The United States has sent the new spacecraft to the International Space Station Sygnus, which launched Thursday aboard an Antares launch vehicle from NASA's Wallops Island, Virginia, off the Atlantic coast of USA.
The successful positioning of the spacecraft in orbit was ensured by the Russians constructions NK-33/AJ-26 engines, which were installed in the first section of the missile.
Sygnus transfers to the crew of the ISS (IIS) more than 1,3 tons of various cargo, including food, water, spare parts, as well as equipment and materials for scientific experiments.
