Friday, July 02, 2010

Russian Space Freighter Closes In On International Space Station

A robotic Russian Progress space freighter is closing in on the International Space Station today, aiming to dock at the frontier outpost just before 1 p.m.

The Progress 38 spacecraft launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, hauling up 2,667 pounds of equipment, 1,918 pounds of propellant, 220 pounds of water and 110 pounds of oxygen and air.

You can watch live coverage of the final rendezvous and docking here in The Flame Trench beginning at 12:30 p.m. Click the NASA TV box on the right side of the page to launch our NASA TV viewer and live coverage. Docking is scheduled to take place at 12:56 p.m.

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