Jan 26, 2011

Stephanie Schierholz Headquarters, Washington
202-358-1100 stephanie schierholz@nasa gov

Kelly Humphries Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 kelly o humphries@nasa gov MEDIA ADVISORY: M11-018

NASA TV TO SHOW RUSSIAN SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP ARRIVAL

HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will receive a second shipment of food, fuel and supplies this week NASA Television will provide a live broadcast of the Russian cargo ship's arrival Saturday, Jan 29

Expedition 26 Commander Scott Kelly and Flight Engineers Cady Coleman, P��olo N��spoli, Alexander Kaleri, Oleg Skripochka and Dmitry Kondratyev will be standing by as the 41st unpiloted Russian Progress resupply craft automatically berths to the Pirs docking compartment at 8:40 p m CST NASA TV coverage of the new Progress' arrival at the station will begin at 8 p m

The cargo ship is carrying three tons of supplies for the six crew members It is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 7:31 p m on Thursday, Jan 27 (7:31 a m Baikonur time on Jan 28) NASA TV will not provide coverage of the launch

The shipment is set to arrive on the heels of the Jan 27 rendezvous and arrival of the Kounotori2 H-II Transfer Vehicle 2 developed by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency The European Space Agency's Automated Transfer Vehicle, Johannes Kepler, that is carrying additional supplies for the station is set to launch Feb 15 on an Ariane 5 rocket from Kourou, French Guiana

For more information about these three upcoming cargo missions for the space station, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

For NASA TV downlink, schedule and streaming video information, visit:

http://www nasa gov/ntv

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