NASA to Provide Coverage of Progress 93 Launch, Space Station Docking
- NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of Roscosmos Progress 93 cargo spacecraft on September 11-13, including a Soyuz rocket launch from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
- The Progress 93 spacecraft will carry approximately three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station (ISS) and will dock autonomously to the aft port of the Zvezda module on September 13 at 1:27 p.m. EDT.
- Live coverage of the launch and docking will be available on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and other platforms, starting at 11:30 a.m. EDT on September 11 for the launch and 12:30 p.m. EDT on September 13 for the docking.
- The Progress 93 spacecraft will remain docked to the ISS for approximately six months before departing for re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew, following an undocking event on September 9.
- NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the ISS for nearly 25 years, enabling research and development of a low Earth economy and paving the way for future human exploration missions to the Moon and Mars.
NASA will provide live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos cargo spacecraft carrying about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station.
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 resupply spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:54 p.m. Baikonur time), Thursday, Sept. 11, on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Live coverage will begin at 11:30 a.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more. Learn how to watch NASA content through a variety of platforms, including social media.
After a two-day journey to the station, the spacecraft will dock autonomously to the aft port of the station’s Zvezda module at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 13. NASA’s rendezvous and docking coverage will begin at 12:30 p.m. on NASA+, Amazon Prime, and more.
The Progress 93 spacecraft will remain docked to the space station for approximately six months before departing for re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew. Ahead of the spacecraft’s arrival, the Progress 91 spacecraft will undock from the Zvezda Service Module on Tuesday, Sept. 9. NASA will not stream the undocking.
The International Space Station is a convergence of science, technology, and human innovation enabling research not possible on Earth. For nearly 25 years, NASA has supported a continuous U.S. human presence aboard the orbiting laboratory, where astronauts have learned to live and work in space for extended periods of time. The space station is a springboard for developing a low Earth economy and NASA’s next great leaps in human exploration at the Moon and Mars.
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