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Russia successfully launches an unmanned space freighter carrying supplies to the International Space Station from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. The Soyuz rocket carrying the Progress spacecraft launched at 02:27 am Moscow time (2327 GMT) from the Kazakh steppes and reached its target orbit, according to the Roscosmos space agency. IMAGES
A Chinese rocket successfully sends the country's first cargo spacecraft, Tianzhou-1, into space from the southern island province of Hainan. IMAGES
Russia’s Roskosmos space agency has abandoned a Progress M-27M (59) spacecraft after a malfunction caused it to spin out of control.
Russia’s Roskosmos space agency has abandoned a Progress M-27M (59) spacecraft after a malfunction caused it to spin out of control.
Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmygal describes the start of Ukraine's EU accession talks as "a historic day", speaking as membership negotiations are launched. "The European Union signifies more than a physical space" Shmygal says, "it represents value and hope". The opening of talks sets the war-torn country on a long path towards membership that Russia has tried to block. SOUNDBITE