CAYENNE, French Guiana (AP):

A European rocket has been scheduled to launch Sunday from French Guiana on a mission to bring oxygen, food, water and equipment to the international space station.

The rocket will carry 19 metric tons (21 tons) of cargo to the space station, according to a news release from Arianespace, the commercial arm of the 13-country European Space Agency.

It is the first of nine missions that Arianespace has arranged from this South American country to service the space station over the next several years.