Michael Curie
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
michael.curie@nasa.gov
Kelly Humphries
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
kelly.o.humphries@nasa.gov
MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-069
NASA TELEVISION TO AIR MOVEMENTS OF SPACE STATION CARGO SHIPS
HOUSTON -- NASA Television will broadcast the departure of one Russian
Progress cargo ship from the International Space Station (ISS) and
the arrival of another beginning on Thursday, April 19.
ISS Progress 46, which arrived at the station in January and has been
filled with trash for disposal, will undock from the Pirs docking
compartment at 6:03 a.m. CDT April 19. Russian flight controllers
will command the resupply ship to leave the station for several days
of tests, then send it to burn up in the Earth's atmosphere over the
Pacific Ocean. NASA TV coverage of undocking will begin at 5:45 a.m.
At 7:50 a.m. on April 20, the ISS Progress 47 cargo craft will launch
from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, loaded with 2.5 tons of
food, fuel and supplies for the six crew members aboard the orbiting
laboratory. NASA TV coverage of launch will begin at 7:30 a.m.
Expedition 30 Commander Dan Burbank of NASA and his five crewmates
will monitor events as the Progress 47 automatically docks to the
Pirs docking compartment at 9:40 a.m. Sunday, April 22. NASA TV
coverage of the Progress's arrival at the station will begin at 9
a.m.
For NASA TV streaming video, schedule and downlink information, visit:
For more information about the International Space Station and its
crew, visit:
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