Satnews Daily
September 4th, 2008

Food Is Important For A Balanced Diet... And The ISS Crew...


Progress cargo craft Next week, the residents of the International Space Station will receive a new shipment of food, fuel, and supplies. NASA Television will broadcast the arrival of these materials. Expedition 17 Commander Sergei Volkov and Flight Engineers Oleg Kononenko and Greg Chamitoff are awaiting the arrival of the unpiloted ISS Progress 30 resupply craft, which will automatically dock to the aft port of the Zvezda service module at 4:01 p.m. CDT, Friday, September 12. NASA TV coverage of the Progress' arrival will begin at 3:30 p.m., with commentary and any downlink television that is available. The cargo ship is carrying more than 2 tons of supplies for the station's three crew members. The Progress is scheduled to be launched at 2:50 p.m., Wednesday, September 10, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.