The launch plume from a Progress 95 cargo spacecraft dispersing in the atmosphere

iss074e0519500 (April 25, 2026) --- The launch plume from a Progress 95 cargo spacecraft after its liftoff and ascent from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan is pictured dispersing in the atmosphere from the International Space Station as it orbited 263 miles above the western Asian nation. Credit: NASA/Chris Williams