cargo mission to the International Space Station today (Sept. 16), delivering the freighter spacecraft to orbit for a three-day rendezvous journey.The robotic Progress 96 spacecraft lifted off atop a Soyuz rocket from the Russian-run Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan today at 9:33 a.m. EDT (1333 GMT).From engine ignition through solar array deployment on the spacecraft, the Progress 96 launch was completely nominal. It was "a flawless launch," said NASA's Rob Navias during the