Backdropped by Earth's horizon and the blackness of space, a portion of the International Space Station is featured in this image photographed by a station crew member. Credit: NASA

NASA television to cover Progress 35 arrival at space station

The residents of the International Space Station will receive
a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies at 8:41 p.m. CDT on Saturday, October 17.

NASA Television's coverage of the ship's arrival at the station will begin at 8:15 p.m.

The Russian ISS Progress 35 cargo ship, filled with more than two tons of supplies for the station, launched from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, October 14 at 9:14 p.m. EDT. There was no television coverage of the launch.

Expedition 21 Commander Frank De Winne, ON1DWN and Flight Engineers Jeff Williams, KD5TVQ, Nicole Stott, KE5GJN, Roman Romanenko, Max Suraev and Bob Thirsk, VA3CSA, will observe the event from aboard the station as the unpiloted craft automatically docks to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment.

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