CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. -- Just hours after an American cargo run to the International Space Station ended in flames, a Russian supply ship has arrived at the station with a load of fresh supplies.
The Russian supply ship launched early Wednesday from Kazakhstan and arrived at the orbiting lab six hours later with 3 tons of food, fuel and other items.
The smooth flight was in stark contrast to Tuesday evening's explosion of a commercially provided cargo ship.
Orbital Sciences Corp.'s unmanned Antares rocket had just lifted off from Wallops Island, Virginia, when it exploded.
The rocket was carrying a Cygnus capsule loaded with 2 1/2 tons of station experiments and equipment for NASA.
Ground teams were finally getting access Wednesday morning to the damaged pad and fire-stricken area.
No one was injured.
