A Russian rocket successfully launched Friday carrying some 6,000 pounds of critical supplies to the International Space Station after back-to-back failed attempts, according to UPI. The unpiloted Progress 60 cargo freighter lifted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 12:55 a.m. EDT. Within minutes, the Soyuz-U cargo vehicle successfully separated from the rocket. The Progress is packed with 5,249 pounds of fresh water, food, electronics, medical supplies, spare parts and propellant to refuel the space station's propulsion system, restocking the ISS shelves since the last shipment in mid-April. The cargo craft will make 34 orbits around Earth in the next two days before docking on Sunday.