Feb 4, 2013

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

Josh Byerly Johnson Space Center, Houston 281-483-5111 josh byerly@nasa gov

MEDIA ADVISORY: M13-026

SPACE STATION CARGO SHIP FLIGHTS TO BE BROADCAST ON NASA TV

WASHINGTON -- NASA Television will provide live coverage of the departure of one Russian cargo spacecraft at the International Space Station and the launch and arrival of another

The ISS Progress 48 resupply ship, which arrived at the station last August, will depart the Pirs docking compartment, part of the Russian segment, on Saturday, Feb 9 The Progress will leave orbit three hours later and burn up above the Pacific Ocean NASA TV coverage of the undocking will begin at 8 a m EST The undocking is scheduled for 8:15 a m

That move will clear Pirs for the arrival of the new ISS Progress 50 resupply spacecraft It is scheduled to launch at 9:41 a m (8:41 p m Kazakhstan time) Monday, Feb 11, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan NASA TV coverage of the launch begins at 9:30 a m The Progress is loaded with almost 3 tons of food, fuel, supplies and experiment hardware for the six crew members aboard the orbital laboratory

Like its two predecessors, Progress 50 is scheduled to launch into an accelerated, four-orbit rendezvous with the station, docking only six hours after launch NASA TV coverage will resume at 3 p m for the rendezvous and docking activities, with docking scheduled for 3:40 p m

If any technical issues arise, the Russian flight control team can default to a standard two-day rendezvous plan for the Progress that would result in docking on Feb 13

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

http://www nasa gov/ntv

For more information about the International Space Station and its crew, visit:

http://www nasa gov/station

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