The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 spacecraft will automatically dock at approximately 1:27 p.m. EDT to aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module.
Progress 93 Cargo Craft Approaching Station for Docking

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 spacecraft will automatically dock at approximately 1:27 p.m. EDT to aft port of the International Space Station’s Zvezda module.
One cargo spacecraft is orbiting Earth toward the International Space Station while another stands at its launch pad counting down to a lift off on Sunday to continue resupplying the Expedition 73 crew. The orbital residents will be preparing for the dual cargo missions while keeping up cardiac and bone research over the weekend.
The mission operations team has regained contact with Space Vehicle 1 (SV1) and is working to recover the spacecraft and establish science operations. Updates will be provided on the TRACERS blog once more information is available.
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 93 spacecraft is safely in orbit, headed for the International Space Station following its launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:54 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
The unpiloted Progress 93 spacecraft is scheduled to launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT (8:54 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
Scientific operations filled the day for the Expedition 73 crew with a wide variety of research advancing human health on and off the Earth. Meanwhile, two rockets on opposite sides of the world stand at their launch pads and are counting down to their lift off to resupply the International Space Station.
The Zvezda service module’s rear port opened up today after the undocking and departure of the trash-filled Progress 91 cargo craft completing a six-and-a-half-month stay at the International Space Station. The vacant port now awaits the arrival of the Progress 93 cargo craft set to launch from Kazakhstan at 11:54 a.m. EDT on Thursday.
The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft undocked from the International Space Station at 11:45 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, backing away from the station for a deorbit maneuver and destructive re-entry into Earth’s atmosphere to dispose of trash loaded by the crew.
Payload commissioning is underway for NASA’s PExT (Polylingual Experimental Terminal), a first-of-its-kind space communications demonstration designed to allow spacecraft to communicate with government and commercial networks. After launching on July 23, York Space Systems established first contact with their Bard satellite, the host spacecraft for PExT, and began bus commissioning on schedule. Over the next […]
The Progress 93 cargo craft from Roscosmos rolled out to its launch pad today at the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan where will launch at 11:54 a.m. EDT on Thursday to the International Space Station. Progress 93, carrying 2.8 tons of food, fuel, and supplies to resupply the Expedition 73 crew, will arrive at the orbital outpost and automatically dock to the Zvezda service module’s aft port at 1:27 p.m. on Saturday. NASA+ will begin its live launch broadcast at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday followed by docking coverage beginning at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday.