NASA Television to Broadcast Cargo Ship Arrival at Space Station

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HOUSTON -- The residents of the International Space Station will
receive a new shipment of food, fuel and supplies at 8:41 p.m. CDT on
Saturday, Oct. 17. NASA Television's coverage of the ship's arrival
at the station will begin at 8:15 p.m.

The Russian ISS Progress 35 cargo ship, filled with more than two tons
of supplies for the station, is set to launch from the Baikonur
Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan on Wednesday, Oct. 14 at 8:14 p.m. There
will be no television coverage of the launch.

Expedition 21 Commander Frank De Winne and Flight Engineers Jeff
Williams, Nicole Stott, Roman Romanenko, Max Suraev and Bob Thirsk
will observe the event from aboard the station as the unpiloted craft
automatically docks to the station's Pirs Docking Compartment.

For NASA Television streaming video, downlink and schedule
information, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/ntv

For more about the International Space Station, visit:

http://www.nasa.gov/station