Space Station Cargo Ship Docking Attempt To Air On NASA TV

July 27, 2012

Joshua Buck
Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100
jbuck@nasa.gov

Rob Navias
Johnson Space Center, Houston
281-483-5111
rob.navias-1@nasa.gov



MEDIA ADVISORY: M12-138

SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP DOCKING ATTEMPT TO AIR ON NASA TV

WASHINGTON -- As part of NASA's ongoing live coverage of mission
operations aboard the International Space Station, NASA Television
will broadcast the attempted redocking of an unpiloted Russian cargo
spacecraft to the space station for engineering data collection
beginning at 5 p.m. EDT Saturday, July 28. Docking is scheduled for 9
p.m.

The ISS Progress 47 resupply ship arrived at the station in April and
undocked from the Pirs docking compartment July 22. It made its first
attempt to re-dock the following day. A technical problem prevented
the spacecraft from reaching the space station, and its computers
placed it a safe distance from the orbiting laboratory. Russian
engineers are testing a new automated rendezvous system, called
Kurs-NA, for possible use on future Russian spacecraft arriving at
the station.

To view the NASA Television schedule, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more information on the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station


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