NASA TV Covering Progress Docking to Space Station
Friday June 17, 2:49 pm ET

WASHINGTON, June 17 /PRNewswire/ -- When a fresh shipment of supplies 
arrives at the International Space Station, NASA TV will broadcast it 
live. Coverage begins Saturday at 7 p.m. EDT. The Progress supply craft 
is scheduled to dock to the aft port of the Zvezda Service Module at 
approximately 8:44 p.m. EDT, June 18.

The automated spacecraft, the 18th Progress to visit the Station, has 
more than two tons of supplies for the Expedition 11 crew, Commander 
Sergei Krikalev and NASA Science Officer John Phillips. The cargo 
includes a six- month supply of food, spare parts, water and oxygen. The 
Progress also has camera gear for Station crews to use to inspect 
approaching Space Shuttles.

The Progress launched yesterday at 7:09 p.m. EDT from the Baikonur 
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. It's a two-day journey to the Station.

NASA TV is available on the Web and via 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. It's available in Alaska and Hawaii 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. For NASA TV 
information and schedules on the Internet, visit:

                            http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For information about the International Space Station and Expedition 11 
mission, visit:

                          http://www.nasa.gov/station


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