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Launched on Thursday, the space freighter is scheduled to dock to the Poisk module on Saturday (July 5).
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 July 2025
The Manitoulin, a 663-foot freighter, became stranded on Wednesday, Jan. 22, when ice rapidly formed amid freezing temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline, the AP reports.
—David Chiu, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The Bristol Bay, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Detroit, is attempting to free the freighter, on which 17 people were traveling.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
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Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 July 2025
The Manitoulin, a 663-foot freighter, became stranded on Wednesday, Jan. 22, when ice rapidly formed amid freezing temperatures off the Buffalo shoreline, the AP reports.
—David Chiu, People.com, 25 Jan. 2025
The Bristol Bay, a U.S. Coast Guard cutter from Detroit, is attempting to free the freighter, on which 17 people were traveling.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 25 Jan. 2025
The company grew steadily over the next 50 years, buying its first seven Boeing 727s freighters after two years of lobbying led to Congress deregulating air cargo.
—Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 June 2025
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“Freighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freighter. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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freighter
noun
freight·er
ˈfrāt-ər 
1
: a person who carries or ships freight
2
: a ship or airplane used chiefly to carry freight
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