Progress MS-34: Russian Soyuz Launches Progress 95 Cargo Capsule To The ISS

Russian Soyuz rocket launched the Progress 95 cargo spacecraft on Saturday, (April 25), at 2221 UTC from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The robotic freighter will deliver about 3 tons of essential supplies, including food, propellant, water, and scientific equipment, to the International Space Station (ISS) for the Expedition 74 crew.

Progress 95 is scheduled to autonomously dock with the aft port of the Zvezda module on Monday, April 27, at 0000 UTC.

This arrival followed the departure of Progress 93, which undocked on April 20 and burned up in Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean to make room for the new cargo ship. Saturday's mission marked the second Russian cargo resupply flight of 2026, following the March 22 launch of Progress 94.

Progress 95 is expected to remain docked to the station for about seven months before departing to dispose of waste. It joins a fleet of four primary resupply vehicles, alongside Japan’s HTV-X, Northrop Grumman’s Cygnus, and SpaceX’s Dragon. All are expendable except Dragon, which makes splashes down in the ocean.