NASA will livestream the launch and docking of the uncrewed Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo spacecraft, which will deliver nearly three tons of food, fuel, scientific equipment, and other essential supplies to the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS).
The Progress 96 resupply spacecraft launch is scheduled for Wednesday, September 9, at 12:15 p.m. EDT (9:15 p.m. Baikonur time). The spacecraft will launch aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA’s live launch coverage will begin at 12 p.m. EDT.
Following a two-day journey to the space station, Progress 96 is scheduled to dock autonomously with the space-facing port of the Poisk module on Friday, September 11, at 2:37 p.m. EDT. NASA’s coverage of the spacecraft’s arrival will begin at 1:45 p.m. EDT.
NASA will livestream the Progress 96 launch and ISS docking across several online platforms. Find out where to watch the events below:
Progress 96 will remain attached to the International Space Station for approximately five months. It will then depart the orbiting laboratory and re-enter Earth’s atmosphere, where it is expected to burn up harmlessly over the Pacific Ocean.
Before Progress 96 arrives, the Progress 94 spacecraft is scheduled to depart the space station at approximately 11:18 a.m. EDT on Monday, September 7. The departure will make room for the incoming cargo spacecraft and will be followed by a planned destructive re-entry. NASA will not provide live coverage of the Progress 94 undocking.
For more than 25 years, astronauts and cosmonauts have lived and worked continuously aboard the International Space Station. The orbiting laboratory has expanded scientific knowledge and enabled research that would not be possible on Earth. The ISS also helps NASA address the challenges of long-duration human spaceflight, support commercial activities in low Earth orbit, and prepare for future missions to the Moon and Mars through the Artemis program.
Discover more about the International Space Station, its groundbreaking research, and the crew living aboard the orbiting laboratory below.
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