16 Sep 2026

The unpiloted Roscosmos Progress 96 spacecraft is safely in orbit and on its way to the International Space Station after launching at 9:33 a.m. EDT (6:33 p.m. Baikonur time) on a Soyuz rocket from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan. 

The spacecraft is scheduled to dock autonomously at approximately 9:46 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 19, to the Poisk module’s space-facing port. NASA will stream the spacecraft’s arrival live through a variety of platforms. Learn where to watch online: https://www.nasa.gov/live

Progress 96 is delivering about three tons of food, fuel, and supplies to the orbiting laboratory.  

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The Progress 96 cargo spacecraft launches on time from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to resupply the Expedition 75 crew aboard the International Space Station.