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NASA to Cover Progress 96 Spacecraft Launch, Docking

NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of the Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo spacecraft, which is carrying approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS).

The unpiloted Progress 96 is scheduled to launch on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Sept. 9, at 12:15 p.m. EDT. NASA's live launch coverage will commence at 12 p.m. EDT.

Following a two-day journey, the Progress 96 is expected to autonomously dock with the ISS at the Poisk module's space-facing port on Friday, Sept. 11, at 2:37 p.m. EDT. NASA's coverage of the docking will begin at 1:45 p.m. EDT.

The Progress 96 spacecraft will remain attached to the ISS for about five months before its departure and planned destructive re-entry over the Pacific Ocean. Prior to the arrival of Progress 96, the Progress 94 spacecraft will undock from the ISS on Monday, Sept. 7, at approximately 11:18 a.m. EDT for its departure and re-entry; NASA will not stream coverage of this undocking.

The ISS has been continuously inhabited for over 25 years, facilitating scientific advancements and research breakthroughs. The station aids in understanding and overcoming challenges of human spaceflight, fostering commercial opportunities in low Earth orbit, and supporting long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars as part of the Artemis program.

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