NASA TV will broadcast live the arrival of the next
Russian Progress cargo spacecraft at the International Space
Station. The Progress is scheduled to dock at about 6:31 p.m.
EST, Dec. 25. NASA TV coverage begins at 5:30 p.m. EST.
The Progress is carrying approximately 5,000 pounds of cargo
for Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao and Flight Engineer
Salizhan Sharipov. This is the 16th Progress to dock with the
Station. The supplies include food, fuel, spare equipment and
Christmas gifts. Chiao and Sharipov have been aboard the
Station since mid-October.
The NASA Johnson Space Center Newsroom will be open on
Christmas during the live coverage of the Progress arrival.
The Progress is scheduled to launch from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome, Kazakhstan, at 5:19 p.m. EST tomorrow. There will
be no television coverage of the launch, but a status report
will be issued once the Progress reaches orbit.
NASA TV is available via the Web and by satellite in the
continental U.S. on AMC-6, Transponder 9C, C-Band, at 72
degrees west longitude. The frequency is 3880.0 MHz.
Polarization is vertical, and audio is monaural at 6.80 MHz.
In Alaska and Hawaii, NASA TV is available on AMC-7,
Transponder 18C, C-Band, at 137 degrees west longitude. The
frequency is 4060.0 MHz. Polarization is vertical, and audio
is monaural at 6.80 MHz. The Progress docking will be live on
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