NASA will broadcast live coverage of the launch and docking of a Roscosmos Progress 96 cargo spacecraft, which carries roughly three tons of food, fuel, and supplies for the crew aboard the International Space Station.
The unmanned Progress 96 resupply vehicle is scheduled to launch at 12:15 p.m. EDT (9:15 p.m. Baikonur time) on Wednesday, September 9, aboard a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. NASA’s live launch coverage will begin at 12:00 p.m. EDT.
After a two‑day journey to the space station, the Progress 96 spacecraft will autonomously dock with the Poisk module’s space‑facing port at 2:37 p.m. on Friday, September 11. NASA’s arrival coverage will commence at 1:45 p.m. EDT.
NASA will stream these events live on multiple platforms; viewers can find where to watch online.
The spacecraft will remain docked to the orbiting laboratory for approximately five months before departing to re‑enter Earth’s atmosphere, where it will burn up harmlessly over the Pacific Ocean.
Before Progress 96 arrives, the Progress 94 spacecraft will undock from the space station at about 11:18 a.m. on Monday, September 7, for its planned destructive re‑entry. NASA will not stream coverage of this undocking.
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